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Jimmy Carter Outlived One Of His Obituary Writers
Jimmy Carter was not only the longest living ex-president in history, but he lived so long that he outlived one of his New York Times obituary writers. This was the NYT byline on Carter’s obituary, “By Peter Baker and Roy ReedPeter Baker is the chief White House correspondent for The Times; Roy Reed, who died …
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Why Amazon, Fb, Ford are spending huge
Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump arrives to speak during an election night event at the Palm Beach Convention Center on November 06, 2024 in West Palm Beach, Florida. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images Top CEOs and their companies are pledging to donate millions of dollars to President-elect Donald Trump’s inaugural committee, as …
Trump And Home GOP’s Promise To Not Minimize Social Safety Is Whole Nonsense
Trump got House Republicans to not use reconciliation to cut Social Security. The problem is that reconciliation can’t legally be used to cut Social Security. The supposed big get for Trump was a promise from House Republicans that they wouldn’t use reconciliation to cut Social Security in exchange for raising the debt ceiling. The problem …
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Many New Jersey drones sightings are ‘manned plane being misidentified as drones,’ FBI says
A drone or SUAV, Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicle. Richard Newstead | Moment | Getty Images The FBI and Department of Homeland Security said on Saturday that ongoing investigations around reported drone sightings over New Jersey have found “many of the reported drone sightings are, in fact, manned aircraft being misidentified as drones.” The investigations have also found no evidence that …
John Fetterman Teaches The Media A Lesson About Democrats
Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) said while talking about Trump’s nominees that everything can’t be a freakout, or people will tune out, which is what many Democrats have already done. Fetterman told CNN’s Manu Raju: If you really, really want to freak out, that’s your prerogative, but you’re going to have plenty of time to do …
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Police imagine suspect left New York
Closed circuit screenshots of a person of interest in the UnitedHealthcare CEO killing. Source: NYPD Police believe the person of interest being sought in connection to the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson left New York City shortly after the slaying Wednesday, on a bus from upper Manhattan. New York Police Department Commissioner Jessica Tisch …
Jack Smith Strikes To Dismiss 1/6 Prices Towards Trump
Because of the DOJ policy that a sitting president can’t be prosecuted, Special Counsel Jack Smith has moved to dismiss the case against Trump. From Smith’s filing:As a result of the election held on November 5, 2024, the defendant, Donald J. Trump , will be inaugurated as President on January 20, 2025. It has long …
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Eire has a lot to mull over as voters head to the polls
Polling station in Ireland. Kinga Krzeminska | Moment | Getty Images Ireland goes to the polls on Nov. 29, with center-right parties Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael once again expected to form the nucleus of the country’s next government. The historical rivals have shared power over the last five years alongside the Green Party, and …
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Bernie Sanders To Keep In Prime Senate Submit To Defend Social Safety And Medicare
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) announced that he will be staying as the ranking member on the Health Education Labor and Pensions Committee where his top priority will be protecting Social Security and Medicare. The statement from Sen. Sanders: Some Senate news: BERNIE SANDERS says he’ll stay as the top Democrat on the Senate’s health panel, …