2019 May

North Korean media rips Biden: a 'fool of low IQ'

North Korea’s state media outlet KCNA hammered former Vice President Joe BidenJoe BidenThe Hill’s Morning Report – White House, Congress: Urgency of now around budget The Memo: Trump faces steep climb to reelection Trump: Foreign countries want Biden in office so they can continue ‘ripping off’ the US MORE Tuesday as a “snob bereft of […]

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Woman sues Project Veritas over portrayal of assault outside Trump rally

A North Carolina woman has filed a lawsuit against the right-wing organization Project Veritas and its founder James O’Keefe over the organization’s portrayal of events surrounding her 2016 assault outside a Trump rally.  Shirley Teter, 71, sued O’Keefe and Veritas, for what her attorneys called as setting up a private person for “ridicule, contempt, or disgrace,” […]

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Google cracks down on misleading anti-abortion ads in policy update

Google is changing its health care and medicine advertising policy after it came under fire for reportedly providing $150,000 in free ads to an anti-abortion group. Starting in June, any advertiser in the United States, United Kingdom or Ireland that wants to run ads using “keywords related to getting an abortion” will have to get certified […]

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Sea levels could rise faster than expected, swamping coastal cities: study

A study published Monday warned sea levels could rise by more than two meters (about 6.6 feet) by the end of the century due to climate change, which would swamp coastal cities. The authors of a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences concluded it was “plausible” that sea level rising could exceed […]

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Researchers find coordinated anti-Trump campaign on Instagram

Researchers have identified what they are calling a coordinated campaign to undermine President TrumpDonald John TrumpTrump: ‘I will not let Iran have nuclear weapons’ Rocket attack hits Baghdad’s Green Zone amid escalating tensions: reports Buttigieg on Trump tweets: ‘I don’t care’ MORE on Instagram, an effort that bears hallmarks of the disinformation campaigns that proliferated on the […]

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Supreme Court sides with Native American hunter as Gorsuch joins liberals

The Supreme Court on Monday sided with a Wyoming hunter charged with off-season hunting, ruling 5-4 that a 150-year-old treaty between a Native American tribe and the United States was still active and protected the man’s rights.   Clayvin Herrera was charged in 2014 with off-season hunting, but he argued that an 1868 treaty between the U.S. and the […]

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Billboard welcomes people to Colorado, 'Where you can get a safe, legal abortion'

A new billboard welcoming people to Colorado advertises the state as a safe place to obtain an abortion as others implement restrictions on the procedure.  The billboard, first reported by CBS Denver, was installed by the group “Keep Abortion Safe,” and reads: “Welcome to Colorado, where you can get a safe, legal abortion.” The sign […]

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Iranian production of enriched uranium quadruples: reports

Iranian production of enriched uranium has reportedly quadrupled one week after the country stopped some commitments under their international nuclear deal. Reports of Iran increasing their production came from two semi-official Iranian news agencies on Monday, according to The Associated Press. The uranium is reportedly only enriched to the 3.67 percent limit set by the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, but […]

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Morgan Stanley analysis says new China tariffs would lead to recession: report

If President TrumpDonald John TrumpTrump: ‘I will not let Iran have nuclear weapons’ Rocket attack hits Baghdad’s Green Zone amid escalating tensions: reports Buttigieg on Trump tweets: ‘I don’t care’ MORE proceeds with his proposed 25 percent tariffs on $300 billion of Chinese imports, he would tip the global economy into recession, according to a […]

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Overnight Health Care — Presented by PCMA — McConnell, Kaine offer bill to raise tobacco buying age to 21 | Measles outbreak spreads to 24 states | Pro-ObamaCare group launches ad blitz to protect Dems

Welcome to Monday’s Overnight Health Care. It’s going to be a busy week in Congress before lawmakers leave for the Memorial Day recess. Today, Mitch McConnellAddison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnellBolton emerges as flashpoint in GOP debate on Iran On The Money: Treasury rejects Dem subpoena for Trump tax returns | Companies warn trade war about to […]

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