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Jun 25 2020
News
Eviction Crisis Interventions
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As the coronavirus pandemic rages on, more and more people are facing the threat of housing insecurity. As state and local eviction moratoriums approach their end dates, millions are still out of work with no Abridge NewsJun 25 2020
Opinion
Will Biden's VP pick be Black, female — and a cop?
When Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) took herself out of contention to be Joe Biden's running mate last week, she made her reasoning perfectly clear. "I think this is a moment to put a woman of color on that ticket," she said."If you want to heal this nation right now — my party, yes, but our nation — this is sure a hell of a way to do it."
The context was obvious. America's cities have
The Week - OpinionDec 22 2014
News
Crunch Time for FedEx and UPS as Last-Minute Holiday Shipping Ramps Up
Donner Pass, the icy stretch of road that cuts through the Sierra Nevada mountains, is 2,000 miles away from FedEx’s world hub in Memphis.
But as the holiday delivery season hits its peak, dispatchers here are keeping an eagle eye on weather conditions along the pass: Any trouble could make it impenetrable for the carrier’s trucks, closing a crucial route out of California.
This
New York Times (News)Mar 15 2019
News
California shuts down death row. Signs a red state may be next.
As with criminal justice reform, the death penalty may be a growing area of bipartisan agreement among lawmakers. So far this year, Republicans in Kentucky, Montana, and Wyoming have sponsored bills to end executions.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom surprised Democrats and Republicans alike this week by announcing a halt to executions in the state with the country’s largest death row, a
Christian Science MonitorJun 06 2019
News
U.S., Mexico to resume talks over tariffs, border as Trump seeks more progress
Mexican and U.S. officials are set to resume talks in Washington on Thursday aimed at heading off punitive tariffs on Mexican goods as President Donald Trump called for Mexico to take more action to curb migration at the southern U.S. border.
The two sides met on Wednesday for discussions led by Vice President Mike Pence in an effort to strike a deal that would satisfy the U.S.
ReutersJun 05 2019
News
Trump Expresses Concern About Gun Silencers in Wake of Virginia Shooting
In interview on British television, President Trump says he would consider a ban but doesn’t ‘love the idea’.
President Trump said he doesn’t like gun silencers and was open to considering a ban on the devices after one was used in a mass shooting last week in Virginia.
“I don’t like them,” Mr. Trump said in an interview that aired Wednesday morning on ITV’s “Good Morning Britain
Wall Street Journal (News)Aug 14 2019
Opinion
I Was Raped by Jeffrey Epstein When I Was 15
Now I’m suing his estate and accomplices.
The first time I stepped into Jeffrey Epstein’s mansion on the Upper East Side in the fall of 2001, I noticed his security cameras. They were hard to miss. Inside the front door, he had small TVs playing the footage in real time. I was a child, just 14 at the time. But the message was clear: I was in the house of someone important and I was
New York Times (Opinion)Dec 02 2019
News
Trump says he will reimpose steel and aluminum tariffs on Brazil and Argentina, opening new trade war fronts
The White House says the two nations are “presiding over a massive devaluation of their currencies. which is not good for our farmers.”
President Trump said he would impose tariffs, effective immediately, on all steel and aluminum shipped into the United States from Brazil and Argentina.
“Brazil and Argentina have been presiding over a massive devaluation of their currencies.
Washington PostMar 12 2019
News
Ticking clock may save Trump from impeachment in Congress
A momentous question hanging over Washington is whether investigations into President Donald Trump will prompt the U.S. Congress to try to remove him from office through the impeachment process set out in the U.S. Constitution.
The answer could be significantly influenced by the clock.
With the 2020 presidential and congressional election campaigns already gearing up, the
ReutersJun 03 2019
News
US, Mexico officials to begin talks over tariffs, border
Top officials from the U.S. and Mexico will begin talks Monday in a scramble to fend off President Donald Trump’s threat of devastating tariffs on imports from the southern ally and meet his demand for fewer migrants at the border.
Trump is heading to London for a long-planned overseas trip, leaving others to stem a potential trade crisis. It’s unclear what more Mexico can do – and what
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