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Jan 12 2024
Headline Roundup
US, UK Strike Houthi Targets in Yemen
The U.S. and U.K. launched strikes against multiple Houthi targets in Yemen on Thursday in response to the group's recent attacks on ships in the Red Sea.
The Details: The strikes killed five and wounded six, according to a Houthi military spokesperson. "Over 60 targets at 16 Iranian-backed Houthi militant locations" were hit, according to U.S. Air Forces Central.
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Headline Roundup
Biden and Xi Jinping Hold First Call Since November Meeting
President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping held a reportedly “candid and constructive” telephone call for an hour and 45 minutes on Tuesday.
The Details: The “checking-in” conversation marked the pair’s first direct contact since their face-to-face meeting in November. Among other issues, Biden and Xi discussed ongoing military-to-military communication, efforts to address AI-
CNN (Online News) South China Morning Post Fox News DigitalDec 06 2014
News
Planned Parenthood drops Kansas abortion lawsuit
Planned Parenthood on Friday dropped a federal lawsuit challenging a requirement in Kansas for abortion providers to have a link on their websites' home pages to state materials about fetal development and terminating pregnancies.
U.S. District Judge Kathryn Vratil issued a one-page order closing the lawsuit, saying the parties had "settled" the claims, without providing details. A
TownhallAug 26 2019
News
The frustrating, enduring debate over video games, violence, and guns
We asked players, parents, developers, and experts to weigh in on how to change the conversation around gaming.
In the wake of two mass shootings earlier this month in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, the societal role of video games grabbed a familiar media spotlight. The El Paso shooter briefly referenced Call of Duty, a wildly popular game in which players assume the roles of
VoxDec 04 2014
News
'Hell No!': Eric Garner's Widow Rejects Officer's Condolences Amid Shock Over Grand Jury's Decision
The family of Eric Garner addressed the nation Wednesday after a grand jury announced its decision not to indict an NYPD officer in Garner's death.
Garner, a Staten Island man who had asthma, died on July 17 after Officer Daniel Pantaleo placed him in a prohibited police chokehold during an arrest. Police suspected Garner, who was black, of selling untaxed cigarettes on the sidewalk.
HuffPostOct 15 2012
Opinion
The Not-So-Great Communicator: Is Obama Overrated As A Speaker?
For a man who was elected president partly on his ability to give a great speech, Barack Obama has been at times a surprisingly poor communicator in office and on the campaign trail.
That may have been most evident earlier this month during the first presidential debate. But Obama generally hasn't been as impressive at getting his message across in his four years in the White House as
NPR (Online News)Sep 30 2019
Headline Roundup
Biden Campaign Asks Networks to Not Book Giuliani
Former vice president Joe Biden's 2020 presidential campaign has asked major television networks to refrain from booking President Donald Trump's personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani, as a guest, accusing him of knowingly lying for the president's benefit Trump in order to promote his own narrative. Giuliani took to Twitter to accuse Biden of using his influence and past positions to unfairly
CNN (Online News) Bloomberg Fox News DigitalJul 20 2020
Perspectives Blog
Colorado Ban on Panic Defense Goes Uncovered by Major News Media
Given how chaotic the news seems to be everyday, it can be easy to miss stories that are crucial and consequential to certain communities. On July 14, Colorado became just the 11th U.S. state to outlaw the use of the ‘trans panic’ and ‘gay panic’ criminal defense.
The ‘trans panic’ defense is a legal strategy used as mitigating evidence for a defendant accused of assaulting or even
Hirsh JoshiApr 22 2019
News
Inside the special counsel’s long hunt to uncover whether the Trump campaign conspired with Russia
On a cloudy day in early November, the last of conservative writer Jerome Corsi’s six marathon interviews with the office of special counsel Robert S. Mueller III was about to begin. Sitting in a building in Southwest Washington, three prosecutors assigned to his case opened with a lecture.
For more than two months, they had been chasing tantalizing leads offered by Corsi, an associate
Washington PostMay 02 2024
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United Methodists Remove Official Language Denouncing Homosexuality
United Methodist delegates voted to remove language condemning homosexuality from their official social teachings on Thursday, a day after voting to remove a ban on gay clergy.
Key Quotes: The restrictions ended on Wednesday had banned “self-avowed practicing homosexuals” from being ordained as ministers. The language removed on Thursday had deemed “the practice of homosexuality” to be
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