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Oct 14 2019
News
Fake video of Trump shooting media and political opponents shown at conference: New York Times
Journalists are calling on President Donald Trump and his campaign to denounce a video edited to depict Trump violently murdering news organizations and political opponents.
The video was played at a conference hosted by a pro-Trump group at his Miami resort last week, according to a report in The New York Times. It includes the logo for Trump's 2020 re-election campaign.
In the
USA TODAYApr 22 2021
Perspectives Blog
/Story of the Week: Derek Chauvin Found Guilty On All Charges In George Floyd's Death
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On Tuesday, former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty on all counts in the May 2020 death of George Floyd, which sparked nationwide protests and riots against racism and police shootings. Chauvin was found guilty of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-
AllSides StaffJan 04 2014
News
New year, same old fight over jobless benefits
Congress will start the new year with an old fight: whether to extend jobless benefits for 1.3 million long-term unemployed. They expired last week when lawmakers failed to continue a 2008 recession-era federal law providing nearly a year of benefits, paid for by U.S. taxpayers, that kicked in when state jobless benefits ran out. Democrats argue the program is needed to sustain economic
CNN (Online News)Jun 24 2019
News
Iranian official warns more US spy drones can be blown out of the sky
An Iranian military official said Monday that Tehran is capable of shooting down more American spy drones as tensions between the two countries continue to simmer, according to a report out of the country.
Rear. Adm. Hossein Khanzadi, Iran's naval chief, said Iran can deliver another “crushing response … and the enemy knows it," according to the semi-official Tasnim news agency.
Fox News (Online News)Feb 26 2020
News
CPAC kicks off under the banner of ‘America vs. Socialism’ in swipe at 2020 Dems
This year's Conservative Political Action Conference kicks off Wednesday centered around what organizers described to Fox News as an “America vs. Socialism” theme that aims to hammer away at the leftward drift of the Democratic Party — and especially its presidential field.
The annual conservative gathering, held just outside the Washington Beltway, will feature speeches from President
Fox News (Online News)Jul 20 2015
News
Jeb and Hillary: Flawed front-runners generating little excitement
America may well get another Bush-Clinton race once this whole presidential thing shakes out, with predictable groans about royal families and political retreads.
But in looking at the coverage this past week, I was struck by this thought: This is one weak pair of front-runners.
Jeb is losing to a guy who’s never run for public office and is in hot water over comments about
Fox News (Online News)Jun 10 2015
News
House panel approves massive EPA spending cuts
House Republicans approved deep spending cuts for the Environmental Protection Agency along with provisions to block the agency’s upcoming rule-making on Wednesday.
The House Interior and Environment appropriations bill would cut EPA funding by 9 percent next year and block several new rules the agency aims to put out this summer, including rule-making on water oversight and greenhouse
Washington TimesAug 12 2013
News
Obama Plan to Revamp NSA Faces Obstacles
President Barack Obama's proposal to revamp the National Security Agency's surveillance programs faces potent obstacles on Capitol Hill, where both parties are divided on the issue and some Republicans already are throwing cold water on a cornerstone of his plan.
Senior House GOP lawmakers on Sunday criticized Mr. Obama's idea to provide a new advocate for privacy concerns before a
Wall Street Journal (News)Jun 18 2016
Opinion
Why Britain doesn't play politics with gun tragedy
It was lunchtime on a warm, dull Friday in the West Yorkshire village of Birstall, UK, when locals gathered for an unusual vigil. In the paved marketplace of this small northern town of 15,000, Prime Minister David Cameron stood in silent tribute to fallen colleague Jo Cox, a popular freshman representative of his rival Labour Party, who was gunned down Thursday in the heart of her
CNN (Online News)Sep 02 2019
News
Revealed: Georgia Republicans use power of state to suppress minority vote
Top Republicans Brad Raffensperger and David Emadi are issuing subpoenas to opponents without showing evidence of wrongdoing.
Top Georgia Republicans continue to use the power of the state to investigate political rivals, executing a strategy that voting rights activists say is designed to intimidate voting rights organizations and activists serving minority communities.
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The Guardian