All News Articles for 2020-07-24
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'This Whole House of Cards Is Gonna Collapse': GOP Shutters Senate With US on Verge of Economic Catastrophe "The magnitude of suffering this is about to cause is so immense." Read more |
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With GOP Refusing Urgent Relief for Main Street, Tens of Thousands of Shuttered US Businesses Now Closing... Permanently Permanent closures now account for 55% of all closed businesses since March 1. Read more |
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Twenty-One State Attorneys General File Suit to Stop 'Illegal' Effort by Trump to Skew the Census for Political Gain The effort by the president to thwart the counting by excluding undocumented immigrants, said New York AG Letitia James, is "another election-year tactic to fire up his base by dehumanizing immigrants and using them as scapegoats for his failures as a leader." Read more |
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Polling Shows Trump's Secret Police in Portland—and GOP Lawmaker Complicity—Could Have 2020 Consequences MoveOn says voters are "fed up" with GOP senators from the battleground states of Arizona, Maine, and North Carolina "carrying water for him as he trundles toward authoritarianism." Read more |
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'For a Greener Future': Omar, Sanders Lead Bill to End Destructive Taxpayer Subsidies for Fossil Fuels "We need more safe, healthy, good paying jobs—not more corporate polluter giveaways." Read more |
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Public Health Experts Denounce New CDC Document Pushing School Reopenings as 'Politically Driven' and 'Irresponsible' "With outbreaks raging in the U.S., this can spell disaster." Read more |
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UN Calls for Temporary Basic Income for World's Poorest 2.7 Billion People as 'Lifeline' Amid Pandemic "The case for implementing this proposal is unimpeachable and world leaders should proceed immediately." Read more |
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'Lawlessness Upon Lawlessness': Iran Foreign Minister Condemns US for Dangerous Mid-Air Harassment of Civilian Plane Iranian officials accused the U.S. military of "endangering innocent civilian passengers"—some of whom were injured. Read more |
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'Disturbing—and Dangerous': Journalists Denounce Judge's Order for Outlets to Turn Over Protest Footage to Seattle Police "This turns journalists into an arm of the government. We are not here to do surveillance for police." Read more |
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'We're Ready': Trump Threatens to Deploy 75,000 Federal Agents Into US Cities "Watching moms, reporters, medics, and peaceful protesters get tear gassed and beaten by federal agents on a regular basis," said one critic, "isn't the imagery I'd choose as a cornerstone of my campaign." Read more |
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'Going to Lead to Desperation for Millions': Wyden Slams GOP for Leaving Town as Unemployment Benefits Set to Expire "Republicans move mountains for corporations and special interests, but when it comes to helping workers their message is clear: you're on your own." Read more |
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The 'Hypocrisy Knows No Bounds,' Says Weingarten as Trump Cancels GOP Convention While Urging Schools to Reopen "It seems the lives of kids and teachers are less important to the president than those of GOP delegates." Read more |
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'Victory for the Rule of Law': Federal Judge Curbs Powers of Trump's Secret Police in Portland "This injunction is a critical protection for journalists and legal observers exercising their fundamental right to record and observe police activities at these important protests." Read more |
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'Shut It Down, Start Over, Do It Right': Medical Experts Urge US Lockdown to Stop Covid-19 Spike "Our decision-makers need to hit the reset button. Continuing on the path we're on now will result in widespread suffering and death." Read more |
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GOP Coronavirus Relief Package to Include Romney Bill That Would 'Fast-Track Social Security and Medicare Cuts' "They will use every opportunity and every crisis—including the mass death and economic carnage from Covid—as cover for their sick desire to destroy our Social Security system." Read more |
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'It Is Political': Progressive Challenger Alex Morse Rips Rep. Richard Neal for Inaction on Opioid Crisis "It's easy to say that addiction and loss aren't political when you haven't experienced them personally, or when you have the money to afford the best treatment options." Read more |