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Oct 23 2013
Opinion
Why lies about Obama resist the truth
If you want to know how someone like David Jackson could nurse an irrational fear of President Obama, you need only look to conservative FreedomWatch founder and CEO Larry Klayman. At the Million Vets March on Oct. 13 in Washington, he was the one who said, “I call upon all of you to wage a second American nonviolent revolution, to use civil disobedience, and to demand that this president
Washington PostMar 01 2024
Headline Roundup
CDC Changes COVID-19 Guidance, Drops 5-Day Quarantine
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced updated guidance for COVID-19 on Friday, dropping the previously recommended 5-day isolation period.
Details: The new guidance aligns COVID-19 precaution measures with other respiratory viruses such as influenza. The new guidance suggests “returning to normal activities when, for at least 24 hours, symptoms are improving overall
CNN (Online News) Wall Street Journal (News) Fox News (Online News)Nov 25 2014
News
Federal Ferguson Investigation Will Remain Independent, Holder Insists
Attorney General Eric Holder says "far more must be done to create enduring trust" between police and communities they serve, even as his Justice Department continues to investigate possible discriminatory police actions in Ferguson, Mo.
Civil rights lawyers at Justice working alongside FBI agents have also been examining whether white officer Darren Wilson intentionally violated the
NPR (Online News)Jun 11 2020
News
Big Money Bought the Forests. Small Logging Communities Are Paying the Price.
FALLS CITY, ORE. — A few hundred feet past this Oregon timber town, a curtain of Douglas fir trees opens to an expanse of skinny stumps.
The hillside has been clear-cut, with thousands of trees leveled at once. Around the bend is another clear-cut nearly twice its size, then another, patches of desert brown carved into the forest for miles.
Logging is booming around Falls City, a
ProPublicaOct 22 2014
News
Tea partyers toe GOP line and back moderates for Senate
Tea Party Patriots and Tea Party Express members say it’s more important to win the Senate than elect hardcore conservatives, and they have put out the word: Moderates like Sen. Pat Roberts and Sen. Scott Brown have their support.
In addition to backing Mr. Roberts — hardly the love of tea partyers — TPE is also pushing South Dakota Gov. Mike Rounds for Senate, The Hill reported.
Washington TimesOct 06 2014
News
Ferguson remains on edge as 4-day protest looms
Protesters in this small Midwest city measure time by counting the number of days Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson has remained free since killing Michael Brown.
Here, after 58 days, almost everyone is waiting for a grand jury to decide whether Wilson, who shot the unarmed black 18-year-old on Aug. 9, will face charges. Businesses have put off repairing looter damage and instead
USA TODAYJun 02 2020
Opinion
America’s Protests Won’t Stop Until Police Brutality Does
This country has failed to provide one of the most fundamental protections in the Constitution: the right to life.
“Stop Killing Us!” Three words, scrawled on a sign held by a 5-year-old black boy at a Tampa protest against police brutality. Messages don’t get any clearer than that. Yet to judge by the days of protests sweeping the country, this message still hasn’t gotten through.
New York Times (Opinion)Aug 24 2014
News
State of Emergency Declared in California Earthquake
Gov. Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency Sunday, as thousand remained without power here and emergency workers scrambled to put out fires and treat injuries following a strong earthquake, measured at magnitude 6.0, that struck this area in the early morning.
Even as the shaking continued late Sunday morning—at least four smaller aftershocks were reported Sunday—emergency crews
New York Times (News)Oct 10 2015
News
California is about to enact the strictest law yet on antibiotic use in farms
Antibiotic resistance is now considered a catastrophic threat to public health, as more and more deadly, drug-resistant bacteria have been appearing in our cities, farms, and hospitals. In theory, the solution should be simple: We need to stop overusing antibiotics. Yet nearly every attempt to do so thus far has failed.
Now California is taking drastic measures. This weekend, Gov. Jerry
VoxAug 20 2014
News
AG Eric Holder to Ferguson: We Will Learn What Happened
The Justice Department intends to determine exactly what happened in the shooting death of 18-year-old Michael Brown, using the department's "full resources," says Attorney General Eric Holder in a newspaper op-ed published as a Missouri grand jury begins hearing evidence Wednesday.
"At a time when so much may seem uncertain, the people of Ferguson can have confidence that the Justice
Newsmax (News)