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Jul 29 2019
News
Which Democratic Presidential Candidate Was Mentioned Most In The News Last Week?
New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker was the only candidate who was mentioned in a larger share of both cable news clips and online news stories last week than the week before, according to data from the TV News Archive1 and Media Cloud.2 That’s in part because of his latest dustup with former Vice President Joe Biden. Last week, Booker called Biden “the proud architect of a failed system,” referring
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Jan 09 2021
Fact Check
There’s no proof antifa stormed the Capitol. The rumor spread quickly anyway
In a violent scene like no other in American history, a sprawling crowd of President Donald Trump’s supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol and halted congressional proceedings, wearing and waving Trump-branded paraphernalia and flags as they sought to overturn the election.
Lawmakers were evacuated as the rioters overwhelmed Capitol Police and bashed through the building’s doors and
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May 28 2020
News
Women Reportedly Being Kidnapped and Pulled Into Cars During Minneapolis Riot, Random Drivers Being Shot At
Reports are circulating on social media that women are being kidnapped and people are now shooting at random cars in the Minneapolis riot.
Police are still standing down as the city burns for the second night in a row.
Libor Jany, a reporter from the Star Tribune wrote on Twitter that “amidst all this, police are being called to investigate a possible kidnapping from the parking
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Aug 22 2020
Fact Check
Did Democrats Omit ‘Under God’ from the Pledge of Allegiance?
A rumor circulated on social media during the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in August 2020 alleging that the DNC had omitted the phrase “under God” from the Pledge of Allegiance. This statement is misleading at best. The DNC did not omit “under God” from the pledge, nor did they forbid its use. In fact, during every recitation of the pledge before each night’s events — the 2020 DNC
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Dec 08 2020
News
House passes defense spending bill with veto-proof majority despite Trump opposition
The House voted 335-78 on Tuesday to pass the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which authorizes a must-pass $740 million budget for defense spending.
Why it matters: The vote was a veto-proof majority. But it remains unclear whether the same number of Republican would vote to override a presidential veto.
The large number of GOP votes shows how strong the bipartisan
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Jul 06 2021
Perspectives Blog
Everyday Heroes: Pearce Godwin of the Listen First Project
A trip to Africa led Pearce Godwin, founder of the Listen First Project, on a journey to heal what’s broken with American democracy. The Listen First Project is home to the #ListenFirst Coalition of 250+ organizations bringing Americans together across differences, as well as the collaborative National Conversation Project. Pearce has catalyzed the movement to heal America by building
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News Media
SFGATE
The online version of The San Francisco Chronicle, SFGate.com is led by President Mark Adkins. As well as publishing the San Francisco Chronicle online, SFGate adds other features not available in the print version, such as blogs and podcasts. SFGate was one of the earliest major market newspaper websites to be launched, having done so in 1994, at the time of The Newspaper Guild strike; meanwhile the union published its own news website, San Francisco Free Press.
Feb 11 2021
News
States Push to Rein In Big Tech as Federal Gears Grind Slow
States are moving with urgency in seeking to rein in alleged abuses by big tech companies, while the federal government is preoccupied with COVID-19 relief and former President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial.
Spurred by various motivations such as fighting censorship, shoring up data privacy protections of constituents, or looking to punish or raise revenue from cash-flush companies
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Feb 02 2018
News
The Gang That Couldn’t Lie Straight
The Trump team’s deception of media regarding the Trump Tower meeting piques Mueller’s interest.
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Feb 11 2021
News
China Bans BBC World Service, Following U.K. Ban Of Chinese Network
China's broadcasting regulator has banned the BBC World Service from airing there, according to a report in Chinese state media. The news follows a move by Britain's communications regulator last week to strip the state-run China global television network of its broadcast license in the U.K.
According to the state news agency Xinhua, China's National Radio and Television Administration
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