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Jan 06 2015
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Doctor’s orders: Sen. Reid ditches first day of Congress over exercise injuries
Sen. Harry Reid will miss his demotion Tuesday to minority leader of the Senate after a doctor ordered him to remain at home to recover from wounds he sustained while using exercise equipment, his office said.
Mr. Reid flew from Nevada to Washington a few days ago, but his spokesman said his doctor told him he’s not allowed to go to the office Tuesday, to give his injuries more time to
Washington TimesNov 25 2019
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Pro-democracy candidates dominate Hong Kong’s local elections in a rebuke to China
Pro-democracy candidates achieved a staggering victory in Hong Kong’s local elections on Sunday — a peaceful but pointed rebuke of pro-Beijing leadership after six months of sustained protests in the territory.
Sunday’s elections were a landslide for pro-democracy candidates, who won majorities in 17 out of 18 of Hong Kong’s district councils; previously they had majorities in none. Pro
VoxJan 12 2022
Perspectives Blog
Not all polarization is bad, but the US could be in trouble
This piece originally appeared on The Conversation, which AllSides rates as Lean Left. It was written by Robert B. Talisse, a Professor of Philisophy at Vanderbilt University. The writer's bias has not been rated.
For the first time, the United States has been classified as a “backsliding democracy” in a global assessment of democratic societies by the International
"The Conversation" ContributorMar 24 2020
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Pennsylvania Supreme Court clears way for the governor to shut down gun stores indefinitely, citing the coronavirus
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court denied a request by gun-rights advocates to exempt gun stores from an order mandating the closure of businesses amid the coronavirus outbreak in the state.
Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf issued the executive order on March 19, which forced the shutdown of all businesses in the state deemed not "life-sustaining" for an indefinite period of time, gun stores
The BlazeAug 06 2020
News
The Unique U.S. Failure to Control the Virus
Nearly every country has struggled to contain the coronavirus and made mistakes along the way.
China committed the first major failure, silencing doctors who tried to raise alarms about the virus and allowing it to escape from Wuhan. Much of Europe went next, failing to avoid enormous outbreaks. Today, many countries — Japan, Canada, France, Australia and more — are coping with new
New York Times (News)Apr 13 2023
Headline Roundup
Interior Dept. Releases Proposal to Address Colorado River Drought
The Department of the Interior released a proposal outlining potential options to address the drought in the Colorado River Basin.
Key Quotes: “Failure is not an option,” said Deputy Secretary Tommy Beaudreau in a statement from the Department of the Interior. “Recognizing the severity of the worsening drought, the Biden-Harris administration is bringing every tool and every resource to
Vox Fox News (Online News) NewsweekSep 19 2016
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Ahmad Rahami, Suspect in N.Y., N.J. Bombings, in Custody
The 28-year-old New Jersey man wanted in connection with a series of blasts that terrorized New York and New Jersey over the last three days was taken into custody Monday after a gun battle with police officers.
Ahmad Rahami was shot in the leg and managed to shoot one police officer in the hand and another in the bullet proof vest during the 10:30 a.m. confrontation in Linden, New
NBC News (Online)Oct 08 2012
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The Case for Social Security
Social Security is not sustainable without reform. Simply put, it cannot pay promised future benefits with current levels of taxation. Yet raising taxes or cutting benefits will only make a bad deal worse. However, allowing younger workers to privately invest their Social Security taxes through individual accounts will improve Social Security's rate of return; provide better retirement
Cato InstituteJul 17 2020
Opinion
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: Where Is the Outrage Over Anti-Semitism in Sports and Hollywood?
Recent incidents of anti-Semitic tweets and posts from sports and entertainment celebrities are a very troubling omen for the future of the Black Lives Matter movement, but so too is the shocking lack of massive indignation. Given the New Woke-fulness in Hollywood and the sports world, we expected more passionate public outrage. What we got was a shrug of meh-rage.
When reading the dark
The Hollywood ReporterOct 16 2019
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6 Takeaways From the October Democratic Debate
Elizabeth Warren was called out by rivals for a change, Joe Biden failed to stand out and Bernie Sanders calmed concerns about his health. Pete Buttigieg had his biggest night yet.
The CNN/New York Times debate on Tuesday night revealed new dynamics in the Democratic presidential race: Senator Elizabeth Warren took sustained fire from multiple rivals, former Vice President Joseph R.
New York Times (News)