As Native peoples and stewards of Mother Earth, we celebrate the recent confirmation of Interior Secretary Deb HaalandDeb Haaland Bald eagle population has quadrupled in last decade White House withdraws deputy Interior secretary amid reported pushback from Murkowski OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Supreme Court declines to hear challenge to Obama marine monument […]
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Americans’ spending habits are likely to look different after the pandemic
Some lost income and had to cut back. Others found that staying home brought on forced savings since dining out, entertainment, travel and childcare became less available. Others spent more freely in response to boredom and anxiety. So what will happen once the pandemic is over? We asked CNN Business […]
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Americans convert vehicles into homes
CLOSE Van life may sound exciting, but it takes a lot of strategy and planning to make it work. USA TODAY Several months into the pandemic, married couple JennaLynn and Corey Self were growing increasingly frustrated with their life in their cramped apartment near Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. It was expensive, […]
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Americans must pull together, to provide the world with leadership
For all the calamity that happened in 2020, the year also brought historic moves toward peace in the Middle East that nobody could have envisioned even a year ago. In particular, the Abraham Accords — the series of groundbreaking diplomatic openings between Israel and several Middle Eastern states, led by […]
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Older Americans are trying to get vaccinated. They’re up against harsh inequities.
Younger Americans have been scrambling to secure vaccine appointments online for their grandparents and elderly parents — combing the internet, navigating dozens of tabs at once, refreshing websites for hours — often without any luck. It’s an experience that hardly anyone who’s done it would wish on any octogenarian, and […]
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Native Americans Question J. Lo Singing ‘This Land Is Your Land’ At Inaugural
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — On the first day of Joe Biden’s presidency, Native Americans had reason to celebrate. Biden halted construction of the border wall that threatened to physically separate Indigenous people living on both sides. He also revoked a permit for the Keystone XL oil pipeline that tribes fought […]
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Survey: Fewer than 4 in 10 Americans could pay a surprise $1,000 bill from savings
As the pandemic enters its most intensive phase yet and job growth stalls, just 39 percent of Americans surveyed say they could comfortably cover an unexpected expense of $1,000. Underscoring the shaky finances of many Americans, Bankrate’s January Financial Security Index finds that fewer than 4 in 10 U.S. adults […]
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DC mayor asks Americans to participate in Biden inauguration ‘virtually’
Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel BowserMuriel Bowser25 domestic terrorism investigations opened after assault on Capitol Capitol Police warned by FBI, NYPD of risk of violence at Capitol: report DC mayor asks DHS for increased security measures surrounding inauguration MORE (D) on Monday discouraged Americans from traveling to participate in President-elect Joe […]
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In wake of Capitol riot, Americans struggle for answers
This past week, Americans watched as the hallowed chambers of the Capitol were overrun and defiled, not by some foreign enemy of democracy but a mob of their fellow citizens. And then they tried to make sense of it. In letters to the editor and posts on social media, they […]
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Native Americans push Biden to restore US national monuments that Trump reduced
When President-elect Joseph Biden takes office later this month, he will inherit an executive branch whose powers have been vastly expanded over the past four years. With that power comes the expectations of many, including Native Americans who want to see the return of once-protected lands. READ MORE STORIES ABOUT […]
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Americans are spending more on Christmas in 2020. Here’s why
René and Joe Hauser’s home is decorated with not one, not two, but three Christmas trees this year—a seven-footer in the foyer covered with their children’s ornaments and ones they’ve received as gifts, a six-footer in the living room decorated with blue lights and blue and silver ornaments, and a […]
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Viral spread: Americans paying the price for Thanksgiving
FILE – In this Nov. 29, 2020, file photo, travelers walk through Terminal 3 at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago. With some Americans now paying the price for what they did over Thanksgiving, health officials are warning people — begging them, even — not to make the same mistake during […]
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Creativity Booms as Americans Adapt to Life During the Pandemic — Canva Study Reveals | State
Over half of Americans have undertaken a new creative past-time, or revisited an old one since COVID 64 percent say their experiences during the pandemic have positively changed perceptions on what people value in life Top creative habits of 2020 revealed Design for a Cause, led by Canva and UNHCR, […]
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Robots on the rise as Americans experience record job losses amid pandemic
Photograph: Kimimasa Mayama/EPA They can check you in and deliver orange juice to your hotel room, answer your questions about a missing package, whip up sushi and pack up thousands of subscription boxes. And, perhaps most importantly, they are completely immune to Covid-19. While people have had a hard time […]
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Native Americans feel ‘trapped in a house on fire’ as coronavirus surges in South Dakota
Tensions are rising between Native American tribes in South Dakota and the state’s governor over the handling of the coronavirus outbreak. South Dakota has one of the highest rates of positivity and deaths per capita in the U.S. Earlier this month, the state of nearly 885,000 residents reported a record […]
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GSA transition delay ‘poses serious risk’ to Native Americans, Udall says
The delay in providing President-elect Joe BidenJoe BidenBiden to nominate Linda Thomas-Greenfield for UN ambassador: reports Scranton dedicates ‘Joe Biden Way’ to honor president-elect Kasich: Republicans ‘either in complete lockstep’ or ‘afraid’ of Trump MORE’s transition team with government funding “poses serious risk to Native American families across the country,” […]
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Americans splash out on takeaways
Serrah Russell often makes Thanksgiving dessert for big family gatherings but this year she’s skipping the cooking At this time in November, 34-year-old Serrah Russell would normally be fielding a tonne of text messages as her family plotted out kitchen logistics and contributions for the Thanksgiving feast. But Covid concerns […]
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Americans Are Buying Homes Sight Unseen: Here’s Why
By Stephen McBride Lester Knispel bought the $1.5 million white-columned house on the second fairway. His Porsche is now parked in the garage. And family pictures hang in the living room. But Lester and his wife have never set foot inside their new country club home! They live in California, […]
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Grief Leadership Is Exactly What Americans Are Missing Right Now
Hours before the U.S. death toll from COVID-19 surpassed 200,000, President Donald Trump told supporters at a Sept. 21 campaign rally that the disease “affects virtually nobody.” Two weeks later, he would test positive for the coronavirus himself. After hearing the latter news, Anna Gaffney of Astoria, New York, said […]