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Nov 21 2019
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Ex-NSC aide Fiona Hill clashes with GOP reps over Ukraine ‘fictions’ charge in testy hearing
Former National Security Council aide Fiona Hill clashed with Republicans during Thursday’s Trump impeachment inquiry hearings after accusing some lawmakers of embracing the “fictional narrative” that only Ukraine -- and not Russia -- interfered in the 2016 elections, igniting a fierce response.
The testy proceedings at the Capitol also included testimony from David Holmes, a U.S. State
Fox News Digital
Aug 18 2015
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State Dept. uncovers nearly 18,000 missing emails sought from ex-Clinton spokesman
State Department officials have uncovered 17,855 emails sent between a former Hillary Clinton spokesman and reporters that the agency long claimed did not exist.
Fox News Digital
May 09 2015
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The surprising strategy behind Hillary Clinton's liberal moves
There's a counterintuitive reason for Hillary Clinton's recent shift to the left: it could help her win the general election.
First there was her embrace of same-sex marriage in a video for the Human Rights Campaign shortly after she left the State Department in 2013. Then she started talking tough on corporate tax dodgers. And in just the past couple of weeks she's said she would
Vox
May 18 2015
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Obama Bans Some Military-Style Equipment Provided To Police
In an unexpected move President Barack Obama on Monday will ban the federal government from providing certain military equipment to police departments.
HuffPost
May 28 2020
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The ACLU Is Suing Clearview AI To Stop “Privacy-Destroying Face Surveillance”
The American Civil Liberties Union sued Clearview AI on Thursday, arguing that the facial recognition startup violated the privacy of Illinois residents in amassing a database of more than 3 billion photos scraped from websites and social media platforms including Facebook and Twitter.
In describing a “nightmare scenario” in the complaint filed in Illinois state court, the ACLU and
BuzzFeed News
Jul 26 2019
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Here's Why Death Penalty Opponents Say Resuming Federal Executions Is the Wrong Move
The Justice Department on Thursday said it would go back to executing federal death-row inmates for the first time in nearly two decades—a move capital punishment opponents quickly denounced as a step backward for criminal justice reform in the country.
“It’s distressing,” said Madeline Cohen, a capital defense attorney who represents three inmates on federal death row. “This
Time Magazine
May 28 2020
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Pace Eases for Unemployment Claims, Benefits Distributions
U.S. workers filed 2.1 million jobless claims last week, extending a downward trend but remaining multiple times higher than before the coronavirus pandemic.
The Labor Department’s tally of filings for unemployment benefits was down compared with 2.4 million the prior week. Weekly unemployment claims—a proxy for layoffs—have held above 2 million jobs since mid-March, breaking records
Wall Street Journal (News)
Jun 29 2020
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U.S. Coronavirus Cases Surge Amid Strains on Hospitals
Around the world, some places that have brought the number of infections under control continue to combat outbreaks.
Cases of the new coronavirus continued to surge over the weekend in the U.S., while parts of the country pulled back reopenings and some faced strains on hospital and testing capacity.
Nearly 39,000 cases were recorded nationwide on Sunday, according to data from
Wall Street Journal (News)
Mar 19 2020
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Economic Stimulus Proposals in the Time of Coronavirus
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
On Wednesday, the Treasury Department pitched the details of the Trump administration’s $1 trillion economic stimulus proposal to Congress.The plan includes spending $500 billion on two rounds of direct payments Abridge News