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Oct 16 2020
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GM Unit Cruise Gets Go-Ahead To Test Unmanned Self-Driving Cars In San Francisco
General Motors’ majority owned subsidiary Cruise got the green light to test its self-driving cars without human back-up drivers by the end of this year in San Francisco, the company announced in a blog post.
The California Department of Motor Vehicles granted the permit Thursday. The electric cars will be sent on the road without a human driver. “Safely removing the driver is the true
International Business TimesOct 16 2020
Analysis
The Fight for Reproductive Justice in a Post-Ginsburg World
ORIAKU NJOKU WAS outside the U.S. Supreme Court alongside a crowd of activists and advocates for abortion rights as the nine jurists inside heard oral arguments in a case that, depending on its outcome, could destroy access to abortion in Louisiana.
It was a crisp morning in early March, mere days before the coronavirus pandemic would see the country all but completely locked down.
The InterceptOct 16 2020
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How COVID-19 protocol at University of Illinois reduced infections after a recent spike
In late summer, as evidence began trickling out about what an in-person semester at college might look like amid a pandemic — hundreds of positive cases of COVID-19, school officials threatening suspension for partying, and in some cases, sending an entire campus home — headlines (including in this outlet), wondered aloud whether one school had figured out how to bring students back safely.
MarketWatchOct 16 2020
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Trump Rejects, Then Grants Wildfire Disaster Aid to California
President Trump has reversed a White House–approved rejection of federal disaster aid for California to help the state with the costs of its historic wildfire season. The reason for the initial rejection remains unclear — prompting speculation that the move may have been an attempt by Trump to follow through on his repeated threats to withhold wildfire aid from the state.
On Wednesday,
New York MagazineJan 27 2021
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Risky business: Donald Trump isn't alone in seeing his political fate tied to his impeachment trial
An impeachment trial is both a legal proceeding and a political event, and the upcoming prosecution of former President Donald Trump has spawned a complex set of political challenges for Republicans and Democrats, as well as the defiant defendant.
Republicans are already fighting about whether to move past Trump by convicting him – and blocking him from seeking office again – or keep
USA TODAYDec 11 2020
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'The moment of truth': The Electoral College prepares to hand Trump the loss he refuses to accept
After all the failed lawsuits, the recounts, the falsehoods and conspiracy theories, President Donald Trump will finally meet his electoral fate Monday.
Across all statehouses amid a global pandemic, 538 electors are set to convene to cast their votes for either President-elect Joe Biden or Trump, reflecting the popular votes in their states.
Although protests are likely at some
USA TODAYOct 16 2020
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Scientists Are Slamming The Great Barrington Declaration’s Call For “Herd Immunity”
As the Trump administration signals a willingness to build “herd immunity” by purposely allowing the coronavirus to spread, major scientific organizations are denouncing a plan they say would be life-threatening and practically impossible.
That plan, laid out by three scientists in a controversial document called the "Great Barrington Declaration," calls for only protecting “vulnerable
BuzzFeed NewsOct 16 2020
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White House officials promote herd immunity declaration signed by fake names: report
White House officials have promoted a declaration supporting herd immunity that has reportedly been signed by fake names, The New York Times reported Tuesday.
In a Monday phone call, White House officials cited the Great Barrington Declaration, which argues that the government should push for herd immunity with more infections among the healthy population, according to two senior
The HillMar 25 2020
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Senate unanimously passes $2-trillion economic stimulus package
WASHINGTON — In an overwhelming bipartisan vote, the Senate on Wednesday passed a $2-trillion economic stimulus package — the largest ever — designed to pump money directly into Americans’ pockets while also shoring up hospitals, businesses and state and local governments struggling against the coronavirus pandemic. The $2-trillion price tag is equal to more than half of the $3.5 trillion the
Los Angeles TimesMar 25 2020
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Senator Who Sold Off Stocks Before Coronavirus Market Crash Gets Hit with Lawsuit
Sen. Richard Burr has been sued by an investor in Wyndham Hotel stock for allegedly using Senate Intelligence Committee information to sell off his shares of the stock before their value plummeted during the coronavirus pandemic.
“Senator Burr owed a duty to Congress, the United States government, and citizens of the United States, including Plaintiff, not to use material nonpublic
The Western Journal