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Apr 29 2021
News
Hawley Introduces Bill to Reduce American Dependence on Chinese Technology
Sen. Josh Hawley (R., Mo.) introduced a bill Wednesday aimed at reducing Chinese control over technology used by the Department of Defense and its contractors.
The bill would require defense contractors to disclose where they obtained printed circuit boards, which are an essential component of most complex technology. "A disproportionate amount of the printed circuit boards used in the
Washington Free BeaconJan 21 2021
News
Judge Refuses To Reinstate Parler After Amazon Shut It Down
A federal judge is refusing to restore the social media site Parler after Amazon kicked the company off of its web-hosting services over content seen as inciting violence.
The decision is a blow to Parler, an upstart that has won over Trump loyalists for its relatively hands-off approach to moderating content. The company sued Amazon over its ban, demanding reinstatement.
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NPR (Online News)Sep 01 2021
News
Taliban Battle Opposition Militias, Wield New Power in Kabul
Clashes flared in northern and central Afghanistan between the Taliban and local militias on Wednesday, as the Islamist movement continued to consolidate its grip on power in the Afghan capital, two days after the U.S. ended its 20-year presence in the country.
Meanwhile, hundreds of American citizens and residents remained stuck in Afghanistan after the massive U.S.-led airlift ended,
Wall Street Journal (News)Sep 02 2022
Perspectives Blog
Is Breitbart Fake News? Does it Spread Misinformation?
Is Breitbart (Right bias) “fake news?” Does the outlet spread false informaton and misleading narratives? What constitutes propaganda, fake news, or misinformation is a major point of contention among the left and right. Media outlets that favor the political left or right may repeat claims or stories that suit their worldview and agenda. To some, this can constitute “fake news” —
Antonio FermeAug 06 2017
News
The Trump administration is waging war on diversity
Stephen Miller stood in front of a gaggle of reporters this week and declared that “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free” was an embarrassing footnote in American history.
VoxDec 27 2021
News
Fauci: Vaccine Requirement for Domestic Air Travel ‘Should Seriously Be Considered’
During an appearance on MSNBC on Monday, Anthony Fauci said a Covid-19 vaccine requirement for domestic air travel “should seriously be considered.”
Fauci argued that the justification for such a sweeping rule has grown amid the rise of the Omicron variant and given the precedent of recent restrictions that bar the unvaccinated from employment, patronizing certain business, and other
National Review (News)May 27 2021
News
Biden plans talks with GOP on new infrastructure counteroffer, reviving hopes for bipartisan deal
President Joe Biden said he would meet with Senate Republicans to discuss the party’s $928 billion infrastructure proposal, reviving hopes for a bipartisan deal after talks stalled last week.
Biden told reporters Thursday he has not yet read the details of the GOP proposal, which is far narrower in scope and lower in cost than the president’s latest pitch for a $1.7 trillion
Washington ExaminerMay 27 2021
News
Evictions of Palestinians could spark further conflict, Blinken warns
Secretary of State Tony Blinken warned Israeli leaders on his visit to Jerusalem this week that evictions of Palestinian families from East Jerusalem or further unrest on the Temple Mount could spark renewed “tension, conflict and war," he told me in a phone interview.
What he’s saying: Speaking on his flight back from the Middle East, Blinken said the most important aspect of his trip
AxiosMar 22 2021
News
US-China Talks
“Top U.S. and Chinese officials offered sharply different views of each other and the world [last] Thursday as the two sides met face-to-face for the first time since President Joe Biden took office… In unusually pointed public remarks for a staid diplomatic meeting, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Chinese Communist Party foreign affairs chief Yang Jiechi took aim at each other’s country
The Flip SideSep 12 2021
Opinion
The Billionaires’ Party
"Toadies for billionaires” is how one excitable correspondent describes the Republican Party.
But nobody seems to have told the billionaires.
Politics is not based on policy, or economics, or analysis — politics is based on storytelling, and we typically are far more committed to our stories than to any other aspect of our political lives. (Oh, no, not you! You’re an enlightened
National Review (News)