The legislation was first introduced in May by New Jersey Senator Cory Booker, a Democrat, and co-sponsored by Montana Senator Steve Daines, a Republican. It would inject $50 billion in federal money to cities and rural communities to dole out to small businesses in need. The legislation was rolled out with 100 mayors on board, who prefer the flexibility the setup provides. But now Daines is stepping up his push of the bill—Daines has been giving interviews in recent weeks on how it would help small businesses in Montana—amid his bruising election fight against Democratic Governor Steve Bullock, who a recent University of Montana poll showed leading at 47 percent to Daines’s 43 percent....

The report found multiple agencies did not anticipate an attack despite rioters openly planning for an insurrection on the internet, the Associated Press reported. Agents from the Capitol Police intelligence unit did not properly inform leadership about possible threats even though they “knew about social media posts calling for violence at the Capitol on Jan. 6, including a plot to breach the Capitol, the online sharing of maps of the Capitol Complex’s tunnel systems, and other specific threats of violence,” the report said....

For the millions of birdwatchers in the United States, though, that kind of footage is pure gold. The brainchild of Doug Myers, CEO of ACR International, an electronic database company, Birdcinema.com launched in June with the ambition of becoming YouTube for the bird set, hosting videos uploaded by some of the 46 million Americans for whom bird watching is a cherished pursuit. The site currently offers video file sharing for bird enthusiasts, but Myers and his colleagues want to expand it to become the primary source for bird video....

Amid the controversy over what constitutes an ideal birth experience, doctors, researchers and natural-birth advocates agree: Caesareans save lives when medically necessary. But defining medical necessity is complicated. Natural-birth advocates cite a “cascade of interventions” caused by hospitals’ practice of using the drug Pitocin to stimulate labor. The drug can cause painful contractions, which doctors treat with an epidural painkiller. The epidural can then retard contractions and lead to more drugs, fetal stress and the doctor’s recommendation of a Caesarean....

That’s a number based on 16 rather than the familiar 10. A hexadecimal uses digits 0 to 9 and the letters A, B, C, D, E and F in place of decimal numbers 10 to 15. Bitcoin miners solve hexadecimal-based puzzles for the challenge—and to have a shot at earning new Bitcoin as reward for their efforts. Bitcoin miners earned about $1.5 billion in March, CoinDesk reported. “Bitcoin mining is an elegant combination of distributed computing and economic incentives,” Dr....

The 38-year-old man was walking near Lake Zoar when he came across the animal, the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) said. The bear reportedly knocked the man down, but the hiker was able to make a safe escape. The animal then ran into some nearby woods, NBC Connecticut reported. Medical staff at Danbury Hospital subsequently treated the man for non-life threatening injuries and he was discharged later that day....

Electronics Save $100 on the Bose Noise Canceling Wireless Headphones, available for $169.98 (reduced from $269.98). The offer ends on December 1. Save $50 on the Nextbase 222G Dash Camera, priced at $79.98 (reduced from $129.98). The offer ends on November 29. Save $50 on the Fitbit Charge 4 Advanced Fitness Tracker + GPS (small and large bands included), available for $89.98 (reduced from $139.88). The offer ends on November 29....

Ever since they launched last year, it has been extremely difficult to get your hands on either the Xbox Series X or the PS5. This can be attributed to a number of factors, including a global shortage of computer chips and the fact that opportunistic scalpers have been using bots to stockpile units and then resell them to desperate shoppers for an inflated rate. The situation has been so dire that some people have made a full-time job out of tracking their availability, and Newsweek itself has been publishing frequent restock updates for both consoles....

Ariel Atkins spoke outside a police station in the South Loop on 18th and South State Street on Monday, where protesters had gathered to call for the release of those who were arrested. “I don’t care if somebody decides to loot a Gucci or a Macy’s or a Nike because that makes sure that that person eats. That makes sure that that person has clothes,” Atkins said, according to NBC Chicago....

