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May 05 2020
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Senators Question John Ratcliffe at Confirmation Hearing to be Intelligence Chief
The Senate Select Intelligence Committee is holding a confirmation hearing on the nomination of John Ratcliffe (R-TX) to be Director of National Intelligence.
The hearing, which is open but limited due to social distancing measures, takes place as the work of the U.S. intelligence community has been thrust into headlines by questions about the coronavirus outbreak's origin.
NBC News (Online) Fox News (Online News) The HillDec 20 2020
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Congress Reaches Agreement on $900 Billion Relief Package
On Sunday, leaders of a bipartisan congressional group announced they reached an agreement on a roughly $900 billion COVID-19 coronavirus economic relief bill after eight months of negotiations. The deal comes after Congress passed a two-day stopgap to prevent a government shutdown. The relief bill is expected to aid struggling businesses and unemployed Americans, fund schools, provide help to
Washington Post New York Post (News) The HillMar 26 2020
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U.S. Weekly Jobless Claims Surge to More Than 3 Million
The number of Americans filing claims for unemployment benefits surged to more than 3 million last week as layoffs continued in the wake of the coronavirus spread.
The sharp rise in claims signals the unemployment rate could rise several percentage points in coming months, after matching a 50-year low of 3.5% in February.
Wall Street Journal (News) Washington Times Washington PostAug 31 2020
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U.S. Passes 6 Million COVID-19 Cases; 25 Million Cases Worldwide
The U.S. passed 6 million coronavirus cases on Monday, with worldwide cases topping 25 million. Two other countries have reported over a million cases — Brazil (3.8 million) and India (3.6 million) — and Russia (0.99 million) will likely soon become the third. It took 22 days for the U.S. to go from 5 to 6 million cases; it took 99 days for the U.S. to reach its first million cases in late
Wall Street Journal (News) MarketWatch CBS News (Online)Sep 21 2022
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Trump and Three Eldest Children Named in $250 Million New York Civil Suit
Former President Donald Trump’s legal challenges grew on Wednesday after he and his three eldest children were named in a $250 million civil lawsuit filed by the Attorney General of New York. The suit alleges Trump and his enterprises overvalued properties and holdings with the intent of gaining favorable loans from lenders. The 214-page filing was the result of a three-year-long investigation
Newsweek Reason The GuardianDec 03 2022
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Kanye West's Twitter Ban Raises Questions on Combatting Anti-Semitism
Kanye West has again been suspended from Twitter, this time for tweeting an image that combined the Star of David with a Nazi swastika. This comes after West appeared on Alex Jones’ show, InfoWars, where he expressed his admiration for Nazi leader Adolf Hitler while stating “the Holocaust is not what happened.” West’s statements and his suspension from Twitter are again raising questions of
The Atlantic BBC News NewsweekMar 01 2022
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Russians Attack Civilian Areas in Ukraine, Convoy Closes in on Capital City of Kyiv
On the sixth day of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the biggest ground war in Europe since World War II, Russian troops attacked civilian areas in Kharkiv, the second-largest city in the country.
At the same time, a 40-mile-long convoy of Russian tanks and other vehicles advanced on the capital city of Kyiv. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, in a video message posted on social media
Axios NBC News (Online) Fox News (Online News)Mar 12 2020
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Trump Institutes Travel Ban From Europe to the United States
President Trump has restricted travel from Europe to the United States in wake of the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus to the United State from Europe. The ban does not apply to England or Ireland.
European Union leaders have issued a statement condemning the move, even as those nations are tightening their own restrictions on the movement of people.
New York Times (News) The Hill Washington ExaminerDec 09 2020
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FDA to Meet to Consider Pfizer-BioNTech Emergency Coronavirus Vaccine Authorization
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will meet Thursday to discuss emergency use authorization (EUA) for Pfizer and BioNTech's COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine. A vote could come after the advisory committee, the FDA and vaccine experts hear the companies' presentations and participate in a Q&A session. Some FDA officials and advisory committee members predicted the vaccines would receive
Fox News (Online News) CNN (Online News) Wall Street Journal (News)Dec 09 2020
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Hunter Biden's Taxes Under Federal Investigation
Hunter Biden, son of state-certified 2020 presidential election winner Joe Biden, announced his taxes are being investigated by the Delaware U.S. Attorney's Office in a joint statement on the Biden-Harris transition website. The Associated Press reported Wednesday that the Justice Department has also been scrutinizing Hunter Biden’s taxes, Chinese business dealings and other financial
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