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Aug 08 2018
News
Gains for women in US primaries set record, while 'right to work' is defeated
Victories for Gretchen Whitmer in Michigan and Laura Kelly in Kansas mean women candidates set a new record, with eleven women having now been chosen as their party’s nominee for governor, surpassing the previous high-water mark of 10 in 1994, according to the Center for American Women and Politics.
The GuardianOct 25 2018
News
'This is on you': Democrats, media blame Trump for pipe bombs
The list of people targeted with suspected pipe bombs reads like President Trump’s Twitter feed: Hillary and Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, John Brennan, Maxine Waters, George Soros, CNN, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Eric Holder and George Soros, all prominent Democratic critics of the president.
Washington TimesFeb 19 2021
News
Abbott Asks Legislature to “Winterize” Generators for Texas Power System
Governor Greg Abbott put new priorities relating to energy reform on the table for the Texas legislature today as the freeze problem evolves from a lack of power to a lack of water.
“We have already begun the process to make sure that events like this never again happen in Texas, and that starts with reforming the agency in charge of electrical reliability in Texas, which is the
The TexanNov 11 2021
News
Death threats, tweets jolt GOP infrastructure supporters
The last time Congress approved a major renewal of federal highway and other transportation programs, the votes were 359-65 in the House and 83-16 in the Senate. It was backed by nearly every Democrat and robust majorities of Republicans.
This year’s $1 trillion infrastructure bill easily cleared the Senate 69-13 with GOP support, but crawled through the House last week by 228-206 with
Associated Press Fact CheckApr 24 2014
News
Texas Family Awarded Millions in Lawsuit Over Health Issues Related to Fracking
A Texas family was awarded nearly $3 million in a lawsuit against Aruba Petroleum, alleging that the Plano company’s hydraulic fracturing activity made them sick and forced them to leave their property.
Water gushes out of a drilling pipe as it is pulled up to be replaced with a fresh pipe at a hydraulic fracturing site in Midland, Texas, Sept. 24, 2013. The drilling method known as
The BlazeNov 27 2020
News
US Navy Destroyer Takes on Russian Forces in Pacific
A U.S. Navy destroyer took on Russian forces on Tuesday in a direct challenge to Moscow's territorial claims in the Pacific.
Dispatched from a Navy base in Japan, the USS John McCain set out for Peter the Great Bay in the Western Pacific to combat Russia's "excessive maritime claims," according to a statement from the Navy.
As it conducted the freedom of navigation exercise, a
Washington Free BeaconJun 13 2020
Analysis
The Mainstream Media Won’t Tell You This
t is strange to watch the creation of a new culture-war meme in real time. Talking directly to the camera from a fishing trawler, Nigel Farage takes a concerned and somber tone. The pro-Brexit politician says he has uncovered a huge scandal—migrant boats traveling from France to England, escorted into British waters by the French navy. He is worried for those on board: Once in Britain, they
The AtlanticJun 17 2019
News
Iran says it will break the uranium stockpile limit agreed under nuclear deal in 10 days
Iran is ramping up enrichment of low-grade uranium and will pass the limit it is allowed to stockpile under the nuclear deal in 10 days, a spokesman for the Iranian atomic agency announced Monday.
During a news conference at the Arak heavy water reactor facility, Behrouz Kamalvandi said that Iran had increased low enriched uranium production fourfold and would exceed the limit of 300
CNN (Online News)May 07 2021
Opinion
The Wuhan-Lab Theory Is Not Far-Fetched. Just Look at China’s Reckless Rocket Program
Before we dive into the Wuhan laboratories again, notice this story in the New York Times this week:
Part of China’s largest rocket, the Long March 5B, is tumbling out of control in orbit after launching a section of the country’s new space station last week. The rocket is expected to fall to Earth in what is called “an uncontrolled re-entry” sometime on Saturday or Sunday.
National Review (News)Aug 12 2020
Data
Real Global Unemployment Is 33%, Not 6%
Consider the world's official figures on some of the major issues facing humanity. According to the United Nations, roughly 793 million people are undernourished; 767 million live in extreme poverty; and 2 billion do not have a safely managed water drinking service.
The global jobs situation? According to the International Labour Organization (ILO), unemployment is only 5.6%. That's "
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