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A self-described “pragmatic progressive” member of Congress has recently come under fire for a bill he filed that had strikingly conservative undertones. 

General Motors Co said Tuesday it will invest $7 billion in Michigan, much of that aimed at dramatically boosting production of full-size electric pickups, intensifying a battle with rival Ford Motor Co for EV supremacy in North America.

The United States-Iranian nuclear negotiations broke down after three Biden administration officials left because they couldn’t back the administration’s position which they believed to be too weak.

Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE said on Tuesday they started a clinical trial to test a new version of their vaccine specifically designed to target the COVID-19 Omicron variant, which has eluded some of the protection provided by the original two-dose vaccine regimen.

A growing number of Republicans in Congress are considering shutting down the government if the next funding bill includes money for federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates.

Musician Neil Young has issued an ultimatum to Spotify, telling the streaming music service it must choose between his music or The Joe Rogan Experience podcast over claims Rogan is spreading Covid-19 “disinformation.”

An appeals court judge on Tuesday granted a stay in an appeal over mask mandates in New York, keeping the rule in effect during the legal process, New York Attorney General Letitia James said.

Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer has disclosed that he intends to retire at the end of the high court’s current term, providing President Biden an opportunity to appoint a younger, more liberal justice in his place. 

On Tuesday, Russia launched new military drills close to Ukraine as tensions in the region continue to grow.

Rescue teams have found one body in their search for 39 people reported missing after their boat capsized off Florida’s coast, the U.S. Coast Guard said on Wednesday, in what is being called a human smuggling attempt gone awry.

On Monday the FDA issued a statement that they were pulling their authorization of two monoclonal antibody treatments which had previously been used for treatment of COVID patients.

The U.S. and Europe have begun searching for backup fuel sources out of fears that Moscow may cut off natural gas shipments as leverage in the Ukraine/Russia conflict according to a White House briefing. Russia currently provides roughly a third of Europe’s fossil fuel.