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Apr 28 2021
Fact Check
Fact Checking Black Lives Matter’s Statement About Ma’Khia Bryant’s Death
The Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation released a statement on April 23 in response to the death of Ma’Khia Bryant. The website states: “Ma’Khia Bryant called the police for help. Columbus police officer Nicholas Reardon showed up and shot this 16-year-old child point blank within a matter of seconds.”
Family members of Bryant have said she placed the call herself, but as USA
The DispatchMar 20 2016
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Anti-Defamation League sends $56,000 in Trump contributions to anti-bias efforts
The Anti-Defamation League, blasting "stereotyping and scapegoating" on the campaign trail, is redirecting Donald Trump's contributions to anti-bias and anti-bullying programs.
Trump and his foundation have given the organization, which fights anti-Semitism
CNN (Online News)Apr 23 2015
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For Clintons, speech income shows how their wealth is intertwined with charity
A Post analysis found that Bill Clinton has received u002426 million in speaking fees from groups that are also major donors to the Clinton Foundation, putting an unusual twist on Hillary Clintons campaign.
Washington PostOct 30 2019
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Barack Obama calls out 'politically woke' social media generation – video
The former US president Barack Obama has spoken against call-out culture. 'I do get a sense sometimes now among certain young people ... that the way of me making change is to be as judgmental as possible about other people and that's enough.' Obama said that achieving change was a much more difficult issue than simply using social media. 'That is not activism, that is not bringing about
The GuardianApr 10 2020
Background
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL; /ˈaɪsəl, ˈaɪsɪl/), also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS; /ˈaɪsɪs/),[85] officially known as the Islamic State (IS) and also known by its Arabic-language acronym Daesh (Arabic: داعش, romanized: Dāʿish, IPA: [ˈdaːʕɪʃ]),[86][87] is a terrorist militant group and a former unrecognised proto-state[88] that follows a fundamentalist
WikipediaMar 08 2015
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O'Malley emerges in New Hampshire as potential Clinton rival for 2016 but soft sells potential challenge
Former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley is emerging as a potential challenger to Hillary Clinton for the party’s 2016 presidential nomination but appears unwilling, at least for now, to mount a head-on challenge to the front-running Clinton.
O’Malley on Friday night at a Democratic fundraiser in key voting state New Hampshire declined to discuss two Clinton controversies -- donations to
Fox News (Online News)Mar 19 2020
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A pandemic's generous responders
Charitable giving has spiked as fast as the virus, filling in the gaps of government response to the crisis.
In a pandemic, everyone is a responder, even if he or she is self-isolating. Yet for many people during the coronavirus outbreak, the response has been outward. According to the research group Candid, global giving to combat the outbreak and deal with the economic fallout has
Christian Science MonitorMay 26 2015
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'Absolutely Massive' Texas Flooding Leaves At Least 12 People Missing
Recovery teams were resuming the search early Tuesday for 12 people who are missing after a rain-swollen river in Central Texas carried a vacation home off its foundation, slamming it into a bridge downstream.
HuffPostMay 26 2015
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Authorities say 12 missing in Texas floods likely dead, 13 killed in Mexico tornado
Recovery teams were resuming the search early Tuesday for 12 people who are missing after a rain-swollen river in Central Texas carried a vacation home off its foundation, slamming it into a bridge downstream.
Fox News (Online News)Dec 12 2013
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John Boehner: Conservative Groups Have Lost All Credibility
House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) assailed conservative groups Thursday for opposing the latest budget deal, saying they had crossed a line and lost their credibility.
"This budget agreement takes giant steps in the right direction," Boehner said at a press conference. "But when groups come out and criticize something they've never seen, you begin to wonder just how credible those
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