Politics
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Allene @Allene - almost 4 years ago
Analysis: Fox's firing of Diamond & Silk isn't the problem. Fox's hiring of them is.
(CNN) After a series of false and misleading statements about how to combat the coronavirus, Fox News parted way with sisters Lynette "Diamond" Hardaway and Rochelle "Silk" Richardson this week, according to the Daily Beast .The move came after an extended silence by Fox ...continued
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Geovany @Geovany - over 2 years ago
Please Don't Bring These Things Up at the Thanksgiving Table
Hopefully, we all know to avoid politics and religion at holiday social occasions where guests of varying ideological and spiritual leanings have gathered, for a good, festive time. But there are plenty of other verboten subjects and lines of questioning from…
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Alexandro @Alexandro - 3 months ago
TIME and Outrider Announce New Fellowship Program to Support Reporting on Climate Change and the ...
TIME Senior Correspondent Justin Worland Appointed as Fellow Today, TIME and the Outrider Foundation announced a new collaboration on a fellowship to support reporting on climate change and the intersection of politics, policy and society. TIME senior corres…
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Elliott @Elliott - about 4 years ago
Muslims Organize Huge Protests Across India, Challenging Modi
Muslims Organize Huge Protests Across India, Challenging ModiHYDERABAD, India — At least 100,000 people gathered Saturday in Hyderabad, India’s technology hub, to protest Prime Minister Narendra Modi and a new law they say will strip the country of its secular foundations...continued
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Garnet @Garnet - 9 months ago
How British politics got hijacked by conspiracy theories | Letters
Readers respond to an article by John Harris on how some politicians are fuelling harmful myths instead of tackling misinformationRe John Harris’s article (Conspiracy theories are festering – and our politicians are making it worse, 18 June), the idea that “t…
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Teagan @Teagan - over 2 years ago
An Interview With Our New Politics Editor
David Halbfinger comes to the job after almost four years heading The Times’s Jerusalem bureau. “I just can’t think of a more important way that I could contribute,” he said of his new post.
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George @George - almost 4 years ago
Analysis: Trump's 'bunker' story tells you everything you need to know about him
(CNN) In an interview with Fox News Radio on Wednesday morning, President Donald Trump said something that is laughably untrue.In each episode of his weekly YouTube show, Chris Cillizza will delve a little deeper into the surreal world of politics. Click to subscribe!"Wel...continued
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Nelson @Nelson - over 2 years ago
Anita Asante: ‘People say I’m an activist but I just believe I found my voice’
Aston Villa defender on speaking up for others, being kicked by boys in cage football and why the US was an eye-openerAnita Asante did not get into football for its politics and the platform it provides. Like most, Aston Villa’s centre-half just loved the gam…
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Garnet @Garnet - 7 months ago
Michael Parkinson was a radical anti-racist as well as a national treasure | Peter Hain
He and John Arlott led the press campaign against the sordid deal to exclude Basil D’Oliveira from playing for England in South AfricaOverlooked in the blanket coverage of Michael Parkinson’s death are the radical views he expressed well before became a natio…
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Marie @Marie - 7 months ago
University of Florida president Ben Sasse says professors shouldn't feel stifled by the state's n...
"I want more curiosity and less dogma. I want less indoctrination," University of Florida president Ben Sasse said of college curriculum.
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Kristina @Kristina - about 4 years ago
Supreme Court will decide the fate of Affordable Care Act next term
Washington (CNN) The Supreme Court announced Monday it will decide the fate of the Affordable Care Act sometime next term, presumably after the presidential election.The court's move ensures another major shift in the political landscape during the election season on an i...continued
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Juliet @Juliet - 6 months ago
Arnold Schwarzenegger says politics needs a leader like Deion Sanders who's focused on 'the big p...
Ex-California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger praised Deion Sanders, a former NFL and MLB star who is now a football coach at the University of Colorado.
