Under what he is calling the American Rescue Plan, Biden’s federal COVID-19 efforts will include: A national vaccination programCommunity vaccination sites nationwideScaling up testing and tracingEliminating supply shortage problemsInvesting in high-quality treatmentsProviding paid sick leave to contain spread of the virus Vaccines “Americans are waiting to get their vaccines even while doses are sitting on shelves,” Biden said, proposing $20 billion be devoted to a national vaccination program. The program will involve developing community vaccination centers around the country and deploying mobile vaccination units....

So says the dry-eyed Clifford Orwin, who recently slipped into Washington from the University of Toronto to deliver, at the American Enterprise Institute, a lecture titled “Moist Eyes: Political Tears from Rousseau to Clinton.” Read it and weep. Once upon a time, political philosophers thought primarily about institutions and how to improve them. Then came Rousseau, who changed the subject. His subject was moods and feelings. Thus was born the politics of sentimentalism and the cult of compassion....

The Americans arrive into the 13th edition of the biennial tournament on a winning streak that stretches back all the way to 2003, when the contest ended in a tie. It has now been over two decades since the International Team, which as usual this year doesn’t include any European players, won the Presidents Cup for the first and only time. The omens, however, are good for the team captained by South Africa’s Ernie Els as that solitary success came at the Royal Melbourne Golf Club, the same venue that will stage the tournament this year....

The Panthers coach said there were too many “basic” mistakes being made, especially by a young group of defensive backs who are going to be firmly in the crosshairs this season by opposing quarterbacks. MORE: Second-year breakout candidates on defense The Panthers used three of their five draft picks on cornerbacks after letting Pro Bowl cornerback Josh Norman leave for Washington, releasing veteran cornerback Charles Tillman — who will likely retire — and letting Roman Harper return to New Orleans....

João Paulo Araujo Gomes, 51, has served in the Diocese of Caruaru since February 2013. According to a viral Reddit post, he “takes abandoned dogs off the streets, feeds them, bathes them, and then presents a dog to each mass to be adopted.” Allegedly dozens of stray dogs have been adopted due to Gomes, according to a post in the “Made Me Smile” forum that has exceeded 108,000 upvotes....

The Duke of York famously said he did not regret his friendship with the New York pedophile during a BBC interview last year. He now faces allegations he used his position as a member of the royal family to try to get a lenient sentence for Epstein, though friends say he denies the allegation. During a 2015 libel case, two women named only as Jane Doe 1 and Jane Doe 2 attempted to force the release of paperwork proving the prince intervened to help his friend....

wondering: could William’s no-show be a big dis of his spectacularly dysfunctional extended family? Then there was the embarrassing dust-up over 14 candid photos that Prince Charles’s press office arranged for release last week as a way of stopping paparazzi from exploiting William’s coming of age. Turns out someone (it’s not clear who) forgot to secure copyrights to the images, leaving open the disturbing possibility that carefully selected shots of William at work and play could end up on mugs, tea towels and God-knows-what-else....

The family have been doing charity work, hiking and preparing for Meghan’s court case with the Mail on Sunday on Friday but made sure to take time out for the prince’s grandmother. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex got a chance to see the monarch and discuss how she spent the day from their new home in Los Angeles, where they have been settling in amid the lockdown. A source told Newsweek: “They had a happy video call to celebrate her birthday....

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s interview with Oprah Winfrey missed out on an award at the 2021 ceremony and they did not attend this year’s event. However, they were still a talking point at the event after a playful routine by host Cedric the Entertainer. He said: “As great as The Crown is, it pales in comparison to the real monarchy… “Ooooh, I mean that Oprah interview with Prince Harry and Meghan....

Speaking candidly at a Sentebale dinner in London, Harry delivered an emotional speech addressing his and Meghan’s decision to step back from royal duties. His remarks were given one day after Buckingham Palace released the terms surrounding their resignation from their roles as senior royals. Here is Prince Harry’s remarks in full: “Before I begin, I must say that I can only imagine what you may have heard or perhaps read over the last few weeks....

