Politics
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Once Informed Of Costs, Support For Federal Paid Leave Plummets
When Americans aren’t told how much it might cost women and taxpayers to create a 12-week federal paid leave entitlement, 74 percent support the idea. If told the mid-range estimate of how much it would cost them in tax increases,…
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The Head of the U.S.’s Earth Sciences Agency Gives Weird Answers to Questions About Climate Change
Asked when scientists would know enough to take action on climate change, USGS director Jim Reilly said on Thursday that time is “basically numbers on a rubber band.” (Photo: Tiff Sull/Flickr) Add the head of the United States Geological Survey…
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War games resume after pilot crashes off Hawaii
Dec. 13 (UPI) — Parasailers who saw a U.S. fighter jet crash into the Pacific Ocean Wednesday helped save the civilian pilot and said the emergency unfolded quickly. The U.S. military is investigating the accident. The plane was part of…
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Where local residents help birth the businesses that serve them
Boston The kale is from down the street. The honey came from 10 minutes away by bike. The hot sauce? It was made across the hall. For Fresh Foods Generation, local resources matter. Founders Cassandria Campbell and Jackson Renshaw launched…
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Girl, 7, dies in Border Patrol custody
A 7-year-old girl from Guatemala who had entered the country illegally last week has died in custody, the Department of Homeland Security confirmed to CBS News Thursday. The girl died from dehydration and shock, reported The Washington Post, which first broke…
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The Democrats Are Being Pulled Both to the Left and to the Center
David Guralnick/Detroit News via AP Gretchen Whitmer gives her acceptance speech after being elected the next governor of Michigan, in Detroit. Are the Democrats, as so many people believe, moving left, or are they gravitating to the center? Actually, the…
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About those inauguration donations
About those inauguration donations by digby We knew that a bunch of Russian oligarchs inexplicably attended the Trump inauguration and that the Special Counsel was looking into possible illegal contributions. (In August a man named Sam Patten pleaded guilty to…
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Sexual harassment reform bill passes both houses of Congress
Border wall fight threatens gov’t shutdown The Senate and the House of Representatives have passed bills reforming congressional sexual harassment policies on Thursday, after reaching a compromise on reform legislation Wednesday. Under the compromise legislation, members — current and former…
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As sentencing looms, Flynn is upbeat, has adoring fans
The Western Journal has not reviewed this Associated Press story prior to publication. Therefore, it may contain editorial bias or may in some other way not meet our normal editorial standards. It is provided to our readers as a service…
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Judge strikes down Maine Republican’s challenge to ranked-choice voting law
A federal judge struck down Maine Rep. Bruce Poliquin’s challenge to the state’s ranked-choice voting law, after the Maine Republican narrowly lost to Democrat Jared Golden. U.S. District Court Judge Lance Walker, who was appointed by President Trump, disagreed with…
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