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• Republicans’ chances to take back Congress in 2022 are looking good Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., joined from left by Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., Minority Whip John Thune, R-S.D., and Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, talks to reporters following a GOP strategy meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021. | J. Scott Applewhite, Associated PressPolling plus recent congressional redistricting shows Republicans have momentum on their side going into 2022 Republicans’ odds of taking back Congress next year keep getting better. On Tuesday, FiveThirtyEight’s estimate of polling that asks whether Americans would support…
• Adele commands star-studded audience as Leonardo DiCaprio, Drake and Kris Jenner appear in One Night Only special Adele belted out some of her biggest tracks for her One Night Only performance (Picture: CBS / Getty)Adele was surrounded by a star-studded audience for her eagerly-awaited US special, One Night Only, including Kris Jenner and Leonardo DiCaprio. The Easy On me singer, 33, performed some of her biggest hits as well as tracks from her new album, 30, for the lucky audience at the Griffith Observatory, while also having a sit-down chat with Oprah Winfrey. While tickets for her…
• Santa Clarita man sentenced to more than 4 years for COVID loan fraud LOS ANGELES — A Santa Clarita Valley man was sentenced Monday to 51 months in federal prison for scheming to fraudulently obtain about $1.8 million in COVID-19 relief funds. Hassan Kanyike, 30, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Virginia A. Phillips, who also ordered him to pay a $20,000 fine and over $1.3 million in restitution to the Small Business Administration and four victim lenders, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Kanyike pleaded guilty in March 29 to one count…
• Yellen extends to Dec. 15 date for potential debt default Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told Congress Tuesday that she believed she would run out of maneuvering room to avoid the nation's first-ever default soon after Dec. 15. In a letter to congressional leaders, Yellen said that she believed Treasury could be left with insufficient resources to keep financing the government beyond Dec. 15. Yellen's new date is 12 days later than the Dec. 3 date she provided in a letter to Congress on Oct. 18. That letter was based on…
• Yellen extends to Dec. 15 date for potential debt default Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told Congress Tuesday that she believed she would run out of maneuvering room to avoid the nation's first-ever default soon after Dec. 15. In a letter to congressional leaders, Yellen said that she believed Treasury could be left with insufficient resources to keep financing the government beyond Dec. 15. Yellen's new date is 12 days later than the Dec. 3 date she provided in a letter to Congress on Oct. 18. That letter was based on…
• How did the COVID-19 pandemic affect student performance? Utah data is ‘sobering and concerning’ Students in Wendy Westwood’s second grade class recite the Pledge of Allegiance on the first day of school at Altara Elementary in Sandy on Monday, Aug. 16, 2021. The pandemic created an “academic headwind,” a Utah school official told lawmakers this week. | Spenser Heaps, Deseret NewsPandemic created an ‘academic headwind,’ school official says Darin Nielsen knows a bit about how headwinds negatively impact a runner’s performance. “Those of you who are familiar with running recognize that when a headwind…
• Biden pushes electric vehicle chargers as energy costs spike President Joe Biden is highlighting billions of dollars in his giant bipartisan infrastructure deal to pay for the installation of electric vehicle chargers across the country, an investment that he says will go a long way to curbing planet-warming carbon emissions while creating good-paying jobs. Biden on Wednesday will visit a General Motors plant in Detroit that manufactures electric vehicles. He'll use the occasion to make the case that the $7.5 billion in the new infrastructure law for electric vehicle…
• Biden pushes electric vehicle chargers as energy costs spike President Joe Biden is highlighting billions of dollars in his giant bipartisan infrastructure deal to pay for the installation of electric vehicle chargers across the country, an investment that he says will go a long way to curbing planet-warming carbon emissions while creating good-paying jobs. Biden on Wednesday will visit a General Motors plant in Detroit that manufactures electric vehicles. He'll use the occasion to make the case that the $7.5 billion in the new infrastructure law for electric vehicle…
• Adele helps man propose to his girlfriend during CBS special – then sings Make You Feel My Love Adele helped Quentin pop the question to Ashley (Picture: Cliff Lipson/CBS via Getty Images)Proposals have a whole new bar to reach, after a man popped the question to his girlfriend while Adele sang Make You Feel My Love at the Griffith Observatory. Adele’s eagerly awaited CBS special One Night Only aired overnight in the States, and alongside a sit-down interview with Oprah Winfrey, the 33-year-old performed songs from her upcoming album 30 and some of her greatest hits in front…
• Black student sues Brentwood school district, alleges substitute teacher dragged him by hoodie BRENTWOOD — A former Bristow Middle School student says he was grabbed by the hood of his sweater and dragged to his seat by a substitute teacher in 2019, according to a lawsuit that alleges the student was singled out for being Black. The unnamed minor, who was 12 at the time, is seeking damages from the Brentwood Union School District and the former substitute teacher, identified in the lawsuit as Valerie Harrison. A judge denied a pair of motions…