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Aug 27 2015
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Story of the Week: Virginia Shooting Reactions
Two journalists from a Virginian TV news station were killed on Wednesday morning during a live outdoor broadcast. The shooting was captured on video, stunning the nation and triggering renewed dialog about guns and violence. What causes the US to have the highest mass shooting rate in the world and what - if anything - can be done about it? Today we bring you a few different John Gable, AllSides Co-founderDec 28 2023
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The Divided Interpretations of the Pope's Message on Same-Sex Blessings
What will be the impact of Pope Francis’ letter approving the blessings of same sex couples under certain circumstances?
Deliberate Confusion: In The National Review (Right bias), Michael Brendan Dougherty (Lean Right bias) argued that the announcement contained a “deliberate” confusion regarding the Vatican’s stance on same sex unions that allows room for interpretation, writing that
CNN (Opinion) Reuters National Review (Opinion)Feb 23 2024
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US, EU Announce New Sanctions Against Russia Following Navalny's Death
The United States and the European Union announced hundreds of new sanctions against Russia.
For Context: The new sanctions come as Russia’s war with Ukraine reaches its second anniversary, and a week after the death of Alexei Navalny, a prominent Russian critic of President Vladimir Putin, in an Arctic penal colony.
The Details: The new sanctions target Russian firms
CBS News (Online) BBC News Washington TimesFeb 15 2024
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Can Israel Defeat Hamas in Rafah Without a Steep Civilian Cost?
Media voices around the world weighed in on Israel’s expected invasion of Rafah — where Hamas’ remaining battalions are holding out among over a million overcrowded civilians — highlighting long-running themes in coverage of the conflict.
‘A blatant ethnic cleansing campaign’: A writer in Al Jazeera (Lean Left bias) echoed a long-running belief by many Palestinians that the destruction
The Jerusalem Post Al Jazeera Wall Street Journal (Opinion)Mar 09 2021
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Perspectives: “Voter Suppression” or “Election Integrity”?
Voting rights have become a hot issue in D.C. and around the country, with Republican state lawmakers seeking to pass at least 253 “election integrity” bills in 43 states while Democrats in Congress try to pass “voting rights” bills nationally. One particular hotspot is Georgia, where Republicans are pushing dozens of “election integrity” bills in a state where narrow victories in 2020 gave
Atlanta Journal-Constitution The Hill National Review (News)Feb 12 2024
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Senate Advances Foreign Aid Bill Despite Trump Opposition
On Sunday, the U.S. Senate advanced the foreign aid bill despite the oppositon of former President Donald Trump.
Key Details: In a 67 to 27 vote, the Senate voted to remove the procedural hurdles and advance a $95 billion supplemental spending bill for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan that does not include border provisions. However, the Senate leaders have not yet reached an agreement on
Politico Reuters TownhallAug 20 2015
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Story of the Week: Trump's Immigration Plan
On Sunday, Donald Trump said that as president he would reverse a law that grants citizenship to people born in the U.S. and apply significant restrictions to legal immigration.He rolled out several details of his immigration plan, which has been called everything from "exactly what American needs" to "draconian". Also see the latest AllSides blog Why is Washington in debt? A non-partisan John Gable, AllSides Co-founderMay 11 2017
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FBI Director Comey Fired
President Trump made the shocking move this week to fire FBI Director James Comey. Trump has stated that he terminated Comey due to his mishandling of the Hillary Clinton email scandal, but many in the media (and Congress) are hypothesizing it has more to do with the FBI's investigation into the Trump campaign's possible ties to Russia. Since Tuesday, there have been bipartisan calls for a John Gable, AllSides Co-founderNov 29 2023
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Top CIA Official Posted Pro-Palestine Image on Her Facebook Profile
A senior Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) official posted pro-Palestine images on her Facebook account, according to multiple reports.
The Details: The official deleted the posts after media inquiries, according to the Financial Times (Center bias). On Oct. 21, she changed her Facebook cover photo to a man waving a Palestinian flag, and in an older post, she published a selfie with a "
Financial Times NBC News Digital Washington Free BeaconJan 26 2017
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