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Nov 18 2020
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Chris Krebs is gone but his firing may not be the last
Chris Krebs knew his mission this year was to protect the integrity of the US election - but he might not have predicted the way that would cost him his job.
For well over a year, Mr Krebs and his cyber-security team had been gaming scenarios about what could go wrong. At one point, he said his greatest fear was that voter registration databases might be interfered with to stop people
BBC News
Aug 10 2020
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Aftermath of looting in downtown Chicago: 13 cops injured, 2 people shot, more than 100 arrests, Mag Mile trashed
Hundreds of people swept through the Magnificent Mile and other parts of downtown Chicago early Monday, smashing windows, looting stores, confronting police and at one point exchanging gunfire with officers, authorities said.
More than 100 people were arrested as of 9 a.m., according to Chicago police Superintendent David Brown. Thirteen officers were injured during the unrest,
Chicago Tribune
Apr 13 2020
Background
Foreign policy of the United States
The foreign policy of the United States is its interactions with foreign nations and how it sets standards of interaction for its organizations, corporations and system citizens of the United States.
The officially stated goals of the foreign policy of the United States of America, including all the Bureaus and Offices in the United States Department of State,[1] as mentioned in the
Wikipedia
Nov 08 2019
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Whistleblower's lawyer sends cease-and-desist to White House counsel
The Ukraine whistleblower's lawyer sent a cease-and-desist letter to White House counsel Pat Cipollone on Thursday, saying President Trump's rhetoric puts his client and the intelligence community in danger.
Why it matters: Trump and his allies have called on the whistleblower to come forward and some, including Trump's son, Donald Trump Jr., have publicly stated the whistleblower's
Axios
Nov 14 2016
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700 Pounds of BBQ Was Donated to the Homeless. The Government Turned it Into 700 Pounds of Bleached Trash
For the past five years, a Kansas City-based non-profit has collected leftover food to feed the hungry in their community.
Independent Journal Review
Apr 13 2020
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Race and Coronavirus
“Democratic lawmakers and community leaders in cities hard-hit by the pandemic have been sounding the alarm over what they see as a disturbing trend of the [coronavirus] killing African Americans at a higher rate, along with a lack of overall information about the race of victims as the nation’s death toll mounts… Of the victims whose demographic data was publicly shared by officials — nearly
The Flip Side
Mar 04 2020
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LGBTQ people fought for decades to be recognized in the census. This time they will be — sort of.
Kayla Bates knows the 2020 census is important, but filling it out will mean yet another form that won’t allow the 30-year-old to correctly self-identify.
“If you identify as a woman, imagine that you had to pick that you are a man on forms,” said the Elgin resident, who is nonbinary transmasculine. “It’s just not what’s true, but it’s what we are forced to do. It’s not what I want to
Chicago Tribune
Feb 15 2017
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Out Like Flynn
If there is truth to the stories about the intelligence community’s campaign to force the resignation of Trump’s national security advisor, his should be the first of countless heads to roll.
The American Spectator
Jan 29 2020
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Pass the casserole – Iowans and activists bond over politics
For many Iowans, hospitality extends beyond ideology. Not only do they welcome the chance to have new voices in their communities, but they also see it as their patriotic duty.
Alex Neumann runs up and down the snaking line of Iowans, doling out high-fives and hugs. Greg, Daphne, Becky, and dozens more: He greets them all by name. A little girl gasps and points, saying “Mommy look! It’s
Christian Science Monitor
Apr 07 2020
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Fauci says he thinks schools will be able to reopen in the fall
While it is not a certainty, it is likely that schools will be able to reopen in the fall, said Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, on Tuesday.
“I fully expect — though I’m humble enough that I can’t accurately predict — that by the time we get to the fall that we will have this under control enough, that it certainly will not be
MarketWatch