The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and two other buildings in Washington, D.C., were forced to evacuate Wednesday due to at least one bomb threat. A bomb threat …
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White House Says The Budget Will Spend More On Climate Than Entire Energy Department
The Democrats’ reconciliation package will likely include more than $500 billion worth of climate provisions, more than the entire Department of Energy budget, the White House said, according to The …
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Here Are Some Of The Consultants Raking In Millions Promoting CRT In Schools, According To Conservative Advocacy Group
Diversity, equity and inclusion consultants are getting paid millions of dollars by public schools “to push divisive ideologies” to transform American schools “from institutions of education to places of woke …
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by Bryan Babb The number of Americans who want to see an increase in funding for local police has risen to nearly half since June 2020, according to a Tuesday …
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‘How Can You Allow This?’: Lawmakers Grill Social Media Executives On Platforms’ Harm To Kids
Members of the Senate Commerce Committee interrogated executives from Snap, YouTube and TikTok on the negative effects their platforms had on children during a hearing Tuesday. Lawmakers stressed the importance …
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Manchin Squashes Democrats’ IRS Bank Account Reporting Proposal
West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin on Tuesday came out against an IRS bank-monitoring proposal, predicting that the provision would ultimately be omitted from his party’s spending package. “I think …
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UN Climate Conference Sponsor Unilever Is Among World’s Biggest Plastics Polluters: REPORT
Unilever, the world’s third-biggest polluter of plastics, has signed on to sponsor the upcoming United Nations climate conference where leaders hope to set ambitious goals to curb global emissions. The …
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Donated Frequent Flyer Miles Provide 40,000 Flights For Afghan Refugees
Frequent flyer miles donated over a two-month period will provide around 40,000 flights for Afghan refugees, the Associated Press reported. The Biden administration is considering doubling the number of miles …
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George Soros Teams Up With Billionaire Who Backed Liberal Disinformation Efforts To Fund Anti-Disinformation Media Venture
Liberal tech billionaire Reid Hoffman, a funder of numerous disinformation projects, is backing a new media venture launched Tuesday that seeks to combat disinformation, according to a report. Hoffman, the …
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Most countries have fallen far behind the climate pledges they made in Paris more than five years ago, the United Nations said Tuesday ahead of its upcoming climate conference. Actions …
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Amazon Signs Cloud Computing Deal With British Spy Community: REPORT
Amazon Web Services (AWS) reportedly entered into a deal to provide cloud computing services to the three intelligence agencies in the United Kingdom, according to the Financial Times. AWS will …
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The Taliban is struggling to combat an ISIS-K insurgency in Afghanistan merely two months after the group took over the country, the Financial Times reported. ISIS-K launched a series of suicide …
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Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials made the lowest number of arrests from September 2020 through September 2021 in at least a decade, The Washington Post reported on Tuesday. Immigration and …
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University Allegedly Attempting To Fire Professor For Saying Hurt Feelings Are ‘No Big Deal’
Coastal Carolina University theater professor Steven Earnest says his employer is trying to fire him after he wrote in September that students’ feelings were hurt too easily over a campus …
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West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin said Monday that his party “should” be able to compromise on a framework for their spending package this week, potentially clearing a path forward …
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The Baltimore state’s attorney’s office is facing widespread resignations as it struggles to prosecute the city’s massive backlog of felony cases, multiple sources reported. The city saw a 24% decline …
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency denied Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s request to declare a federal emergency in the state over the ongoing border crisis, according to documents obtained by …
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The most wanted drug trafficker in Colombia will be extradited to the U.S. after he was taken into custody during a Saturday raid, BBC News reported. Colombia announced Dairo Antonio …
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Female Officers Say They Were Assaulted By Inmates At Rikers Island: REPORT
Two female officers said they were assaulted by inmates at Rikers Island in New York, New York, the New York Post reported on Monday. The female corrections officers are both …
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Virginia University Orders College Republicans To Stop Promoting Glenn Youngkin Campaign Materials
Washington & Lee University’s College Republicans group was told to remove materials from its activities booth in September which advocated for Republican candidate Glenn Youngkin ahead of Virginia’s gubernatorial election …
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Nearly 450 American citizens are estimated to remain in Afghanistan almost two months after U.S. troops withdrew from the country, according to the Pentagon. Secretary of State Antony Blinken originally …
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Companies Warn Shoppers Of Fewer Discounts During Holidays
U.S. consumers should expect fewer discounts during the holiday season due to high transportation and material costs, supply chain disruptions, labor shortages as well as growing inflation, experts told The …
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The job responsibilities of a bridge operator for the Seattle Department of Transportation officially include promoting equity, diversity, and racial and social justice, according to a recent job listing. The …
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Panasonic, the maker of Tesla car batteries, signaled that it has made substantial progress on a high-powered, larger lithium-ion battery for electric vehicles. Electric vehicles could feature the so-called 4680 …
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Facebook Employees Wanted To Suppress Right-Wing, But Not Left-Wing, News Sites: REPORT
Leaked communications from internal Facebook message boards show the tech company’s employees pushed to kick right-wing news sites off Facebook’s News Tab, according to a report by The Wall Street …