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Congress Urged to Stop Debt Collectors From Snatching Relief Checks
Some people who received relief through the CARES Act had their money seized.
Protesters and Lawmakers Demand Justice for Breonna Taylor One Year Later
Protests in Louisville, Kentucky, Saturday marked a year since police killed the 26-year-old Black woman at her home.
OSHA Performed Half as Many Workplace Inspections in 2020 Compared to 2019
Despite receiving more complaints, the agency performed 50 percent fewer inspections. Some of them were done remotely.
House Dems to Revive Medicare for All Bill 1 Year After COVID Reached All States
Representatives Pramila Jayapal and Debbie Dingell will introduce the Medicare for All Act of 2021 on March 17.
Owners of Hospital Conglomerate Made Billions as Health Care Workers Lacked PPE
The largest for-profit hospital conglomerate in the U.S. has made billions for its biggest shareholders during COVID.
DOJ Expects to Make At Least 100 Additional Charges Related to Capitol Attack
The additional charges are on top of the more than 300 already made by the department.
Bernie Sanders Calls Jeff Bezos to Testify Before Senate About Income Inequality
The hearing will feature testimony from a pro-union Amazon employee as Alabama Amazon workers vote on union formation.
Biden Condemns Racist Violence Against Asian Americans in Prime-Time Speech
Advocates say, however, that Biden’s empowerment of the Justice Department is not the answer to rising hate crimes.
GOP-Run States Saw Higher COVID Death Rates, Study Shows
Republican governors' partisan actions may have “influenced the spread of the virus,” one of the study's authors said.
USPS’s DeJoy Gives Himself an “A” and Asks for More Funds to Further Slow Mail
An inspector general found Postmaster General Louis DeJoy imposed policy changes without considering potential impacts.