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Oct 07 2019
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Shopping has become a political act. Here’s how it happened.
In August, it was SoulCycle and Equinox. The month prior, Home Depot. Back in 2017, L.L.Bean. These are only a few of the companies to ignite the collective ire of progressive consumers over corporate ties to Trump. In the case of the boutique fitness studios, it was a Trump fundraiser hosted by their majority stake investor Stephen M. Ross; with the home improvement chain, it was co-founder
VoxAug 01 2019
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Jeff Bezos sells $1.8 billion worth of Amazon stock in three days
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos sold more than $1.8 billion worth of shares in the company in the final three days of July, new federal filings show.
The sale marked Bezos’ first since October of last year, when he sold $33 million worth of stock, according to forms filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. This time, Bezos sold more than 900,000 shares over three sales between July 29
NBC News DigitalAug 04 2020
Background
The Role of Technology in Improving K–12 School Safety
Violence in schools negatively affects children's future life outcomes and the culture and performance of the school. For these reasons, promoting school safety is a national priority for many federal agencies, including the National Institute of Justice. This report focuses on school safety technologies as one among many approaches to prevent and respond to school violence. In the report, the
RAND CorporationMar 27 2020
Fact Check
Viral Image Claims to Show Phone Number for Receiving Emergency Food Stamps
An image shared on Facebook more than 46,000 times purportedly shows the phone number people can call to get emergency Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.
Verdict: False
The number is not listed in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) directory of local SNAP offices and does not match the National Hunger Hotline. It comes from a popular 2005 rap song
Check Your FactOct 07 2019
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Judge dismisses Trump request to keep taxes secret in New York
A federal judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit brought by President Donald Trump to block a subpoena for eight years of his tax returns, rejecting the President's "extraordinary" claim that any occupant of the White House enjoys "absolute immunity from criminal process of any kind."
Describing Trump's argument as a "categorical and limitless assertion of Presidential immunity," US
CNN DigitalOct 07 2019
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Judge rejects Trump request to block New York subpoena for tax returns
President Donald Trump cannot block a request to hand over eight years of tax returns to Manhattan prosecutors, a federal judge ruled, after Trump claimed he was immune from being sued.
Trump quickly filed an emergency notice of appeal to the federal appeals court in Manhattan.
U.S. District Judge Victor Marrero in Manhattan decided to abstain from resolving the dispute, and
ReutersFeb 13 2020
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Attorney General Says Trump's Tweets About DOJ Make His Job 'Impossible'
Attorney General William Barr asked President Trump to stop his social media commentary on Thursday after the flap over the case involving Trump's adviser Roger Stone.
Barr told ABC News in an interview scheduled to air on Thursday evening that he wants Trump to "stop tweeting" and that the president's comments make it "impossible" to do his job as the head of federal law enforcement.
NPR (Online News)Apr 05 2017
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Trump to sign rule on abortion providers as part of regulatory rollback
The White House confirmed Wednesday that President Trump will sign legislation overturning an Obama administration rule that currently prevents states from blocking federal grants to abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood.
Washington TimesOct 01 2013
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Government Shutdown Begins As Congress Fails To Pass Continuing Resolution
Congress plunged the nation into a partial government shutdown Tuesday as a long-running dispute over President Barack Obama's health care law stalled a temporary funding bill, forcing about 800,000 federal workers off the job and suspending most non-essential federal programs and services.
HuffPostMar 25 2020
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Senate unanimously passes $2-trillion economic stimulus package
WASHINGTON — In an overwhelming bipartisan vote, the Senate on Wednesday passed a $2-trillion economic stimulus package — the largest ever — designed to pump money directly into Americans’ pockets while also shoring up hospitals, businesses and state and local governments struggling against the coronavirus pandemic. The $2-trillion price tag is equal to more than half of the $3.5 trillion the
Los Angeles Times