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Jul 01 2015
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God is not on our side: The religious right’s big lie about the founding of America
One of the more popular and enduring accounts of America’s past is that of its religious founding. Belief that the British-American colonies were settled largely by religiously devout people in search of spiritual freedom, that the United States government was founded in part on religious principles, that the Founders intended to create a “Christian nation,” and that America is a specially
SalonJan 28 2021
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Biden says tackling climate change will create jobs, bring economic recovery
President Joe Biden took a series of actions on climate change on his seventh full day in office, fulfilling campaign promises such as freezing new oil and gas leasing on federal land and kicking off his ambitious agenda to reduce greenhouse gas emissions -- making tackling climate change a priority across the federal government.
Biden’s actions Wednesday will follow up on several
Yahoo NewsJun 07 2012
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Classmates: Mitt Romney Impersonated Police Officer In High School And College
GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney has long contended that he's a good-humored practical jokester who is only misunderstood as stiff and over-programmed.
As a high school student, Romney's mischievous disposition was frequently on display. Classmates told the Washington Post in a piece published last month that this sometimes led him into unpleasant territory, such as the time he
HuffPostOct 01 2020
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Judge Orders DOJ to Release Additional Portions of Mueller Report
U.S. District Court Judge Reggie Walton has ordered the Justice Department to release certain redacted portions of Robert Mueller's report by Nov. 2 – one day before the presidential election.
BuzzFeed News reported that Walton ruled the DOJ had improperly redacted significant sections of the report. Those redacted items included discussions within then-Special Counsel Mueller’s office
Newsmax (News)Mar 05 2017
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THE DIRTY SECRET BEHIND THE JEFF SESSIONS MESS
At first blush, the news about U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions looked bad. At second blush, it looked worse. At third blush, I got tired of blushing and ran outside to cool my face with fresh snow. But then things started to settle. With most Russia-related stories these days, especially ones in The New York Times and The Washington Post, the best initial reaction is heavy skepticism. That
Vanity FairSep 13 2022
Perspectives Blog
AllSides Debate: The Queen is Dead. Should Americans Care?
Should Americans care about Queen Elizabeth II’s death?
The answer differs, depending on who you ask.
When the queen passed away at the age of 96 last week, it immediately became the biggest story in the world. But how much should it matter to people here in the U.S.? Do Americans actually care? How should they remember her? Why?
Those questions sparked a debate between
AllSides StaffNov 04 2022
Perspectives Blog
Threats to Democracy: Voter Suppression and Voter Fraud
Voting is a major issue on the right and the left. Both sides want free and fair elections, but they have different ideas of what the problem is with our current election model, with one side more likely to be worried about voter fraud and the other, voter suppression.
Politicians and partisan media often try to motivate their base to subscribe, donate, engage and turn out to vote by
Clare AshcraftDec 22 2014
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North Korea experiencing widespread Internet outages
North Korea experienced a massive Internet outage Monday, and some researchers and web watchers speculated that the country's online connections could be under cyberattack.
The Internet outage comes less than a week after the U.S. vowed an unspecified response to a massive hacking attack against Sony Pictures Entertainment over the release of the comedy film "The Interview." The plot of
Fox News DigitalMay 10 2022
Headline Roundup
Average US Gas Prices Hit All-time High
The average U.S. price of a regular gallon of gasoline hit an all-time high of $4.374 on Tuesday, according to AAA.
The record high, which is not adjusted for inflation, comes as U.S. consumers continue to grapple with high prices, and as the European Union moves closer to agreeing on Russian oil sanctions.
Critics, especially those on the political right, claim that Biden's
CNBC CNN Business Fox BusinessFeb 26 2020
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Clearview AI, the controversial facial-recognition company partnering with police, says its entire customer list was stolen in a breach
The full client list of Clearview AI, the embattled facial-recognition company, was stolen by someone with "unauthorized access," The Daily Beast first reported.
The company has drawn backlash from privacy advocates and major social-media platforms over its facial-recognition tool, which lets police use a photo of a person to search a database of images from social media and identify
Business Insider