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Jan 17 2022
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Media Framing Differs as Details Emerge From Texas Synagogue Hostage Situation
A hostage situation over the weekend at a Texas synagogue that left the hostage-taker dead divided media coverage across the spectrum.
The hostage-taker at a synagogue in Colleyville, Texas on Saturday was identified as Malik Faisal Akram, a 44-year-old British national. During the 11-hour standoff, Akram took a rabbi and three others hostage, and reportedly demanded the release of
New York Times (News) Fort Worth Star-Telegram The Epoch TimesJan 06 2023
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Two Years Later, Impacts of Capitol Riot Linger in Washington
Friday marks two years since the Capitol riot. On January 6, 2021, during a joint-congress held to certify Joe Biden’s 2020 presidential election victory, a mob of Donald Trump supporters clashed with Capitol security, broke into the Capitol building and disrupted the proceedings. Four people in the mob died during the riot. One Capitol police officer suffered a series of strokes and died the
Forbes New York Times (News) Washington ExaminerJan 10 2022
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Prominent Democrats Join Republicans in Opposition to COVID-19 Lockdowns
After nearly two years of partisan divides over COVID-19 lockdowns, some Democrats are now pushing to avoid lockdowns even as COVID-19 cases in the U.S. reach new highs.
In Chicago, Mayor Lori Lightfoot (D) is in a stand-off with the city's teachers' union; Lightfoot says in-person classes should resume for Chicago schools, but the union disagrees. In New York, Democratic leaders have
The Daily Caller Politico Associated PressMar 15 2023
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All-Female Wellesley College Students Vote to Open Admissions to Trans Men
The student body of Wellesley College, a women's college in Massachusetts, voted Tuesday in a non-binding referendum to open admissions to transgender men and non-binary identifying applicants.
Details: Under the college’s application criteria, transgender women and non-binary individuals assigned female at birth are allowed to apply, but transgender men are not. Wellesley’s website
The Hill New York Post (News) New York Times (News)Jun 30 2022
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Ketanji Brown Jackson Sworn in as Supreme Court Justice
Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson was sworn in on Thursday afternoon, replacing Justice Stephen Breyer, who retired the same day.
Jackson will likely not change the court’s 6-3 conservative majority. Jackson’s arrival on the court came shortly after a series of controversial rulings, including overturning Roe v. Wade; Breyer had joined the other two liberal justices in a
New York Times (News) Washington Examiner CNBCNov 29 2022
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Supreme Court Hears Challenge to Biden Admin's Deportation Policies
The Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in challenges brought by Texas and Louisiana against the Biden Administration's deportation policies.
For Context: After two hours of oral arguments, it wasn't clear how the court might rule on the case, with the six conservatives justices appearing indecisive. In September 2021, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that it would
CNN (Online News) Reuters The Daily CallerJun 27 2022
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California's 2022-23 Budget Includes 'Inflation Relief' Payments for Millions
California's state budget for the 2022-23 fiscal year includes a $17 billion "inflation relief" package.
Twenty-three million Californians will receive payments of up to $1,050, according to a news release from Gov. Gavin Newsom's office. The release says the plan "addresses the state's most pressing needs, and prioritizes getting dollars back into the pockets of millions of
Washington Examiner San Francisco Chronicle NewsweekSep 29 2021
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Senate Prepares Bill to Avert Shutdown Before Thursday Deadline
Senators from both parties worked Wednesday to come to an agreement on a bill to fund the government through Dec. 3, days after Senate Republicans blocked a bill that would have both averted a government shutdown and suspended the debt ceiling. Senate Republicans said that while they opposed Democrats’ funding and debt ceiling bill, they would support a standalone funding bill. With no other
Politico CNBC Washington ExaminerJun 18 2022
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CDC Panel Unanimously Recommends COVID Vaccines For Young Children
A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advisory committee unanimously voted Saturday to recommend both Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccines for children as young as six months old.
Pfizer’s vaccine has been readily available to kids over 5, while Moderna’s has been available to anyone ages 18 and older. CDC Director Rochelle Walensky approved the advice later that
The Epoch Times Axios NBC News (Online)Mar 03 2023
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Biden Sides With GOP, Plans to Override DC Crime Bill
President Joe Biden plans to sign a bill overriding a progressive new Washington, D.C. crime law.
The Details: The law lowers max sentences for carjacking, armed robbery, and other felonies, and eliminates mandatory minimum sentences for many crimes. The D.C. City Council approved the new code late last year, overriding a veto from D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D).
For Context: The
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