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Jun 13 2019
News
Anti-Abortion Group Has Found a New Imagined Adversary in Pinterest
Yesterday morning, the anti-abortion group Live Action launched a Tweetstorm alleging that Pinterest was discriminating against it for its beliefs. The group, which rose to infamy with heavily edited Planned Parenthood undercover “sting” videos, said that it had been put on Pinterest’s domain “block list” and had its account permanently suspended for spreading “misinformation.” Lila Rose, Live
JezebelMar 18 2021
News
21 states sue Biden for killing the Keystone XL pipeline
A coalition of 21 states sued President Biden on Wednesday over his executive order that shut down the Keystone XL pipeline. The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas and alleges Biden exceeded his presidential authority by canceling the oil pipeline.
"Within hours of taking office, President Biden issued an Executive Order that purports to
The BlazeFeb 01 2021
News
Biden Administration Asks Supreme Court to Cancel Arguments on Border Wall, Asylum Policy
The Biden administration asked the Supreme Court on Monday to cancel coming oral arguments on two pillars of former President Donald Trump’s immigration policy, construction of a wall along the southern U.S. border and the “Remain in Mexico” program that barred U.S. entry to many asylum applicants while their cases were considered.
The filings are among the first of many the Justice
Wall Street Journal (News)May 25 2021
News
Belarus Hijacks Plane
“The European Union agreed Monday to impose sanctions on Belarus, including banning its airlines from using the airspace and airports of the 27-nation bloc… Reacting to what EU leaders called a brazen ‘hijacking’ of the Ryanair jetliner flying from Greece to Lithuania on Sunday, they also demanded the immediate release of the journalist, Raman Pratasevich…
“Ryanair said Belarusian
The Flip SideJan 09 2020
News
Iran's U.N. Ambassador: Strike On U.S. Bases Was 'Measured, Proportionate Response'
Iran's U.N. ambassador tells NPR that Tehran has no plans to step up a confrontation with the U.S. after it fired missiles at U.S. military bases in Iraq in "a measured, proportionate response" to the assassination of Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani.
However, Majid Takht Ravanchi, speaking to Morning Edition host Steve Inskeep, says Iran is prepared for further action if the U.S. renews its
NPR (Online News)Jan 07 2021
News
President Trump blocked from posting to Facebook, Instagram 'indefinitely,' at least through end of term
After originally planning to block President Donald Trump from posting to his Facebook and Instagram account for 24 hours, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Thursday that the blocks have been extended "indefinitely."
"We believe the risks of allowing the President to continue to use our service during this period are simply too great," Zuckerberg wrote in a Facebook post Thursday. "Therefore, we
USA TODAYJan 08 2022
Opinion
Biden Can Take Bold Steps for Dreamers in 2022
For Dreamers, 2021 was the year that promised some permanent relief from their fragile immigration status—but failed to deliver. President Biden can ensure 2022 is different.
Candidate Joe Biden promised in his final debate with Donald Trump in October 2020 that if he was elected president, Dreamers, those brought to the U.S. without permission by their parents when they were children,
The BulwarkJan 03 2020
News
Trump steamrolls Congress as Iran fight escalates
President Donald Trump’s decision to kill a top Iranian commander marks his most unabashed move yet to steamroll Congress on matters of war and peace.
Yet the powerlessness of Capitol Hill is of lawmakers’ own making.
Despite a concerted push from Democrats and a handful of Republicans to reassert congressional authority when it comes to military action abroad, Congress has done
PoliticoJun 15 2020
News
California ‘sanctuary’ rules stay in place after Supreme Court rejects Trump’s challenge
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear the Trump administration’s challenge to a California “sanctuary” law, leaving intact rules that prohibit law enforcement officials from aiding federal agents in taking custody of immigrants as they are released from jail. Only Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel A. Alito Jr. voted to hear the administration’s appeal.
The court’s
Los Angeles TimesJun 04 2021
News
Rich states haven't done enough for the environment, Pakistan PM says
The world's richest countries have not done enough to combat global warming, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Friday, adding his country had done more than any other in the world to combat rising emissions relative to its economic means.
Pakistan, this year's host of the United Nations' annual World Environment Day on June 5, is among the countries worst affected by climate
Reuters