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Jun 08 2020
News
Protests spread over police shootings. Police promised reforms. Every year, they still shoot and kill nearly 1,000 people.
Protests against the use of deadly force by police swept across the country in 2015.
Demonstrators marched in Chicago, turned chaotic in Baltimore, and occupied the area outside a Minneapolis police station for weeks. Protesters repeatedly took to the streets of Ferguson, Mo., where a white police officer had killed a black teenager the previous year and fueled anew a national debate
Washington Post
Mar 01 2013
News
No agreement in White House meeting on spending cuts
President Barack Obama blamed Congress for failing to prevent $85 billion in forced government spending cuts that take effect on Friday, saying that the sharp reduction will harm economic recovery.
CNN (Online News)
Apr 29 2020
News
Amash launches exploratory committee for Libertarian presidential run
Rep. Justin Amash (I-Mich.) announced Tuesday that he has launched an exploratory committee to seek the Libertarian Party’s presidential nomination, his strongest indication yet that he will mount a third-party White House bid.
“Today, I launched an exploratory committee to seek the @LPNational’s nomination for president of the United States. Americans are ready for practical approaches
The Hill
Jun 17 2020
Opinion
Mark Zuckerberg: Historic Facebook campaign will boost voter registration, turnout and voices
I believe Facebook can strengthen democracy by maintaining as open a platform as possible, accompanied by ambitious efforts to lift voter participation.
The 2020 election is going to be unlike any other. It was already going to be a heated campaign, and that was before the pandemic — and before the killing of George Floyd and so many others forced us yet again to confront the painful
USA TODAY
Aug 01 2013
News
Sen. Paul offers to bury the hatchet with Gov. Christie over a beer
The Kentucky senator tells Fox News that he wants to put an end to his growing feud with the New Jersey governor over their conflicting views on the NSAs surveillance programs and government spending.
Fox News (Online News)
Aug 22 2014
News
Russian Trucks Cross Border Without Assent of Ukraine
The first trucks from a long-stalled Russian convoy said to be carrying humanitarian aid crossed the border into eastern Ukraine on Friday, without the consent of the Ukrainian government and unaccompanied by Red Cross escorts, as had been earlier agreed upon.
New York Times (News)
Sep 08 2020
News
Facebook's 2020 Election Initiatives
This Abridge News topic aggregates four unique arguments on different sides of the debate. Here are the quick facts to get you started:
THE QUICK FACTS
On Thursday, September 3rd, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced a number of company initiatives that aim to protect the integrity of the 2020 U.S. election.Actions include things like putting information from Abridge News
Mar 13 2020
News
FDA Grants Emergency Authorization For New, High-Speed Wuhan Virus Test
The Federal Drug Administration has given emergency clearance to diagnostics giant Roche Holding to develop a new, high-speed test for the coronavirus.
The company says the new system will vastly increase testing capabilities.
“We are increasing the speed definitely by a factor of 10,” Thomas Schinecker, head of Roche’s diagnostics unit, told Bloomberg News.
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Townhall
Dec 17 2013
Opinion
Federal judge says NSA phone program violates Fourth Amendment
A federal judge in Washington ruled Monday that the government's phone records collection program is likely unconstitutional, setting up a major legal hurdle for the Obama administration, which is desperately trying to preserve the intelligence gathering tool.
Washington Times