Vaccine effort at Yankee Stadium goes into extra innings
Jada Yuan, The Washington Post
March 6, 2021
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1of6Commuters wait for the subway at the 161st St.-Yankee Stadium station in the Bronx.photo for The Washington Post by Jeenah Moon.Show MoreShow Less
2of6Landon Dais, 39, stands in front of Yankee Stadium on the first night of overnight vaccinations.photo for The Washington Post by Jeenah Moon.Show MoreShow Less
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4of6Carmen Rojas learned about the Yankee Stadium vaccination site from an appointments hotline she saw advertised on TV.photo for The Washington Post by Jeenah Moon.Show MoreShow Less
11 Hours, 50 Minutes: Vote on Bernie Sanders Minimum Wage Amendment Breaks Senate Record
On 3/6/21 at 11:08 AM EST
The procedural vote to include Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders $15-an-hour minimum wage amendment in the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill ultimately failed but not before breaking the Senate record for longest ever vote.
The record-breaking Senate vote came as many in the upper chamber were already prepared for a long night, with several offices stocking Red Bull energy drinks and snacks in advance. But debate and procedural stoppages occurred for nearly 12 hours, or 11 hours and 50 minutes, before enough moderate Democrats decided to oppose the minimum wage hike. A call between President Joe Biden and West Virginia Democrat Joe Manchin was part of the lengthy process, which ended with only 42 senators siding with Sanders. Sanders needed 60 votes to waive the budget rules, which would have allowed him to use reconciliation to push his minimum wage hike through the
Brisbane Lions beat GWS by 38 points in Canberra, Crows break AFLW goals record in big win over the Suns
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The Lions AFLW side set up a match-winning lead by half-time, before beating GWS by 38 points in Canberra.
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The Brisbane Lions have reaffirmed their AFLW premiership credentials with a 38-point demolition of Greater Western Sydney.
Key points:
The Brisbane Lions have won their fifth game out of six in AFLW, defeating GWS by 7.13 (55) to 2.5 (17)
Adelaide became the first team to kick 13 goals in an AFLW game in their 70-point victory over Gold Coast