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Jul 20 2016
News
Who is running Trump's campaign?
It was one of Donald Trump’s favorite conspiracy theories — that Saudi Arabia was behind 9/11, and the U.S. government is covering it up: “You will find out who really knocked down the World Trade Center because they have papers in there that are very secret, you may find it’s the Saudis, OK?” he thundered at a primary-season rally in Blufftown, South Carolina.
PoliticoApr 23 2024
Headline Roundup
Global Military Spending Reaches 35-Year High, Report Says
Global military spending in 2023 surged to an all-time high of $2.4 trillion, according to a new report from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).
The Details: This marks a 6.8% increase from 2022 and the ninth straight year of rising military expenditures; it was also the steepest annual rise since 2009. The United States remains the highest spender with a $916
New York Times (News) Reuters Breitbart NewsFeb 25 2016
News
Bernie bears down for Super Tuesday surprise
Don’t count out Bernie Sanders yet. Despite the grim outlook for the South Carolina primary Saturday, interviews with over a dozen state Democratic party chairs and local officials in Super Tuesday states suggest Sanders is within striking distance of Hillary Clinton in at least five of the 11 contests that will take place on March 1.
PoliticoFeb 25 2016
News
Jeb Bush To Donors: 'I'm Sorry' For Campaign Failure
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush has apologized to those who donated to his presidential campaign, which he suspended after a poor showing in the South Carolina Republican primary.
“I’m sorry that it didn’t turn out the way that I intended,” Bush said, according to the New York Times. “When I launched the campaign in front of three or four thousand
HuffPostFeb 23 2016
News
Why Aren't People Declaring The GOP Race Over — And Trump The Winner?
In any ordinary year, Donald Trump's big win in South Carolina on Saturday night would all but anoint him the Republican presidential nominee. That's especially true after his big win in New Hampshire, where he won with support across various age and income groups in the party.
Trump should
NPR (Online News)Sep 19 2021
News
Afghan journalists’ battle: To keep free expression alive
The message of the vengeful Taliban fighters was clear when they raided the offices of state-owned Radio Television Afghanistan (RTA) in Logar province, as the region south of Kabul fell to the jihadist juggernaut in mid-August.
An Afghan journalist describes being severely beaten as the Taliban destroyed his computer with an assault rifle, then trashed the television and radio studio
Christian Science MonitorSep 03 2020
News
NewsBusters Podcast with Tim Graham: COVID Double Standards Outside in Washington D.C.
In the latest edition of the NewsBusters podcast, Executive Editor Tim Graham tackles the dramatic double standard in comparing President Trump's big convention speech on the south lawn of the White House, compared to a large leftist anti-police protest in Washington the very next afternoon.
The Friday night newscasts audaciously portrayed Trump's speech as a "super spreader event" --
NewsBustersMay 06 2020
News
Trump Pivots to ‘Phase Two,’ Risking More Death to Save Economy
President Donald Trump fixed his course on reopening the nation for business, acknowledging that the move would cause more illness and death from the pandemic but insisting it’s a cost he’s willing to pay to get the economy back on track.
Trump shifted his rhetoric on Tuesday, removing cautionary caveats about when and whether states should reopen and instead presenting the imminent
BloombergOct 06 2018
Opinion
The Political Aftermath of the Senate’s Final Kavanaugh Vote
On September 27th, when Brett Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee, the South Carolina Republican Lindsey Graham delivered a four-minute speech that turned Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court confirmation process decisively. An hour earlier, Kavanaugh had delivered a furious, partisan opening statement decrying the sexual-assault allegations against him,
The New YorkerJan 03 2020
News
US announces countrywide ban on flavoured e-cigs
The US has announced a countrywide ban on some e-cigarette flavours amid concerns about vaping among teens.
The ban applies to mint and fruit flavours that are offered in cartridge-based e-cigarettes, like the popular pods sold by Juul.
The US will continue to allow menthol and tobacco flavours, as well as fruit flavours delivered in other ways.
The action has been under
BBC News