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Jun 22 2020
News
2 dead, 12 hurt after gunfire erupts at northwest Charlotte Juneteenth party
Two people were killed and at least 12 hurt early Monday after a multi-day Juneteenth street party erupted in gunfire in northwest Charlotte, according to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police.
Five of the 12 injured people were struck by cars as they began scrambling across streets away from the gunfire, police said.
As many as six of the people had life-threatening injuries, Medic told
Charlotte ObserverOct 28 2020
Opinion
The Trump Support You Don't See
Everyone can see President Donald Trump's rallies. In the final days of the campaign, he is jetting from swing state to swing state, drawing big crowds to outdoor airport events as he makes his closing argument for reelection.
But there are also pro-Trump events that aren't covered in the media. A case in point was a recent road rally, with thousands of Trump supporters jumping in their
TownhallJun 16 2020
News
Members of Congress took small-business loans — and the full extent is unknown
At least four members of Congress have reaped benefits in some way from the half-trillion-dollar small-business loan program they helped create.
And no one knows how many more there could be.
It’s a bipartisan group of lawmakers who have acknowledged close ties to companies that have received loans from the program — businesses that are either run by their families or employ
PoliticoDec 30 2020
Analysis
Destination 2021: What we’ll do differently next year
As 2020 shudders to an end, many of us will be eager to move on, hoping that 2021 shows a path out of a pandemic that has upended our way of life. In that spirit, we asked Monitor writers and editors, near and far, to reflect on what COVID-19 has taken away and what, paradoxically, it has given us. It’s a journey into what we yearn to experience again and what we have come to appreciate most,
Christian Science MonitorAug 04 2020
News
Massive Explosion Reported In Beirut, Lebanon
The capital city of Lebanon experienced a massive explosion Tuesday afternoon, according to preliminary media reports.
Videos of the explosion in Beirut have been circulating online, and some of the videos show a ring moving away from the site while a large plume of orange-tinged smoke subsequently erupts into the air.
According to the Associated Press, the massive explosion
The Daily WireApr 30 2014
News
The Rise of the Drone Master: Pop Culture Recasts Obama
In Marvel’s latest popcorn thriller, Captain America battles Hydra, a malevolent organization that has infiltrated the highest levels of the United States government. There are missile attacks, screeching car chases, enormous explosions, evil assassins, data-mining supercomputers and giant killer drones ready to obliterate millions of people. Its inspiration? New York Times (News)May 21 2018
Headline Roundup
President Trump Signs Bill Scrapping Auto-lending Measure Targeting Racial Bias
President Trump signed a bill nullifying an Obama-era rule put in place to protect consumers from racial discrimination when seeking loans to buy a car. Supporters of the repeal say that the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (CFPB) did not follow formal procedures to make the guidelines, as Obama did not submit it to Congress for review, and also note that Dodd-Frank law prevents the
USA TODAY Reason PoliticoDec 15 2014
News
Uber draws criticism for Sydney siege pricing
Fresh controversy struck Uber on Monday after the car service raised prices in Sydney's central business district (CBD) amid an ongoing hostage situation at a cafe there.
The firm made the announcement on Twitter while up to 40 people were being held by a gunman and hundreds of Australian police were mobilized over fe
USA TODAYJun 09 2020
Opinion
Amid coronavirus and George Floyd crises, maybe sports can help us unite, again
Something helped hold us together as a nation in 1968. Time and again, it was sports.
The two teams that met in the World Series that season — the Detroit Tigers and St. Louis Cardinals — had such stars as Al Kaline and Willie Horton, and Curt Flood and Bob Gibson. They not only excelled between the lines but also took major roles in their communities.
Horton grew up in the
USA TODAYOct 29 2019
Opinion
Americans Want Politicians to Fix Problems, Not Fight
For as long as there have been conversations about women in politics, the question has always been: How would things be different if women were really in charge? Well, of course, not all women are the same. But my hunch is that if more of us took positions of leadership -- particularly mothers -- policymaking would be less about one-upsmanship, and more about problem solving. Like every mama
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