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Jun 22 2020
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US Soldier Charged With Plotting Against Own Unit, Leaking Info to Neo-Nazis
A U.S. Army soldier was charged with leaking his own unit's overseas deployment information to an extremist group, with the intention of getting the group to attack his unit. Pvt. Ethan Phelan Melzer faces several attempted murder charges with a maximum sentence of life in prison for communicating sensitive information to the Order of Nine Angles, which the U.S. Department of Justice described
NBC News (Online) BBC News Washington ExaminerFeb 22 2023
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Roald Dahl Revisions: ‘Regular’ Inclusivity Changes or ‘Absurd’ Censorship?
A decision to edit Roald Dahl’s famous children’s books to make some language more inclusive has stirred controversy across the political spectrum.
For Context: According to The Telegraph (Lean Right bias), publisher Puffin Books and copyright manager Roald Dahl Story Company decided to edit “hundreds” of words in the latest edition of Dahl’s works to be more inclusive regarding “
Washington Post Forbes The Daily WireJun 20 2022
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Texas GOP Platform Disputes 2020 Election, Calls Homosexuality ‘Abnormal’
The Republican Party of Texas — the national GOP’s affiliate in the state — approved a platform on Saturday that disputed the 2020 election and labeled homosexuality an “abnormal lifestyle choice.”
“We reject the certified results of the 2020 Presidential election, and we hold that acting President Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. was not legitimately elected by the people of the United
The Texas Tribune Washington Examiner San Antonio Express-NewsAug 12 2022
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Mar-a-Lago Search Warrant Unsealed; Trump Investigated for Potential Espionage Act Violations
A federal judge unsealed the search warrant executed by the FBI at Mar-a-Lago following the Justice Department's request.
The warrant indicated that the FBI was investigating former President Donald Trump for possible obstruction of justice and potential violations of the Espionage Act. The warrant authorized federal agents to seize “physical documents with classification markings,”
The Guardian Fox News (Online News) The HillJan 25 2023
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McCarthy Blocks Schiff and Swalwell from Intel Committee
On Tuesday, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) formally rejected Reps. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) from taking seats on the House Intelligence Committee.
The Details: McCarthy said their previous actions make them unfit to serve on a panel that has access to sensitive issues of national security. He had previously promised to keep Schiff and Swalwell off the
ABC News (Online) Forbes Washington ExaminerJun 02 2022
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Tulsa Gunman Bought Gun Hours Before Shooting His Physician and 3 Others
A gunman killed four people and himself at a hospital campus in Tulsa, Oklahoma on Wednesday, police said.
Two of the four victims were doctors, including a surgeon whom the shooter blamed for ongoing pain following a May back surgery. Tulsa Police Chief Wendell Franklin said responding officers found a letter on the shooter’s body explaining his “clear” motive.
Franklin said
NBC News (Online) Tulsa World New York Post (News)Feb 20 2023
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Jimmy Carter Enters Hospice Care
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, 98, has entered hospice care.
The Details: A statement from the Carter Center on Saturday said, "After a series of short hospital stays, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter has decided to spend his remaining time at home with his family and receive hospice care instead of additional medical intervention."
For Context: Carter, a Democrat, served
Associated Press The Hill Washington ExaminerOct 22 2020
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Senate Judiciary Committee Advances Barrett Nomination over Democratic Boycott
Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee voted 12-0 to advance Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court nomination to the full Senate. The committee’s ten Democratic members boycotted the vote by refusing to attend the committee hearing. Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham moved forward without the Democrats, despite committee rules requiring at least two members of the minority to be present for
The Guardian The Hill New York Post (News)Aug 12 2021
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Census Bureau to Release 2020 Data That Will Guide Redistricting
On Thursday, the U.S. Census Bureau released data from the 2020 Census that will guide redistricting. The results, which are being released late due to the COVID-19 pandemic, will be used by states to redraw district lines for the U.S. House of Representatives based on where residents live. Democrats will control redistricting for 75 U.S. House seats in eight states; Republicans control
Associated Press Fact Check Washington Examiner ReutersAug 07 2021
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CDC Says Unvaccinated People Are Twice As Likely To Face COVID-19 Reinfection
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published a new study on Friday that found those who have recovered from COVID-19 and have not been vaccinated were 2.34 times more likely to be reinfected than those who were fully vaccinated. The study examined the risk of reinfection among hundreds of Kentucky residents during May and June who tested positive for the virus in 2020. “If you have
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