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Jan 21 2021
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Senate Democrats Announce First Order Of Business For New Majority: Fixing Democracy
After Democrats won control of the House of Representatives in the 2018 midterm elections, they introduced and passed the For the People Act as H.R. 1 — the first bill of their majority. It aimed to restore voting rights, reform campaign finance laws and enhance ethics enforcement. Senate Democrats have now done the same after reclaiming the chamber majority with the introduction of S. 1,
HuffPostNov 14 2019
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Santa Clarita, California, high school shooting leaves 1 dead, multiple injured
One person is dead and at least three others are injured, two of them critically, after a shooting at a Southern California high school Thursday morning, officials said.
About an hour and a half after the shooting was reported at about 8 a.m. before classes started at Saugus High School in Santa Clarita, authorities said they had located the suspect who was no longer a threat.
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NBC News DigitalMay 07 2022
Perspectives Blog
Media Outlets Have A History Of Promoting Pro-War Advocates With Financial Ties To Weapons Industry
From the CenterRussian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has developed into a humanitarian crisis where innocent civilians have been killed and millions have been forced to flee their homes.
And if there’s one industry that has profited the most benefits from this conflict, it’s the defense contractors that are manufacturing the weapons being sent to Ukraine.
Antonio FermeMay 30 2015
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Obama: ‘Heaven Forbid’ a Terrorist Attack Happens After Senate Inaction on Patriot Act
President Barack Obama sounded the alarm about what could happen if there is a delay in renewing the USA Patriot Act.
“I don’t want us to be in a situation in which, for a certain period of time, those authorities go away and suddenly we are dark, and heaven forbid, we’ve got a problem where we could have prevented a terrorist attack or apprehended someone who was engaged in dangerous
The BlazeAug 02 2023
Headline Roundup
Who is Tanya Chutkan, Judge in Trump's 2020 Election Case?
Washington D.C. federal Judge Tanya Chutkan was randomly selected to oversee former President Donald Trump’s new 2020 election criminal case. Who is she?
Chutkan's Resume: Then-President Barack Obama nominated Chutkan as a federal judge in 2013, and the Senate unanimously confirmed her the following year. In 2021, she ruled that the House Jan. 6 select committee could access Trump’s
Politico Reuters New York Post (News)May 31 2012
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Obama Camp Attacks Romney’s Record in Massachusetts
The Obama campaign is beginning what aides say will be a prolonged assault on Mitt Romneys record as governor of Massachusetts, arguing that he was a poor steward of the states economy and that under his leadership, the state government expanded its size and its debt.
To bolster its case, the Obama campaign released a Web video early Thursday and planned a Thursday event in Boston
Wall Street Journal (News)Jun 01 2020
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What is Antifa, the far-left group tied to violent protests?
Antifa, the far-left militant movement that calls itself "antifascist," has no defined organizational hierarchy or membership process. The collection of autonomous Antifa groups in mostly left-wing cities sees itself as a descendant of the European anti-Nazi movements, and generally agrees that the best way to combat ideas they find odious is not through speech or debate but by direct action
Fox News DigitalOct 04 2019
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U.S. adds 136,000 jobs in September, unemployment rate hits 50-year low
The numbers: The economy added 136,000 new jobs in September, the government said Friday. Economists polled by MarketWatch had forecast a 150,000 increase.
This is the slowest pace of job growth in four months, as businesses grew more cautious about hiring, but employment gains for August and July revised up by a combined 45,000
And in a separate survey, the U.S. unemployment
MarketWatchDec 21 2020
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Virginia Removes Its Robert E. Lee Statue From U.S. Capitol
For more than 100 years, two statues representing Virginia have stood at the U.S. Capitol: one of George Washington and another of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee.
But early Monday, the Lee statue was removed from the National Statuary Hall's collection. It's expected to be replaced by a statue honoring civil rights activist Barbara Johns.
"This is a historic and long-overdue
NPR (Online News)Jul 27 2022
Perspectives Blog
Media Bias Alert: How Heat Wave Coverage Shows Bias on Climate Change
Each week, AllSides Media Bias Alerts examine media bias in coverage of a major or important story using the AllSides Media Bias Ratings™ and our AllSides Media Bias Chart™.
The U.S. and countries across the globe are currently experiencing record-breaking droughts and heat waves that have caused food and water shortages along with an uptick in heat-related deaths.
Antonio Ferme