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Feb 16 2021
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Bill Gates: Rich Countries 'Should Move to 100% Synthetic Beef'
Microsoft cofounder and CEO Bill Gates told MIT Technology Review in a recent interview that rich countries should switch to eating "100% synthetic beef" to reduce pollution and help the environment. "Eventually, that green premium is modest enough that you can sort of change the [behavior of] people or use regulation to totally shift the demand," Gates said in the interview. He singled out
CBS News (Online) The Hill Washington ExaminerJul 28 2020
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Trump to Reject New DACA Applications, Renew Current Protections
The Department of Homeland Security announced Tuesday that it will reject new applications for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, but let current DACA recipients continue to renew their protections as the Trump administration reconsiders the program's future. This decision comes after the Supreme Court blocked the Trump administration from ending the Obama-era policy
Politico USA TODAY TownhallJul 23 2020
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Trump Nixes Plan for GOP Convention in Jacksonville
President Donald Trump announced Thursday that the Republican National Convention events scheduled to take place in-person in Jacksonville, Fla. next month, would not be held. The president cited COVID-19 coronavirus concerns in the area as the primary reason for the cancellation.
Some left-rated voices described the move as inevitable, framing the president's management of campaign
National Review (News) Washington Post NPR (Online News)Apr 14 2022
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Elon Musk Makes Cash Offer to Buy Twitter
Elon Musk, the world's richest person, has offered to buy Twitter in cash.
Musk offered to buy Twitter for $54.20 a share in cash, or about $43 billion, according to filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Musk confirmed the move with a tweet, and wrote a letter to Twitter's chairman saying that Twitter "needs to be transformed as a private company" and has the "potential
New York Post (News) Axios NBC News (Online)Jul 11 2023
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President Biden Criticized for Not Acknowledging Seventh Grandchild
President Biden is facing criticism for failing to acknowledge his seventh grandchild, Navy Joan Roberts.
For Context: Roberts, 4, is the daughter of Hunter Biden. According to the New York Times (Lean Left bias), White House aides have been told in “strategy meetings” that the president only has six grandchildren.
Double Standard: An opinion piece in The New Republic (Left
New York Post (Opinion) International Business Times New RepublicJul 15 2020
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Food, Gas Prices Rise as Consumer Spending Increases
The Labor Department said Tuesday that the Consumer Price Inflation increased in June after three straight months of decreasing. The gasoline index rose 12.3 percent in June, while food prices rose 0.6 percent. Because of this, the cost of food and energy will likely increase slightly. While price increases are an encouraging sign of economic recovery, Chris Rupkey, chief financial economist
Newsmax (News) CNN (Online News) CNBCApr 11 2022
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Elon Musk Declines Offer to Join Twitter Board
Billionaire Tesla CEO Elon Musk turned down Twitter’s invitation to join its board of directors on Apr. 9, the same day he was scheduled to join.
Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal said Sunday that Musk’s decision was “for the best,” but that there would be “distractions ahead.” Agrawal had previously said “weeks” of conversations led him to believe Musk was “exactly what we need on Twitter,
CNBC New York Times (News) Washington ExaminerOct 20 2020
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Supreme Court Allows Pennsylvania Absentee Ballot Extension in 4-4 Tie
The Supreme Court issued an order without explanation on Monday denying a request by Pennsylvania Republicans to block a lower-court ruling requiring Pennsylvania to count absentee ballots received up to three days after Election Day. The Court was split 4-4, with Chief Justice John Roberts siding with the three liberal justices, thus leaving the lower court’s decision intact. The decision
NBC News (Online) SCOTUSblog National Review (News)Jan 31 2021
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5 Lawyers Leave Trump Legal Team Ahead of Impeachment Trial
The legal team set to defend former President Donald Trump has reportedly disbanded a little more than one week before Trump's impeachment trial. South Carolina attorneys Butch Bowers, who was to lead the team, and Deborah Barbier reportedly left the legal team on Saturday. Former federal prosecutors Greg Harris, Johnny Gasser and Josh Howard also left the following day, Fox News reported; it
CNN (Online News) The Hill New York Post (News)Feb 06 2023
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Spy Balloon Fallout Prompts Reflections on Defense Policies, US-China Relations
As Navy divers began gathering pieces of the downed suspected Chinese spy balloon, media pundits gathered their thoughts around the balloon’s political implications.
The Timeline: President Joe Biden was reportedly first briefed about the balloon last Tuesday before it began making headlines on Thursday. Biden later said he told the Pentagon to shoot the balloon on Wednesday, but the
National Review (News) New York Times (News) The Jerusalem Post