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Apr 11 2022
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Perspectives: Biden Announces Plan To Regulate 'Ghost Guns'
President Joe Biden on Monday announced that the Department of Justice has finalized a new rule banning the sale of "ghost guns."
Ghost guns are un-serialized firearms that can be assembled at home by using parts usually sold in a kit. In an attempt to decrease gun violence, federal firearms manufacturers will now be required to add serial numbers to ghost guns. Biden called the rule "
National Review (News) USA TODAY AxiosSep 21 2022
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Trump and Three Eldest Children Named in $250 Million New York Civil Suit
Former President Donald Trump’s legal challenges grew on Wednesday after he and his three eldest children were named in a $250 million civil lawsuit filed by the Attorney General of New York. The suit alleges Trump and his enterprises overvalued properties and holdings with the intent of gaining favorable loans from lenders. The 214-page filing was the result of a three-year-long investigation
Newsweek Reason The GuardianSep 01 2023
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White House: 'Notable Progress' in Ukraine's Southern Counteroffensive
White House officials and Ukrainian authorities are reporting progress in the three-month counteroffensive against Russian forces in the southern region of Ukraine but are emphasizing the difficult road ahead.
Key Quotes: White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told reporters, “We have noted over the last 72 hours or so some notable progress by Ukrainian armed forces
New York Times (News) New York Post (News) ReutersApr 26 2022
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Harvard Pledges $100 Million To Rectify Its Ties To Slavery
Harvard University has pledged $100 million to study and rectify its ties to slavery, according to an official statement from president Lawrence Bacow.
Bacow said that the money will be allocated to an endowed "Legacy of Slavery Fund," which will ensure the progression of researching and memorializing the history of race issues. A 130-page report released in tandem with the university’s
New York Times (News) National Review (News) ReutersJan 29 2023
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Unknowingly Recorded Pfizer Exec Says Company Experimentally Mutated COVID-19 Virus
A Project Veritas (Right bias) journalist covertly recorded a Pfizer executive, Jordon Trishton Walker, who claimed Pfizer has experimented with mutating COVID-19.
The Details: Project Veritas released bodycam footage from a “date” between one of their journalists and Pfizer executive Jordon Trishton Walker. During the outing, Walker says Pfizer has experimented with mutating COVID-19
Just The News Newsweek Fox News DigitalDec 22 2022
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Who Is Incoming GOP Rep. George Santos?
Republican Rep. George Santos’s victory in the 2022 midterms helped the GOP secure a slim majority in the House of Representatives. Now, the freshman lawmaker’s credentials are in question after a number of reports emerged highlighting discrepancies in his resume.
Background: Santos was elected in November to represent New York’s third congressional district, flipping the seat for
Fox News Digital Wall Street Journal (News) New York Times (News)Oct 07 2022
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How Should Western Countries Support Iranian Protesters?
Protests in Iran continued for a third week over the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, prompting a wide range of perspectives on the protesters, the country’s hijab laws, the government’s anti-protest efforts, and ways international supporters can help.
By some counts, over 150 people have been killed amid a forceful and often violent government crackdown. Many around the world,
The Hill Bloomberg Washington ExaminerFeb 27 2023
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Mexicans Protest Election Reforms, Echoing Debates in Other Democracies
Protests broke out in cities throughout Mexico on Sunday over President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s electoral reform law.
The Controversy: On February 22, Mexico’s Congress passed López Obrador’s proposal to limit the powers and cut the staff of the country’s election administrator, the National Electoral Institute (Instituto Nacional Electoral, or INE). López Obrador has argued that
Financial Times Los Angeles Times Voice of America (VOA)Nov 02 2022
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A 'Pandemic Amnesty'? How People See Forgiveness for COVID-19 Missteps
With new data about how math and reading scores dropped nationwide in the past year, many continue to reflect on decisions around COVID-19 restrictions and whether some did more harm than good. How do we rectify those mistakes as a society?
What the Writers Said: It's time to "declare a pandemic amnesty," said economist Emily Oster in The Atlantic (Left bias). Oster acknowledged
The Atlantic National Review (News) MediumJan 03 2022
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One Year Later, What are the Lasting Effects of the January 6 Capitol Riot?
As the anniversary of the January 6 U.S. Capitol riot approaches and lawmakers continue to investigate it, what are the riot's lasting impacts?
The House January 6 select committee is preparing to go public with its findings after collecting 35,000 pages of records on the riot, the rally that preceded it, and former President Donald Trump's efforts to discredit the result of the 2020
National Review (News) Pew Research Center New York Times (Opinion)