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Elaine Chao responds to Trump’s racist attacks on her Asian American heritage
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Did you try to overthrow the government?
Are you worried that the rule of law is catching up to you?
Thanks to Kevin McCarthy, the attorneys at #InsurrectionLLC are standing by and ready to take your call...
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This may not be the view of a vocal conservative minority in the House - Marjorie Taylor Greene has been critical of more support for Ukraine.
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Glad the Biden Administration and our European allies have heeded Republicans’ calls to commit battle tanks to Ukraine’s fight to push back Russia’s invasion. Crucial next step is to quickly expand and improve our underlying defense industrial capabilities.
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BREAKING: An immense step forward. Pope Francis calls for the decriminalization of homosexuality worldwide: "Declaring such laws 'unjust,' Francis said the Catholic Church can and should work to put an end to them. 'It must do this. It must do this.'"
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BREAKING: Pope Francis in #TheAPInterview calls laws criminalizing homosexuality “unjust” and asserts: “Homosexuality is not a crime.” The pontiff says God loves all his children just as they are.
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This is horrific.
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A Taliban cleric has stated that men are allowed to BEAT a woman — if she leaves the house without her husband’s permission, if she doesn’t agree to dress up for her husband and if she does not pray.
The lives of women in Afghanistan are in grave danger.
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A Taliban cleric has stated that men are allowed to BEAT a woman — if she leaves the house without her husband’s permission, if she doesn’t agree to dress up for her husband and if she does not pray.
The lives of women in Afghanistan are in grave danger.
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Jamia, JNU: India students angry after screenings of BBC Modi documentary blocked
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This is Sumaya. She has been locked up at home for 491 days, banned from going to school or university by the Taliban.
She pleads the world to listen. She begs Afghan girls to try & learn any way they can at home, so that they can rise and stand up for their basic human rights.
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There were nearly 40,000 voters who didn’t vote for Lake but otherwise mostly voted Republican across 14 other contests. About 33,000 of those voted for the Democratic candidate for Governor.
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The average American household is now considered "rent-burdened," with a record-high share of renters spending more than 30% of income on rent each month, according to Moody's Analytics.
"The average American household continues to be squeezed." trib.al/Qm5V4ue
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The 37th mass shooting in just 24 days. This tragedy is exceptional to America.
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News: Speaker Kevin McCarthy is likely to name the following lawmakers to the House Rules Committee: Reps. Nick Langworthy, Ralph Norman, Thomas Massie, Chip Roy and Erin Houchin.
Massie, Roy and Norman would shift the panel decidedly to the right.
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Before the sedition convictions of Rhodes and Meggs, the government had not won a guilty verdict on the charge since 1995.
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Prosecutors argued the Oath Keepers on trial worked with other members of the militia group to storm the Capitol and stop the election certification.
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Again. This is so sad. America is the outlier in these horrific shootings and for multiple, complex reasons simply refuses to change.
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BREAKING UPDATE: Des Moines police say two students are now dead, one staff member still in the hospital.
Three potential suspects are all in custody.
Police say this shooting happened at the Starts Right Here charter school in downtown Des Moines.
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Normally, rising prices hit the poorest the hardest. But research shows that over the past couple of years, inflation has been particularly cruel for middle-income tiers in America
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Police are on the scene of a shooting incident with multiple injuries in Des Moines, Iowa, department says in social media post
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A federal jury in Washington DC has just convicted four members of the far-right Oath Keepers of seditious conspiracy and other charges stemming from Jan. 6th. Judge Amit Mehta is allowing the defendants to remain free, on 24-hour house arrest, pending their sentencing.
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Whoops! That much-quoted ‘UK had the fastest growth in G7’ claim in 2021 turns out to be wrong. admits a ‘manual error’. Growth was second SLOWEST.
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Taylor Greene is famous for her stances on QAnon but her power comes from influencing policy on issues like Ukraine, Jan 6, Covid mandates. via
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The Ukraine war has essentially become "World War I with 21st century ISR [Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance]," said .
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Trench warfare, relentless artillery, gains measured in mere meters, and heavy casualties. The battlefields of Ukraine resemble those of WWI, but with a new and terrifying reality — the incessant buzzing of drones, harbingers of death and destruction. businessinsider.com/ukraine-battle
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Jacinda Ardern abuse 'abhorrent', says incoming NZ PM Chris Hipkins
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Speaking on the end times, Lauren Boebert said she believes Jesus will return because Satan will beg him to because Christians are out in such “a great force” not because they are “hiding in caves” due to “a government lockdown.”
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History quiz - would Jeff Zients be the only WH chief of staff to also own a string of bagel restaurants?
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Ok - another messaging triumph from
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Western nations wax philosophical about what is and is not a “tank.” And so do we, bien sûr.
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A thoughtful and creative leader, President-Designate Shafik has been at the center of efforts to address some of the world’s most complex challenges throughout her career.
Beginning July 1, she will be the first woman president to lead Columbia.
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#ColumbiaUniversity names the current London School of Economics President, Egyptian born Nemat “Minouche” Shafik, as its president, marking the first time a woman has been named to lead the renowned American educational institution.
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Congratulations to my dear friend Minouche Shafik on her appointment as the first woman President of University.
This prestigious institution will benefit greatly from your experience and wisdom.
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Distinguished economist. Parent to a grad. Skilled ping pong player. 🏓
Learn 20 facts about Minouche Shafik, the 20th president of Columbia University: bit.ly/3CYwKDj
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Minouche Shafik, a leading economist and president of @LSEnews, has been named the 20th president of Columbia University. bit.ly/3QLClSQ
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Wheels down in Berlin. I look forward to meeting with 🇩🇪 German Minister of Defense Pistorius and Federal Minister Schmidt, to discuss our shared defense priorities and enhanced cooperation among democracies.
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One year in Ukraine today. Time for a chocolate ant-tank hedgehog.
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🇺🇸Passenger trains in America
🇪🇺Passenger trains in Europe
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Bye, Russia! Animation shows where Germany has been getting its natural gas from. Source: buff.ly/3kgi245
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The toll from Russia's devastating strike on a residential block in Dnipro rose on Monday to 36, as fears grew more bodies would be pulled from the rubble and the Kremlin denied responsibility.
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Maria Lebid, 15. Another victim of Russian rocket strike on Dnipro.
"My 15 year old, supersmart, supertalented and super funny sister is gone (rocket hit our home)" - her sister wrote.
Maria's mom was at work that day.
RIP, Maria.
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