Janet Yellen warns abortion ban would hurt economy.
TRUMP WONDERED IF CHINA COULD BE SHOOTING HURRICANES AT THE U.S. Donald Trump's fantastical theories about hurricanes were apparently not limited to nuking them. During his first year in office, the former president repeatedly asked national security aides if China had secret technology or weapons that could create hurricanes and shoot them at the U.S., according to Rolling Stone. [HuffPost] ELON MUSK SAID HE WOULD ALLOW TRUMP BACK ON TWITTER Elon Musk said he would reverse Twitter's ban on Trump if he becomes the social media giant's owner. The Tesla CEO said he believes Twitter made a "morally bad decision" in banning the ex-president, who routinely used the platform to promote hate, encourage violence and spread lies. [HuffPost] TREASURY SECRETARY JANET YELLEN: BANNING ABORTION WOULD HURT THE ECONOMY New restrictions on abortion access would burden the economy, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned. "Eliminating the right of women to make decisions about when and whether to have children would have very damaging effects on the economy and would set women back decades," Yellen testified to the Senate Banking Committee. [HuffPost] HOUSE APPROVES $40 BILLION AID PACKAGE TO HELP UKRAINE, ALLIES The House emphatically approved a fresh $40 billion Ukraine aid package as lawmakers beefed up President Joe Biden's initial request, signaling a magnified, bipartisan commitment to thwart Russian President Vladimir Putin's bloody three-month-old invasion. [AP] |
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CHARLES HERBSTER, ACCUSED OF GROPING 8 WOMEN, LOSES NEBRASKA GUBERNATORIAL RACE Charles Herbster, accused of sexually assaulting eight women, lost the Republican primary for Nebraska governor to University of Nebraska Regent Jim Pillen. Herbster is a longtime donor and ally of Trump, who campaigned for him despite the groping allegations. In West Virginia, a Trump-backed House candidate won the GOP primary. [HuffPost] IN JAN. 6 AUDIO, SEN. LINDSEY GRAHAM SAYS BIDEN WILL BE 'THE BEST PERSON IN CHARGE' Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) is the latest Republican lawmaker to fall victim to his own past comments. In audio obtained by New York Times reporters, Graham can be heard offering his perspective on the U.S. Capitol riot, saying Biden will "be maybe the best person to have" in charge. [HuffPost] GUN HOMICIDES SURGED TO HIGHEST LEVEL IN 25 YEARS DURING PANDEMIC Gun deaths increased dramatically during the coronavirus pandemic as economic and social conditions worsened throughout the country — and disproportionately impacted low-income Black and Native communities. [HuffPost] CHRISTIAN SCHOOL HEADMASTER ARRESTED FOR ALLEGEDLY WHIPPING 4-YEAR-OLD A Louisiana Republican official and pastor has stepped back from his post as headmaster of a Christian school after his second arrest in two months for alleged cruelty to children. Raymond is accused of abusing a 4-year-old pre-K student on multiple occasions, including holding him upside down by the ankles and repeatedly whipping him on the buttocks. [HuffPost] FLORIDA HIGH SCHOOL WILL CENSOR 'DON'T SAY GAY' PROTEST PHOTOS IN YEARBOOK The principal of a high school in Longwood, Florida, sent a message to families saying that the distribution of the yearbooks will be delayed because photos from a student-led LGBTQ rights protest need to be covered up with stickers beforehand. [HuffPost] |
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