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Jul 19 2021
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1st Guantanamo detainee sent to home country in policy shift
The Biden administration on Monday transferred a Guantánamo Bay detainee to his home country for the first time, a policy shift from the Trump presidency that repatriated a Moroccan man years after he was recommended for discharge.
The prisoner, Abdullatif Nasser, who’s in his mid-50s, was cleared for repatriation by a review board in July 2016 but remained at Guantánamo under President
Associated Press Fact CheckAug 28 2020
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Meadows says Trump willing to sign $1.3 trillion coronavirus relief bill
White House chief of staff Mark Meadows said Friday that President Trump would sign a coronavirus relief package totaling $1.3 trillion, an increase over the $1.1 trillion proposed by Senate Republicans.
“The president right now is willing to sign something at $1.3 trillion,” Meadows told reporters at the White House, saying that the figure had been offered privately to Democrats. He
The HillOct 29 2020
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US economy grew a record 33.1% annual rate last quarter but the pandemic remains an enormous threat
The US economy in the summer recovered much of the historically enormous ground it lost in the spring, expanding at the fastest rate on record in the third quarter, the Commerce Department reported Thursday.
Still, the recovery remains incomplete. The economic crisis that Covid-19 brought on is far from over, and the pandemic threatens to plunge the American economy into turmoil again
CNN DigitalDec 23 2020
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Over 1 million have received coronavirus vaccine in US, CDC says
Over 1 million people in the United States have received a dose of the coronavirus vaccine.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website, 1,008,025 people had been vaccinated by Wednesday. Over 9.4 million doses have been distributed.
The Food and Drug Administration first issued an emergency use authorization for the Pfizer vaccine on Dec. 11. Pfizer began
Washington ExaminerDec 08 2021
Perspectives Blog
AllStances™: COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates
Should the United States federally enforce a COVID-19 vaccine mandate? Should employees have a choice between vaccination and regular testing? Is a vaccine mandate constitutional or moral? Explore all perspectives, stances, and arguments for and against COVID-19 vaccine mandates with AllStances™ by AllSides.
Vaccine Mandates Should Be Enforced by the State in All Public Antonio FermeDec 15 2014
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Ted Cruz just did a huge favor for Democrats
The Senate unexpectedly stayed in session for several hours on Saturday before voting on a bill to fund the government through next September (the "CRomnibus"). The Saturday session was forced late Friday night by Senators Ted Cruz and Mike Lee, who are upset over the Obama administration's executive actions on immigration. They refused to allow Congress to go into recess without a vote on the
VoxJun 22 2020
Fact Check
Hillary Clinton was not in court June 2 testifying about child sex trafficking
The claim: Hillary Clinton testified to a U.S. appeals court over 600,000 emails involving child sex trafficking
A June 4 Facebook post shares five screenshots of similar tweets claiming Hillary Clinton testified, in-person, at a U.S. appeals court on June 2.
One of the photos in the post claims the case involves over 600,000 emails sent across a private server during her time as
USA TODAYJun 22 2020
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Will the claims in John Bolton’s book have an impact?
What’s happening: Former national security adviser John Bolton’s upcoming book contains a long list of scathing accusations against President Trump, according to several news organizations that obtained copies.
In the book, Bolton portrays Trump as a man unfit for the presidency who consistently made decisions based on how they could help his reelection chances rather than what was in
Yahoo! The 360Dec 22 2020
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How Amazon Wins: By Steamrolling Rivals and Partners
Jeff Bezos built Amazon.com Inc. from his garage with an underdog’s ambition to take on the establishment. He imbued staff with an obsession to grow fast by grabbing customers using the biggest selection and lowest prices. Today, he has more than 1.1 million employees and a market valuation around $1.6 trillion.
But Amazon never really grew up. Mr. Bezos still runs it with the drive of
Wall Street Journal (News)Aug 26 2020
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Two People Were Fatally Shot And One Person Was Injured In Kenosha During Protests For Jacob Blake
Two people were fatally shot and one was injured in gunfire during the third night of protests in Kenosha over the police shooting of Jacob Blake, a 29-year-old Black man, police said early Wednesday.
Tuesday night's shooting took place near a gas station following a confrontation between protesters and men armed with guns who claimed to be guarding the gas station, the New York Times
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