All News Articles for 2019-11-13
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'Unprecedented Drop' in Approved Asylum Cases Result of 'Secret' Trump Policies, Rights Group Says At one detention center, only 10 percent of asylum-seekers have been allowed to bring their case before an immigration judge since July—down from 97 percent. Read more |
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'Schools of Mass Destruction': Report Details 49 US Universities Abetting Nuclear Weapons Complex "Why would an institution of higher learning support weapons that cause terrible humanitarian consequences?" Read more |
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New Analysis Shows Billionaires' Dream of Space Tourism Would Be Disaster for Emissions, Climate Crisis One SpaceX rocket flight is equal to 395 one-way transatlantic flights. Read more |
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The So-Called War on Terror Has Killed Over 801,000 People and Cost $6.4 Trillion: New Analysis "The numbers continue to accelerate, not only because many wars continue to be waged, but also because wars don't end when soldiers come home." Read more |
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'Absolutely Devastating' Testimony by Bill Taylor Recounts Direct Role Trump Took in Pressing Ukraine for Biden Probe "Ambassador Taylor's testimony leaves no doubt that President Trump was using official acts to pressure Ukraine for interference on our elections," said Rep. Ted Lieu. Read more |
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Declaring State of Emergency, Venice Mayor Blames Climate Crisis for Historic Flooding "This is not just 'bad weather,' this is a climate emergency." Read more |
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Ocasio-Cortez and Omar Call on Stephen Miller to Resign After Top Trump Aide Exposed as 'Bonafide White Nationalist' "This type of racism and hatred has no place in our government," said Omar. "Miller needs to step down. Now." Read more |
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Progressive Groups Release Draft Articles of Impeachment to Capture 'Smorgasbord' of Trump Abuses "Trump's offenses related to Ukraine are not an aberration—they are the latest examples of him subverting our democracy to advance his own interests." Read more |
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Conservationist Warns 'Unnoticed Apocalypse' of Insects 'Should Set Alarms Ringing' The warning comes as a new report highlights primary reasons pollinators and other insects are dying off: habitat loss and pesticide use. Read more |
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Sanders Has Denounced Coup, But Biden, Warren, and Buttigieg So Far Silent on Overthrow of Bolivia's Morales "Why is Bernie Sanders the only one who has spoken out? Don't the other candidates have a position about a destabilizing, right-wing takeover of a neighboring country? We need to hear from them." Read more |
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WATCH LIVE: Day 1 of Trump Impeachment Hearings One Democratic member of the committee said the public testimony will serve to put "a human face on" on what key witnesses have already said behind closed doors. Read more |
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Justice Democrats Accuses Buttigieg of Abandoning Medicare for All After Taking 'Tons of Cash' From Corporate Interests The progressive group said Buttigieg has "no credibility" to attack Warren and Sanders on Medicare for All given "how much money he's been taking from Big Pharma and insurance executives." Read more |
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Military Coup in Bolivia 'Has Been Consummated,' Says Evo Morales as Right-Wing Senator Declares Herself President in Defiance of Constitution "She's declared herself president without having a quorum in the parliament," said Morales supporter Julio Chipana. "She doesn't represent us." Read more |
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Trump Push for 'Middle Class' Tax Cut Ahead of 2020 Derided as Admission That 'His First Tax Cut Was a Scam' "This is an acknowledgement that Republicans' original tax plan was heavily skewed to the wealthy, the middle got almost nothing, and people at the bottom got literally nothing." Read more |