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Russian Banker Who Met with Jared Kushner Has Ties to Putin
The Russian bank chairman who met with Jared Kushner in December isn't your ordinary banker.
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UNC fiasco reveals truth about reopening colleges
In April, the interim president of the University of North Carolina announced that he wanted all of UNC campuses to re-open in the fall. In August, the UNC Board of Governors announced their mandate that campuses reopen. Last week they all got their way, with the dorms at UNC re-opening at full capacity and everyone gearing up for at least some in-person classes, despite faculty protests.
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Nancy Pelosi's ridiculously over-the-top response to questions about the coronavirus stimulus
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi isn't used to being questioned about her strategic decisions. And boy did it show in a hugely contentious interview with Wolf Blitzer on Tuesday, when the CNN anchor simply pressed Pelosi on her approach to a coronavirus stimulus package deal.
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US task force proposes starting colorectal cancer screening at age 45
The US Preventive Services Task Force -- the nation's leading panel for medical guidance -- is considering a draft recommendation to lower the recommended screening age for colon and rectal cancers to 45.
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The Myths and Lies About Poverty
"The poor will always be with us," say the cynics. No doubt, some will always be wealthier than others. We wouldn't want to live in a society that forced all to be equal. But poverty isn't inevitable. The 30 million people in America who lived in poverty even before the pandemic when unemployment was at record lows needn't exist in that state.
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Louisiana hospital staff stayed behind to care for 19 babies as Hurricane Laura hit
Even as Hurricane Laura bore down on a hospital in Lake Charles, Louisiana, someone had to watch the babies.
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Teen who shared photo of packed high school hallway says she's receiving threats
A teen who shared a photo of a crowded hallway at her Georgia high school last week says she has been receiving threats after the image went viral.
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Top US health official meets with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen in highest-level summit for decades
Alex Azar, the United States Health and Human Services secretary, met with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen Monday, the highest-level meeting between Washington and the self-ruled island in decades.
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We Don't Need the President's Thugs in Chicago
"Hitler had his Brown shirts and Mussolini had his Black shirts, now Donald Trump has his camouflage shirts." Thus began a statement signed by 15 distinguished interdenominational religious leaders in Chicago that I joined, including ministers, priests, and rabbis.
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Hello Alice Releases Black Business Report Uncovering Significant Inequities Faced By Black-Owned Small Businesses During COVID-19
The report spotlights the unique challenges that Black-owned small businesses face and identifies opportunities to better serve the Black small business community
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Trump expelling 60 Russian diplomats in wake of UK nerve agent attack
The United States, European Union countries, Canada and Ukraine expelled more than 100 Russian diplomats on Monday in response to Russia's alleged use of a nerve agent to poison a former Russian spy living in the United Kingdom.
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Documents reveal Ivanka Trump followed ethics advice in promoting her book
Government ethics lawyers advised Ivanka Trump to make sure and keep her White House role separate as she planned to promote her new book, according to internal government emails.
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Trial Opens in Major Federal Voting Rights Lawsuit in Texas
Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Filed Lawsuit to Challenge Discriminatory Method of Electing Texas’s High Court Judges
On Monday, a federal district court will hear arguments in the trial phase of a major voting rights lawsuit filed by the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Garza Golando Moran, PLLC, and Dechert LLP. The suit, filed on behalf of Latino voters, challenges the discriminatory method of electing justices to the Texas Supreme Court and Court of Criminal Appeals, the two highest courts in the state. These courts decide critical issues arising under state civil and criminal law and issue rulings that impact the lives of all Texas residents.
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Premiere Film Release of “Chop Shop: A Community & Law Enforcement Conversation”
A Coalition of San Francisco Organizations, City Agencies, Community Partners and Residents Create a Film Documentary to Foster Dialogue Between Community and Law Enforcement
A coalition of community-based organizations, enterprises, city agencies, and community partners have joined together to create and release, “Chop Shop: A Community & Law Enforcement Conversation”, a film documentary which facilitates and captures constructive dialogue between San Francisco residents of color and law enforcement agencies. The first airing of “Chop Shop” will take place February 16th, at 6:00 PM at the Brava for Women in Arts theatre in the Mission District section of San Francisco.
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US Scientists Awarded Nobel In Medicine for Body Clock Insights
Three US scientists have won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine "for their discoveries of molecular mechanisms controlling the circadian rhythm," otherwise known as our biological clock, the Nobel committee said.
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Influenza may be cause of sickness for handful of crew, passengers on Emirates flight to JFK
About 10 people who were aboard an international flight that landed Wednesday at New York's John F. Kennedy Airport are being evaluated at a hospital and tested for respiratory illness, officials said.
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Melania Trump talks opioid crisis, social media at town hall
Melania Trump on Wednesday continued her stated mission to discuss the ongoing opioid crisis with young people by participating in a town hall with college students at Liberty University, a faith-based college in Lynchburg, Virginia.
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Alabama mall shooting suspect is arrested after a week of shifting police narratives
One week after police said they killed an Alabama mall shooting suspect -- then said he probably wasn't the shooter -- authorities say they've arrested the real assailant near Atlanta.
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Best Buy is cashing in as Americans grow older
Americans are getting older. That's an opportunity for Best Buy. In August, Best Buy announced it would buy GreatCall for $800 million. GreatCall makes Jitterbug cell phones with big buttons and bright screens designed for senior citizens, as well as medical alert devices that can detect falls and summon help.
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Key witness allowed to testify in trial of Reuters journalists
A Myanmar police officer who said two Reuters reporters accused of breaching the country's official secrets act were framed by authorities will continue to testify in their trial.
