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Aug 17 2019
News
Portland braces for far-right rally and antifa counter-demo
Far-right groups are preparing to rally in the north-western US city of Portland, Oregon, amid fears of clashes with left-wing counter-protesters. Police are expected to mount a major operation to keep the two sides apart. The stated aim of the far-right gathering is to urge that the antifa (anti-fascist) movement be declared a domestic terror organisation.
BBC NewsJan 06 2019
News
Trump Has Promised to Bring Jobs Back. His Tariffs Threaten to Send Them Away.
Plants in every direction shut down and moved their operations to Mexico, succumbing to the relentless pressure to cut costs in an age of globalization. Not EBW Electronics. As the decades passed, the family-owned business stayed put, on the eastern edge of Lake Michigan, churning out lights for the auto industry.
New York Times (News)Sep 17 2021
News
This study shows how people reason their way through echo chambers — and what might guide them out
Preaching to the choir, shouting in an echo chamber — whatever your preferred metaphor is, a study published earlier this week in the Journal of the European Economic Association sheds some light on what may be happening when people are surrounded by others with like-minded views — and especially when they have a tough time gauging whether the information being presented within the chamber is
Nieman LabJul 10 2020
News
A woman became a Green Beret Thursday, a huge milestone for the Army and the military, but she isn’t the first female to earn the title
The first woman to complete the Army’s Special Forces Qualification Course and move on to a Green Beret team graduated today, according to U.S. Army Special Operations Command.
The newly minted Green Beret, a National Guard soldier, will now report to a Special Forces Group for assignment to an Operational Detachment Alpha (ODA or A team) — a groundbreaking moment not only for the Army
Military TimesDec 19 2021
Opinion
Julian Assange Extradition Decision the Latest Blow to Freedom of the Press
With the decision by Britain's High Court that Julian Assange can be extradited to the United States, his high-profile case appears, at long last, to be coming to some sort of unfortunate end. Assange's fate will soon be in the hands of the U.S. federal courts, and it seems unlikely that either he or freedom of the press will emerge unscathed from the ordeal.
In a decision that heavily
ReasonNov 13 2020
News
COVID-19 infections are soaring. Lockdowns could be coming. A list of restrictions in your state.
As COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths continue to rise nationwide, some states are halting phased reopening plans or imposing new coronavirus-related restrictions.
Several are putting limits on social gatherings, adding states to travel quarantine lists, mandating face masks and encouraging residents to stay home, as many did in the spring. Others are restricting business
USA TODAYNov 10 2020
News
Veterans and Gold Star Families to Get Lifetime Free Entry to National Parks
U.S. veterans and Gold Star families will get free access to national parks for life, starting Nov. 11.
“The Trump Administration is committed to honoring American patriots—the men and women who have served in our armed forces,” Interior Secretary David Bernhardt said in a statement.
“With the utmost respect and gratitude, we are granting Veterans and Gold Star Families free
The Epoch TimesJun 01 2019
News
Missouri's Last Abortion Provider Wins Reprieve, As Judge Rules Against State
A Missouri judge has blocked the state's attempt to close down Missouri's last abortion provider. Missouri Circuit Court Judge Michael Stelzer granted a request to temporarily prevent state officials from revoking the license of a clinic operated by a St. Louis Planned Parenthood chapter, as the state's health department had sought to do.
NPR (Online News)Sep 06 2014
News
Conflict, economy leave parts of Middle East in dark
Surgeons last month in an Egyptian hospital were 30 minutes into a hysterectomy when the operating room went dark — struck by a power cut. A generator should have kicked in. It didn't.
"The patient thought her life was ending," said Dr. Nader Mohsen Al-labede of the woman on the operating table, who was awake but numbed under spinal anesthesia.
Eventually the doctors calmed her
USA TODAYAug 01 2020
News
Exclusive: TikTok's Chinese Owner Offers to Forego Stake to Clinch U.S. Deal-Sources
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON — China's ByteDance has agreed to divest the U.S. operations of TikTok completely in a bid to save a deal with the White House, after President Donald Trump said on Friday he had decided to ban the popular short-video app, two people familiar with the matter said on Saturday.
U.S. officials have said TikTok under its Chinese parent poses a national risk because of
New York Times (News)