Actor Peter Scolari, who was known for his role in “Bosom Buddies” alongside Tom Hanks, has died of cancer, his manager Ellen Lubin Sanitsky confirmed Friday. He was 66. Scolari, who most recently appeared in the series “Evil,” had a decades-long career. He rose to fame in 1980 when he …
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October, 2021
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19 October
Consumers fear supply
American consumers are worried that supply-chain woes will hinder their holiday shopping this year, according to a new survey from software maker Oracle. Some 28% worry about more expensive products, while almost as many fret that they’ll struggle to find the gifts they’re looking for, the questionnaire found. The poll …
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18 October
SEC eyes greater regulation of stock trading after GameStop saga
The Securities and Exchange Commission is weighing new regulations on stock-trading apps after a frenzy in GameStop and other “meme stocks” earlier this year, according to a report issued by the commission Monday. The agency found that the trading mania, in which hundreds of thousands of investors piled into the …
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12 October
Justice Department asks court to stop Texas abortion law from being implemented
The Justice Department asked a federal appeals court Monday to stop the implementation of Texas’ restrictive abortion law, requesting the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals to deny a stay against an injunction blocking the law from going into effect. The move comes days after a three-judge panel on the 5th Circuit …
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4 October
Electrician with a knife and baseball bat kills 3 co
Authorities said Sunday a third victim has died following a violent attack where an angry electrician wielding a knife and baseball bat killed three co-workers and injured another at the Florida home they shared. Polk County Sheriff’s officials said electrician Shaun Runyon got into the argument with his supervisor Friday, …
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September, 2021
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29 September
Dental coverage for older and disabled people at stake in budget battle
The mouths of tens of millions of Americans have a stake in the budget reconciliation debate now flaring on Capitol Hill. A Democratic push to add dental, along with hearing and vision, coverage to Medicare for the first time is butting up against industry organizations like the American Dental Association, …
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22 September
Republicans dig in on debt limit fight as economists warn of catastrophe
Republican Senators said Wednesday that they will not help address the debt limit as the United States barrels toward default, an unprecedented situation that experts warn would plunge the United States into a financial crisis. Democrats tied the debt limit suspension to a short-term budget bill to keep the government …
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17 September
McAuliffe, Younkin spar over vaccine mandates and abortion bans in Virginia’s first gubernatorial race debate
The same campaign topics that dominated in the weeks leading up to California’s recall election were front-and-center days later in the first debate of Virginia’s gubernatorial race. Republican candidate Glenn Youngkin and Democratic candidate and former Governor Terry McAuliffe deeply differed over their views of COVID-19 vaccination mandates and abortion …
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10 September
DHS bulletin warns of potential threat of domestic violent extremists to Afghan evacuees, immigrant communities
As tens of thousands of evacuated Afghans prepare to rebuild their lives in America, the Department of Homeland Security warned law enforcement of a potential uptick in “grievances” by domestic violent extremists that “could lead some to commit violence,” according to an intelligence bulletin obtained by CBS News. The assessment …
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3 September
Match Group CEO starts fund for Texas employees seeking abortions following state ban
Two dating apps based in Texas have come out against a state law banning abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, with the CEO of one starting a fund to help employees seeking abortions outside the state. The chief executive of Dallas-based Match Group, Shar Dubey, said she is setting up …
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