In Politics
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Feds torn between moving toward cleaner energy or bailing out oil and gas sector
Global oil demand fell by one-third in March, as worldwide air travel all but stopped, manufacturing plants went on hiatus and workers around the globe heeded requests -- and often orders -- to stay at home over coronavirus.
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Trudeau expected to announce more help for most vulnerable amid coronavirus
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to announce today more financial support aimed at helping the most vulnerable Canadians survive the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Louisville is forcing unwilling coronavirus patients to self-isolate, giving them ankle monitors
"The home incarceration program is well-suited for this."
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What We Can Learn From The 20th Century's Worst Dictators
Frank Dikötter's new book, 'How to Be a Dictator,' takes a sweeping look at some of the most tyrannical men of the last century and finds a surprising number of cautionary commonalities.
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Dear Colleges, Please Let Grades Mean Something
Numerous colleges and universities are making all grades for this semester pass/fail or giving students an A regardless of their actual work.
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He told CBS News' Weijia Jiang she should be "ashamed" for asking about medical supplies and said states should "fend for themselves."
He told CBS News' Weijia Jiang she should be "ashamed" for asking about medical supplies and said states should "fend for themselves."
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Jimmy Fallon Love-Bombs Biden: You Were 'So Eloquent,' 'It Was Mind-Blowing'
On Wednesday's Tonight Show, NBC's Jimmy Fallon interviewed Biden and didn't ask a single tough question -- which no one who watches Fallon would expect. He tends to love-bomb whoever is booked. Fallon gushed to Biden that he was "so eloquent and beautifully spoken" at a TIME 100 gala they attended, and when Biden recited poetry on stage, "it was mind-blowing."
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Keir Starmer elected as new Labour leader
The 57-year old MP defeats Rebecca Long-Bailey and Lisa Nandy in ballot of party members.
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Labour leadership winner: Sir Keir Starmer
Who is the man elected as new Labour leader?
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Who cares where we get coronavirus aid from, even if it's Russia?
Typically, the United States is the country that opens up the humanitarian spigots and sends aid shipments to foreign governments in distress. On Thursday, however, the tables were turned — and a lot of people aren’t thrilled about it.
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The Mainstream Media Spins a Pandemic
A New York Times report this week criticizes pro-Trump media figures who downplayed the threat of coronavirus. Fair enough.
The post The Mainstream Media Spins a Pandemic appeared first on Washington Free Beacon.
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Trump Turns to McConnell Ally to Fill Vacancy on Influential Appeals Court
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell wielded decisive clout in the selection process for a key judicial vacancy President Donald Trump filled Friday, leveraging a deep reserve of good will accrued from four years as field marshal of Trump’s campaign to stock the federal bench with conservative jurists.
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