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Apr 11 2022
Headline Roundup
Elon Musk Declines Offer to Join Twitter Board
Billionaire Tesla CEO Elon Musk turned down Twitter’s invitation to join its board of directors on Apr. 9, the same day he was scheduled to join.
Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal said Sunday that Musk’s decision was “for the best,” but that there would be “distractions ahead.” Agrawal had previously said “weeks” of conversations led him to believe Musk was “exactly what we need on Twitter,
CNBC New York Times (News) Washington ExaminerAug 12 2019
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Jeffrey Epstein's Death
“Disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein was found dead on Saturday after an apparent suicide in the New York jail cell where he was being held without bail on sex-trafficking charges.” (Reuters)
Both sides are frustrated that Epstein’s victims will not get their day in court:
“It is not an exaggeration to say that there are thousands of similar victims in America out there watching
The Flip SideDec 02 2019
News
Should Public College be Free?
This Abridge News topic aggregates four unique arguments on different sides of the debate. Here are the quick facts to get you started:
THE QUICK FACTS
During the most recent Democratic debate, candidates were divided on how to make college more accessible and affordable. Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders both support universal free college and cancellation of Abridge NewsJul 19 2019
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Is Corporate America Selling Out Our Country - Opinion
Within hours of Pearl Harbor, President Franklin Roosevelt began summoning the heads of American industry to Washington. Roosevelt knew the country would need an unprecedented buildup of planes, ships, and other war materiel. Without hesitation, American companies responded. Ford, Packard, Chrysler, 3M, Hormel, General Mills, Pillsbury, Cargill, Boeing, and many other major U.S. companies gave
Guest Writer - RightMar 26 2019
Opinion
OPINION: Trump, Mueller, and our post-facts society
Robert Mueller's final report to the attorney general of the United States found no evidence of a Russian conspiracy. This means, among other things, that our commander-in-chief is not the Manchurian Candidate.
Shouldn't we all be happy about this? I know I am. As one of those bores who insists on buying things made in the U.S. whenever possible, I for one prefer to have my elections
Guest WriterJan 24 2024
Headline Roundup
United Auto Workers Union Endorses Joe Biden For 2024
The United Auto Workers union endorsed President Joe Biden for the 2024 presidential election.
Key Quotes: Speaking at the UAW annual conference, Union President Shawn Fain stated, “This choice is clear. Joe Biden bet on the American worker.” Contrasting Biden with former President Donald Trump, the expected Republican nominee, Fain stated, “Donald Trump stands against everything we
ABC News (Online) CNBC Washington ExaminerMay 21 2019
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The drumbeat for impeachment is growing. Can Nancy Pelosi stop it?
Punishing a political opponent’s acts might seem tempting, even just. But in the past, Americans have not rewarded retribution at the ballot box.
From the start, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi has resisted calls to impeach President Donald Trump.
She’s called the move divisive. She refused to budge even as rumblings grew among House Democrats that special counsel Robert
Christian Science MonitorMay 20 2019
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Elizabeth Warren’s corporate advocacy past could ding image as working-class champion
As Sen. Elizabeth Warren climbs in Democratic presidential polls, touting an image as the champion of the working class against powerful corporations, it's only a matter of time before she faces renewed questions about her history advocating on behalf of the kinds of corporations she now vilifies.
That work predated her time in the Senate. She helped LTV Steel in its effort to dodge
Fox News (Online News)Jan 26 2024
Headline Roundup
Trump Ordered to Pay $83 Million in Carroll Defamation Trial
A New York Jury ordered former President Donald Trump to pay over $83 million in damages to former advice columnist E. Jean Carroll.
Details: Carroll claims Trump raped her in the Bergdorf Goodman department store in 1996. She has now successfully sued Trump twice for defamation regarding statements he made in denial of her accusations, claiming his statements harmed her reputation. In
The Hill Daily Beast Fox News (Online News)Jul 10 2019
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Fact Check: Actually, the Trump Economy is Benefitting the Very People Democrats Claim It Isn't
One of the trickier bits of political positioning facing Democrats this cycle is how to talk about the American economy. By nearly every metric, it's performing quite well. Unemployment is low, growth is pretty strong, wages are rising, the stock market is up -- and we're in the midst of the longest overall US economic expansion in recorded history. Roughly 70 percent of voters are
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