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Charlamagne Tha God Says Nick Cannon Was Fired Because Jews ‘Have the Power’
After the backlash over his remarks, Cannon excoriated ViacomCBS, which produced Cannon’s “Wild ‘n Out” comedy show on MTV, in
House GOP super PAC relies on ‘dark money’ in bid to take back lost seats
House Minority Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) (Alex Wong/Getty Images) House Republicans’ flagship super PAC is relying heavily on “dark
Collins challenger Sara Gideon gets big money boost heading into the general
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) (Kevin Dietsch-Pool/Getty Images) Maine House Speaker Sara Gideon sailed to victory in Maine’s Democratic Senate
CDC Employees Call Out Agency’s ‘Toxic Culture of Racial Aggressions’
Reading Time: 2 minutes A New Understanding of Herd Immunity (Bethany) The author writes, “What we seem to need is
Desperate Times, Desperate Measures: It’s Time to Dump the Democrats
New York City (BAR) — Kamala Harris might be the perfect lens to reveal who the Democrats really are. A good run-down
Trump Replaces Campaign Manager as Biden Widens Polling Lead
Trump promoted Bill Stepien, a longtime aide, to campaign manager while Brad Parscale will continue as a senior campaign adviser.
America Decides 2020: Early Voting, Explained
Reading Time: 4 minutes WhoWhatWhy is providing voters with critical information about how to cast a ballot this November and
July 15, 2020 - PBS NewsHour full episode
Wednesday on the NewsHour, as the coronavirus crisis rages on, so does the verbal battle between the nation’s top public
High-Profile Twitter Accounts Including Obama, Biden Targeted in Bitcoin Scam
Hours after the first tweets appeared, Twitter said it is aware of the breach and is working on resolving it.
The Supreme Court’s Religious School Decisions Aren’t Inconsistent
The liberal-progressive view sounds, at first glance, sensible enough, but there are three problems with this framework.
Billionaire Democratic donors give big to anti-Trump Lincoln Project
Captured via Youtube from The Lincoln Project ad “Law and Order.“ A prominent anti-Trump super PAC run by Republican operatives
UN Warns COVID-19 Fears Leading to “Alarming” Decline in Immunizations and Hospital Visits
United Nations agencies are warning that the disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic are likely to trigger famine and outbreaks of
NYPD Department Chief, Officers Injured at George Floyd Protest
Chief of Department Terence Monahan was admitted to a local hospital with “non-life threatening injuries.”
Burrowing Crabs Reshape Salt Marshes, With Climate Change to Blame
Reading Time: 2 minutes How to Fix the COVID-19 Dumpster Fire in the US (Judy) From STAT News: “This is
Stressed-Out Nurses Say Nation’s Hospitals Need More of Them to Care for Patients
Reading Time: 7 minutes Increases in post-surgery infections. More patients slipping and falling. Failure to prevent or rescue patients from
Navarro Slams Dr. Fauci in Unsanctioned Op-Ed: ‘Wrong About Everything I Have Interacted With Him On’
The comments come after White House officials complained that Fauci had made several erroneous statements on the coronavirus early on
Biden Unveils $2 Trillion Climate Plan
The new plan dramatically accelerates Biden’s initial promises to devote $1.7 billion to green spending over 10 years.
July 14, 2020 - PBS NewsHour full episode
Tuesday on the NewsHour, as U.S. states see record numbers of coronavirus cases and deaths, some are moving toward implementing
Ghislaine Maxwell Pleads Not Guilty to Jeffrey Epstein Related Sex Abuse Charges
She appeared in a video court hearing from the Metropolitian Detention Center Tuesday where a judge scheduled her trial to
Gail Collins v. the Little Sisters: A Concurrence
Cataloguing some of the errors in a New York Times column on the Little Sisters of the Poor v. Pennsylvania.
Exporting Toxic Chemical Waste to Poor Countries Must End, Says UN
The practice of dumping banned, toxic chemical waste on poorer societies by big corporations in rich countries must end, say
California Rejected 100,000 Mail-in Ballots Because of Mistakes
Reading Time: 2 minutes Global Brands Benefit From Systematic Exploitation of Uyghur Muslims (Russ) The author writes, “Big, well-known global
Even If You Vote… Will It Count?
Reading Time: 19 minutes You stand in line for hours to vote, or finally manage to receive a mail-in ballot
U.S. Rejects ‘Most’ of China’s Maritime Claims Over South China Sea
“The world will not allow Beijing to treat the South China Sea as its maritime empire” said U.S. Secretary of
Half a Million Hong Kong Residents Defy Government Warnings to Vote in Pro-Democracy Primary
More than 600,000 people voted at more than 250 polling stations across the city for candidates who support the pro-democracy demonstrations.
July 13, 2020 - PBS NewsHour full episode
Monday on the NewsHour, the coronavirus continues to spread across much of the U.S., forcing some states to implement new
The Dangerous ‘Buy American’ Canard
Populists argue that Americans can do anything, build anything, and achieve anything. But the happy reality is that we’re lucky
What Would Donald Do?
Reading Time: 4 minutes WhoWhatWhy’s Election Integrity Weekly is written by Gabriella Novello, and edited by William Dowell and Chris
TikTok deploys lobbyists tied to Trump, top Democrats as US considers ban
(Mustafa Murat Kaynak / Anadolu Agency) TikTok is one of the most popular and fastest-growing apps in the U.S. But
Conservative business interests face off in Alabama runoffs
Captured via Youtube – Jerry Carl In Alabama’s 1st and 2nd Congressional District runoffs, Republican candidates are struggling to put
Could Trump Alienate His Base?
If the election becomes a referendum on the American way, then Trump could be off the hook for his failures.
Hydrogen May Be the Crucial ‘Jigsaw’ Piece for Green Microgrids
Reading Time: 2 minutes LA Teachers Union Overwhelmingly Votes Against Reopening Schools (Chris C.) From LAist: “The union representing L.A.
Texas progressives eye GOP seat that got away in 2018
Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) (Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images) The primary race between Democratic candidates Mike Siegel and Pritesh Gandhi is coming
Graham to Call Robert Mueller to Testify after Op-Ed Defending Roger Stone Prosecution
Lindsey Graham said Sunday that he will grant Democrats’ request to have former special counsel Robert Mueller testify before the
July 12, 2020 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode
On this edition for Sunday, July 12, COVID-19 cases continue to spike across the country, more on Roger Stone’s commuted
An Indefensible Commutation
It is another indication of Trump’s perverse view of the law — and another reminder of the loathsome characters he’s
Two Visions of America
Reading Time: 4 minutes James W. Pardew was a career US Army intelligence officer who served as deputy J-2 (intelligence)
Kings of the Castle
Cancel culture is antidiscourse, a genre of speech intended not to facilitate the exchange of views and ideas but to
July 11, 2020 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode
On this edition for Saturday, July 11, a presidential pardon for Roger Stone, U.S. breaks another coronavirus case record, and
Trump Spares Stone from Imprisonment, Sparking Howls from Amnesiac Democrats
One-time defenders of unsavory Clinton and Obama pardons are outraged by the president’s commutation of his old associate’s 40-month sentence.
Distanced Dining: The New Normal Night Out
Reading Time: 4 minutes As cities ground to a pandemic-induced standstill, the very places that once provided a welcome break