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Jan 09 2020
Opinion
Congressional Grandstanding
Congressional hearings were created to educate lawmakers so they have knowledge before they pass bills or impeach a president.
Not today. Today, hardly any education happens.
During the President Trump impeachment "testimony," legislators tried to score points. At least five times, Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., shut down criticism by shouting, "Gentleman is not recognized!"
John StosselApr 07 2020
News
Special Report: Johnson listened to his scientists about coronavirus - but they were slow to sound the alarm
It was early spring when British scientists laid out the bald truth to their government. It was “highly likely,” they said, that there was now “sustained transmission” of COVID-19 in the United Kingdom.
If unconstrained and if the virus behaved as in China, up to four-fifths of Britons could be infected and one in a hundred might die, wrote the scientists, members of an official
ReutersApr 02 2020
News
Can a town go fossil fuel-free? Takoma Park is about to see.
In the fight against global warming, how far should governments go in forcing residents to change? One Maryland suburb is testing the limits. This story is part of an occasional series on “Climate Realities.”
Gina Mathias has what many would consider a dream job.
A lifelong environmentalist, Ms. Mathias is the sustainability manager of Takoma Park. The leafy Maryland suburb is
Christian Science MonitorNov 16 2015
News
Obama: Paris terror rampage a ‘setback’
Three days after teams of Islamic State terrorists brazenly carried out raids across Paris that left 129 people dead, President Obama labeled the slaughter a "setback" in responding to questions about his policies.
"There will be setbacks and there will be successes. The terrible events in Paris were obviously a terrible and sickening setback," Obama said.
The president spoke
Fox News (Online News)Feb 09 2021
Analysis
What If We Never Reach Herd Immunity?
Hitting the threshold might actually be impossible. But vaccines can still help end the pandemic.
Let’s begin by defining our terms. Herd immunity is the hazy, long-promised end of the pandemic, but its requirements are quite specific. Jennie Lavine, a biologist at Emory University, likens it to wet logs in a campfire. If there’s enough water in the logs—if there’s enough immunity in a
The AtlanticAug 17 2020
News
Interior Secretary to Approve Oil Drilling in Alaska’s Arctic Refuge
The Trump administration plans to approve an oil leasing program for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Monday, opening up the pristine 19-million-acre wilderness to drilling for the first time and making it difficult to unwind the decision should Democrats recapture the White House in November.
Approving the program will clear the way to auction oil leases “right around the end of the
Wall Street Journal (News)Mar 27 2020
News
Coronavirus and recession: How is this economic crisis different?
The United States has been through both pandemics and recessions before. But while they offer some insights into what the coronavirus is doing to the economy, the current situation is unique.
In its speed and its depth, this new global recession really is different from those that came before.
That’s how economists view the near shutdown of economies across major portions of the
Christian Science MonitorApr 08 2016
Conversation Guide
Energy
Since the 1970’s, presidential candidates have used energy as a key platform promise, highlighting our need to be “energy independent.” As our awareness of our vulnerability in relying on foreign sources of energy and the global nature of energy companies grew, we started using more alternative power and accessing more domestic resources than ever before. So what exactly do we mean by energy
Living Room ConversationsJan 20 2015
News
1 critical, suspect dead in shooting at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston
A cardiologist at Boston's Brigham and Women's hospital is in critical condition Tuesday after he was shot twice by a gunman who police say fatally shot himself in a nearby exam room.
Authorities did not immediately release the identities of the gunman and victim but credited a swift response by police and hospital staffers to control the situation. The victim was rushed to the
Fox News (Online News)Nov 25 2019
News
Ex-White House Counsel McGahn Must Testify to Congress, Judge Rules
WASHINGTON — The former White House counsel Donald F. McGahn II must testify before impeachment investigators about Mr. Trump’s efforts to obstruct the Mueller investigation, a judge ruled on Monday.
The 120-page decision by Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson of the Federal District Court for the District of Columbia handed a victory to House Democrats in their fight to overcome President
New York Times (News)