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Aug 21 2021
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Biden Admin Refuses To Answer Whether Al Qaeda, ISIS Pose Terror Threat Outside Gates At Kabul Airport
Pentagon spokesman John Kirby refused to answer a question at a press conference on Saturday about whether terrorist groups like ISIS and Al-Qaeda were operating outside the gates at the Kabul airport.
The question came after the U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan warned U.S. citizens to stay away from the Kabul airport earlier in the day amid “potential security threats outside the gates.”
The Daily WireJul 19 2021
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Biden administration transfers first detainee out of Guantanamo Bay
The Biden administration made its first transfer of a Guantanamo Bay inmate to his home country as the administration pushes to shutter the facility.
The Department of Defense announced on Monday morning the transfer of Abdul Latif Nasir back to Morocco.
In 2016, the Periodic Review Board process ruled that his detention “no longer remained necessary to protect against a
Washington ExaminerAug 20 2015
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Should the United States Maintain Its Embargo against Cuba?
February 7, 2012 marked the 50th anniversary of the ongoing US embargo against Cuba, an island nation 90 miles off the coast of Florida. The embargo, known among Cubans as "el bloqueo" or "the blockade," consists of economic sanctions against Cuba and restrictions on Cuban travel and commerce for all people and companies under US jurisdiction.
ProCon.orgJun 14 2019
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FactChecking Trump’s Pitch to Farmers
In his much publicized visit to Iowa, President Donald Trump made a few false and misleading statements about agricultural exports:
Trump touted an agreement with Japan on U.S. beef exports, but he wrongly claimed, “They haven’t bought our beef since the year 2000.” U.S. beef exports to Japan have exceeded $1 billion every year since 2012, and Japan has been the largest export market
FactCheck.orgJun 02 2022
Perspectives Blog
Country Considers New Gun Laws After Shootings
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In the wake of recent mass shootings in Texas, New York and other places throughout the country, politicians and activists are convening to discuss preventative measures and potential new gun laws. A bipartisan group of senators
AllSides StaffJan 15 2022
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CDC is not communicating with teachers on COVID safety, unions say
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has not been communicating well enough with educators, teachers unions say, as COVID-19 hospitalizations hit records in the country.
The safety of American public schools, which educate over 50 million kids, has become a hotly contested issue, pitting teachers' unions worried about the disease's spread in sometimes underfunded,
ReutersJan 11 2021
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House Democrats to Begin Efforts Seeking to Remove Trump From Office
House Democrats were set to begin efforts to remove President Trump from office during the last full week of his presidency following the riot at the U.S. Capitol.
Democrats on Monday will first introduce a resolution calling for Vice President Mike Pence to use the 25th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution to remove Mr. Trump from office, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.) said in a
Wall Street Journal (News)Apr 15 2021
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Jobless Claims Fell to a New Pandemic Low Last Week
Unemployment claims declined to the lowest level since the pandemic struck last spring, adding to signs the U.S. economic revival is picking up speed.
Jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, fell to 576,000 last week from 769,000 a week earlier.
That is the lowest weekly figure since March 2020, but still way above the levels of around 220,000 that prevailed early last year, before
Wall Street Journal (News)Feb 04 2021
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Biden to end support for Saudi-led offensive operations in Yemen
President Biden will end U.S. support for Saudi-led offensive operations in Yemen, his national security adviser announced Thursday -- marking a withdrawal from support for a Saudi-led coalition fighting Houthi rebels in the war-torn country.
National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters that Biden will "announce an end to American support for offensive operations in Yemen."
Fox News DigitalJun 01 2021
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Partner of fallen Capitol officer Brian Sicknick "disgusted" by senators who stopped January 6 commission
Gladys Sicknick, the mother of Brian Sicknick — the U.S. Capitol Police officer who died after supporters of former President Trump stormed the building on January 6 — said her final interaction with her son was brief.
"He texted me, he says, 'I'm busy right now, I can't talk,'" she told CBS News' Nikole Killion. "And that was the last I heard from him."
Sicknick and her son's
CBS News (Online)