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Oct 12 2020
Analysis
Trump takes his Covid misinformation machine back on the road
President Donald Trump takes his Covid denial tour back to the campaign trail Monday as the tense final stretch of an election now three weeks away gets a fresh jolt with Senate hearings on his Supreme Court pick Amy Coney Barrett.
Trump, who announced Sunday, without providing evidence, that he has tested "totally negative" after his bout with the virus, plans to hold his first rally
CNN DigitalFeb 06 2020
News
West Virginia’s coal culture runs deep. It is also evolving.
West Virginia’s identity is tied closely to the black mineral that literally powered America’s rise as an industrial nation. Now, pride in that tradition is being tested by shifting economic realities.
Walking on the two-lane road that loops behind the Longview plant – West Virginia’s newest and cleanest coal-fired power facility – Steve Nelson and his boss had what he describes as a “
Christian Science MonitorJan 02 2020
News
Prince William Announces Environment Prize, Calls For 'Decade of Action to Repair the Earth'
Prince William has announced a multi-million pound prize for “visionaries” working to solve “Earth’s greatest environmental problems,” from climate change to air pollution. The Earthshot Prize will be awarded to five winners, every year, for the next 10 years. The initiative’s goal is to provide “at least 50 solutions to the world’s greatest problems by 2030.”
The prize was designed by
Time MagazineAug 11 2020
Analysis
The legal questions surrounding Trump’s new executive orders, answered
Trump’s actions appear largely legal. They just won’t accomplish very much.
On Saturday, President Donald Trump signed four memorandums and executive orders that, he claimed, would provide relief to Americans struggling financially during the Covid-19 pandemic.
One order purports to provide enhanced unemployment benefits to some Americans — although on less generous terms than
VoxMar 10 2022
Perspectives Blog
High U.S. Energy Costs Worsen Amid Russian Invasion of Ukraine
Already-high energy costs in the U.S. are rising more as the global economy responds to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. On Tuesday, President Joe Biden announced that the U.S. will ban imports of Russian oil, natural gas and coal. The import ban had already gained bipartisan support before Biden's announcement. Roughly 3% of the oil barrels the U.S. imported in 2021 came from Russia, ranking
AllSides StaffSep 08 2020
Analysis
Christians, Gun Rights, and the American Social Compact
I’m going to begin with my two favorite quotes from two American founders—the two quotes that I believe set up the fundamental nature of the American social compact. The first is the most famous. It’s Thomas Jefferson in the Declaration of Independence: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable
David FrenchMay 10 2021
News
U.S. Pipeline Shutdown Exposes Cyber Threat to Energy Sector
The ransomware attack that forced the closure of the largest U.S. fuel pipeline this weekend showed how cybercriminals pose a far-reaching threat to the aging, vulnerable infrastructure that keeps the nation’s energy moving.
Colonial Pipeline Co. closed its entire 5,500-mile conduit carrying gasoline and other fuels from the Gulf Coast to the New York metro area Friday as it moved to
Wall Street Journal (News)Nov 26 2019
News
‘Presidents are not kings’: Judge says ex-White House counsel Donald McGahn must testify before Congress
Former White House counsel Donald McGahn, a key figure with firsthand knowledge of President Donald Trump's alleged efforts to short-circuit the Mueller investigation, must testify before Congress, a federal judge ruled Monday.
The ruling, which the Justice Department said it will appeal, affirms Congress' role as a check on executive power. If upheld, it could open the door for
USA TODAYFeb 23 2021
Opinion
The Media’s Coverage Of Ron DeSantis Shows They Fear Him In 2024
The latest media outrage campaign directed at Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) stems from his decision to prioritize seniors when it comes to administering the COVID-19 vaccine. There are obviously practical reasons for this, since the elderly are most vulnerable to the coronavirus, yet the media has portrayed this as a political scandal. It’s obvious why: One, the media has made DeSantis the villain
The Daily WireJun 10 2013
News
?Assimilation? a flash point in immigration debate
Itrsquos not border security. Itrsquos not ldquoamnesty.rdquo But it is another flash point for conservatives when it comes to comprehensive immigration reform how to make newly naturalized immigrants fit in better in America. These conservatives prefer the term ldquoassimilationrdquo for the provisions in the current Senate bill described...
Politico