President Biden called the chief executive of oil giant Chevron “mildly sensitive” after he wrote a letter to the president accusing the Biden administration of vilifying the oil and gas industry over high prices. Biden made the comments in an exchange with reporters Tuesday afternoon when asked about the letter penned by Chevron CEO Michael…
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Five ways to survive air travel this summer
The days of enjoying air travel are long gone. We now need to survive it.
Biden: elected officials ‘shouldn’t get in the way’ of kids’ COVID-19 vaccinations
President Biden on Tuesday took an apparent swipe at Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) for declining to devote state resources to help providers pre-order COVID-19 vaccines for young kids ages 5 and under. Biden spoke at the White House to celebrate the day vaccines became available for children between the ages of 6 months and…
Senate negotiators finalize gun safety bill
Senate negotiators on Tuesday afternoon said they have finalized a bipartisan gun safety bill to take firearms away from dangerous people and provide billions of dollars in new mental health funding. Senators and staff worked through the weekend and said Tuesday afternoon they’re at the finish line, giving Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.)…
Jan. 6 committee counsel urged to run for Senate in Missouri as independent
Activists are pushing for a lead investigator on the House Jan. 6 select committee to mount an independent campaign for the Senate seat in Missouri. John F. Wood, a former federal prosecutor who has been serving as the committee’s senior investigative counsel, is being urged to run to succeed retiring Sen. Roy Blunt (R), multiple…
Why pandemic-era tipping is ending
Story at a glance Traditional tipping etiquette dictates that customers give their servers an extra 15 to 20 percent at the end of their meal, while there is generally no obligation to tip for takeout. Many people propped up their local economies early in the pandemic by upping their gratuities at local coffee shops, corner…
Georgia election worker Shaye Freeman Moss says Trump conspiracies ‘turned my life upside down’
Shaye Freeman Moss, a former Georgia election worker who was a target of a conspiracy theory spread by former President Trump and his allies, said Tuesday the allegations against her “turned my life upside down.” Moss appeared before the Jan. 6 committee and fought back tears as she talked about how the harassment campaign against…
Biden signs cyber bills into law
President Biden on Tuesday signed two bipartisan bills into law aimed at enhancing federal, state and local governments’ cybersecurity measures. The bills’ passage comes following an increased pace of cyber incidents in recent years against government entities, including the SolarWinds hack, which involved Russian agents compromising nine federal agencies and at least 100 private sector…
FAA approves drone delivery from Zipline
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Tuesday approved drone delivery company Zipline to operate as a small air carrier in the U.S. Zipline, which has contributed to thousands of medical supply drops globally, announced in a press release that it had received the certification, noting that it “is now authorized to complete the longest range…
Building trust in the tool millions are using to pierce Putin’s digital iron curtain
The Russia/Ukraine conflict has thrust VPNs into the mainstream as a secure tool for internet users.