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Alexander @Alexander - over 5 years ago
Trump threatened Republicans to oppose this disaster aid bill. 34 didn’t listen.
Tensions over a disaster aid bill that would give badly-needed assistance to struggling areas across the country came to a head on Friday as the House voted to once again approve the bill despite threats from President Donald Trump calling on Republicans to oppose the eff...continued
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Jany @Jany - 9 months ago
You Really Do Need to Pay Attention to Politics
If reasonable people disengage, the zealots win.
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Cynthia @Cynthia - 8 months ago
The Papers: 'Iran general killed' and 'record' boat arrivals
The Iranian general killed in a suspected Israeli strike and new UK migrant figures lead Tuesday's papers.
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Eleanora @Eleanora - over 5 years ago
Federal Suppressor, Gun-Making Kit Bans Introduced
Federal Suppressor, Gun-Making Kit Bans IntroducedSen. Bob Menendez introduced a bill four days ago which would ban the import, sale, manufacture, transfer, and possession of suppressors illegal in the U.S. Menendez's call comes on the heels of the Virginia Beach shooting...continued
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Zetta @Zetta - over 5 years ago
The big-name Democrats in danger of being left off the 2020 debate stage
When the Democratic presidential primary debates get under way late next month, Pete Buttigieg, the mayor of the fourth-largest city in Indiana, and Andrew Yang, a businessman running on universal basic income who recently captured national attention for his anti-circumci...continued
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Jany @Jany - about 5 years ago
Seth Meyers expertly mocks Trump for being his own whistleblower on Ukraine interference
Seth Meyers expertly mocks Trump for being his own whistleblower on Ukraine interferenceWe're using cookies to improve your experience. Click Here to find out more.Source: MashablePowered by NewsAPI.orgKeywords:Seth Meyers • Donald Trump • Whistleblower • Ukraine •
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Jimmy @Jimmy - over 5 years ago
Mindhunter's second season, premiering next month, will focus on the Atlanta child murders
Mindhunter's second season, premiering next month, will focus on the Atlanta child murdersIn the end, there was The Bible, which closed the book on an era of religious blockbustersSource: Avclub.comPowered by NewsAPI.orgKeywords:Mindhunter (TV series) • Atlanta murders of...continued
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Patrick @Patrick - over 5 years ago
Climate change is quickly taking over as the top 2020 issue for Democratic voters
A new poll reveals climate change is the leading concern for an overwhelming majority of Democratic and Democratic-leaning independent voters in the lead up to the 2020 presidential election. According to a survey conducted by research firm SSRS for CNN and released on Tu...continued
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Alexander @Alexander - over 5 years ago
Trump's 'infested' tweets violate a very specific Twitter rule
Trump's 'infested' tweets violate Twitter's dehumanizing language ruleWe're using cookies to improve your experience. Click Here to find out more.Source: MashablePowered by NewsAPI.orgKeywords:Donald Trump • Twitter • Twitter • HTTP cookie •
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Hannah @Hannah - over 5 years ago
Rashida Tlaib: Were going to impeach the MFer, dont worry
Were going to impeach the MFer, dont worryPHILADELPHIA Rep. Rashida Tlaib stood firm in her conviction that President Trump will be impeached while speaking to an audience of liberals Saturday.Were going to impeach the MFer, dont worry! she said to huge applau...continued
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Jerrold @Jerrold - over 5 years ago
Trump’s Orwellian plan to ruin our children’s health and erase their future
President Donald Trump’s administration is systematically launching one of the most insidious efforts in American history aimed at not merely ruining our children’s health, but at literally erasing their future entirely. Over the past week, Trump’s Environmental Protectio...continued
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Teagan @Teagan - over 4 years ago
After meeting Mali mutineers, protest leader Dicko to step back from politics - Reuters
FILE PHOTO: Imam Mahmoud Dicko gives a speech during a protest to renew the calls for President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita to step down in Bamako, Mali August 11, 2020. REUTERS/Rey ByhreDAKAR (Reuters) - A key figure in Mali’s opposition protest movement, preacher Mahmoud Dic...continued
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Nelson @Nelson - over 5 years ago
What happens if Barr is held in contempt of Congress?
