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Aug 14 2021
News
Afghan President Says He Is ‘Remobilizing’ Forces
In a recorded speech to his fractured nation, President Ashraf Ghani ignored growing pressure to step aside, even as his soldiers surrender to the Taliban and his close political associates flee the country.
Several of his close political associates have surrendered to the Taliban without a fight or fled into exile. His army has all but collapsed and the warlords he was counting on have
New York Times (News)Nov 13 2020
News
Harvard v. Affirmative Action: Round 2
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, the First Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Harvard's affirmative action policy does not violate civil rights law. Last year, a federal judge had originally ruled that Harvard did not discriminate Abridge NewsAug 25 2020
News
Republicans Blast Democrats As Socialists. Here's What Socialism Is
A viewer watching the Republican National Convention on Monday night could be forgiven for thinking that Joe Biden and Kamala Harris were not the Democratic Party's presidential and vice presidential nominees but were leading a different ticket altogether.
"Biden, Harris and their socialist comrades will fundamentally change this nation," Trump campaign adviser Kimberly Guilfoyle warned
NPR (Online News)Feb 26 2024
Headline Roundup
What's Keeping Nikki Haley in the Race?
After losing the Republican primary in her home state of South Carolina, voices across the spectrum are speculating as to why Nikki Haley is continuing her presidential campaign.
From the Center: An analysis in the Wall Street Journal (Center bias) determined Haley is “demonstrating the inconvenient fact that a sizable portion of the Republican primary electorate isn’t on board with
CNN (Opinion) Wall Street Journal (News) Washington TimesAug 05 2019
News
Lindsey Graham pushes 'red flag' bill to curb gun violence
Sen. Lindsey Graham said Monday he will propose bipartisan legislation to encourage more states to adopt “red flag” laws following a pair of horrific mass shootings.
The South Carolina Republican’s announcement came soon after President Donald Trump also called for such laws, which allow police and family members to request that a court temporarily restrict access to firearms to people
PoliticoMay 21 2021
News
Trump’s Justice Department Secretly Got CNN Reporter’s Phone, Email Records, Network Says
The Trump administration secretly obtained the phone and email records of CNN’s Pentagon correspondent, the news network reported Thursday, the latest evidence of the former president’s efforts to target journalists who reported government leaks during his tenure.
CNN said Thursday that the Justice Department sought and obtained the records of Barbara Starr for a two-month period
HuffPostJun 14 2021
News
China Has Promised To Go Carbon-Neutral By 2060, But Coal Is Still King
The walls and ceiling of the Nanshan mine shimmer black, carved straight into a 200 million-year-old coal seam running 1,300 feet underground. Black veins of Jurassic-era coal deposits still thread Shanxi province in China's north, enriching public coffers and keeping generations of miners steadily employed.
Last year, China committed to going carbon-neutral by 2060, an ambitious
NPR (Online News)Jan 03 2020
News
Sen. Graham: Trump Told Me About Soleimani Operation
Sen. Lindsey Graham said Friday President Donald Trump informed about the "potential" operation that ended with the death of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani when he was in Florida at the president's Mar-a-Lago resort during the holiday break.
"I appreciate being brought into the orbit," the South Carolina Republican, who chairs the Senate Judiciary Committee, told Fox News' "Fox and
Newsmax (News)Sep 14 2021
Opinion
Who and What Is Tearing the US Apart?
In Shanksville, Pennsylvania, on Saturday, former President George W. Bush's theme was national unity — and how it has been lost over these past 20 years.
"In the weeks and months following the 9/11 attacks," said Bush, "I was proud to lead an amazing, resilient, united people. When it comes to the unity of America, those days seem distant from our own. A malign force seems at work in
Pat BuchananMar 07 2020
Perspectives Blog
Story of the Week: Biden Shines On Super Tuesday
Fresh off a rejuvenating primary win in South Carolina on Saturday, former Vice President Joe Biden won 10 of 14 states on Super Tuesday 2020, cementing himself as an apparent frontrunner for the Democratic nomination alongside Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT).
Biden's surge was coupled with a weaker-than-expected showing from Sanders, as well as dismal voter turnout for Sen. Elizabeth
Henry A. Brechter