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May 23 2023
News
Truck strikes barrier near White House, driver charged
The driver of a rented box truck that collided with a security barrier near the White House on Monday was arrested and charged, law enforcement officials said. The U-Haul truck crashed at about 10 p.m. into security barriers on the north side of Lafayette Square near the White House, officials said. The five charges against the adult male suspect, who has not been publicly identified, included
ABC News (Online)
May 26 2023
News
Ramaswamy Calls on Microsoft CEO to 'Condemn LinkedIn's Censorship'
Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy said LinkedIn’s “claim that their decision to censor me was an ‘error'” is “laughable” and challenged Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella to “publicly condemn LinkedIn’s censorship.” On Thursday, Ramaswamy announced that Mircosoft-owned LinkedIn had “locked” his account, as it determined he posted “misleading or inaccurate information” on the platform
Breitbart News
May 19 2023
News
Biden Admin Admits $3 Billion Accounting Error on Ukraine Aid
WASHINGTON (Reuters)—The Pentagon overestimated the value of the ammunition, missiles and other equipment it sent to Ukraine by around $3 billion, a Senate aide and a defense official said on Thursday, an error that may lead the way for more weapons being sent to Kyiv for its defense against Russian forces. The error was the result of assigning a higher than warranted value on weaponry that
Washington Free Beacon
Jun 11 2023
News
Pakistan Ex-PM Imran Khan Says Defying U.S. Policy Led to His Downfall
In an exclusive interview, former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan speaks with Tom O'Connor, Newsweek's Senior Foreign Policy Writer and Deputy Editor of National Security and Foreign Policy, about the ominous road the country he once led is going down, his deepening legal troubles and what he believes was the role of the United States in his ousting from power over a year ago.
With
Newsweek
May 18 2023
Analysis
The Supreme Court hands down a temporary, but significant, victory for gun control
The Supreme Court handed down a very brief order on Wednesday morning that offers gun regulation advocates a slightly surprising — but likely short-lived — victory.
The order denies relief to litigants challenging Illinois’s ban on semiautomatic assault weapons, and a similar ban enacted by the city of Naperville, Illinois, who had argued both violated the Second Amendment. Had these
Vox
May 22 2023
News
‘Your Life Is Not Valued’: NAACP President Doubles Down On Florida Travel Warning
NAACP President Derrick Johnson doubled down on the organization’s travel warning about Florida during a Monday CNN appearance. “Well, the governor has perfected the art of doing stunts to gain campaign contributions. Unfortunately, this will impact people’s lives,” Johnson told “CNN This Morning” co-host Sara Sidner, citing Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida as a reason for the warning
The Daily Caller
Oct 13 2022
Perspectives Blog
Putin Rhetoric, Increased Russian Strikes Mark New Era in Conflict
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Escalated Russian strikes on Ukraine and threats from President Vladimir Putin have raised new concerns about the conflict. After Putin said last month that Russia would use "all the means that we have" to defend itself,
AllSides Staff
May 25 2023
News
A Coralville man was arrested for his involvement in a fatal shooting outside of H-Bar in October
A Coralville man was arrested Wednesday for his part in a fatal shooting last fall in an alley by H-Bar in Iowa City. Tramon Robinson, 24, faces a single count of dominion/control of a firearm by a felon. On March 13, Antonio Scotton, a 19-year-old from Cedar Rapids, was arrested on charges of voluntary manslaughter and intimidation with a dangerous weapon. Several physical fights broke out
Iowa City Press-Citizen
Aug 17 2023
Perspectives Blog
Hawaii Wildfires Leave Over 100 Dead, Thousands Displaced
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Hawaii is suffering through the aftermath of the deadliest string of wildfires in modern United States history, with over 100 confirmed deaths and thousands of structures destroyed.
Details: In the village of Lahaina on the western side of Maui, thousands of residents are
AllSides Staff
Jun 27 2023
News
GOP-led panel set to grill top DOJ officials Garland and Wray
The House Judiciary Committee is scheduled to hear testimony from both Attorney General Merrick Garland and FBI Director Christopher Wray in the coming months.
Why it matters: The testimony comes as House Republicans are bombarding the Justice Department with demands for information, allegations of a "two-tiered" criminal justice system and even threats of possible impeachment.
Axios