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“We are asking people to call on the White House and Congress to enact relief for the people that Jesus cared about,” say...
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Presidential elections are usually when advocates want to bring new people into the political process. Source: Coronavirus Cripples...
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“The DNC is delaying a convention that was set to take place in Wisconsin in July. But the Democratic governor and Republican...
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While much of the world moved swiftly to lock down crucial medical supplies used to treat the coronavirus, the U.S. dithered,...
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In a signing statement attached to the bill, Trump warned that he will treat as optional the provisions mandating that the inspector...
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But as the first economic impacts of the coronavirus took hold, new benefit claims soared by 70,000 three weeks ago, hit a...
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In the U.S. – a country that is infamous for the unequal outcomes of its health system – hospitals find themselves...
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The Iranian Foreign Ministry on Wednesday called for an immediate halt to “warmongering during the coronavirus outbreak” as U.S....
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Along with China, the Kremlin is looking to gain a geopolitical edge on the West by rushing medical supplies to countries hit hard by...
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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro calls on U.S. society to denounce its government´s threats of war Source: Nicolas Maduro: An Open...
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Airlines, Farmers And Plastic Bag Makers Look For Relief Amid The Pandemic. Source: Polluting Industries Cash In On COVID-19, Add To...
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The German Foreign Office said that Instrument in Support of Trade Exchanges is a way to allow for trade between Europe and Iran and...
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What if idealism were the essence of human politics, not its scapegoat? Source: The Fury and the Folly: We Need a Vaccine to Stop...
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Just As Previous Wars On Poverty, Drugs & Terrorism, A New ‘War On COVID-19’ Is Doomed To Failure If A Similar Militaristic...
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The coronavirus crisis will lead to health insurance premium increases by up to 40 percent next year. We can’t afford that. Instead...
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The pandemic has revealed just how poorly many companies treat their employees. Will workers continue to fight back once life goes...
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As cases of coronavirus begin to show up in prisons, jails and immigration detention centers across the country, the almost 40,000...
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“I’d be interested in knowing what help Trump and Jared are extending to their tenants as they ask for help...
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The Trump administration considered a special enrollment period to get more people insured amid the coronavirus—and then...
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The Rising Majority [https://therisingmajority.com] is a national coalition of over fifty organizations working on issues that...
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Neither the Chinese government nor US intelligence agencies are particularly trustworthy sources. So if they disagree about whether...
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The more stringent standard for passenger vehicles passed under the Obama administration would have saved 6 billion tons of...
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“Congress needs fewer corporate defenders and more champions of normal, everyday Americans” Source: Patriotic...
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As COVID-19 spreads, states are suspending visits to prison facilities and limiting criminal court proceedings. We’re rounding up the...
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday announced the creation of a new bipartisan House select committee on the coronavirus crisis...
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Former federal prosecutor Glenn Kirschner, a legal analyst for NBC News and MSNBC, went beyond describing Trump as irresponsible...
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President Donald Trump on Friday is reportedly set to hold an in-person White House meeting with top executives from some of the...
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US military vows to be more open about activities after allegations that teenager and farmer were killed in Somalia airstrikes...
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“We’re seeing people from every socio-economic level because the majority of Americans live paycheck to paycheck Source:...
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Documents filed this morning with the Ohio Supreme Court argue that newly discovered evidence should allow Death Row inmate Melvin...
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The Georgia Senator came under fire last month after she and her husband dumped substantial portions of their portfolio after a...
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Fauci has also become a public target for rightwing pundits and bloggers who believe he is undermining the president. An article in...
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The senator and former Democratic presidential candidate introduced her newest legislation to mitigate the effects of the outbreak on...
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Two years after forcing Al Franken’s resignation from the Senate over sexual misconduct allegations, prominent Democrats now have to...
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When the machinery of justice is halted abruptly, some of the people trapped inside are not supposed to be there at all. Source:...
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Santa Clara County’s (San Jose) Public Health Officer was the individual who convinced seven San Francisco Bay Area counties to shut...
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Former Trump Attorney General Jeff Sessions, who is working to win back his old Senate seat in Alabama, has just suffered a fresh...
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Two former Columbus, Ohio, police officers are accused of harassing strip club owners, patrons, and staff without legal...
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Hobby Lobby, an arts and crafts chain, has started reopening stores—including in states that have orders against it, as...
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As the whole world battles an unprecedented and paralyzing healthcare crisis, Israel’s military is devoting time and resources to...
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The president took a newly somber tone — and contradicted many of his previous assessments of the virus — as he urged residents to...
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“This isn’t just an outrageous decision, but it’s also a deadly one.” Source: ‘Fanatical...
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The Department of Defense is quietly asking Congress to rescind the requirement to produce an unclassified version of the Future...
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The survey was taken as Congress debated a $4.5 trillion corporate bailout amid the coronavirus pandemic. Source: As Coronavirus...
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A coronavirus outbreak in prisons and jails will harm not only inmates, but the public at large. Source: The Public Safety Case for...
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Mnuchin is “poised to emerge from this as one of the most powerful Cabinet members in modern history, with broad discretion over...
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With confirmed coronavirus infections at three of the jails that feed into New York City’s immigration court, and hunger strikes now...
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“For the wealthiest hospital corporation in the United States to show such disregard for the health and safety of its...
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The company dismissed a worker who had been protesting conditions — someone who dared to raise the consciousnesses of those...
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“It is absolutely imperative that the millions of Americans who are eligible for unemployment benefits receive every dollar to...