Black Lives Matter was supported by 43 percent of Texas voters and opposed by 34 percent, according to a poll released Sunday by The Dallas Morning News and the University of Texas at Tyler. The NRA received a 35 percent favorability rating, while 34 percent viewed the group unfavorably. Whereas the results might suggest a shift, partisan divisions existed on both issues. Republicans held a clearly negative view of Black Lives Matter, with 60 percent viewing it unfavorably compared to 17 percent favorable....

My husband wanted to report it to the police. I was reluctant. I told him that if I took all the racism I experience seriously, I couldn’t operate in the world. But the culprit continued every day for a week. So my husband and I finally called and reported it. The police officer who came to the house looked exhausted, and tried to discourage me from filing a report. “If I file this, the news is going to descend on you,” he explained sadly....

On July 16, the Jungle Cruise ride at Disneyland reopened after being shuttered during the pandemic. While the rest of the park had opened for business months before, the ride required some more time as the company removed offensive cultural depictions. Whitney Drake, a former skipper on the ride, told Newsweek she’s happy to see the changes. She said, “Disneyland’s always supposed to grow.” Drake is a Los Angeles-based writer and a mother of two now, but when she worked at Disneyland from 1999 through 2003, she was one of many young park workers....

Officers responded to Palmetto Park Apartments on West Avenue shortly after 8 a.m. on Saturday. The body of 49-year-old Kerry Washington was found behind one of the apartment buildings, a spokesperson for the Clearwater Police Department told Newsweek. In tributes on social media, family and friends spelled Washington’s name as Keri, who was also known as “Bobo.” In a news release posted on Facebook on Monday, the police department said 59-year-old Arthur Benjamin Jr....

“The day before Game 7 in Anaheim I was just like, ‘What’s going on? What’s going on?’” Bickell said Monday. “I thought maybe the travel. I was talking to a couple of guys and they were saying, yeah, I feel the same. Then come game time I was like … I couldn’t go. To finally see it passed is nice.” MORE: Hawks should split Toews and Kane up | Carcillo’s cause beyond the Cup | Subban drops in on kids’ street hockey game...

With the finals tied 2-2, Game 5 will be played in Tampa’s Amalie Arena. Game 6 will be in Chicago; Game 7, if necessary, would be in Tampa. MORE: Valtteri Fippula, Lightning’s quiet ace | Behind Blackhawks’ name Here’s what to expect. TV: Telecasts begin at 8 p.m. ET, carried on NBC in the United States and CBC and TVA Sports in Canada. How we got here: Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Let’s go to the video...

At these rates, the climate change–caused chaos in places like Australia—where wildfires have been taking the lives of millions of animals, displacing thousands of people, evacuating entire communities and destroying billions of dollars-worth of infrastructure—will become commonplace throughout our country, too. The extreme weather drumbeat is quickening. From New York to California, and places in between, we’re seeing the signs of the climate crisis becoming more frequent, more ferocious and more frightening....

Do-It-Yourself Treatments Pelvic muscle exercises: There are simple exercises you can learn that will enable you to strengthen the muscles near your urethra. These are called pelvic muscle exercises, or Kegel exercises, and you only have to spend just a few minutes a day on them. Bladder training: You can train your bladder to hold urine better. Follow a timetable for storing and releasing urine. Over time, you may be able to decrease the urge to urinate....

In an interview with Yahoo! Sports , Blatt admitted coaching the Cleveland Cavaliers and superstar player LeBron James is a “tough” job. The Cavaliers, expected to be an NBA title contender, have yet find consistency. They ended a six-game losing streak Friday with a 126-121 win over the Los Angeles Clippers but are 21-20 on the season, sixth-best record in the Eastern Conference. Blatt said both he and the players are “out of their comfort zone” but is confident they can turn things around....

Initially believed to be a dislocation, Batum confirmed that he heard a pop when his finger was hurt in the final 14 seconds of their home loss on an inbounds play to Sixers guard Evan Turner. "It just got caught up in his jersey," Batum said. "I didn't really realize it until five or ten seconds after it happened when I shook my hand around." At the time of the injury, Blazers athletic trainer Geoff Clark put his finger back in place, according to the report....