After Attorney General William Barr decided to skip out on a House Judiciary Committee hearing Thursday, congressional Democrats began plotting out next steps to compel the DOJ head to speak — or to threaten his job if he doesn’t. Amid Barr’s ongoing defense of his bungle...continued
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Anderson @Anderson - about 5 years ago
FBI data shows hate crime murders rose in 2018
FBI data shows hate crime murders rose in 2018We're using cookies to improve your experience. Click Here to find out more.Source: MashablePowered by NewsAPI.orgKeywords:Federal Bureau of Investigation • Data • Hate crime • HTTP cookie •
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Hulda @Hulda - over 3 years ago
CEOs Speak Out on Politics and the Future of Digital Currencies
Rawi, Rebecca, and Mihir discuss how and why CEOs are speaking out on politics and what China’s digital renminbi means for economics and politics.
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Alan @Alan - over 5 years ago
Information and the politics of identity
Information and the politics of identityRahul Gandhi is the first in the Nehru-Gandhi family to have resigned from a top post in the Congress. What ...Source: Thehindubusinessline.comPowered by NewsAPI.orgKeywords:Rahul Gandhi • Nehru–Gandhi family • Indian National Congr...continued
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Geovany @Geovany - over 3 years ago
Asian-Americans’ Politics, Pandemic Wilderness Explorers and O.J. Simpson’s Twitter Account: The ...
Five articles from around The Times, narrated just for you.
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Alexander @Alexander - over 5 years ago
Does India need a foreign bond issue?
Does India need a foreign bond issue?Allocation for the Rural Water Mission is up, but is that all the country needs?Source: Thehindubusinessline.comPowered by NewsAPI.orgKeywords:India • Bond (finance) • Bond (finance) • Nation state •
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Abbie @Abbie - over 3 years ago
Column: German Greens shifting market calculus: Mike Dolan - Reuters
Five months is a long time in German politics but a mould-breaking surge in support for the Green party ahead of September's Federal election has markets crunching numbers to assess its likely role in the next ruling coalition.
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Madalyn @Madalyn - over 5 years ago
Trump boasts about his great ‘relationship’ with Putin after their latest private chat
Whatever is being discussed in Donald Trump’s various private conversations with Vladimir Putin may forever be lost to the mists of time. After details of his conversations with foreign leaders were leaked to the press in the early days of his presidency, Trump has taken ...continued
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Jessika @Jessika - over 5 years ago
GOP pretends to care about women’s sports in order to discriminate against LGBTQ community
The House of Representatives on Friday afternoon passed the Equality Act, a historic bill which is written to guarantee non-discrimination protections for LGBTQ people at the federal level. The vote was 236 to 173. Its passage in the House, however, hardly means that disc...continued
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Sandrine @Sandrine - over 5 years ago
CM Kejriwal inaugurates RTR road corridor, says Delhi govt built 23 flyovers in 4.5 yrs
CM Kejriwal inaugurates RTR road corridor, says Delhi govt built 23 flyovers in 4.5 yrsyou are here:Source: Moneycontrol.comPowered by NewsAPI.orgKeywords:Russia-1 • Delhi • Overpass • You Are Here (Thenewno2 album) •
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Ariel @Ariel - over 5 years ago
DHS watchdog finds spoiled food, nooses at multiple immigration detention centers
The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) released a report Thursday detailing the horrific conditions at immigration detention centers across the United States. Inspectors found “immediate risks or egregious violations of detention sta...continued
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Cynthia @Cynthia - about 4 years ago
GOP-connected New Jersey lawyer joins McCarter & English - Reuters
Newark, N.J.-based McCarter & English announced on Wednesday that it has recruited a lawyer with deep ties to Republican politics in the Garden State.William Palatucci, who joins as a partner in McCarter & English’s business litigation practice, served as the gene...continued
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Cynthia @Cynthia - over 5 years ago
Transgender Iowans are worried they’ll lose transition-related care under new bill
Iowa is one signature away from enacting a law that would limit transgender people’s access to necessary health care. The law would allow government entities to opt out of using public insurance dollars, including Medicaid, to pay for any kind of transition-related care. ...continued
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