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Jul 24 2016
News
Under the Bus: Ted Cruz’s Biggest Donors Cut Ties
From Maggie Haberman at the New York Times:
Influential Donors Criticize Ted Cruz for His G.O.P. Convention Speech
In an extraordinary public rebuke, two influential donors who were among the biggest supporters of Senator Ted Cruz’s presidential campaign excoriated Mr. Cruz on Saturday for his decision not to endorse Donald J. Trump at the Republican National Convention.
Breitbart News
Aug 13 2020
Background
Why US-China relations are at their lowest point in decades
How significant is this escalation? It is not unprecedented for the US to close a foreign mission but it is a rare and dramatic step, one that is difficult to unwind. This is a consulate not an embassy, so it's not responsible for policy. But it plays an important role in facilitating trade and outreach.
And the move triggered retaliation from Beijing: it ordered the US to close its
BBC News
Jan 17 2022
News
Scientists: Cannabis Can Prevent COVID-19 Infection
That one friend who insists weed has health benefits for everything under the sun could actually be on to something when it comes to one very important disease: COVID-19.
A new study has identified cannabis compounds as a therapeutic agent to prevent coronavirus infections by blocking the virus from entering human cells. According to the study’s authors, widespread use of these
Vice
Jul 30 2022
News
Exclusive: Brazil federal police warned against Bolsonaro arms agenda
RIO DE JANEIRO, July 29 (Reuters) - As President Jair Bolsonaro has aggressively sought to boost gun ownership in Brazil, documents obtained by Reuters reveal one key source of resistance to his agenda: his own federal police.
Nearly two decades after Brazil passed a landmark firearms control law, Bolsonaro has used dozens of executive orders to weaken such restrictions, turning the
Reuters
Apr 12 2022
News
California public school enrollment drops below 6 million mark
For the first time since the start of the century, California has fewer than 6 million students attending public schools.
According to new data released by the California Department of Education, enrollment in public schools continues to drop more quickly than it did before the pandemic, stirring fears of more budget cuts and long-term financial instability for schools.
Among
CalMatters
Oct 13 2014
News
Washington Post: 94% Chance Republicans Win Senate
A spate of new Senate projections shows Republicans widening the electoral map and increasing their chances of a GOP takeover. On Monday, the The Washington Post's Election Lab forecast showed Republicans with a 94% chance of winning the Senate and a 99% chance of maintaining control of the House. The New York Times is similarly projecting a Republican takeover in the Senate. According to the
Breitbart News
Feb 17 2021
Analysis
Disasters in Republican-run places keep somehow proving how bad Democrats are at running things
To some very small extent, we should appreciate the frankness of Tim Boyd, until Tuesday the mayor of the town of Colorado City, Tex., population 4,000. Boyd, faced with massive power outages like much of the state, simply threw up his hands.
“The City and County, along with power providers or any other service owes you NOTHING!” he wrote on Facebook. “I’m sick and tired of people
Washington Post
Mar 30 2019
News
Ex-Nevada Assemblywoman Says Joe Biden Inappropriately Kissed Her
Former Nevada Assemblywoman Lucy Flores published an op-ed in New York Magazine’s The Cut on Friday alleging that Joe Biden inappropriately kissed and touched her after he offered to help her with her 2014 campaign.
Flores, who was running for Nevada lieutenant governor at the time, described her encounter with the former vice president as making her feel “uneasy, gross, and confused.”
HuffPost
May 10 2019
News
Trump’s Fake Fight Against Real News
Pretending to ban a Washington Post columnist from the White House is a sign that the White House is losing its public-relations battle with journalists.
President Donald Trump must spend hours and hours of his executive time thinking up new ways to tease and taunt the press.
He has stirred hatred for reporters by calling them the “enemy of the people” and describing their
Politico
Apr 07 2022
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Jobless claims fall to 166,000, lowest since 1968
The number of new applications for unemployment benefits fell by 5,000 last week to 166,000, tying the lowest level for initial claims since 1968.
The extremely low level of weekly jobless claims, reported Thursday by the Department of Labor, indicates that layoffs are rare as employers are increasingly desperate to hold on to workers. Last week’s decline continues a generally downward
Washington Examiner