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Nov 26 2020
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Perspectives: Thanksgiving History and the American People
Facing a tense political climate and COVID-19 coronavirus restrictions, the 2020 Thanksgiving holiday has a bit of a different feel. Projected presidential election winner Joe Biden delivered a holiday address Wednesday, as debate continues about how to celebrate the holiday safely and joyously. Another point of discussion is how Thanksgiving connects with American history and its Indigenous
HuffPost National Review (News) The HillJun 22 2022
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Democrats Urge Google to Update Abortion Searches Suggesting 'Fake Clinics'
Democratic lawmakers have requested Google to promptly update its search engine results to give more accurate results to users seeking information about abortions.
In a letter sent Friday to Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai, 20 Democratic members of Congress and Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders (Vt.) labeled pregnancy centers that do not offer abortions "fake clinics." The request was prompted
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Handel Wins Seat in Georgia
Republicans beat back national push by Democrats in most expensive contest in U.S. House history
Washington Times Atlanta Journal-Constitution CNN (Online News)Nov 17 2022
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Taylor Swift Ticketmaster Chaos Prompts Calls for Antitrust Action Against Alleged Live Nation ‘Monopoly’
Confusion and chaos surrounding Ticketmaster’s presale plans for Taylor Swift’s “Eras” tour prompted calls to break up Live Nation, which merged with Ticketmaster in 2010.
Key Quotes: On Wednesday, Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) — who chairs the Senate’s antitrust committee — wrote a letter to Live Nation’s CEO expressing “serious concerns about the state of competition in the ticketing
RollingStone.com CNBC New York Post (News)Dec 23 2022
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Jan. 6 Panel Releases Final Report on Capitol Riot
The House's select January 6 committee published its final report on the 2021 Capitol riot Thursday night.
The Details: The 845-page report recommends that former President Donald Trump be barred from holding public office again, frames him as having been unwilling to stop the riot, and details "at least 200 apparent acts of public or private outreach, pressure, or condemnation" by
CNN (Online News) Newsweek Washington ExaminerJan 08 2021
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Trump Condemns Capitol Breach
President Donald Trump released a two-minute, 41-second video on Twitter Thursday condemning the "heinous attack" on the U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C. Wednesday. He said those who breached the Capitol building Wednesday, many of whom were his supporters, had "defiled the seat of American democracy" and "do not represent our country." He acknowledged that a "new administration will be
The Hill HuffPost Fox News (Online News)Jan 09 2024
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Who Will Triumph in the Iowa Caucuses?
The 2024 Iowa presidential caucuses will be held on Monday, Jan. 15, and 40 delegates to the 2024 Republican National Convention will be allocated. Who will come out on top?
Key Details: The latest polls in the first-in-the-nation Republican presidential primary caucus show former President Donald Trump leading with 51.3% of the vote. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is second with 17.2%, and
Fox News (Online News) The New Yorker Wall Street Journal (News)Nov 13 2022
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After Greenpeace Report, What's the Future of Plastic Recycling?
"Most plastic simply cannot be recycled," said Greenpeace in a recent report. What's next?
For Context: The report estimates that only 4.7% of U.S. household plastics were recycled in 2021, and says "plastic waste is extremely difficult to collect, virtually impossible to sort for recycling, environmentally harmful to reprocess, often made of and contaminated by toxic materials, and not
The Week - News The Hill City JournalFeb 09 2023
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House Republicans Question Former Twitter Execs Over Suppression of Hunter Biden Laptop Story
Members of the House Oversight Committee questioned former Twitter executives in a hearing Wednesday about the platform's suppression of the New York Post's Hunter Biden laptop story in Oct. 2020.
Key Quotes: Former head of Twitter trust and safety Yoel Roth said Wednesday that "Twitter should not have taken action to block the Post’s reporting." Committee chairman Rep. James Comer (R-
Fox News (Online News) Reuters CNN (Online News)Feb 11 2022
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Congress Passes Bipartisan Sexual Misconduct Bill
Congress advanced a bipartisan bill this week aimed at giving sexual misconduct victims more options in seeking justice.
Titled the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act, the bill was originally sponsored by Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) in 2017. It prevents employers from writing contracts that force people to settle
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