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Aug 20 2019
News
Gun Sellers Are Sneaking Onto Facebook’s Booming Secondhand Marketplace
An online gun bazaar is taking shape on Facebook Inc. FB -0.77% ’s Marketplace, as recent mass shootings have renewed the debate in Washington over access to firearms.
Facebook launched its Marketplace feature four years ago, allowing its more than two billion users to buy and sell almost any secondhand item by clicking a button on their home page. The private sale of many items,
Wall Street Journal (News)Oct 30 2015
News
Senate passes debt and spending hike in dead of night
Senate Republicans managed to wrangle enough of their troops to overcome a filibuster early Friday morning and pass the new budget deal, granting President Obama yet another debt holiday busting the budget caps and boosting spending some 80 billion over the next two years.
Washington TimesApr 21 2020
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Secret Recording Reveals NRA's Legal Troubles Have Cost The Organization $100 Million
The National Rifle Association's legal troubles have cost the powerful gun rights group $100 million, according to a recording of the group's board meeting obtained by NPR.
In the January 2020 recording, NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre criticizes ongoing investigations by the New York and Washington, D.C., attorneys general, bemoaning "the power of weaponized government." And he told the NRA's
NPR (Online News)Oct 20 2019
Opinion
The New York Times, NBC, and Other Outlets Don't Trust You To Handle the Truth
In the original Planet of the Apes movie (1968), the most-fascinating character is Dr. Zaius, the elitist, orangutan in chief who alone possessed the secret knowledge that (spoiler alert!) apes descended from humans. Toward the end of the film—shortly before he warns Charlton Heston's character not to search for the truth "because you may not like what you find!"—he monologues that the hoi
ReasonFeb 11 2014
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Yellen: Fed Likely to Cut Bond Buys in Steps if Needed
In prepared testimony, Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen Tuesday told lawmakers she expects there to be a great deal of continuity in the central banks' policies. The hearing is scheduled for 10 a.m. EST.
Wall Street Journal (News)Apr 28 2014
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Kerry draws fire for reported comments about 'apartheid' and Israel
Secretary of State John F. Kerry was denounced by supporters of both Israel and the Palestinians on Monday for reportedly saying that Israel could become an “apartheid” nation if it does not reach a peace deal to create a separate Palestinian state. Los Angeles TimesAug 28 2014
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How Market Basket employees saved CEO Arthur T. Demoulas
The ouster of Demoulas, or Artie T., as his employees called him, prompted six weeks of protests and boycotts of the chain. It ended Wednesday night with a deal in which Artie T. and his allies will buy the 50.5% stake in the company owned by his rival cousin, Arthur S. Demoulas.
Artie T.'s management team, which was fired after protesting his forced departure as chief executive, will
Los Angeles TimesJun 14 2018
News
New York attorney general sues Trump Foundation for 'persistent illegal conduct'
New York Attorney General Barbara Underwood sued President Trump and his three eldest children on Thursday as directors of the Donald J. Trump Foundation, seeking to dissolve the not-for-profit organization for "persistent illegal conduct," according to court documents.
The petition alleges that the foundation engaged in "extensive unlawful political coordination with the Trump
Washington ExaminerNov 13 2013
News
Some backers of immigration overhaul take a new tack as prospects for a bill dwindle.
Dwindling prospects for a sweeping congressional immigration bill have some supporters pivoting to a more confrontational approach while at least one industry is looking for a backup plan if a broader deal fails.
Wall Street Journal (News)Apr 10 2024
Headline Roundup
US Delivers Seized Iranian Weapons to Ukraine Amid Russian Invasion
The U.S. has delivered seized Iranian weapons to Ukraine to help defend against the Russian invasion, U.S. Central Command said Tuesday.
The Details: The April 4 shipment included over 5,000 firearms, sniper rifles, machine guns and RPG-7s, along with 500,000 rounds of ammunition. The weapons were originally intercepted between 2021 and 2023 en route to Houthi forces in Yemen from the
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