At Trump’s State of the Union, the bigotry was in plain sight
As on so many other occasions during his presidency, Donald Trump on Tuesday night demonstrated that he’s ever the showman, having used part of…
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Rush Limbaugh is a very different Medal of Freedom honoree
President Donald Trump described conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh as the “greatest fighter,” a “winner” and a charitable…
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Police arrest armed robbery suspects after foot chase outside Cielo Vista Mall
El PASO, Texas — Some tense moments Wednesday afternoon outside El Paso’s Cielo Vista Mall as police chased on foot a group of armed robbery…
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Cherokees become the first US-based tribe to deposit traditional heirloom seeds in the Arctic vault
No Native American tribe has ever received an invitation to store its traditional heirloom seeds in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault. The seed vault,…
Continue Reading Bayard Rustin, a gay civil rights leader arrested for having sex with men, is pardoned 67 years later
As a civil rights leader and an advocate for justice, Bayard Rustin was no stranger to being behind bars. He was arrested for his anti-war efforts in…
Continue Reading Gov. Hogan calls crime an ‘urgent crisis’ in Baltimore
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Gov. Larry Hogan called for decisive action to fight “out-of-control violent crime” he said is “destroying…
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Investigators conducting searches in the case of Kristin Smart, a Cal Poly student who went missing in 1996
Police have served search warrants in the case of Kristin Smart, a young woman who went missing from a central California college campus in 1996, but…
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Blackstone CEO pledges to donate the majority of his wealth to charity
Blackstone CEO Stephen Schwarzman committed to giving the majority of his wealth to philanthropy by signing The Giving Pledge on Wednesday. The…
Continue Reading Joe Biden may be in more trouble than you think
Joe Biden spent eight years as Barack Obama’s vice president. And almost four decades in the Senate before that. From the day he entered the…
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Music Under the Stars canceled by city of El Paso after 36 years
EL PASO, Texas – The city of El Paso announced Wednesday that it is canceling the annual summer Music Under the Stars concert series after 36…
Continue Reading Trump meets with Venezuelan opposition leader at the White House
President Donald Trump met with Venezuela opposition leader Juan Guaidó at the White House on Wednesday. The abruptly announced Oval Office meeting…
Continue Reading Exxon’s market value has crumbled by $184 billion
ExxonMobil used to have bragging rights as the world’s most valuable public company. Now, America’s largest oil company is in steady…
Continue Reading FTC: Consumer finance website favored companies that paid
DOVER, Del. (AP) — A personal finance website founded by former University of Delaware students has agreed to pay $350,000 to settle allegations…
Continue ReadingMujer que esperaba resultados de la prueba de coronavirus se escapó de hospital en Austria
(CNN) — Una mujer que estaba en un hospital de Austria para hacerse la prueba del coronavirus escapó de las instalaciones, dijeron las…
Continue Reading Initial results from Iowa caucuses show Buttigieg has narrow lead
Pete Buttigieg led the field in the first set of results released after Monday night’s Iowa caucuses, providing a major boost for the former…
Continue Reading Twitter data shows major cities are flooding more than previously thought
A new study that used social media to measure the impact of tidal flooding along the US East and Gulf coasts suggests flooding happens more…
Continue Reading Pentagon officials stunned by White House decision to block Ukraine aid, new emails show
Days before the July 2019 call between President Donald Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart, US officials were still working to expedite the delivery…
Continue Reading Judge strips terrorist of citizenship at government request
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A federal judge has stripped a terrorist of his naturalized U.S. citizenship, siding with the government in the case of a…
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Puede que Nancy Pelosi no haya planeado romper el discurso de Donald Trump, pero esa acción fue efectiva
(CNN) — El acto de romper el discurso del presidente de Estados Unidos por la presidenta de la Cámara de Representantes, Nancy Pelosi, fue sacada…
Continue ReadingURGENT – Mitt Romney says he will vote to convict Trump
(CNN) — Utah Republican Sen. Mitt Romney said Wednesday he will vote to convict President Donald Trump in his impeachment trial, making him the…
Continue Reading Here’s the ‘Simpsons’ reference Mike Pompeo flubbed in his Nancy Pelosi troll
Shortly after President Donald Trump finished his State of the Union address Tuesday night and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi tore up said speech on…
Continue Reading En la Marcha por la Vida, Trump demuestra que entiende el poder del tema del aborto
Nota del editor: Terry Schilling es director ejecutivo de American Principles Project, un centro de estudios conservador sin fines de lucro. Puedes…
Continue Reading Cuando el fallo de Roe se acerca a sus 50 años, el aborto está siendo atacado
Nota del editor: Alexis McGill Johnson es la presidenta interina y la presidenta ejecutiva de Planned Parenthood Federation y Planned Parenthood…
Continue Reading Democrat Doug Jones facing reelection headwinds as he votes to convict Trump
If there were any senator to vote against his party on the impeachment of President Donald Trump for the sake of his own political preservation, it…
Continue Reading Ban on conversion therapy for LGBTQ children advances in Virginia legislature
A bill that would ban conversion therapy for minors is making its way through Virginia’s state Senate after the House of Delegates approved the…
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Goldman Sachs executive permanently banned from working in banking industry
The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday permanently banned a senior Goldman Sachs executive from working in the banking industry for his role in a…
Continue Reading Joe Biden sharpens attacks on Buttigieg and Sanders after Iowa defeat
Former Vice President Joe Biden is more sharply attacking his top rivals as he campaigns in New Hampshire after a poor showing in the Iowa caucuses,…
Continue Reading LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner is stepping aside
LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner will have to update his profile. He’s stepping down from the role after being at the helm for the professional…
Continue Reading Macy’s just dealt a big blow to the struggling American mall
Hundreds of American malls are struggling. Their troubles just got worse. Macy’s, for decades a reliable anchor tenant for mall owners and a…
Continue Reading Palestinians say Trump’s deal is racist. But their leaders are bereft of ideas on how to fight it
A gloomy winter of Palestinian discontent has been made grimmer still by Donald Trump’s new “peace plan.” It’s been presented…
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