Politics
Anything to do with Politics
Raoul
@Raoul -
over 3 years ago
Amtrak Wants to Expand Across the Nation. Local Politics Might Intervene.
Extending nationwide service has been an elusive goal for Amtrak. Since 1971 — when the publicly funded, privately operated rail agency was created — routes have largely remained unchanged.
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Ariel
@Ariel -
over 4 years ago
Openly gay candidates poised to make historic wins in New York - Reuters
MEXICO CITY (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Two openly gay Black candidates are on track to win seats in the U.S. Congress, a first for the nation that illustrates a “generation shift” in U.S. politics, experts and advocates said on Wednesday.Following New York state’s Dem...continued
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Grayce
@Grayce -
about 1 year ago
Could a random lottery solve the sociopath problem in American politics?
Stop having elections in the United States, writes Adam Grant in The New York Times. Grant, an organizational psychologist at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School, proposes using sortition (random lottery) instead of elections to select government …
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Raoul
@Raoul -
over 2 years ago
The Waldheim Waltz review – stark tale of truth, lies and politics in postwar Austria
Ruth Beckermann’s investigation into Kurt Waldheim’s Austrian presidential campaign is as engrossing as it is relevantDuring Kurt Waldheim’s Austrian presidential campaign in the spring of 1986, that nation’s collective consciousness experienced a painful ret…
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Alexander
@Alexander -
24 days ago
Pennsylvania Residents Peppered With False Texts Claiming They Already Voted
In the final weeks of the presidential campaign, swing state voters are getting hit with mysterious texts.
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Marie
@Marie -
about 3 years ago
Missing Julie review – passion fights politics in laden Strindberg update
Theatr Clywd, MoldThe love triangle is gone, the wounds of war still raw in Kaite O’Reilly’s alternately intense and laboured adaptation set in Wales in 1921Kaite O’Reilly’s new adaptation of August Strindberg’s 1888 play Miss Julie relocates the action from …
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Ismael
@Ismael -
over 2 years ago
China's largest banks signal tough times ahead - Reuters.com
Three of China's largest banks have said that the country's lenders face multiple headwinds this year that include the pandemic, global politics and domestic turmoil in the real estate industry./cloudfront-us-east-2.images.arcpublishing.com/reuters/X4CI5UCCERJKZMI7M2SINKKTVY.jpg)
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Izaiah
@Izaiah -
over 4 years ago
Report on Russian influence in UK politics to be published soon - Reuters UK
LONDON (Reuters) - A long-delayed report into Russian influence in British politics will be published in the next week, parliament’s intelligence and security committee agreed on Thursday, a day after a dispute over the appointment of its chairman.FILE PHOTO: British MP C...continued
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Zetta
@Zetta -
5 months ago
Hunter Biden jurors say politics did not impact decision
One juror tells the BBC nobody "mentioned anything about political motivations" during deliberations.
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Joe
@Joe -
over 5 years ago
Trump touts July 4 military 'salute'; critics see politics
Trump touts July 4 military 'salute'; critics see politicsWASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is marshalling tanks, bombers and other machinery of war for a Fourth of July celebration that traditionally is light on military might, while critics accused him of using A...continued
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Marjory
@Marjory -
about 3 years ago
Facebook and Instagram are making changes to 'nudge' teens away from harmful content - CNET
The new mantra: "more friends, less politics".
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Clarissa
@Clarissa -
over 3 years ago
Australian PM apologises for raising harassment allegation - Reuters UK
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison publicly apologised for raising an unsubstantiated allegation of harassment at a media company as he defended his handling of a scandal over the treatment of women in politics and his party.
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Assunta
@Assunta -
over 2 years ago
For South Texas Democrats, an Intraparty Test of Abortion Politics
A staunchly anti-abortion Democrat in Congress will face a young abortion-rights supporter in a pivotal primary runoff.
3 minutes read
Ismael
@Ismael -
almost 4 years ago
Capturing a landmark political moment: the Reuters picture that dominated the British front pages...
