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Nov 07 2019
News
How TV paved America’s road to Trump
“A brand mascot that jumped off the cereal box”: TV critic James Poniewozik explains the multimedia character Trump created.
Donald Trump is the show we can’t turn off, the car crash we can’t look away from, the news cycle we can’t escape.
There are just too many reasons why we got here to distill into a single explanation. But certainly one reason for Trump’s ascendance is
VoxNov 21 2015
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The Edge: Cruz, Trump get media attention post-Paris
Among top-tier GOP presidential contenders, Sen. Ted Cruz and Donald Trump, saw the least drop off in media coverage in the week since the Islamist raid in Paris.
Not all media attention is helpful, but you can’t run for president without it. And when major news happens, like the wall-to-wall coverage of the Paris attacks, candidates
Fox News DigitalMar 12 2016
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Carson Calls on Americans to ‘Always Be Respectful of One Another’ As Fights Break Out at Trump’s Chicago Rally
As footage of fights between Donald Trump supporters and protesters played on loop on cable news networks, Dr. Ben Carson admonished the nation to “always be respectful of one another.”
Carson, a former Republican presidential hopeful who just formally endorsed Trump earlier Friday morning, called the fights that broke out ahead of a scheduled rally in Chicago for the GOP presidential
The BlazeJun 13 2019
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Oil tanker crews abandon ship after 'reported attack' in Gulf of Oman amid tensions with Iran
An apparent attack Thursday on two oil tankers off the Iranian coast left one ship ablaze, forced crews of both to abandon ship and threatened to further strain already tense US-Iran relations.
No nation or group claimed responsibility for the attack, the second on oil tankers in the region in a month.
"We are aware of the reported attack on shipping vessels in the Gulf of Oman
USA TODAYJun 13 2019
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Legal Experts Explode Over Donald Trump’s ‘Despicable’ 2020 Bombshell
“This is an open invitation to foreign governments to commit crimes to re-elect Trump.”
Legal analysts, attorneys and former prosecutors have joined the growing chorus of criticism of Donald Trump after the president confessed on national TV that he’d willfully receive dirt on his 2020 rivals from foreign powers ― and perhaps not inform the FBI about it.
Trump’s astonishing
HuffPostJan 14 2020
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Cory Booker Drops Out
“Democrat Cory Booker dropped out of the presidential race Monday.” (AP News)
The left notes Booker’s strengths and is surprised that he didn’t make more headway with voters.
“Booker is a mesmerizing orator — in my view, more compelling a speaker than any of the other Democrats running. He presents the story of his own life as an allegory of the best that this country can be. His
The Flip SideNov 29 2022
Headline Roundup
How Is China's Government Responding to Anti-Lockdown Protests?
Chinese authorities cracked down on protests in several major cities on Monday and Tuesday, reportedly fencing off areas where demonstrators had gathered and conducting searches of bystanders’ smartphones.
Key Quotes: In a Chinese Communist Party (CCP) security meeting, officials were reportedly directed to “resolutely crack down on illegal and criminal acts that disrupt social order
BBC News The Post Millennial New York Times (News)Nov 22 2018
Headline Roundup
Happy Thanksgiving 2018
To celebrate Thanksgiving, we offer a reminder of the power of gratitude, and a reminder to avoid those pesky political arguments at Thanksgiving dinner.
National Review (News) Washington Post Chicago TribuneApr 24 2014
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CBS, NBC Evening Newscasts Omit IRS Tax Cheats Getting Bonuses
Tuesday's World News on ABC stood out as the only Big Three network evening newscast to cover a new watchdog report that found that the IRS handed out more than 1 million in bonuses to employees who were delinquent on their federal taxes.
Mar 23 2023
Headline Roundup
World Athletics Council Bars Trans Female Athletes From Women’s Competitions
The World Athletics Council voted to exclude transgender athletes who have been through male puberty from women’s international track and field competitions.
Key Quotes: In a statement, World Athletics said the decision followed a two-month “consultation period with various stakeholders” including “representative transgender and human rights groups.” The organization added that "there
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