The Cambridges are currently midway through a royal tour of the Caribbean taking in visits to Belize, Jamaica and the Bahamas. This tour, after two years of reduced appearances due to the coronavirus pandemic, presents an opportunity for the public to see the couple over an extended period of time rather than isolated engagements every other week. The secret to winning over this crowd of royal watchers is the opportunity to witness the intimate moments of the royals’ relationship with one another—in other words, those tiny yet tender moments of royal public displays of affection, and William and Kate have mastered this art over time....

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge took their family on economy airline FlyBe for a flight from Norwich in eastern England to Aberdeen on Scotland’s coast. They were traveling to Queen Elizabeth’s summer residence of Balmoral Castle, Reuters reported on Friday. “We were delighted to welcome the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and their family on board one of our flights again, this time when they flew from Norwich to Aberdeen with our franchise partner, Eastern Airways,” a FlyBe spokesman told CNN in a statement on Thursday....

Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers was the top vote-getter in 2015 Pro Bowl balloting, as the roster was announced Tuesday night. Players were voted by fans, players and coaches. MORE: Nike’s Pro Bowl uniforms in photos For the second year, the Pro Bowl is unconferenced and the teams will be selected by two Hall of Famers. This year’s teams will be chosen by Cris Carter and Michael Irvin, the alumni captains this year....

Officers responded just before 5 p.m. on Christmas Eve and found the man, Danny Kelly Jr., of Clinton, Maryland, unresponsive in the driver’s seat of an SUV. Kelly was pronounced dead at a hospital, police said. A preliminary investigation found that Kelly, 30, was driving with his girlfriend and three children at the time of the incident. “Preliminarily, it appears the suspect’s vehicle pulled up next to Kelly’s SUV and someone inside opened fire,” the Prince George’s County Police Department said on Saturday, adding that no one else in Kelly’s vehicle was injured....

In the statement, the Capitol Police’s Office of Personal Responsibility said that “no further action will be taken in this matter.” This follows an investigation by the Justice Department that found the officer was acting in self defense and thus did not violate federal law. “Officials examined video footage posted on social media, statements from the officer involved and other officers and witnesses to the events, physical evidence from the scene of the shooting, and the results of an autopsy,” an April statement by the Justice Department read....

Last week, in The New Yorker magazine, a 25,000-word article by famed investigative reporter Seymour Hersh raised serious questions about the commander who ordered this one-sided attack, Gen. Barry McCaffrey, a much decorated Vietnam veteran who is now President Clinton’s chief adviser on drug policy. The article quoted eye-witnesses and senior officers who questioned McCaffrey’s judgment for ordering an all-out assault on a retreating Iraqi tank division two days after the war had been halted by an American ceasefire....

“Has that ever even been done before?” Stewart asked sarcastically over the radio. “I want somebody at the end of the race to tell me how the f— this happened.” MORE: Breaking down the chances of all 16 Chase drivers | Chase schedule, seedings, TV Joey Logano had some choice words of his own, directed at eventual race winner Matt Kenseth. Early in the race Logano was upset with the way Kenseth was moving him up the track, but what really aggravated the No....

Unfortunately, there is still no evidence that a surge of growth in the U.S. economy is creating jobs. Even the U.S. economy’s surprisingly strong third-quarter showing last week does not change the fact that many of the factors creating the jobless recovery in the United States are still in place. The dot-com boom led companies to hire floods of people and invest in all kinds of digital technology that they still have not begun to fully use....

OPEC decided to slash production by 2 million barrels a day, a move that could strengthen Russian President Vladimir Putin amid European sanctions on Russian oil, and possibly push gas prices up. “OPEC’s decision to cutback on production is a blatant attempt to increase gas prices at the pump that cannot stand,” Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont tweeted on Wednesday. “We must end OPEC’s illegal price-fixing cartel, eliminate military assistance to Saudi Arabia, and move aggressively to renewable energy....

The podcast’s partnership with Exposure Labs, the production company behind the 2020 documentary, was announced during a special episode of The Debate that was released Tuesday morning. The National Association for Urban Debate Leagues, the Boston Debate League and the Washington Urban Debate League are also listed as partners for the collaboration, which has been named The Social Dilemma Debate Project. The project’s stated goals are “to combat the polarization, hate and gridlock that defines today’s culture and politics with a new generation of strong debaters....