Category: News
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Chauvin’s trial drains emotions For Black journalists.
Chauvin’s trial drains emotions For Black journalists. NEW YORK (AP) — At the end of a stressful day, Sara Sidner seeks the friendly wag of a dog’s tail. Shaquille Brewster turns to sports on TV, and Julia Jenae talks things out with colleagues. Each is covering one of the nation’s biggest stories, the murder trial…
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Iran has begun tests on its newest nuclear centrifuge
Iran has begun tests on its newest nuclear centrifuge TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran said Saturday it has begun mechanical tests on its newest advanced nuclear centrifuge, even as the five world powers that remain in a foundering 2015 nuclear deal with Iran attempt to bring the U.S. back into the agreement. Iran’s IR-9 centrifuge,…
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Myanmar forces kill 82 in single day in city
Myanmar forces kill 82 in single day in city YANGON (AP) — At least 82 people were killed in one day in a crackdown by Myanmar security forces on pro-democracy protesters, according to reports Saturday from independent local media and an organization that keeps track of casualties since the military’s February seizure of power. Friday’s…
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The key to Republican success is more Trumpism, said Trump
The key to Republican success is more Trumpism, said Trump PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump staked his claim to the Republican Party in a closed-door speech to donors Saturday night, casting his populist policies and attack-dog politics as the key to future Republican success. Trump also reinforced his commitment to the…
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Emerging Security Issues in the Middle East
Introduction Emerging Security Issues in the Middle East American foreign policy in the Middle East has been adrift since the official end of Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003. The Bush administration pursued an interventionist policy that tried to bring democracy to Afghanistan and Iraq. The Obama administration tried to reduce the US military footprint in…
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Anti-Defamation League: Fox should fire Carlson
Anti-Defamation League: Fox should fire Carlson AP- The Anti-Defamation League has called for Fox News to fire prime-time opinion host Tucker Carlson because he defended a white-supremacist theory that says whites are being “replaced” by people of color. In a letter to Fox News CEO Suzanne Scott on Friday, the head of the ADL, Jonathan…
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Hotel beds in Texas and Arizona for migrant families
Hotel beds in Texas and Arizona for migrant families Migrant families will be held at hotels in the Phoenix area in response to a growing number of people crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, authorities said Friday, another step in the Biden administration’s rush to set up temporary space for them. U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema was told…
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Caitlyn Jenner may run for governor of California
Speculation is building that transgender Caitlyn Jenner may run for governor of California. A recall election has a substantial chance of removing current Governor Gavin Newsom from office, opening up the office for competitors. The Associated Press has the story: Longtime Republican celebrity turned transgender Caitlyn Jenner considering running for California governor LOS ANGELES (AP)…
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Is Libya a U.S. national security issue?
President Joe Biden has an opportunity to learn from the experiences of former Presidents Barack Obama and Donald Trump in creating new policy stances in Libya and promoting Human Rights. Biden has stated that he intends to focus more US emphasis on the Asia-Pacific region vs. the Middle East. However, foreign fighters supported by countries…