The plan calls for $2 trillion in spending, but after excluding stimulus payments that would be made to individuals almost half of the money in the bill would not be spent until fiscal year 2022 or later. One of the most controversial provisions is the phased increase of the $7.25 an hour federal minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2025. Congress' budget scorekeeper estimated that the minimum-wage h... [Full Article...]
The cancellation of the Keystone XL pipeline project on Biden's first day in office has also been a recent sticking point in Canada-U.S. relations. The chummy relationship between Mr Biden and Mr Johnson was on full display when the British PM joked with the President that his campaign stole the British government's slogan "build back better". [Full Article...]
Ms Reynolds says Ms Higgins was not pressured against making an official complaint. The woman argues that if the government had adequately dealt with the incident involving Ms Higgins in 2019, she would not have become a victim. Explosive text messages have cast serious doubt over when the prime minister's office first knew about the alleged rape. Ms Higgins has urged for a "comprehensive in... [Full Article...]
Biden's comments at the CNN town hall drew the ire of progressives and elected Democrats on Wednesday. "If we could persuade the President, we can do this real fast", the Massachusetts Democrat said. "Obviously that's a review that would need to take place". If I were Joe, I'd rely on my lawyers for legal advice and not a former cocktail waitress. [Full Article...]
Backed by a £33.6 million United Kingdom government investment, the study will be delivered by a partnership between Imperial College London , the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust and the clinical company hVIVO. People aged between 18 and 30 years old, who are at the lowest risk of complications resulting from coronavirus, are being encouraged to volunteer for the study. [Full Article...]
My". "I got no defense ", the senator later responded to the backlash . We want our power back, our water on, and our homes warm. She said officers "monitored his movements" while Cruz was at the airport. "We must restore ethics, competence, and a government that works for the people", the group said in a statement. President Biden declared over the weekend that "an emergency exists" in ... [Full Article...]
The shortfall is a further setback to the EU's sluggish rollout of vaccines, which has also been hit by delays from UK-based AstraZeneca and U.S. firm Moderna. The company plans to ship 475,000 doses next week and then 444,000 per week next month. At age 68, he would be a likely candidate in most countries. Canada has fallen behind dozens of other countries in measurements of doses administered ... [Full Article...]
Human Rights Commissioner Mary Robinson, who had visited Latifa in 2018 and later described her as a "troubled" young woman who regretted her escape attempt . She did not ask Latifa about her situation because she did not want to "increase the trauma" of her "condition". Photographs were taken of Princess Latifa and Mrs Robinson at a lunch in Dubai in December 2018 . [Full Article...]