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Mar 31 2020
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A 5-Minute History of the 1918 Pandemic
The 1918 influenza pandemic was the most severe pandemic in recent history.
World War I was underway when the virus emerged and the wartime conditions (overcrowding and global troop movement) helped the 1918 flu spread.
Healthy adults 15 to 34 years of age experienced some of the highest death rates, which was an unusual characteristic of the virus.
The average life
The Thread
Jan 10 2020
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Jobs report: U.S. economy adds 145,000 jobs in December, unemployment rate holds at 3.5%
The latest jobs report included downward revisions to both October and November’s payroll gains. New jobs in October totaled 152,000, down 4,000 from the previous estimate. And payrolls in November were revised down by 10,000 to 256,000.
Ahead of the report, most economists expected that payrolls gains would decrease in December after surging in November, when General Motors (GM)
Yahoo News
Nov 25 2019
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First Central American Migrant Offered Asylum In Guatemala Returns Home to Honduras Instead
The first Central American migrant offered asylum in Guatemala, under an arrangement between that country and the U.S., has decided to return to his home in Honduras, according to the Associated Press.
Erwin José Ardón Montoya, 23, travelled to the U.S. in September in a bid to see his newborn daughter. The daughter’s mother had chosen to migrate to the U.S. while still pregnant.
National Review (News)
Jun 30 2021
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Capitol riot: House creates committee to investigate Jan. 6 attack
The House on Wednesday passed legislation to create a select committee focused solely on investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, a move that was panned by Republicans as too partisan but hailed by Democrats as necessary to give the American people a full accounting of what happened during the deadly attack.
The vote was 222-190 with two Republicans – Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney and Illinois
Fox News Digital
Aug 03 2020
Background
Election Security in All 50 States
In 2016, America’s elections were targeted by a foreign nation-state intent on infiltrating and manipulating our electoral system. On September 22, 2017, it was reported that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) notified 21 states that were targeted by hackers during the 2016 election.1 Among those states notified by DHS were: Alabama, Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida
Center For American Progress
Jul 26 2021
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Cuba protesters in Washington want President Biden to do more to pressure the regime
Artemio and Marlen Garcia left Miami at 5:30 am on Sunday to arrive in Washington shortly before a midnight vigil to mark the 26th of July.
The purpose of their journey, complete with Cuban flags and honking all along I-95, was to raise awareness for pro-democracy protests that broke out throughout Cuba on July 11th and to pressure the Biden administration into action.
“People
Miami Herald
Sep 22 2020
Analysis
At Least 8.7 Million Americans At Risk Of Losing $1,200 Stimulus Checks
At least 8.7 million or more Americans could be at risk of losing out on $1,200 coronavirus stimulus checks due to incomplete IRS and Treasury Department records, according to a Monday report from Congress’ auditing arm, which examined the unprecedented $2.6 trillion lawmakers passed in emergency support as the coronavirus pandemic took hold.
The Treasury Department determined in April
Forbes
Sep 27 2021
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Meet Mansoor Adayfi: I Was Kidnapped as a Teen, Sold to the CIA & Jailed at Guantánamo for 14 Years
We speak with Mansoor Adayfi, a former Guantánamo Bay detainee who was held at the military prison for 14 years without charge, an ordeal he details in his new memoir, “Don’t Forget Us Here: Lost and Found at Guantánamo.” Adayfi was 18 when he left his home in Yemen to do research in Afghanistan, where he was kidnapped by Afghan warlords, then sold to the CIA after the 9/11 attacks. Adayfi
Democracy Now!
Sep 27 2021
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Trump Says Only Hurdle To 2024 Run Would Be A ‘Bad Call From A Doctor’
Former President Donald Trump said in an interview Friday that only a “bad call from a doctor” about a medical condition would keep him from running in the next presidential election.
Trump hasn’t declared that he’ll run again, but he has dropped several hints.
Asked on “The Water Cooler,” a program on the conservative channel Real America’s Voice, what would prevent him from
HuffPost
Sep 27 2021
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Texas Attorney General Leads 10-State Coalition Supporting Florida Ban on Big Tech Censorship
Texas Attorney General Paxton announced on Sept. 20 that he is leading a coalition of 10 states in filing an amicus brief with the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in support of Florida’s law that attempts to regulate censorship on Big Tech social media platforms.
Paxton signed on behalf of Texas, joining the states of Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri,
The Epoch Times