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The Possible Housing Opportunity Provided by COVID-19
Reading Time: 9 minutes This article is part of a series on economic inequality in the US. In 2014, Dani
The Problem in Portland Isn’t the Law; It’s the Lawlessness
The mayors who surrender parts of their cities to left-wing ‘protesters’ are tacitly endorsing lawlessness themselves.
July 21, 2020 - PBS NewsHour full episode
Tuesday on the NewsHour, congressional deliberations over an economic rescue package intensify, but Senate Republicans appear deeply divided over the
Trump Warns Coronavirus Will Likely ‘Get Worse Before It Gets Better’
The president noted that states in the South and West of the U.S. are experiencing a rise in coronavirus cases.
Super PACs tied to congressional leaders amass nearly $300 million
(Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images) Super PACs directly connected to party leaders in the House and Senate are
DOJ Indicts Two Chinese Suspects for Hacking U.S. Firms, Stealing Trade Secrets and Coronavirus Research
The Trump administration warned in May that China was attempting to steal or set back American research on a coronavirus
The Awokening Comes for American Classical Music
The New York Times’s chief critic has launched a campaign to end the merit-based “blind audition” hiring process for orchestras.
Global Warming Shrinks Bird Breeding Windows, Potentially Threatening Species
Reading Time: 2 minutes Theranos Destroyed Patient Test Data, Prosecutor Alleges (Reader Steve) The author writes, “Assistant U.S. attorney Vanessa
Montana’s Senate race already surpassed fundraising records
Montana Governor and Senate candidate Steve Bullock (Joshua Lott/Getty Images) With less than four months to go until Election Day,
As US Courts Release Inmates amid COVID-19, Palestinian Political Prisoners Are Still Persecuted
The Holy Land Foundation case, on which I based my book “Injustice, The Story of the Holy Land Foundation,” included five
Florida Teachers Union Sues to Stop School Openings amid Virus Surge
The largest teachers union in the state sued Governor DeSantis on Monday to overturn an emergency order requiring schools to
Notes from a Coronavirus Contact Tracer
Reading Time: 14 minutes If you lived in Massachusetts the past three months you really did not want to get
July 20, 2020 - PBS NewsHour full episode
Monday on the NewsHour, the novel coronavirus continues to surge across regions of the United States, and Congress considers new
St. Louis Couple Charged for Waving Guns at Protesters
Mark and Patricia McCloskey also face a misdemeanor charge of fourth-degree assault, the Associated Press reported.
UK Govt Loaning Troops to Oman to Prop up Dictatorship
The United Kingdom keeps dozens of army operatives — “respectable mercenaries” in its own words — to help prop up
California Pastor Promises to Keep Church Open Despite Governor’s Order: ‘We’re Going to Lose Our Rights’
“As a minister I have a Biblical obligation to have people come together to meet,” said Pastor Greg Fairrington of
How to Know If You’ve Been Hacked, and What to Do About It
Reading Time: 2 minutes Iranian State Hackers Caught With Their Pants Down in Intercepted Videos (Mili) The author writes, “Iranian
Federal Judge’s Son Killed, Husband Shot by Gunman Disguised as Delivery Driver
A shooter disguised as a Federal Express delivery driver appeared at Salas’s home in North Brunswick around 5 p.m. on
Trump Claims ‘It’s Going To Be Under Control’ as Coronavirus Cases Continue to Surge
Fourteen states in the south and west are reporting record numbers of coronavirus hospitalizations, from North Carolina to Texas.
Treaty Created to Stop Child Abductions Could Now Be Protecting Abusers
Reading Time: 8 minutes An international treaty initially created in 1980 to protect children from being abducted has now become
July 19, 2020 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode
On this edition for Sunday, July 19, global confirmed coronavirus cases exceed 14.3 million and 600,000 deaths with more than
Tennessee May Soon Have a Physician Senator Who’s the Son of Indian Immigrants
Conservative activist Manny Sethi and Trump-endorsed Bill Hagerty are running nearly neck and neck in the GOP primary.
Setting the Record Straight
Reading Time: 7 minutes Critics charge that the recent campaign to remove statues of Confederate Civil War figures is an
Torture Porn for Highbrows
Even in a Holocaust-adjacent movie, what’s the point of ramming home the same point in a hundred sickening ways?
July 18, 2020 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode
On this edition for Saturday, July 18, remembering John Lewis, a Civil Rights Movement leader and a longtime member of
A Family Affair: The President’s Niece Strips the Bark Off the Family Tree
Reading Time: 11 minutes — BOOK REVIEW — It would be ironic, but not unimaginable, if the only person who
Pondering Our Remote-Work Future
Will it bring us together and revive local communities ─ or drive us apart and exacerbate class divisions?
One Mega Revelation Not in Mary Trump’s Book
Reading Time: < 1 minute The post One Mega Revelation Not in Mary Trump’s Book appeared first on WhoWhatWhy.
July 17, 2020 - PBS NewsHour full episode
Friday on the NewsHour, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, shares an update on the coronavirus pandemic.
Aid Groups Call for Worldwide COVID-19 Bailout Amid Fears of Mass Hunger
The consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic have already devastated the world. Over 14 million people have tested positive for the
Portland Mayor Accuses Trump of ‘Absolute Abuse’ of Federal Law Enforcement, Demands Officers Leave as City’s Nightly Violence Continues
The president praised the work of federal authorities earlier this week at the White House, promising that the violence Portland would
Fake News Becomes a Way of Life
The media has decided there’s more emotional satisfaction in failure than in performing the function with which the public entrusts
France’s Failed Color-Blind Experiment
For centuries, France has been a bastion of universalism. But the country is witnessing the gradual fracture of its Enlightenment
John James outraises Democratic incumbent as other Republicans fall short
(JEFF KOWALSKY/AFP via Getty Images) As Republicans around the country struggle to keep up with their Democratic rivals’ fundraising, a
New Genes Control Plant Height and Could Lead to Flood-Proof Crops
Reading Time: 2 minutes ‘Outright Lies’: Voting Misinformation Flourishes on Facebook (Bethany) The author writes, “Analysis … shows that Facebook
Progressive Newcomer Jamaal Bowman Ousts Longtime Rep. Eliot Engel in New York Primary
Bowman, a former public middle school principal, received 55.5 percent of the vote compared to Engel’s 40.4 percent, with 100
Biden Spokesman Accuses Trump of ‘Openly Embracing the Causes of White Supremacists’
“If you look at the Trump campaign and what they’re doing, you know they’re only speaking to their base,” Ducklo
McCarthy to Cohn to Trump
Reading Time: 18 minutes Mirror, mirror on the wall, who’s the most dangerous demagogue of them all? Father Coughlin? Huey
July 16, 2020 - PBS NewsHour full episode
Thursday on the NewsHour, President Trump changes his campaign staff as the COVID-19 pandemic worsens. Plus: The politics of wearing
Democratic Georgia Mayors Clash with GOP Governor over Mask Mandates
“I am not afraid of the city being sued,” Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms said at a Thursday press conference.