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Dec 29 2021
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Harry Reid, former Senate majority leader, dead at 82
Harry Reid, a longtime Democratic U.S. senator from Nevada who rose to serve as Senate majority leader from 2007 to 2015, died Tuesday at age 82.
Reid, who was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2018, served in Congress from 1983 until his retirement in 2017. He announced in 2019 his cancer was in remission.
He became most well-known for his use of the "nuclear option" in 2013,
Fox News DigitalMay 30 2015
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The Supreme Court Could Transfer A Lot Of Political Power Away From Cities
This week, the Supreme Court agreed to hear a lawsuit filed by conservative activists in Texas that could redefine the principle of “one person, one vote” as we know it. And if the Court sides with the plaintiffs, Republicans could stretch their already-historic majorities in the House and state legislatures even wider — the GOP would be helped just slightly in presidential elections.
538 (ABC News)May 21 2021
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Back to pubs, gyms and movies: plotting the road back to normal
As the COVID-19 vaccine rollout gains momentum, many countries are planning a gradual return to normal, opening borders and letting people back into restaurants, shops and sports venues after more than a year of on-off lockdowns.
Here are some of their plans, in alphabetical order:
AUSTRALIA
Australia, which plans to allow international travel from mid-2022, lifted a ban
ReutersAug 22 2021
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Americans beaten in Kabul as Taliban 'goes door to door executing anyone' that worked with the US
American citizens trapped behind enemy lines in Afghanistan are facing violence at the hands of the Taliban, as are Afghans who worked with the US, and journalists.
Sasha Ingber, with Newsy, reported that the "Situation [in Afghanistan] is rapidly deteriorating." A source in the country told her that "We've had Americans get beaten throughout the night." One American woman, she said, "
The Post MillennialOct 18 2019
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Elizabeth Warren references contract after attack on pregnancy discrimination claim
As Elizabeth Warren's biography receives greater scrutiny, the 2020 Democratic presidential front-runner added a line to her stump speech at a gathering of Democratic women.
"I became a special needs teacher and I loved that job. But at the end of the first school year, I had an experience that at least some women will recognize," the Massachusetts senator said in Washington, D.C. "By
Washington ExaminerNov 10 2021
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U.S. unveils roadmap for net-zero aviation emissions by 2050
The Transportation Department is unveiling a multi-agency roadmap to slash greenhouse gas emissions from the U.S. aviation sector with a target of reaching net-zero by 2050.
Why it matters: Aviation accounts for around 3% of global carbon emissions, but has other warming impacts too. It accounts for 11% of U.S. transportation-related emissions, according to the White House.
Those
AxiosNov 15 2021
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US journalist jailed in Myanmar for nearly 6 months is freed
American journalist Danny Fenster, who was recently sentenced to 11 years of hard labor after spending nearly six months in jail in military-ruled Myanmar, was freed and on his way home Monday, a former U.S. diplomat who helped negotiate the release said.
Fenster, the managing editor of the online magazine Frontier Myanmar, was convicted Friday of spreading false or inflammatory
Associated PressMar 10 2021
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'No More Money For RINOs': How Trump's Fight With The GOP Is All About Control
The latest Trump-versus-The-Establishment skirmish is over one of the things couples fight about most.
Money.
"No more money for RINOS," former President Donald Trump said in a statement Monday night, using the acronym for "Republicans In Name Only," which is what conservatives call Republicans they deem not sufficiently conservative. "They do nothing but hurt the Republican
NPR (Online News)Jan 13 2020
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How 'Internet Express' is helping Kashmiris go online
Braving the snow and cold, Abrar Ahmad, 18, is one of the thousands of Kashmiris who regularly spend hours journeying on a packed train just so that they can go online as the region grapples with the longest internet blackout imposed by the federal government.
Stepping off the crammed train - dubbed the "Internet Express" by Kashmiris - in the town of Banihal, about 100km (approximately
Al JazeeraSep 05 2020
Analysis
Why Pennsylvania is ground zero for mail-in voting debate
The phone is ringing nonstop in Pennsylvania’s Lycoming County.
“Did the November election get delayed?”
“Can I still vote by mail?”
“Why did my wife, who died in 2011, get an application for an absentee ballot with her name and address already filled in?”
It’s the last category that drives county election director Forrest Lehman and his staff especially batty.
Christian Science Monitor