A Reuters image dominated the front pages of national newspapers in Britain at the weekend and captured a significant moment in British politics.
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Marlon
@Marlon -
about 5 years ago
Trump and Johnson, Speaking on World Stage, Keep an Eye on Troubles at Home
Trump and Johnson, Together on World Stage, Eye Troubles Back HomeIf nothing else, they have each other.On one of the most difficult days in both of their tenures, President Trump and Prime Minister Boris Johnson of Britain, stars of an emerging trans-Atlantic buddy story...continued
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Madalyn
@Madalyn -
over 3 years ago
Analysis: Ron Johnson's latest comments are just straight-out racist
Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson is very good at one thing: Making comments that are, at best, ill-informed and at worst, racist and/or dangerous.
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Allene
@Allene -
over 5 years ago
EarthGang Declare "Mirrorland Season" Is Upon Us
EarthGang Declare "Mirrorland Season" Is Upon UsDays after putting in absolute work on Revenge Of The Dreamers 3, Johnny Venus and Wowgr8 (formerly Doctur Dot) have taken new steps to establish themselves in the mainstream eye. With highlight contributions on "Swivel," "D...continued
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Meggie
@Meggie -
almost 3 years ago
Chinese official makes first statement on Taiwan and Xinjiang at Games, declares "one China" - Re...
Politics entered the Olympics on Thursday when an official for the Beijing Games spoke about Taiwan and Xinjiang, declaring there was only "one China", the first such statements by the host since the competition started./cloudfront-us-east-2.images.arcpublishing.com/reuters/2KGJHX6MVZIXFOJEM3UAE4FBNM.jpg)
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Hulda
@Hulda -
almost 3 years ago
Donald Trump had a meeting with Kim Kardashian's ex-boyfriend Ray J at Mar-A-Lago, report says
Ray J, who is best known for featuring in a sex tape with Kim Kardashian, discussed politics with Trump at Mar-a-Lago on Tuesday, per Page Six.
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Jany
@Jany -
over 3 years ago
How Eric Adams, Mayoral Candidate, Mixed Money and Political Ambition
Mr. Adams, the Brooklyn borough president, has called money the “enemy of politics.” But his fund-raising has repeatedly pushed the boundaries of campaign-finance and ethics laws.
2 minutes read
Dayton
@Dayton -
6 months ago
VanEck’s Ethereum ETF listed on DTCC ahead of SEC decision
As the crypto world eagerly awaits the potential approval of a spot Ethereum (ETH) exchange-traded fund (ETF) in the United… Continue reading VanEck’s Ethereum ETF listed on DTCC ahead of SEC decision The post VanEck’s Ethereum ETF listed on DTCC ahead of SEC…
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Gregoria
@Gregoria -
over 5 years ago
LISTEN: Haaretz in the BDS heartland: Explaining South Africa's Jewish exodus
LISTEN: Haaretz in the BDS heartland: Explaining South Africa's Jewish exodusA collage of photographs showing South Africans protesting for and against Israel in Johannesburg and Cape Town.Host Simon Spungin is joined by Haaretz's Judy Maltz and writer Roy Isacowitz to di...continued
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Alexie
@Alexie -
over 5 years ago
I, Immigrant, Agree With Donald Trump If You Are Not Happy Here, You Can Leave!
I, Immigrant, Agree With Donald Trump If You Are Not Happy Here, You Can Leave!“Our Country is Free, Beautiful and Very Successful. If you hate our Country, or if you are not happy here, you can leave!” President Donald J. Trump. Note: I use the precise terminology “leg...continued
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Josiah
@Josiah -
over 3 years ago
UK's Johnson suggests he left journalism because he was always abusing people in print - Reuters
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson suggested on Tuesday that he had left journalism for politics, because in his original profession he often found himself abusing people in print.
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Ariel
@Ariel -
almost 3 years ago
Let’s vote on it
Voting with a capital “V” is fraught. It happens rarely, it’s fairly permanent and thus momentous. We bring identity and media and politics into a swirl, spending billions of dollars to create something that feels both fruitless and participatory at the same …
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