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Jun 24 2019
News
U.S. warns Iran not to 'mistake restraint for a lack of resolve'; military strike still an option
Top White House officials on Sunday warned that Iran should not mistake U.S. discretion for weakness after President Trump called off airstrikes last week in retaliation for Tehran’s downing of an American drone, and officials confirmed over the weekend that the Pentagon already struck back with cyberattacks on Iranian military systems.
Vice President Mike Pence and White House National
Washington TimesJun 08 2012
News
US proposes expanding aid for sick 9/11 responders, NYC residents to include 50 cancer types
People who were stricken with cancer after being exposed to the toxic ash that exploded over Manhattan when the World Trade Center collapsed would qualify for free treatment of the disease and potentially hefty compensation payments under a rule proposed Friday by federal health officials.
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Fox News DigitalMar 15 2019
News
How investigators looking into a separate case stumbled across the largest college admissions scam ever prosecuted
The tip that triggered the investigation into the largest alleged collegiate entrance scam ever prosecuted came from a financial executive's last-ditch effort to squirm out of the crosshairs of federal authorities, a law enforcement official tells CNN.
The executive, identified by the Wall Street Journal as Morrie Tobin, was being investigated as part of a separate financial fraud case
CNN DigitalMay 30 2012
News
Former Liberian president Charles Taylor gets 50 years for Sierra Leone atrocities
LEIDSCHENDAM, Netherlands – Judges at an international war crimes court have sentenced former Liberian President Charles Taylor to 50 years in prison following his landmark conviction for supporting rebels in Sierra Leone who murdered and mutilated thousands during their country's brutal civil war in return for blood diamonds.
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Fox News DigitalNov 18 2019
News
How Moderates Are Seizing the Moment in the Democratic Primary
New entrants into the race. A nod from Barack Obama. Centrist victories in governor’s contests. Moderates sense a favorable shift.
After spending months in anxious passivity, staking their hopes on Joseph R. Biden Jr. and little else, moderate Democrats appear suddenly determined to fight for control of their party in the 2020 elections.
The shift in attitude has come in fits and
New York Times (News)Jul 03 2020
Opinion
Republicans have found their excuse to leave Americans in the lurch
The June jobs report is out, and Republicans are again declaring victory. Payrolls grew by 4.8 million in June, according to government surveys, and the official unemployment rate fell to "only" 11.1 percent. "HISTORIC JOBS NUMBERS!" President Trump tweeted. The Washington Post's Jeff Stein reports that in response, Republicans are starting to coalesce around a second round of economic rescue
Ryan CooperJan 21 2021
Headline Roundup
Biden Unveils Coronavirus Plan, Warns It Will Take Time To See Improvement
On Thursday, President Joe Biden revealed his comprehensive plan to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, though he warned that it would take months for the actions to significantly impact the pandemic's course. According to Biden, the plan is "based on science, not politics. It's based on truth, not denial, and it's detailed." The president warned that the death toll will likely reach 500,000 people
New York Times (News) The Blaze The HillSep 09 2021
Perspectives Blog
Story of the Week: Students Return to Schools Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic
After spending much of the past year learning remotely, many U.S. students are returning to in-person classes. Meanwhile, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact students and school systems nationwide. COVID-19 cases among children rose as schools reopened, and more than 1,400 schools across 35 states have closed again temporarily for COVID-19 related reasons. Children younger than 12 aren't
AllSides StaffOct 21 2020
News
These groups try to hack the vote – so that real criminals can’t
Maggie MacAlpine is full of ideas about how to cause chaos on Election Day.
Sitting in a suit jacket and T-shirt against a red background with skulls and her team’s moniker, K-OS, she ticks off possibilities from sending armed gun-rights activists to polling places, to spreading rumors that minority voters are being turned away, to a “deep fake” concession speech by a candidate.
Christian Science MonitorJan 10 2020
News
Which Democrat Will Win in Iowa?
With weeks to go before the caucuses, the race remains unpredictable
One year ago, the conventional wisdom of some political pundits and at least a few (now former) Democratic presidential candidates held that Democratic voters had moved sharply to the left. Only a staunch progressive committed to Medicare for All and the Green New Deal, the thinking went, could win the nomination.
National Review (News)