Month: September 2020

Symone Sanders greeted a hectic Election Day with a show of unity. Donning a Hillary ClintonHillary Diane Rodham ClintonWhite House accuses Biden of pushing ‘conspiracy theories’ with Trump election claim Biden courts younger voters — who have been a weakness Trayvon Martin’s mother Sybrina Fulton qualifies to run for county commissioner in Florida MORE-style pantsuit, Sanders felt confident that Democrats would cruise to victory.  “I was like, ‘I’m going to throw on a pantsuit for Hillary,’…

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Former Vice President Joe BidenJoe BidenHillicon Valley: Biden calls on Facebook to change political speech rules | Dems demand hearings after Georgia election chaos | Microsoft stops selling facial recognition tech to police Trump finalizing executive order calling on police to use ‘force with compassion’ The Hill’s Campaign Report: Biden campaign goes on offensive against Facebook MORE signaled Monday he’s not done with politics and is “not closing the door” on a White House bid in 2020.…

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday called for the pardon of an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldier who had just been convicted of manslaughter for fatally shooting a wounded Palestinian man last year in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron. “Sgt Elor Azaria, 20, shot Abdul Fatah al-Sharif, 21, in the head while he was lying immobile on a road,” as BBC News writes. Al-Sharif was allegedly involved in a knife attack against…

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Speaking at the same Atlanta church where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. served as pastor, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Monday heralded the long term vision of the civil rights leader and said that it is “necessary for us to bring his spirit and courage into 2017.” “The great strength of Dr. King,” Sanders said, addressing a standing room crowd from the pulpit of the Ebenezer Baptist Church, “was that he understood that real change…

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The climate movement is celebrating a victory after Irish lawmakers on Thursday passed a bill that would make the country the first to fully divest from fossil fuels. The Fossil Fuel Divestment Bill passed the lower house of parliament, the Dáil, 90 to 53—a “historic” vote, according to Friends of the Earth Ireland—and now heads to a parliamentary committee. It was put forth by Independent Donegal Dáil member (TD) Thomas Pringle, who said it “will…

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Eight countries have joined a fundraising effort to counter President Donald Trump’s executive order last month that cuts off U.S. funding to global charities providing information about abortions. Swedish Deputy Prime Minister Isabella Lovin told Reuters on Thursday that a conference kicking off the fundraising initiative is scheduled for March 2 in Brussels, with the aim of helping nongovernmental organizations that operate family planning projects. Belgium, Canada, Cape Verde, Denmark, Finland, Luxembourg, and Sweden have…

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House Republicans are under fire for keeping their Affordable Care Act (ACA) repeal and replacement bill secret (from the public and other lawmakers) and are facing calls to wait for an official analysis that would reveal its human and financial costs. One Republican and a handful of Democratic lawmakers were forced on Thursday to engage in a hide-and-seek for the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s draft of the bill. Among those searching for the document…

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California Democrats on Friday kicked off their three-day convention with a “raucous start” in Sacramento, where a wave of single-payer advocates demanded the party work towards a system that makes healthcare a human right. The gathering comes amid growing momentum nationwide for a single-payer, or Medicare-for-All, healthcare system, and as the Republican’s widely scorned American Healthcare Act (AHCA) is days away from receiving its potentially problematic Congressional Budget Office (CBO) assessment. In a evening rally…

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Nordstrom will stop selling merchandise made with fur or exotic animal skins, through all of its Nordstrom, Nordstrom Rack and Last Chance stores and e-commerce sites, by the end of 2021. The U.S.-based retailer came to this decision in partnership with the Humane Society of the United States. “We’re committed to delivering the best possible service and merchandise for our customers,” the retailer’s chief merchandising officer, Teri Bariquit, said in a company statement. “Delivering on…

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Two of President TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote Warren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases Esper orders ‘After Action Review’ of National Guard’s role in protests MORE’s hometown newspapers are hitting him for standing by Alabama GOP Senate candidate Roy MooreRoy Stewart MooreSessions goes after Tuberville’s coaching record in challenging him to debate The 10 Senate seats most likely to flip Sessions fires…

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