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Former Giuliani associate Lev Parnas found guilty of unlawful campaign donations

Editorial Bureau October 23, 2021

Soviet-born businessman Lev Parnas, a former associate of Rudy Giuliani, was found guilty Friday of making unlawful campaign donations totaling more than $350,000 to two pro-Trump super PACs and a GOP congressman in 2018, acting as a straw donor for a wealthy Russian who wanted to enter the

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Biden Crafts a Climate Plan B: Tax Credits, Regulation and State Action

Editorial Bureau October 23, 2021

WASHINGTON — After losing the centerpiece of his climate agenda just a week before heading to a major global warming summit, President Biden intends to make the case that the United States has a new plan that will still meet its ambitions to cut greenhouse gases that are warming the planet. The administration’s new strategy […]

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After Dropping Free Community College Plan, Democrats Explore Options

Editorial Bureau October 23, 2021

Pamelina Williams, 22, a student at the Milwaukee Area Technical College in Wisconsin, said she would like to transfer to a four-year college, but is not sure she can afford to. Having her tuition waived for now would make her “more inclined” to continue her education, she said. “It would make it a lot easier […]

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Facebook Employees Warned About Election Misinformation, to Little Effect

Editorial Bureau October 23, 2021

1. From Wednesday through Saturday there was a lot of content circulating which implied fraud in the election, at around 10% of all civic content and 1-2% of all US VPVs. There was also a fringe of incitement to violence. 2. There were dozens of employees monitoring this, and FB launched ~15 measures prior to […]

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Biden Said the U.S. Would Protect Taiwan. But It’s Not That Clear-Cut

Editorial Bureau October 23, 2021

WASHINGTON — American presidents have spent decades trying to sidestep the question of how forcefully the United States would come to the aid of Taiwan if China invaded it or, more likely, tried to slowly strangle the island in an effort to force it back under the control of the mainland. The American policy — […]

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Democrats’ Plan Takes Gender-Neutral Approach to Family Policies

Editorial Bureau October 22, 2021

The first major family policies, in the early 20th century, were aimed at protecting mothers — certain ones, at least. States offered mothers’ pensions, mostly for white women whose husbands had succumbed to one of the four Ds — death, disability, drunkenness or divorce. Black and Hispanic women were excluded. The first federal welfare benefits […]

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Trump announces launch of his very own social media site

Editorial Bureau October 21, 2021

NEW YORK — Nine months after being expelled from social media for his role in inciting the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, former President Donald Trump said Wednesday he’s launching a new media company with its own social media platform. Trump says his goal in launching the Trump Media & Technology Group and its “Truth Social” […]

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US marks 200M COVID-19 shots shared with world

Editorial Bureau October 21, 2021

WASHINGTON — The U.S. on Thursday donated its 200 millionth COVID-19 shot to help vaccinate the rest of the world, the White House announced. The Biden administration aims to lead a global vaccination campaign even as it rolls out boosters for domestic use, which critics say diverts doses from those who are in greater need […]

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Victims of the 2018 Parkland, Florida, high school massacre

Editorial Bureau October 21, 2021

Nikolas Cruz pleaded guilty to murder on Wednesday in the 2018 shooting massacre that left 17 people dead at a high school in Parkland, Florida. Here are the victims: ALYSSA ALHADEFF, 14 Alyssa excelled in math and Spanish, was a gifted writer and captain of her soccer team. She wasn’t afraid to speak her mind, […]

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Ex-Minneapolis cop faces new sentence in death of 911 caller

Editorial Bureau October 21, 2021

MINNEAPOLIS — A Minneapolis police officer who fatally shot an unarmed woman after she called 911 to report a possible rape happening behind her home will be sentenced on a lesser charge Thursday after his murder conviction was overturned in a case that drew global attention and was fraught with the issue of race. Mohamed […]