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May 25 2023
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Cities And States Are Suing Big Oil Over Climate Change
Honolulu has lost more than 5 miles of its famous beaches to sea level rise and storm surges. Sunny-day flooding during high tides makes many city roads impassable, and water mains for the public drinking water system are corroding from saltwater because of sea level rise. The damage has left the city and county spending millions of dollars on repairs and infrastructure to try to adapt to the
Mississippi Free PressMay 28 2023
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Speaker Kevin McCarthy Touts Wins Conservatives Secured In Tentative Debt Ceiling Agreement
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) touted victories that conservatives secured over the weekend as lawmakers reached a last-minute agreement to avoid the U.S. defaulting on its debt. McCarthy told Shannon Bream on Fox News’ “Fox News Sunday” that most Republicans were excited by the agreement because lawmakers were able to cut spending for the first time in a long time. McCarthy noted that
The Daily WireJun 05 2023
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White House explains D.C. sonic boom, says F-16s intercepted unresponsive plane
The White House on Monday explained the sonic boom that D.C.-area residents heard on Sunday, saying that the military had scrambled six F-16 jets to intercept a private plane. The aircraft had entered restricted airspace near the capital city while travelling from Elizabethton, Tenn., to Long Island, according to The Hill. The plane ultimately turned and crashed in rural Virginia. White House
Just The NewsMay 25 2023
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Gov. Pritzker, Democratic leaders announce state budget deal
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Gov. JB Pritzker and fellow Democrats leading the state General Assembly announced Wednesday that they had reached an agreement on a budget for the Illinois fiscal year that begins July 1. Pritzker, Senate President Don Harmon and House Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch did not disclose a dollar amount for the budget in a news release from the governor's office but the
CBS News (Online)May 28 2023
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Biden and GOP rush to finalize debt ceiling deal, shore up support to prevent default
By LISA MASCARO, MARY CLARE JALONICK, FARNOUSH AMIRI and MICHELLE L. PRICE (Associated Press) WASHINGTON (AP) — With days to spare before a potential first-ever government default, President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Sunday were finalizing a deal to raise the nation’s debt ceiling while trying to wrangle enough Republican and Democratic votes to pass the measure in the
Boston HeraldMay 28 2023
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'Insanity': Conservatives Rip Joe Biden's Debt Limit Deal With GOP
WASHINGTON ― Hard–line conservative Republicans tore into the tentative budget agreement struck by President Joe Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on Saturday evening that would suspend the debt limit for two years in exchange for spending reductions to some domestic programs. “This ‘deal’ is insanity,” tweeted Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.). “A $4T debt ceiling increase with virtually
HuffPostJun 02 2023
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DoD cancels drag show at Air Force base after backlash; General Milley ‘visibly angry’ when told about event
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) succeeded in getting a “child-friendly” drag show hosted at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada that was intended to kick off Pride Month canceled by Pentagon leaders. Gaetz sent a letter concerning military base drag shows to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley on May 23, pointing out six other drag events on bases
Bizpac ReviewApr 10 2023
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China ends Taiwan drills after practising blockades, precision strikes
China ended three days of military drills around Taiwan on Monday saying they had tested integrated military capabilities under actual combat conditions, having practised precision strikes and blockading the island that Beijing views as its own.
Beijing announced the drills on Saturday, after Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen returned to Taipei following a meeting in Los Angeles with U.S
ReutersJun 02 2023
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Classified Pentagon 'war plans' document Trump bragged about in audio recording is missing: report
Donald Trump’s legal team has been unable to locate the classified Pentagon document detailing a possible attack on Iran the ex-president was recorded at his Bedminster golf resort in 2021 bragging he had held onto. “Attorneys for Donald Trump turned over material in mid-March in response to a federal subpoena related to a classified US military document described by the former president on
AlterNetJun 10 2023
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North Carolina GOP censures Thom Tillis: report
The North Carolina Republican Party has voted to censure United States Senator Thom Tillis (R-North Carolina) over "blatant violations of our party platform," WRAL News reported on Saturday. The right-wing delegation explained that "the dissatisfaction started building several years ago, when Tillis initially opposed then-President Donald Trump' plan to shift millions of dollars from military
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