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Vox Populi – 5-20-2011

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The Daily Planet, Vol. 79

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News and opinion from around US-opolis for Friday, May 20, 2011

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News and opinion from around US-opolis for Thursday, May 19, 2011

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News & Politics Chernynkaya - May 18, 2011 19

News and opinion from around US-opolis for Wednesday, May 18, 2011

The Daily Planet, Vol. 76

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News and opinion from around US-opolis for Tuesday, May 17, 2011

The Daily Planet, Vol. 75

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News and opinion from around US-opolis for Monday, May 16, 2011

Weekend Music Thread

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Woo-Hoo! Open Music Thread!

The Daily Planet, Vol. 74

Speakers' Corner Chernynkaya - May 14, 2011 7

Weird Saturday stuff—this and that. News and opinion from around US-opolis for Saturday, May 14, 2011

Vox Populi – 5-13-2011

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The Daily Planet, Vol. 73

News & Politics Chernynkaya - May 13, 2011 25

Friday the Thirteenth Edition. News and opinion from around US-opolis for Friday May 13, 2011

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TOP NEWS

Trump Announces Tariff Increase on Canada Over Reagan Ad Spat

The ad, which will stop airing on Monday, used audio of a 1987 address by Ronald Reagan making a case against tariffs. [...]

Trump’s Asia Tour: Deals, Diplomacy and a Meeting With Xi

From Kuala Lumpur to Gyeongju, President Trump is casting himself as a deal-maker and peace negotiator, while a wary region looks for tariff relief and steadier ties. [...]

Timothy Mellon Is Donor Who Gave $130 Million to Pay Troops During Shutdown

Timothy Mellon is a billionaire and a major financial backer of President Trump. [...]

As Vance Takes on a Forceful New Role, His Positions Are Shifting

Vice President JD Vance has found himself defending or promoting positions that he once opposed, even as recently as the campaign. [...]

Did Cheating Accusations Have Anything to Do With the Death of a Daniel Naroditsky?

Daniel Naroditsky, a top American player with an online following, was found dead in Charlotte, N.C., after talking about being accused of cheating by a former world champion. [...]

The Wish to Be Seen

The first time photographer Laylah Amatullah Barrayn saw a portrait of Omar ibn Said, she felt he was speaking to her. [...]

America Still Has a Political Center, and It’s the Key to Winning

The antidote to our polarized politics is a creative, re-energized political center. [...]

Vance Criticizes Mamdani’s Comments About Islamophobia After 9/11

Zohran Mamdani said the vice president’s attack on social media was one in a series of “cheap jokes about Islamophobia.” [...]

June Lockhart, Beloved Television Mother, Dies at 100

She exuded earnest maternal wisdom and wistful contentment as a farm wife on “Lassie” and, later, as an interplanetary castaway on “Lost in Space.” [...]

Honduran Man Struck and Killed On a Virginia Highway While Fleeing ICE

ICE officers were in the process of detaining Josue Castro-Rivera, 24, of Honduras, before he ran onto a busy highway in Norfolk and was struck by a pickup truck, officials said. [...]

How Kyrsten Sinema's decision makes Democrats' 2024 Senate map tighter

Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema decided to shake up the political world on Friday by becoming an independent. The former Democrat is still caucusing with the party in the Senate, so the Democratic caucus still has 51 members. Now, instead of 49 Democrats and two independents within their ranks, the caucus has 48 Democrats and three independents. [...]

Meet the woman steering Biden's bipartisan winning streak on Capitol Hill

The Biden administration managed to rack up a long list of major legislative wins in its first two years despite facing one of the most closely-divided Congresses in history. From bipartisan action on infrastructure, gun safety and same-sex marriage to party-line bills tackling climate change and expanding health care coverage, it's a record President Joe Biden and Democrats on the ballot were all eager to tout on the campaign trail during the midterms. [...]

CNN Political Briefing

The political news you need to know, in 10 minutes or less. Hosted by David Chalian. [...]

The Axe Files with David Axelrod

Go beyond the soundbites and get to know some of the most interesting players in politics. [...]

Margins of Error

Look closely at almost anything and you'll find data—lots of it. But what are those numbers really saying about who we are and what we believe? Harry Enten is on a mission to find out. [...]

The notable legal clouds that continue to hang over Donald Trump

All eyes are on former President Donald Trump, who has launched another White House bid. [...]

The fine print of the Respect for Marriage Act

Let's start with the positive: Republicans and Democrats are coming together to protect same-sex marriage from the Supreme Court. [...]

Everything you need to know about Biden's student loan forgiveness program

President Joe Biden's federal student loan forgiveness program, which promises to deliver up to $20,000 of debt relief for millions of borrowers, is on hold indefinitely as legal challenges work their way through the courts. [...]

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Trump's week in Asia: BBC correspondents on the wins and potential losses

Here's what you should know as the US president arrives for a whirlwind week of diplomacy. [...]

Harris expresses concern she did not ask Biden not to run

The former vice-president tells the BBC she is not sure whether it was “grace or recklessness” that stopped her speaking up. [...]

'Brothers in the forest' - the fight to protect an isolated Amazon tribe

Peru's Mashco Piro face a struggle to survive in the 21st Century, but locals want to help them. [...]

Trump raises tariffs on Canadian goods over Reagan advert

Saying that airing the advert was a hostile act, Trump announces an additional 10% on top of his existing levies. [...]

Children injured in Russian strikes on Kyiv, Ukrainian officials say

The strikes came as Russian air defences destroyed a drone heading towards Moscow, the city's mayor said. [...]

Charity boss arrest in BBC sex-for-aid investigation 'gives women strength'

Syrian refugees in Turkey allege they were taken advantage of when they were desperate for help. [...]

Mystery donor gives $130m to US military to pay troops during shutdown

The man is a US citizen and a Trump supporter, the president said, but declined to identify him. [...]

Connolly declared president of Ireland after landslide win

Catherine Connolly, an independent who was backed by the major left-wing parties, pledges to be "an inclusive president for all". [...]

Man arrested after viral video of alleged rape attempt on Paris train

Alerted by a woman's screams, another passenger pulled out her phone to film the alleged attack. [...]

Louvre moves jewels to ultra-secure Bank of France vault after heist

They will now be stored in the Bank's most secure vault, behind a seven-tonne door 26m underground. [...]

Vox Populi – 10-24-2025

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The 2nd No Kings Protest – 10-18-2025

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It was quite energizing to be among thousands of my neighbors in this city who reflect how informed, creative, and principled they are. It was a real antidote to the ignorance, bigotry, and hateful cruelty that oozes every day from Trump and his MAGA cultists.

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