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Sep 19 2019
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Attacks on Saudi Arabian Oil Sites
This Abridge News topic aggregates four unique arguments on different sides of the debate. Here are the quick facts to get you started:
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Early Saturday morning, September 14th, two Saudi Arabian sites were attacked by drones and cruise missiles. Both locations are owned by Saudi Aramco, a state-owned oil company. The explosions caused major damage, disrupting nearly Abridge NewsOct 06 2020
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'Maybe I'm Immune': Trump Returns To White House, Removes Mask Despite Infection
President Trump, who spent the weekend in the hospital being treated for COVID-19, made a theatrical return to the White House on Monday evening, disembarking Marine One and walking the staircase to the South Portico entrance, where he turned to face the cameras, removed his mask and gave his signature two thumbs up.
Shortly before, a masked Trump had emerged from Walter Reed National
NPR (Online News)Oct 06 2020
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Trump returns to White House, downplaying virus that hospitalized him and turned West Wing into a ‘ghost town’
President Trump returned to the White House from the hospital on Monday, saying that he had recovered from the novel coronavirus and that people should not be afraid of a disease that has killed more than 209,000 Americans.
Trump’s comments a few hours before leaving Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., again downplaying the coronavirus, came despite evidence
Washington PostJun 02 2020
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George Floyd death: Trump threatens to send in army to end unrest
President Donald Trump has threatened to send in the military to quell growing civil unrest in the US over the death of a black man in police custody.
He said if cities and states failed to control the protests and "defend their residents" he would deploy the army and "quickly solve the problem for them".
Protests over the death of George Floyd have escalated over the past week
BBC NewsNov 13 2023
Headline Roundup
Will Johnson's Government Funding Plan Get the Job Done?
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) has announced a funding plan to avoid a government shutdown that faces an uphill battle in the Democrat-controlled Senate and has some House Republicans wondering how it would work.
Key Quotes: “My opposition to the clean CR just announced by the Speaker to the @HouseGOP cannot be overstated. Funding Pelosi level spending & policies for 75 days –
CNN Digital Washington Examiner The HillJan 30 2015
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Hillary Clinton’s ‘WMD’ moment: U.S. intelligence saw false narrative in Libya
The intelligence community gathered no specific evidence of an impending genocide in Libya in spring 2011, undercutting Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton’s primary argument for using the U.S. military to remove Col. Moammar Gadhafi from power, an event that has left his country in chaos, according to officials with direct knowledge of the dispute.
Washington TimesFeb 21 2013
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Sequester could mean longer waits at airport
Impatient Americans may have to get used to waiting if the sequester kicks in next week. Air travelers, truckers and anyone waiting for goods to be shipped from overseas could face lengthy delays as a result of the automatic spending cuts, federal agencies and some industry groups are warning.
PoliticoApr 13 2020
Analysis
Kids Missing School Because of Coronavirus? Don't Worry Too Much
Many people are finding it hard to parent in the age of COVID-19. They're trying to supervise their children and work from home at the same time, a combination made yet more difficult when they're being asked to ensure that the kids spend sufficient time and effort on their online classes.
Some frustrated parents are admitting defeat. One mom, archeologist Sarah Parcak, tweeted that she
ReasonMay 09 2013
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Diplomat Airs Benghazi Attack Details
A high-ranking American diplomat delivered an emotional reconstruction Wednesday of the Sept. 11 2012 attacks on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi Libya providing new details about frantic efforts to get military assistance locate the missing ambassador and evacuate the surviving Americans.
Wall Street Journal (News)Feb 20 2013
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John Boehner: Sequester Is Product Of Obama's 'Failed Leadership'
In a Wall Street Journal editorial published Tuesday evening, House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) blamed President Obama for the nearly $1.2 trillion in across-the-board spending cuts set to go into effect next month, labeling the looming cuts as "the president's sequester."
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