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“People should not be forced to put their lives on the line to vote.” Source: Citing Public Health During COVID-19...
read moreFrance, Germany and Britain pledged $5.6 million in financial aid to help the Iranian government fight the coronavirus. The so-called...
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Critics likely to claim Moscow will exploit goodwill gesture as public relations coup Source: Coronavirus: Russia sends plane full of...
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The two remaining contenders for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination made their comments on separate late night tv...
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According to a report from the Washington Post, major media outlets are choosing to take a pass on attending Donald Trump’s daily...
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China and S Korea flattened their curves. Italy, Spain, Germany and the Netherlands have begun to do so. USA has not. 1/2 of US CV...
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The finding by Inspector General Michael Horowitz came after an earlier inquiry found numerous errors in court submissions seeking...
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The US State Department is making it difficult for the quarter million migrant workers who normally pick America’s crops to get...
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Federal judges on Monday have temporarily blocked state legislatures in Alabama, Texas, and Ohio from using the coronavirus pandemic...
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“A lot of people, if they’re asked about it, would say that the long-term future matters as much as the present,” he told me in a...
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We still have time to reinforce the election system, prepare for November and mitigate the chaos. Source: FOCUS: The November...
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This near-record level of global deployment came as questions swirled about mounting malfeasance by some of America’s most elite...
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How did veterans of Vietnam and other wars end up in the “big muddy” of VA privatization? Two years ago, President Trump persuaded a...
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Protecting prisoners from pandemics is not just a “should” or an “ought” but a “must”—as a matter of U.S. constitutional law....
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The plunging demand for oil wrought by the coronavirus pandemic combined with a savage price war has left the fossil fuel industry...
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Dispute over annexation is reportedly delaying the formation of a new government. Source: Article: Netanyahu’s agenda for a new...
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Israel Should Be Told To Lift The Siege On Gaza Or Suffer The Consequences Of Sanctions And Isolation Itself. Source: Coronavirus In...
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New placements, family visits and child-abuse investigations falter across the country. Source: Coronavirus Throws Foster Care System...
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“With hospitals at critically low capacity due to the pandemic, we cannot afford more injuries or deaths from gun...
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The Supreme Court agreed to hear the case of James King, who was assaulted and almost choked to death by an FBI agent and a police...
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In Philadelphia, the most hated man during the coronavirus pandemic might very well be Joel Freedman — the wealthy, Los...
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California Governor Gavin Newsom said on Saturday that the state received 170 broken ventilators from the federal government. Source:...
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The Democratic establishment’s response to the latest allegations of sexual harassment against Joe Biden show the cynicism of a party...
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“The threat of irreparable injury to their health and safety is palpable,” said lawyers seeking the release of thousands of migrant...
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Despite eviction moratoriums and relief on mortgage payments in hard-hit states, no rent freeze has been ordered. Source: Tenants...
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Scammers are trying to cash in on the nation’s panic over the coronavirus by peddling fake cures, soliciting donations to phony...
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Nurses, doctors, and medical personnel in New York City and England will now have access to free hotel rooms during the novel...
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llinois requested more than a million protective N95 masks from the federal government, but the Trump administration sent 300,000...
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The country of Slovenia has postponed the approval of spectrum to support 5G services until the effects of the technology on humans...
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Former Vice President Joe Biden said Tuesday he didn’t see how the Democratic Party could hold its national convention as scheduled...
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‘The coronavirus is about to illustrate that epidemics are great levelers: they can collapse social classes, even if –...
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Leading experts have concluded that nearly every electronic voting machine in the USA is inherently vulnerable to outside hacking and...
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“This is almost unbelieveable.” Source: “Pelosi’s Terrible Idea”: Critics Denounce Proposal to Give...
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Americans told to brace for 200,000 coronavirus deaths as world leaders push pandemic response further. Source: Coronavirus live...
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“These are very large numbers by historical standards, but this is a rather unique shock that is unlike any other experienced...
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The coronavirus crisis is laying bare the brutality of an economy organized around production for the sake of profit and not human...
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The Democratic presidential candidate said a fundamental review of priorities could produce “something good” from the...
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The ranks of the uninsured are growing, and people are already dying from a lack of coverage. Yet Joe Biden says coronavirus has...
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Now that Blue and White party leader MK Benny Gantz has agreed to negotiate the formation of an Israeli “unity government” in which...
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Under a state of emergency decree, the prime minister can jail people for ‘disinformation’ and rule by decree. Source:...
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Democratic lawmakers have proposed additional legislation will be needed to alleviate the economic suffering caused by the...
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The politics of healthcare and Covid19 provide ample reasons for anger—toward corporate healthcare and the corporate media so...
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A federal judge in Washington has turned down a request to release dozens of detained immigrant families because of the threat of...
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The Palestinian Authority Health Ministry has had 10,000 coronavirus test kits and ventilators delivered from China, according to...
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The pandemic has demonstrated the bankruptcy of national sovereignty — the major threats to humanity are global in character,...
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“We are walking out to protest the impossible choice of coming to work at a toxic workplace and possibly spreading the virus or going...
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If we want to survive, we must stop Ice raids, detention and deportation and provide protective equipment to health workers Source:...
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Coronavirus cases may be starting to peak in Europe, but lockdowns will likely remain in place for months, officials said. Source:...
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Wisconsin Democratic Governor Tony Evers has declined to invoke emergency powers and reschedule the state’s April 7 primary, even...
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A group of 11 Democratic senators demanded that the White House temporarily suspend the coercive measures imposed on Venezuela and...
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