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Oct 29 2020
News
Democrats seek wave to bolster House majority
House Democrats are eyeing big gains in Tuesday's elections, propelled by an enormous fundraising advantage, a host of GOP retirements and an unpopular Republican president whose erratic handling of the coronavirus pandemic has threatened to damage his party down the ballot.
Not too long ago, the notion that Democrats would expand their majority in any significant fashion was virtually
The HillFeb 27 2013
News
Voting Rights Act Heads Before Supreme Court In Shelby Case
The most potent weapon in fighting discrimination at the ballot box comes before the Supreme Court in a case that weighs the nation's enormous progress in civil rights against the need to continue to protect minority voters.
HuffPostDec 20 2019
News
After a Transphobic Tweet, J.K. Rowling Can No Longer Be Considered an LGBTQ Ally
J.K. Rowling spent Thursday once again demonstrating a perplexing inability to pipe down and enjoy her millions. This time, the Harry Potter author wasn’t retconning diversity into the series she finished writing over 12 years ago or disclosing that before indoor plumbing, the wizards of her universe used to just poop themselves and magically vanish the evidence away. Instead, Rowling tweeted
SlateApr 06 2020
News
Indian migrant workers sprayed with disinfectant chemical
A video of migrant workers in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh being doused in a disinfectant used to sanitise buses has sparked controversy.
According to Indian media reports, the chemical used was sodium hypochlorite, the main ingredient in bleach.
While chemical disinfectants work on surfaces, they can be dangerous to people. According to the World Health Organization,
Al JazeeraFeb 28 2020
News
House OKs bill banning all flavored tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, but Trump promises veto
In a 213-195 vote on Friday, the Democratic-led House of Representatives approved a bill that aims to ban all flavored tobacco products, including e-cigarettes.
The measure, known as the Protecting American Lungs and Reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act, goes beyond the Trump administration’s recent efforts to curb youth vaping, but it doesn’t look likely to become law, with the
MarketWatchNov 09 2012
Opinion
The coming environmental battlegrounds
When American voters re-elected President Obama, they also returned his Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Interior and Energy departments and wide-ranging agenda for “fundamentally transforming our nation.
Washington TimesJun 03 2020
News
President Trump’s Executive Order Targeting Social Media
This Abridge News topic aggregates four unique arguments on different sides of the debate. Here are the quick facts to get you started:
THE QUICK FACTS
Last week, Twitter began for the first time labeling some of President Trump’s tweets. The platform applied a fact-checking notice to tweets by the president on the subject of voter fraud, and a public-interest Abridge NewsJul 18 2016
News
The Travesty of Teacher Tenure
The mills of justice grind slowly, but life plunges on, leaving lives blighted when justice, by being delayed, is irremediably denied. Fortunately, California’s supreme court might soon decide to hear — four years after litigation began — the 21st century’s most portentous civil-rights case, which concerns an ongoing denial of equal protection of the law.
National Review (News)Dec 18 2019
News
China Trade Deal
“The United States and China cooled their trade war on Friday, announcing a ‘Phase one’ agreement that reduces some U.S. tariffs in exchange for what U.S. officials said would be a big jump in Chinese purchases of American farm products and other goods.” (Reuters)
The left is critical of the deal, arguing that its predicted benefits are unrealistic and that it does not address the root
The Flip SideJul 01 2015
News
Macy's is the latest to cut ties with Donald Trump
Macy's said Wednesday that the Trump menswear collection — and the man behind the brand — are no longer a good fit for its stores.
In a statement, the retailer denounced recent derogatory comments about Mexican immigrants made by real estate mogul and GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump, saying that they have "no tolerance for discrimination in any form.
"We welcome all
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