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Jun 09 2020
Fact Check
The Continuing ‘Tear Gas’ Debate
The national semantics exercise over “pepper balls” and “tear gas” has continued.
On CBS’ “Face the Nation,” Attorney General William Barr was asked if it was appropriate for the U.S. Park Police “to use smoke bombs, tear gas, pepper balls, projectiles at what appeared to be peaceful protesters” outside the White House on June 1. Barr objected to the description of “pepper spray” as a “
FactCheck.orgJun 08 2020
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After Left-Wing Mob Scalp The NYT and Philly Inquirer, Liberal Reporter Says 'The Media Industry Is Completely F**ked'
The good news is that the George Floyd rioting is starting to die down in some parts of the country. Washington DC saw the National Guard move out after demonstrations became more peaceful. It’s not nearly as bad as last week. That’s for sure. The riots were sparked by the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis on May 25. It was an officer-involved fatality. Floyd was arrested on suspicion of
TownhallMay 19 2019
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Trump breaks silence amid Alabama abortion ban row
US President Donald Trump has outlined his "strongly pro-life" views on abortion amid controversy over strict new laws passed in several states. Mr Trump said he was against abortion except in cases of rape, incest or a "serious health risk" to the mother. His stance on what is a divisive election issue in the US emerged days after Alabama passed a law banning abortion in almost all cases. A
BBC NewsJun 14 2021
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5 Things To Watch At The Biden-Putin Summit
The Biden administration wants a more stable and predictable relationship with Russia. Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to show that his country is taken seriously as a world power. That is the backdrop for the first summit between the U.S. and Russian presidents, which will take place in Geneva on June 16.
"Russia is quite invested in having a very friction-filled rather than
NPR (Online News)Jan 02 2020
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Iraqi official spotted outside embassy attack visited Obama White House in 2011
An Iran-linked Iraqi official who was spotted in the crowd of angry militia supporters and protesters Tuesday as some of them stormed the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad visited the Obama White House back in 2011.
Hadi Al-Amiri's presence at the scene of the embassy attack -- where crowds chanted “Down, Down USA!” following U.S. airstrikes that killed fighters of an Iranian-backed militia --
Fox News (Online News)Aug 16 2020
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Big Pharma’s Covid-19 Profiteers
On June 29th, 2020, while America remained transfixed by anti-police protests, the chairman and CEO of the pharmaceutical company Gilead issued a much-anticipated announcement. In a breezy open letter, Daniel O’Day explained how much his company planned on charging for a course of remdesivir, one of many possible treatments for Covid-19. “In the weeks since we learned of remdesivir’s potential
RollingStone.comJun 30 2020
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Here are the major brands that have pulled ads from Facebook
Since an advertising boycott of Facebook Inc. was organized in mid-June, a veritable Who’s Who of major brands have either added their names to the #StopHateForProfit campaign or otherwise pulled their ads.
Facebook makes almost all of its revenue via advertising. Still, analysts are expecting the company to take a less-than-5% revenue hit due the boycott. The social-media giant has
MarketWatchDec 15 2014
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Will cheap oil kill Keystone?
Greens who want President Barack Obama to kill the Keystone XL pipeline are adding a new weapon to their arsenal of protests and lawsuits — the world’s glut of cheap oil.
PoliticoJul 12 2016
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Police Arrest Five People They Say Opened Fire on Officers in Washington
Police in Washington have arrested five people they say opened fire on police. No injuries were reported early Tuesday.
The latest incident follows protests over police killings of black men in Louisiana and Minnesota and the fatal
The BlazeJun 29 2020
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Military Gears Up to Fight Racial Bias, a Longstanding Adversary
The U.S. government has tried at least six times since World War II to root out discrimination and racial bias in the military, through commissions, recommendations and initiatives. Each effort ended in failure, leaving today’s military a reflection of society’s inequality.
A new initiative now is beginning, and this time will be different, defense officials and military leaders say,
Wall Street Journal (News)