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Jul 27 2020
News
Anti-fascists linked to zero murders in the US in 25 years
Donald Trump has made warnings about the threat of antifa and “far-left fascism” a central part of his re-election campaign. But in reality leftwing attacks have left far fewer people dead than violence by rightwing extremists, new research indicates, and antifa activists have not been linked to a single murder in decades.
A new database of nearly 900 politically motivated attacks and
The Guardian
Dec 08 2022
Perspectives Blog
Congress Set After Warnock Tops Walker in GA Runoff
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Incumbent Georgia Sen. Raphael Warnock won reelection over Republican challenger Herschel Walker in Tuesday's 2022 U.S. Senate runoff election, earning 51.4% of the vote to Walker's 48.6%. What It Means: Democrats now hold 51
AllSides Staff
Mar 09 2022
News
Russia Admits To Using Thermobaric Bombs In Ukraine, Sucking Oxygen From Air, UK Says
Russia has admitted to using thermobaric bombs in its attacks on Ukraine, a Russian counterpart confirmed to the U.K.’s Ministry of Defense on Wednesday.
The Russian TOS-1A Heavy Flamethrower weapon system allows tanks to fire rockets with thermobaric warheads, the ministry explained in a video it tweeted. The weapons create a high-temperature explosion when detonated by sucking the
The Daily Caller
Jun 02 2022
News
Emboldened Democrats eye Ron Johnson amid new controversies
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) is facing a slew of negative headlines ahead of his reelection bid later this year, potentially complicating what was already expected to be a tough race for the two-term senator.
Johnson ignited controversy last week when he suggested that “wokeness” and critical race theory were the cause of recent mass shootings in the U.S. Additionally, the senator hit back
The Hill
Jan 21 2022
News
Yemeni rebels say Saudi-led airstrike on prison killed 70
A Saudi-led coalition airstrike hit a prison run by Yemen’s Houthi rebels on Friday, killing at least 70 detainees and wounding dozens, a rebel minister said. The strike was part of a pounding aerial offensive that hours earlier knocked the Arab world’s poorest country off the internet.
The intense campaign comes after the Iran-backed Houthis claimed a drone and missile attack that
Associated Press
Apr 22 2022
News
Russia says it plans full control of Donbas and southern Ukraine
Russia plans to take full control of Donbas and southern Ukraine during the second phase of what it calls its special military operation, the deputy commander of Russia's central military district said on Friday, Russian news agencies reported.
The statement from Rustam Minnekayev, the deputy commander, is one of the most detailed about Moscow's latest ambitions in Ukraine and suggests
Reuters
Apr 05 2022
News
GOP Rep. Fred Upton, Who Voted To Impeach Trump, Announces Retirement
Rep. Fred Upton (R-Mich.) on Tuesday became the fourth Republican who voted to impeach then-President Donald Trump for inciting the U.S. Capitol attack to announce his retirement, another political casualty of breaking with Republicans’ de facto leader.
“Even the best stories have a last chapter,” Upton said during a tearful speech on the House floor. “This is it for me.”
The
HuffPost
Dec 27 2021
News
Pfizer antiviral pill could be risky with other widely used medications
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently authorized two antiviral pills, one from Pfizer and one from Merck, making them the first at-home treatment for COVID-19 that has been touted as a game changer in the fight against the pandemic.
However, experts told NBC News that the pills will require careful monitoring by doctors and pharmacists.
While Pfizer's Paxlovid has been
The Hill
Aug 03 2022
Fact Check
How will social media platforms respond to election misinformation? It isn’t clear
Online misinformation about the 2020 election drove all sorts of real-world consequences, from the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol to the then-president of the United States getting banned from Twitter.
Those false claims that the last election was stolen haven’t gone away. Instead, they’re driving new campaign messaging for the 2022 midterm races through ads, videos and misleading
Poynter Fact Check
Mar 15 2022
Headline Roundup
Should We Make Daylight Saving Time Permanent?
The biannual shift between standard time and Daylight Saving Time in the U.S. is seen as a nuisance by many. Should we make longer days permanent?
The Senate unanimously approved a measure Tuesday to make Daylight Saving Time permanent. If the bill, titled the Sunshine Protection Act, becomes law, Americans would never again be told to set their clocks back an hour in the fall and
National Review (News)
CNN (Opinion)
Washington Post