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Apr 30 2024
Headline Roundup
Why Have Abortions Risen in the US?
More states limited access to abortion following the reversal of Roe v. Wade in 2022. Meanwhile, abortions in the U.S. have risen.
The Details: A report from the Guttmacher Institute, an abortion rights advocacy group, says over 1 million abortions occurred in the U.S. in 2023. "This represents a rate of 15.7 abortions per 1,000 women of reproductive age, and is a 10% increase since
The Federalist The Economist Wall Street Journal (News)Apr 04 2019
News
Trump to Meet China's Liu in a Sign Trade Talks Are Reaching Final Stages
President Donald Trump will meet Chinese Vice Premier Liu He at the White House on Thursday as speculation grows that negotiations over a trade deal between the world’s biggest economies are entering the final stages.
Liu returned to the U.S. Trade Representative’s office for a second day of talks on Thursday morning, where he was greeted by USTR Robert Lighthizer and Treasury Secretary
BloombergApr 04 2019
News
Biden team charges ahead with 2020 plans despite allegations: It's ‘strengthened his resolve’
Even as more accusers come forward with claims of inappropriate touching, Biden World is flashing signals that it's all systems go for 2020.
The former vice president personally sought to tamp down the controversy with a Twitter video late Wednesday vowing to be "more mindful about respecting personal space in the future." Moments later, a Washington Post story relayed the accounts of
Fox News DigitalMar 04 2013
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McConnell and Boehner: Republicans united on sequesters
They spent the weekend blaming each other for the $85 billion in sequestration cuts that began taking effect Friday  but top Democrats and Republicans were careful Sunday to keep the door open to a breakthrough deal on the federal budget. Both sides claimed to find the sequestration abhorrent, but leaders from both parties stressed Sunday that they now have an opportunity to find the “
Washington TimesMay 31 2019
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Mueller’s punt keeps looking worse
The special counsel’s decision not to say whether Trump broke the law sets a bad precedent.
Robert Mueller’s report makes the stirring claim that “a fundamental principle of our government” is that no person, not even the president, “is above the law.”
But the special counsel’s ultimate legacy may well be the exact opposite — because of his controversial decision not to say
VoxMay 20 2021
Headline Roundup
Biden Signs Executive Order Addressing 'Financial Risks' of Climate Change
President Joe Biden on Thursday signed an executive order directing federal agencies to examine and address the risks climate change poses to the U.S. financial system. Potential threats to the financial system include extreme weather that poses risks to supply chains, food, water, housing and energy, according to a fact sheet on the order. The order also directs regulators and purchasing
NPR (Online News) Washington Examiner PoliticoAug 14 2014
News
It's Perfectly Legal To Film The Cops
Snapping photos of police in Ferguson, Missouri, may have gotten Huffington Post reporter Ryan J. Reilly arrested Wednesday night while he was covering protests prompted by the death of Michael Brown, an unarmed black teenager who was shot to death by a police officer.
Reilly and Washington Post reporter Wesley Lowrey were detained and assaulted after attempting to film a swarm of
HuffPostFeb 10 2021
Perspectives Blog
Can Religion, Neuroscience, and Good Deeds Heal America?
Political polarization is a massive and complicated issue, one which can be explained, and combatted, through a number of different approaches. The One America Movement utilizes a unique approach to addressing polarization in the United States. It draws from psychology and social science, recruiting local religious leaders and grassroots organizers. It trains religious leaders and helps
Max KarlinFeb 18 2013
News
Protesters Call On Obama To Reject Keystone XL Pipeline
Tens of thousands of protesters turned out on the National Mall Sunday to encourage President Obama to make good on his commitment to act on climate change.
In his Inaugural address from outside the U.S. Capitol, the president said: "We will respond to the threat of climate change knowing that the failure to do so would betray our children and future generations."
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NPR (Online News)Mar 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
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