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Mar 22 2020
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Sen. Rand Paul Has Tested Positive For The Coronavirus
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., has become the first senator to test positive for the coronavirus. His staff says he is asymptomatic.
In a statement released on Sunday, Paul's deputy chief of staff, Sergio Gor, wrote:
NPR (Online News)Apr 24 2024
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Supreme Court to weigh scope of Idaho abortion ban in first post-Roe test
Supreme Court to weigh scope of Idaho abortion ban in first post-Roe test The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday, for the first time since overruling Roe v. Wade, will consider the scope of a state abortion ban and whether a federal law governing emergency care protects access to abortion at hospitals when a woman's health is at risk. Idaho's Defense of Life Act, which took effect in August 2022
ABC News (Online)Apr 20 2020
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Coronavirus protests test Facebook's free speech pledges
The right-wing anti-lockdown protests breaking out around the U.S. are presenting the latest no-win quandary for Facebook, as the world's largest social network tries to fulfill its pledge to remain politically impartial amid a pandemic that has killed more than 42,000 Americans.
The company has taken tentative steps so far — blocking protesters from using Facebook to organize in-person
PoliticoApr 30 2024
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Nell Freudenberger tests ‘The Limits’ of ambition, empathy, and knowledge in a story centered around a missing girl
“The Limits” begins with a missing girl and a mystery, then flashes back to give us the history that led up to this perilous moment. The novel takes place during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic and has five alternating points of view, all but one conveyed through a close third-person perspective. Nell Freudenberger burst onto the literary scene over 20 years ago when her debut short
The Boston GlobeMar 11 2020
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Response to coronavirus could test limits of government powers
Coronavirus lockdowns abroad are raising questions about the upper limits of government power as health officials in the U.S. and around the world scramble to slow the spread of infection.
The U.S. public health toolbox contains a host of potential measures, ranging from gentle prodding over hand washing, to more severe actions like prohibitions on large gatherings and even sharp
The HillApr 10 2024
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Latest Private Equity Trophy: ACT Test For College Admissions
ACT Inc., the Iowa City-based nonprofit behind the ACT, a standardized test used in college admissions, announced Wednesday that it has agreed to move the test into a new for-profit company. That entity will be majority owned by Nexus Capital Management, a Los Angeles-based private equity investment firm, with the current nonprofit ACT retaining a minority interest and continuing to do
ForbesFeb 25 2020
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How coronavirus offers stress test of Trump’s management
Republicans tend to like small government. But President Trump’s approach of leaving posts vacant and favoring loyalty over experience may be undermining his ability to get things done.
On Monday, acting Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security Ken Cuccinelli took to Twitter to ask for help with some research.
Mr. Cuccinelli – the top member of President Donald Trump’s coronavirus
Christian Science MonitorApr 19 2024
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Bill expanding access to fentanyl test strips proposed by intern to Naperville senator
When Lizzie Patterson was interning for state Sen. Laura Ellman, D-Naperville, last summer, she was given a task: develop a bill that could be taken to Springfield. The Naperville North High School graduate started researching issues in the community, county and state that she could address with draft legislation. Synthetic opioids — their pervasiveness and lethality — snagged her attention. “
Chicago TribuneApr 23 2024
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Europe's ability to survive a cold winter hasn't been tested, energy execs say
AMSTERDAM, April 23 (Reuters) - Europe has successfully survived the worst energy crisis in decades thanks to demand reduction and a couple of mild winters, but the continent's ability to survive a cold winter hasn't been tested yet, senior energy executives said on Tuesday. Executives from top energy firms including France's TotalEnergies (TTEF.PA) and Germany's RWE (RWEG.DE) said during
ReutersApr 15 2024
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10th District Democrats test their mettle with wary Muslim voters
Half the primary field in the race for the Democratic nomination in Pennsylvania’s 10th Congressional District said unequivocally Sunday that they would not support a pending military aid bill for Israel based on its execution of its war against Hamas to date.
In a scenario that might have been unthinkable a generation ago, candidates John Broadhurst, Shamaine Daniels and Blake Lynch
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