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Opinion: Attacking the press for liberal bias is a staple of Republican campaigns – Donald Trump

Opinion: Attacking the press for liberal bias is a staple of Republican campaigns –

(CNN)Decades before President Donald Trump ever attacked the media, Senator Barry Goldwater introduced a new idea to the presidential campaign trail: liberal media bias.Goldwater was 1964's Republican presidential candidate, and he was convinced that the journalists covering the campaign were infusing their reporting with a left-leaning tilt while claiming to…
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February 29, 2020
Bikers Get A Bad Rep, So They Started A Church Where They Feel Welcome Homeless

Bikers Get A Bad Rep, So They Started A Church Where They Feel Welcome

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February 29, 2020
The Feds Ban a Self-Driving Shuttle Fleet From Carrying People Self-driving Vehicles

The Feds Ban a Self-Driving Shuttle Fleet From Carrying People

Late Tuesday, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration—the federal agency in charge of road safety in the US—took the unusual step of ordering a fleet of self-driving shuttles to stop carrying passengers. The shuttles, from the French company EasyMile, were transporting or preparing to transport riders in 16 US cities.…
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February 29, 2020
Where Does Donald Trump’s Strange (And Dangerous) ‘Absolute Rights’ Idea Come From? Volodymyr Zelensky

Where Does Donald Trump’s Strange (And Dangerous) ‘Absolute Rights’ Idea Come From?

This is a profound misunderstanding of the American constitutional system. February 29, 2020 Former law clerk on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit Brendan Smialowski / AFP via GettyPresident Donald Trump’s theory of executive power starts and ends with his “absolute rights.”Trump invoked that catchphrase earlier this…
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February 29, 2020
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un Oversees ‘Joint Strike’ Military Exercise Amid Coronavirus Fears Nuclear Disarmament

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un Oversees ‘Joint Strike’ Military Exercise Amid Coronavirus Fears

Asia Defense | Security | East Asia Kim Jong Un oversaw a “joint strike” military exercise amid concerns about the novel coronavirus. Credit: Rodong SinmunEarly on Saturday, North Korea’s state media reported that leader Kim Jong Un oversaw a military drill on Friday, coinciding with the one-year anniversary of the collapse of the Hanoi…
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February 29, 2020