Month: October 2020

Two Republican candidates for Florida governor said Monday that they want to see Congress take action to help certain immigrants pending a highly anticipated announcement from President Trump. Trump is expected to announce Tuesday whether he plans to cancel the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which shields from deportation those brought to …

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While Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton has publicly reversed her position on the controversial Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), it remains unknown how much she helped advance, or even craft, the international trade deal while serving as U.S. Secretary of State—and the Obama administration appears interested in keeping it that way. On Monday, International Business Times (IBT) senior …

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More than 100 families personally affected by the fracking industry have written to President Barack Obama demanding that he meet with them—as he often does with fossil fuel executives—ahead of the Democratic National Convention later this month. The letter (pdf), organized by the Pittsburgh-based, all-volunteer group Friends of the Harmed, asks Obama and ranking Environmental …

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This story may be updated. The U.S. Congress on Friday released the previously classified 28 pages of the 9/11 Commission Report on potential Saudi government ties to the 2001 terrorist attack. The pages were posted (pdf) on the House Intelligence Committee’s website. Click Here: Cheap Chiefs Rugby Jersey 2019 The New York Times‘ Mark Mazzetti …

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U.S. whistleblower Chelsea Manning may face additional charges and solitary confinement relating to a suicide attempt earlier this month, according to her attorneys. The charges include “resisting the force cell move team,” “conduct which threatens,” and “prohibited property,” the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) said Thursday. If convicted, Manning could face nine extra years in …

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A federal appeals court on Wednesday struck down the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) effort to expand municipal broadband. Reuters described the decision as “a win for private-sector providers of broadband internet and a setback for FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler.” “These corporate providers invest in campaign contributions rather than in deploying high-quality broadband.”– Michael Copps, Common …

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Milan Fashion Week SS21 returned to something approaching pre-pandemics normalcy with shows staged in front of small audiences and unmasked models. Big names such as Parada and Versace aired on the side of caution with behind-closed-doors events and live screenings with only their in-house teams in attendance. Italian craftsmanship and heritage were high on the …

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Sen. Bob CorkerRobert (Bob) Phillips CorkerGOP lawmakers stick to Trump amid new criticism Trump asserts his power over Republicans Romney is only GOP senator not on new White House coronavirus task force MORE (R-Tenn.) finds himself squeezed from all sides as President TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote Warren, Democrats urge …

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Hillary Clinton spent the weekend fundraising in affluent New England communities, speaking to more than 2,200 donors at private brunches and gatherings in Nantucket and Cape Cod—but what she told them “remains a mystery,” the Associated Press reported Monday. The fundraising effort—which follows her campaign’s most lucrative month so far with a $63 million gain …

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The Saudi-led military campaign that has indiscriminately killed nearly 4,000 Yemeni civilians, is the driving force behind massive humanitarian and refugee crises, and has been accused of war crimes, has not breached international law sufficiently for the United Kingdom to cease selling munitions to the Gulf nation—at least according to British foreign secretary Boris Johnson. …

Read more “Defending Arms Sales, Boris Johnson Says Yemen Carnage Is No 'Serious Breach'”