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Trump stokes tensions over George Floyd protests
As protests in Minneapolis continue and unrest foments in other American cities, the situation will pose another test of leadership for a President whose actions on race and policing have more traditionally fallen in the “blue lives matter” camp than the black ones. The tweets, which appeared while images of fires and destruction aired on […] More
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in BUSINESSRussia sees its most deaths in a day; FDA to face delays on clinical trials
States across the U.S. continue to chart their own paths forward, trying to thread the needle between public health concerns and efforts to restart the economy amid mass unemployment. Another 2.1 million people filed jobless claims last week while continuing claims, or those who have been collecting for at least two weeks, reached 21.05 million, a clearer […] More
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5 things to know before the stock market opens May 29, 2020
1. Dow futures fall ahead of Trump’s China news conference Dow futures were pointing to about a 100-point loss at Friday’s open after President Donald Trump knocked the wind out Thursday’s solid gains on Wall Street when he said he would hold a news conference Friday on China. JPMorgan strategist Marko Kolanovic, who called the market […] More
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in NEWSWhat Biden says about potential running mate
In an interview with CNN’s Dana Bash, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden said he was considering choosing a woman of color as his running mate, but was also considering other candidates. More
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Why Twitter will never win a war on truth with Donald Trump
The move by Twitter came after considerable public pressure for it to take action against Trump for a string of vile tweets suggesting that former Florida Rep. Joe Scarborough was involved in the death of a former aide in 2001. (He was not.) It’s a baby step for the social media giant against the torrent […] More
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Donald Trump just used a ridiculous comparison to justify his social media crackdown
“Imagine if your local phone companies tried to edit or censor what you said. Social media companies have far more power,” Trump said. Think about it for one second and, maybe, the comparison makes some sense. Think about it any longer and you can immediately see this isn’t even an apples-and-oranges comparison. It’s more like […] More
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The legal limits of Trump’s executive order on social media
The order reflects President Donald Trump’s frustration with Silicon Valley — and an attempt to use the levers of government to target his perceived political enemies in the private sector while rallying conservative supporters. There are provisions in the draft order, reported by CNN, that are more clearly within Trump’s power. For example, instructing federal […] More
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US warship again challenges China’s South China Sea claims
The US Navy has twice sailed warships in a similar effort to challenge Chinese claims to the Paracel and Spratly islands in the last month and carrying out another such operation near the Paracels in March. The increased operational tempo comes amid heightened tensions between Washington and Beijing on a range of issues including the […] More
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Jim Acosta: Trump's press secretary just told a whopper
CNN’s Jim Acosta asks the White House press secretary about President Trump’s executive order targeting social media companies after Twitter fact-checked his tweets. More
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GOP operatives worry Trump will lose both the presidency and Senate majority
Today, that view has drastically changed. “Put it this way, I am very glad my boss isn’t on the ballot this cycle,” said one high-ranking GOP Senate aide. Republican strategists are increasingly worried that Trump is headed for defeat in November and that he may drag other Republicans down with him. Seven GOP operatives not […] More
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Trump is set to announce an executive order against social media companies
The draft executive order being prepared by the Trump administration seeks to curtail the power of large social media platforms including Twitter and Facebook by attempting to reinterpret a critical 1996 law that shields websites and tech companies from lawsuits. But the order could quickly find itself in a thicket of legal and constitutional questions […] More
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Global tourism could fall 70%; EU official says more stimulus needed soon
The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus passed 100,000 late Wednesday, far exceeding reported deaths in every other country. Black Americans made up a disproportionately large share of the deaths, according to an analysis of data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Two new studies that looked at the share of total infections that are asymptomatic […] More
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