New Year Archives - PlanetPOV

Hogmanay (A Scottish Happy New Year)

Khirad - December 30, 2021 0

Corruption

2020 The Start Of A New Decade – Hopefully Not More...

twilson117 - January 4, 2020 0

Humor

Starting the New Year with a Smile – The Year in...

AdLib - January 1, 2015 13

Observations

Happy New Year! Make Your Predictions For 2014 and Resolutions For...

AdLib - January 1, 2014 23

Vox Populi

It’s Live Chat Night at The Planet! Join us at 7:00...

AdLib - December 27, 2013 0

Music Thread

Weekend Music Thread – Happy New Year 2012!

AdLib - January 1, 2012 25

Music Thread

Happy New Year–Friday Music–2010–2011

bito - December 31, 2010 18

Books

For Auld Lang Syne

Chernynkaya - December 31, 2010 46

TOP NEWS

Senate Democrats Plan to Move Quickly on Successor to Justice Breyer

Given their tenuous majority, Democrats intend to act fast, anticipating roadblocks from Senator Mitch McConnell and Republicans. [...]

Biden Expected to Nominate a Black Woman to the Supreme Court

The president’s promise highlights a group that has struggled to become part of the very small pool of elite judges in the nation’s higher federal courts. [...]

Staunch Critic of the N.Y.P.D. Grapples With Deaths of 2 Officers

Harlem Councilwoman Kristin Richardson Jordan, who has equated the policing system to slavery, is now considering how to deliver her message in a district mourning for two officers. [...]

Republican Rift on Ukraine Could Undercut U.S. Appeals to Allies

G.O.P. leaders are attacking President Biden for what they call a weak response to Russian aggression, but their far-right flank is questioning U.S. involvement, and even its alliance with Kyiv. [...]

U.S. and NATO Respond to Putin’s Demands as Ukraine Tensions Mount

The formal responses offered President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia a choice: negotiate or risk facing punishing economic sanctions. [...]

Biden Expected to Nominate a Black Woman to the Supreme Court

The president’s promise highlights a group that has struggled to become part of the very small pool of elite judges in the nation’s higher federal courts. [...]

Democrats Plan to Move Quickly on Justice Breyer's Successor

Given their tenuous majority, Democrats intend to act fast, anticipating roadblocks from Senator Mitch McConnell and Republicans. [...]

Breyer’s Retirement Gives Democrats a Dose of (Cautious) Optimism

After a series of legislative losses, the chance for President Biden to fulfill a promise by nominating a Black woman was seen by progressives as a chance to show he could still bring about change. [...]

Biden Gets to Name a New Supreme Court Justice

Plus, Tucker Carlson assures us that he’s “not an agent of Russia.” [...]

Republican Rift on Ukraine Could Undercut U.S. Appeals to Allies

Stephen Breyer says now isn't the time to lose faith in the Supreme Court

Justice Stephen Breyer is not giving up on the Supreme Court. [...]

How a group of senators in 1975 came up with a rule that changed the chamber forever

Democrats failed spectacularly this week to change filibuster rules in the Senate. [...]

CNN Political Briefing

The political news you need to know, in 10 minutes or less. Hosted by David Chalian. [...]

The Axe Files with David Axelrod

Go beyond the soundbites and get to know some of the most interesting players in politics. [...]

Margins of Error

Look closely at almost anything and you'll find data—lots of it. But what are those numbers really saying about who we are and what we believe? Harry Enten is on a mission to find out. [...]

How to get free at-home Covid-19 tests from the government

Americans can now sign up to get free home Covid-19 tests from the federal government. [...]

Senior citizens are fuming that Medicare won't pay for Covid-19 tests at retailers

Peggy Matthews-Forney cannot believe that, unlike private insurers, Medicare is not reimbursing senior citizens for the home Covid-19 tests they buy at retailers. [...]

Why some people are having problems ordering free Covid tests

Marisa Diaz y Diaz doesn't understand why her order for the free federal home Covid-19 tests isn't going through. [...]

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Ukraine crisis: US rejects Russian demand to bar Ukraine from Nato

The US offers no concessions to Russian demands on resolving the Ukraine crisis. [...]

Kurdish-led forces say they have retaken Syrian prison seized by IS

All IS militants inside the jail have surrendered after six days of fierce fighting, the SDF says. [...]

US Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer to retire

The White House confirms President Biden would stand by his pledge to nominate a black woman. [...]

One dead, dozens missing after boat capsizes off Florida

US officials say the vessel, which capsized on Sunday, may have been part of a "smuggling venture". [...]

Elon Musk SpaceX rocket on collision course with moon

Astronomers say that a rocket in space since 2015 is hurtling towards the moon where it will explode. [...]

Life under the Taliban: Yalda Hakim's journey back to Afghanistan

With access to the new Taliban government, Yalda Hakim travels back to Afghanistan to find out what the country is like under their rule. [...]

Catalonia pardons women executed for witchcraft

The regional parliament pardons hundreds of women executed during the 15th to 18th centuries. [...]

Ghostly monkey and crocodile newts among new Mekong area species

A list of 224 newly discovered species is published by the World Wildlife Fund conservation group. [...]

Prince Andrew: Lawyers demand US jury trial in Virginia Giuffre case

Lawyers for the Duke of York, who denies allegations of sexual assault, write to a New York judge. [...]

500 acres of California forestland returned to indigenous tribes

The 523 acres were donated back to the Sinkyone people, land they were once forcibly removed from. [...]

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