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Nov 25 2013
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Triumphant Iranians Boast Nuclear Status Preserved, Sanctions Collapsed
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Monday that Iran's historic deal with world powers preserves the structure of the country's nuclear drive, while insisting the international sanctions regime had crumbled.
"The structure of Iran's nuclear program was preserved in the Geneva talks," Zarif told a gathering of nuclear scientists in Tehran, a day after an agreement was clinched
Newsmax (News)
Oct 05 2020
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EU, US oil giants take diverging paths on climate
When BP recently unveiled a strategic makeover for an era of rising alarm over climate change, environmentalists were on guard for greenwashing by a global oil titan.
But BP’s announcement that it would increase its renewable energy assets tenfold – and slash oil and gas output by up to 40% over a decade – gave even its sternest critics reason to cheer. Greenpeace, which in February
Christian Science Monitor
Jan 03 2022
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Schumer vows Senate rules change vote by Jan. 17 if GOP blocks voting rights
Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) said on Monday that he will force a vote by Jan. 17 on changing the Senate's rules if Republicans again block voting rights legislation.
"The fight for the ballot is as old as the Republic. Over the coming weeks, the Senate will once again consider how to perfect this union and confront the historic challenges facing our democracy,"
The Hill
May 27 2021
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Educated voters’ leftward shift is surprisingly old and international
You could fill a small library with books on right-wing populism. Some authors argue that these movements emerged in reaction to relatively recent events, such as the financial crisis of 2007-09 or the advent of social media. Others look to longer-lasting regional trends, like European integration or racial politics in America.
Thomas Piketty, an economist, became famous for a book that
The Economist
Jan 16 2022
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U.S. intel suggests Russia is preparing a 'false-flag' operation as pretext for Ukraine invasion
The U.S. has information that the Russian government is planning a "false-flag" operation to rationalize an invasion of Ukraine, a government official said Friday.
"We have information that indicates Russia has already pre-positioned a group of operatives to conduct a false-flag operation in eastern Ukraine. The operatives are trained in urban warfare and in using explosives to carry
NBC News (Online)
Mar 13 2020
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Dow Opens Up More Than 1,200 Points
Could this be a happy Friday the 13th on Wall Street?
The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened up more than 1,200 points, or nearly 6%, but retreated from its highs minutes later. The blue chip index was up about 700 points, or 3.4%, shortly after 10 a.m. The S&P 500 index was up 3.75%.
The rebound comes just one day after the blue chip stock index posted its biggest drop
NPR (Online News)
Mar 06 2022
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There’s new momentum in Congress for a climate bill, but a lot of questions on what it could include
Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia has cracked open the door for negotiations on a slimmed-down version of President Joe Biden’s climate and economic bill following months of little progress on the issue.
Manchin outlined his counteroffer this week, confirming that climate and clean energy provisions will be some of the few original pieces of Biden’s original Build Back Better
CNN (Online News)
Mar 12 2020
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Coronavirus: EU condemns Trump travel ban as Ireland shuts schools
The EU has condemned Donald Trump’s unilateral ban on travel from 26 European countries as urgent efforts to contain the rapid spread of the coronavirus pandemic continued to upend daily life for millions of people around the world.
Ireland became the latest country to close all schools, colleges and childcare facilities on Thursday.
In a joint statement on Thursday, the
The Guardian
Feb 07 2022
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Crossing party lines, Manchin endorses Murkowski for re-election
Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., on Sunday endorsed the re-election campaign of his Republican colleague Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, who faces a tough challenger this year supported by former President Donald Trump.
"I'm endorsing my dear friend Lisa Murkowski," Manchin said on CNN's "State of the Union." "Alaska could only be so lucky to have her continue to serve them."
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NBC News (Online)
Dec 21 2021
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Coal miners want Joe Manchin to reverse opposition to Build Back Better
Senator Joe Manchin is facing calls from a powerful group close to his heart to reconsider his opposition to the Build Back Better Act: Coal miners.
A day after the West Virginia Democrat appeared to kill Build Back Better, America's largest coal mining union put out a statement lauding the legislation's provisions and pushing Manchin to take a do-over.
"We are disappointed that
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