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Polls of Senate Races Boost GOP Prospects for Retaining Control
RSS. Epeak Daily Epeak Daily Bitcoin OldTwitter The prospect of Republicans retaining control of the U.S. Senate are looking better, according to polls of races in Texas, Florida and Arizona by CBS News conducted by YouGov and published Sunday. Photographer:…
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Shelter from the Storm: A Review of Bob Dylan’s Whiskey
RSS. Epeak Daily Epeak Daily Bitcoin OldTwitter On August 12, 1963, Bob Dylan recorded a version of “The Moonshiner”—a dismal, repentant drinking song that’s been part of the American folk vernacular since at least the nineteen-thirties—at a session for his…
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As Trump Pulls Back, Xi Says China Must Lead Way in Global Governance
China wants to play a lead role in the world’s affairs, Chinese President Xi Jinping has told the leaders of China’s Communist Party. RSS. Epeak Daily Epeak Daily Bitcoin OldTwitter China must “uphold the protection of the country’s sovereignty, security…
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As We Approach The Drinkularity, It’s Time To Grant Bourbon Personhood
RSS. Epeak Daily Epeak Daily Bitcoin OldTwitter At every point in its storied 200-year history, bourbon has been Americans’ best friend. Born of—and born as—the classic American spirit, its fragrance evokes the peppy notes of a banjo picker at a…
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America’s Biggest Problem Isn’t Trump: It’s Trumpism
RSS. Epeak Daily Epeak Daily Bitcoin OldTwitter Blue Sunday: By Ballot or By Constitution, Trump Will Eventually Be an Ex-President. But the Factors That Fueled His Rise Aren’t Going Away This was the week where Donald Trump finally surrendered. In…
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What Happens When Your Government Unjustly Deems You a Terrorist?
RSS. Epeak Daily Epeak Daily Bitcoin OldTwitter President of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte looks on during a courtesy call with Association of Southeast Asian Nations. (Photo: Mark R. Cristino/AFP/Getty Images) Joan Carling was surprised to learn that she was a terrorist.…
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What are you watching? Readers recommend ‘Occupied,’ ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’
RSS. Epeak Daily Epeak Daily Bitcoin OldTwitter WHAT ARE YOU WATCHING? Write and tell us at whatareyouwatching@csmonitor.com. While there’s plenty to like about HBO’s Silicon Valley – the playful teasing of the ultraliberal, ultrahipster denizens of the San Francisco Bay Area; the…
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DOJ Turns Over New Documents After Threat of Congressional Action
The Justice Department has blinked in its standoff with Congress over documents relating to the Hillary Clinton email investigation and the Russia collusion probe that the department did not want to share. RSS. Epeak Daily Epeak Daily Bitcoin OldTwitter The…
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Netherlands Now Requires No Terminal Illness For Elderly To Kill Selves
RSS. Epeak Daily Epeak Daily Bitcoin OldTwitter Seniors in the Netherlands who do not have a terminal illness are eligible for euthanasia. That is the clear message of a new code of practice for euthanasia, which is being sent to…
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Trump’s Family Separation Reversal Still Leaves Children to Languish in Detention
RSS. Epeak Daily Epeak Daily Bitcoin OldTwitter A migrant woman rests at her tent at Juventud 2000 migrant shelter in Tijuana on June 20th, 2018. (Photo: Guillermo Arias/AFP/Getty Images) President Donald Trump‘s executive order reversing his administration’s practice of separating…
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