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Rex @Rex - over 2 years ago
Poland's Tusk returns to frontline, vowing to lead opposition to victory - Reuters
Former European Council President Donald Tusk returned to the fore of Polish politics on Saturday, becoming leader of the main opposition party in a move that many members hope can revive its sagging fortunes.
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Kraig @Kraig - 7 months ago
House GOP could try to hold Mark Zuckerberg in contempt of Congress
Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee may vote to hold Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg in contempt of Congress for allegedly failing to comply to a subpoena request.
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Garnet @Garnet - over 2 years ago
Labour’s byelection victory was a strike against the politics of division | Keir Starmer
Kim Leadbeater’s win, in the face of aggression and dishonesty, was about uniting people. That is what my party stands forKeir Starmer is leader of the Labour partyWhen I was with Kim Leadbeater in Batley and Spen a few weeks ago, I was stru…
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Garnet @Garnet - over 1 year ago
Mark Cuban says baby boomers went from 'fighting the man to being everything that was hated in th...
"Boomers spend their days watching cable news, and distorting politics, chasing power," Mark Cuban said in a recent Twitter post.
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Raoul @Raoul - about 3 years ago
Two New Orleans State Senators Win Runoff Spots for U.S. House Seat
Troy Carter and Karen Carter Peterson will meet in an April runoff for the seat vacated by Cedric L. Richmond.
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Delia @Delia - over 4 years ago
Boris Johnson heads to EU summit as Brexit deal hangs in the balance
Brexit deal agreed as EU leaders endorse Boris Johnson's plan -- live updatesKeir Starmer, Labour's shadow Brexit secretary, has posted a lengthy thread on Twitter giving his reaction to Boris Johnson's Brexit deal.He is predictably critical of the pact, saying it is "far...continued
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Ericka @Ericka - almost 5 years ago
Madonna is launching a Madame X radio station on SiriusXM amid backlash over God Control video
Madonna is launching a Madame X radio station on SiriusXM amid backlash over God Control videoMadonna is getting her own dedicated radio station. SiriusXM announced on Friday there will be a limited-run channel dedicated to the artist, which will launch July 1. The 60-yea...continued
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Liliane @Liliane - over 4 years ago
The Kennedy Grandchildren: Bearing the Privilege and Burden of a Family Name
The Kennedy Grandchildren: Bearing the Privilege and Burden of a Family NameTatiana Schlossberg, Jack’s sister, worked briefly at The New York Times as an environmental reporter and will have a new book called “Inconspicuous Consumption” published in August.Several of the...continued
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Priscilla @Priscilla - 6 months ago
Former GOP Sen. Bob Corker says he's not surprised Mitt Romney isn't running for re-election beca...
"I mean, let's face it: There's just not a great deal of problem-solving taking place," Corker told Politico of the state of politics on Capitol Hill.
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Kraig @Kraig - almost 3 years ago
Politics cast a long shadow over Russian stocks - Reuters.com
* Lukoil, Yandex, Sberbank make up bulk of investors' overweight
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Jany @Jany - over 2 years ago
Analysis: Trump sends a very clear message to DeSantis: Stay out of 2024!
Donald Trump may be waiting to announce his (seemingly inevitable) run for his old office in 2024 but he's already sending a warning shot at a potential rival for the nomination.
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Ryleigh @Ryleigh - over 2 years ago
Bob Dole, giant of Republican politics and presidential nominee, dies aged 98
Long-time power-broker and Kansas senator had lung cancerSecond world war veteran lost 1996 election to Bill ClintonBob Dole, the long-time Kansas senator who was the Republican nominee for president in 1996, has died. He was 98.In …
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Gregoria @Gregoria - over 3 years ago
Why Wikipedia Decided to Stop Calling Fox a ‘Reliable’ Source
When Karen Bass, a congresswoman from Los Angeles, emerged in late July as a serious contender to be Joe Biden’s running mate, interest in her Wikipedia page exploded. By that time, the entry had grown to 4,000 words, been worked over by more than 50 different editors, an...continued
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