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Pelosi calls on Trump to ‘take responsibility’ for coronavirus response Nancy Pelosi

Pelosi calls on Trump to ‘take responsibility’ for coronavirus response

In a press conference Wednesday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called on President Trump to “stop making excuses. Take responsibility” for his response to the coronavirus pandemic.Video TranscriptNANCY PELOSI: So we've got to stop this vicious thing because it's taking from our children, our parents, our grandparents, whatever, and everybody in…
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May 27, 2020
Trump says ‘it is time’ for US troops to exit Afghanistan, undermining Taliban deal NATO

Trump says ‘it is time’ for US troops to exit Afghanistan, undermining Taliban deal

The U.S.-Taliban deal says a withdrawal below 8,600 troops is conditions-based.May 27, 2020, 7:49 PM6 min read President Donald Trump said "it is time" for all U.S. service members to exit Afghanistan, undermining his administration's agreement with the Taliban that stipulates any withdrawal below 8,600 troops be based on conditions…
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May 27, 2020
That Was Fast: Tropical Storm Bertha Develops and Makes Landfall Over South Carolina NOAA

That Was Fast: Tropical Storm Bertha Develops and Makes Landfall Over South Carolina

Above: Infrared image of Tropical Storm Bertha at 1612Z (10:12 am EDT) Wednesday, May 27, 2020, shortly before Bertha was downgraded to a tropical depression. (tropicaltidbits.com).In less time than it takes to watch a movie, a disturbance labeled Invest 91L intensified into Tropical Storm Bertha and then moved onto the…
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May 27, 2020
The Death of Antonio Bolívar, an Indigenous Elder in the Amazon Rainforest Antibiotics

The Death of Antonio Bolívar, an Indigenous Elder in the Amazon Rainforest

Antonio Bolívar, who appeared in an acclaimed Colombian film, “was one of the last original Ocaina,” his son said.Photograph by Mauricio Duenas Castaneda / ZUMAOn the last Sunday of April, in the small city of Leticia, Colombia, a thirty-eight-year-old security guard named Cristian Bolívar was at work when he received…
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May 27, 2020
Tesla just cut its car prices by up to $5,000 to jump-start sales during the pandemic Tesla

Tesla just cut its car prices by up to $5,000 to jump-start sales during the pandemic

Tesla has significantly cut pricing for three of its models, Reuters reports. The Model 3 sedan is now $2,000 cheaper and starts at $37,990. Tesla slashed pricing for its Model S and Model X models by $5,000, bringing their base prices to $74,990 and $79,990, respectively. But the company has also nixed free…
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May 27, 2020
Hong Kong ‘no longer autonomous’ says Pompeo admitting changing system in China failed Hongkong

Hong Kong ‘no longer autonomous’ says Pompeo admitting changing system in China failed

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has declared that Hong Kong can no longer be considered autonomous from mainland China, admitting that Washington had once hoped to use the city to change the system in Beijing, but failed. “I certified to Congress today that Hong Kong does not continue to…
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May 27, 2020