The US just posted a record GDP growth rate, but we’re still not back to our pre-pandemic numbers. The rest of the recovery, experts warn, could be slow going. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know…… MORE
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There are 9.9 million Americans who are not up-to-date on their rent or mortgage payments. Here’s how you can get help now
The economic downturn caused by the Covid-19 pandemic has created widespread housing insecurity for renters, homeowners and the homeless population in the US. According to the US Census Household Pulse Survey, by the end of October, 9.9 million Americans were not up-to-date on their rent or mortgage payments and had little to no confidence that…… MORE
Philadelphia City Council passes bill banning use of tear gas, rubber bullets and pepper spray during protests
Philadelphia City Council passed a bill Thursday banning police use of tear gas, rubber bullets, and pepper spray during protests or other First Amendment protected activities. The bill passed 14-3 Thursday, and came in response to police use of such nonlethal devices against protesters in May and June in the days following the killing of…… MORE
Clemson QB Trevor Lawrence tests positive for Covid-19, will not play Saturday against Boston College
Clemson Tigers starting quarterback Trevor Lawrence — the favorite to win the Heisman Trophy on college football’s No. 1 team and seen as the likely top pick of the 2021 NFL draft should he leave college early — has tested positive for Covid-19 and will not play in Saturday’s game against Boston College. “Trevor has…… MORE
NHL’s Coyotes sever ties with top draft pick who admitted to bullying Black classmate with disabilities
The Arizona Coyotes announced Thursday that they have renounced their rights to their 2020 top NHL draft pick Mitchell Miller after a recent report revealed he had bullied a Black classmate with disabilities. According to the report, published by the Arizona Republic on October 26, Miller had bullied a developmentally disabled Black teen while he…… MORE
Breonna Taylor grand jurors say there was an ‘uproar’ when they realized officers wouldn’t be charged with her death
Two grand jurors who heard the Kentucky Attorney General’s Office presentation of the Breonna Taylor case say prosecutors were dismissive of their questions and that there was an “uproar” when jurors realized Louisville police officers wouldn’t be charged with Taylor’s death. The grand jurors — who are choosing to remain anonymous, citing security concerns —…… MORE
Jerry Falwell Jr. sues Liberty University for defamation
Jerry Falwell Jr., who resigned as president of Liberty University in August after a sex scandal and other controversies, is now suing the evangelical school for defamation and breach of contract. The suit was filed Wednesday in the Circuit Court for Lynchburg, the Virginia city that Liberty calls home. Falwell Jr. is attempting to seal…… MORE
The NYPD will have a Black woman as its chief of patrol for the first time
The New York Police Department, the largest police force in the country, has appointed a Black woman to be its chief of patrol. That makes her not only the first African-American woman but the first woman ever to hold the seat that manages most of the department’s uniformed officers patrolling the city. The announcement came…… MORE
A New Jersey school district promised to keep its snow days so kids can just be kids
A New Jersey school district wants to keep at least one winter tradition from the pre-Covid days intact: the snow day. Mahwah Township Public Schools, a school district with approximately 3,000 students in Bergen County, bucked the pandemic trend this week when it said that its schools wouldn’t be doing away with snow days. “We…… MORE
Car chase preceded police shooting that killed Marcellis Stinnette in Waukegan, Illinois, video shows
Short clips from surveillance footage and police body and dashboard cameras provide some answers — but yield even more questions — about the shooting that left a Black teenager, Marcellis Stinnette, dead in Waukegan, Illinois. Stinnette’s girlfriend, Tafara Williams, has said she slowly drove away from an October 20 police stop outside her home after…… MORE
