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Feb 25 2021
News
House Passes Sweeping Gay and Transgender Equality Legislation
A divided House on Thursday narrowly passed a sprawling bill that would extend civil rights protections to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity, but the measure faced an uphill battle to enactment, with Republicans almost uniformly opposed.
The legislation, passed 224 to 206, almost entirely along party lines, stands little chance of drawing
New York Times (News)
Dec 07 2021
Headline Roundup
White House Imposes Diplomatic Boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing
The White House has imposed a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, accusing the communist nation of genocide and other human rights abuses, including the abuse and mass detainment of Muslims in the Xinjiang region.
While U.S. athletes can still compete, no U.S. government officials will be sent. White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki cited "ongoing genocide and
Newsweek
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Jun 25 2020
News
'Sabotage': Obama administration's Flynn probe represents broader assault on Trump presidency
The collapse of the Obama administration’s dogged pursuit of retired Army Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn has come to represent a broader assault on the Trump campaign, transition and presidency that Attorney General William P. Barr has concluded amounted to FBI “sabotage.”
From July 31, 2016, to deep into the Trump presidency, the FBI littered its investigative trail with questionable conduct
Washington Times
Jan 30 2022
News
Former Senate candidate launches bid for governor in Wisconsin
Former Wisconsin Senate hopeful Kevin Nicholson (R) announced that he was running for governor in Wisconsin, putting an end to the speculation after he signaled a potential gubernatorial bid earlier this month.
“At a crucial point in history, Wisconsin has lost its way," Nicholson said in an op-ed published by the news outlet Wisconsin Right Now. "Our state and our society are being
The Hill
Apr 01 2021
Analysis
The Hidden Toll of Remote Work
Switching to Zoom forever might be convenient, but it’s a recipe for loneliness.
At the end of January, I went back to teaching my students in person for the first time in 10 months. It was only two days a week, and an hour and a half at a time. We were all avoiding contact and wearing masks, so normal human interaction was almost nonexistent. But for me, it was like springtime in Paris
The Atlantic
Aug 05 2020
Opinion
Gregg Jarrett: Sally Yates says James Comey went 'rogue,' but she was just as unscrupulous
Sally Yates, who served as Deputy Attorney General during a critical period as the Russia collusion hoax evolved in 2016-17, trashed fired FBI director James Comey during her testimony Wednesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
She readily agreed that Comey went “rogue” in his unauthorized pursuit of former national security adviser Michael Flynn. But that, of course, was
Fox News Digital
Mar 12 2021
News
Biden administration rescinds Trump-era immigration policy to alleviate surge of unaccompanied minors
The Biden administration announced Friday it is terminating a Trump-era agreement that it said discouraged sponsors of unaccompanied migrant children, like parents or relatives, to come forward due to fear their information would be shared with immigration enforcement agencies.
The move comes amid a surge of unaccompanied children arriving at the border, which is overwhelming border
CNN Digital
Mar 03 2022
News
Arizona Governor Doug Ducey says he won't run for Senate
Arizona Governor Doug Ducey has closed the door on mounting a U.S. Senate campaign, rebuffing pressure from some national Republicans to enter the race to challenge Democratic incumbent Senator Mark Kelly.
"These days, if you're going to run for public office, you have to really want the job," Ducey said in an email to donors explaining his decision. "Right now I have the job I want,
CBS News (Online)
Sep 24 2014
News
How Politics Breaks Our Brains
Humans are partisans by nature—but there's hope for ways to fight the impulse toward conflict.
The Atlantic
Jun 30 2020
News
Microplastic pollution accumulates heavily in coastal areas such as fjords and estuaries
Microplastic pollution in marine environments is concentrated most highly in coastal habitats, especially fjords and estuaries, according to a new review article published in the journal Marine Pollution Bulletin. Deep sea environments generally have much lower microplastic concentrations, although there are hotspots where elevated concentrations of microplastic occur.
Each year humans
Phys.org