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F83221f06565aed5272a3e729d6efe18 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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8bc9d6e15b3458e41c925e171d8de6d8 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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656f443bf945c1d489be8648db415f13 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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036a71cbab8d3106d8fc0389f9b4ef6f 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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2f3192374c3e88221a336dc5d319c4a3 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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8bc9d6e15b3458e41c925e171d8de6d8 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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B2ab4609b89b7e7c7408477bb01daf27 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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B32a14d6694cf7df7a187f69ad01ace5 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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F83221f06565aed5272a3e729d6efe18 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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0e8bbdb1e225a468900a861824b0da05 Hannah @Hannah - over 5 years ago
Rashida Tlaib: ‘We’re going to impeach the MF’er, don’t worry’
‘We’re going to impeach the MF’er, don’t worry’PHILADELPHIA — Rep. Rashida Tlaib stood firm in her conviction that President Trump will be impeached while speaking to an audience of liberals Saturday.“We’re going to impeach the MF’er, don’t worry!” she said to huge applau...continued
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Dd00644dc8212e2e9fd2e6ce7a756bbf 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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25dc49998970e9ad413d98493dfe5d6c 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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F4e69330da03b74c81cc5fa3f895fb24 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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37ec91099450fc2fc637c77e78953759 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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40e54b9707df84c11f580308a13132cb 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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B1adb7ec7ad84fbf0007aae5b870eb61 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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A59a299a48e660a4cad891f05afdefa8 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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F83221f06565aed5272a3e729d6efe18 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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A2a551348d8c100384339e6c21255e06 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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C1e15b7459468dc79542fc656b7a9fa2 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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3c59b35923f7f5e6a11c533088a15138 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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1a914154cd263fa68f1b8d6529ef63dd 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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F0eeb861062e22bc7a935a0992b58cb8 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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656f443bf945c1d489be8648db415f13 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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656f443bf945c1d489be8648db415f13 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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