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The Daily Planet, Vol. 46

Speakers' Corner Chernynkaya - April 7, 2011 49

News and opinion from around US-opolis for Thursday, April 7, 2011.

Americans Can Lose Weight By Doing Nothing (Really!)

Speakers' Corner Bauart - April 6, 2011 32

(Subtitle: How to sit on your sofa and lose weight. A 10-Word plan.) America is in a crisis. We are fat and getting fatter. The...

The Daily Planet, Vol. 45

Speakers' Corner Chernynkaya - April 6, 2011 8

News and opinion from around US-opolis for Wednesday, April 6 2011.

Where’s the Base?

Speakers' Corner Marion - April 5, 2011 20

I always hated math in high school, mostly because I disliked the teacher; but I need to qualify that and say it was actually...

The Daily Planet, Vol. 44

Speakers' Corner Chernynkaya - April 5, 2011 41

News and opinion from around US-opolis for Tuesday, April 5 2011.

The Daily Planet, Vol. 43

Speakers' Corner Chernynkaya - April 4, 2011 29

News and opinion from around US-opolis for Monday, April 4, 2011.

Following the Sun: Part One

Speakers' Corner funksands - April 4, 2011 12

I'm a big James Bradley fan. The author of Flags of our Fathers and Flyboys hooked me with the first book, a loving examination...

ME?! Presidenting?!

Speakers' Corner ADONAI - April 2, 2011 29

Education reform is the main plank in my platform. The one policy that all others will flow from. It is the most important thing to me. So, how do we begin? A good question. This will be the first controversy in my campaign.

The Daily Planet, Vol. 42

Speakers' Corner Chernynkaya - April 2, 2011 4

News and opinion from around US-opolis for Saturday, April 02, 2011. Recap of the Week edition.

The Daily Planet, Vol. 41

Speakers' Corner Chernynkaya - April 1, 2011 9

News and opinion from around US-opolis for Friday, April 1, 2011.

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George Santos Is Released From Prison, His Lawyer Says, After Trump Commutes His Sentence

George Santos’s lawyer said the disgraced former congressman was freed from a New Jersey prison around 10 p.m. on Friday. He served less than three months on his fraud conviction. [...]

A Timeline of George Santos’s Rise and Fall

The disgraced former congressman was sentenced to prison, years after his credentials and career began to unravel. Then President Trump commuted his sentence. [...]

Prosecutor Who Rejected Trump’s Pressure to Charge James Is Fired

The dismissal was the latest fallout from attempts by career Justice Department officials to impede the president’s wide-ranging campaign of retribution. The prosecutor’s deputy was also fired. [...]

Higher Obamacare Prices Become Public in a Dozen States

Consumers are facing greater costs for their 2026 A.C.A. health coverage as Congress continues to debate whether to extend subsidies that help people afford their premiums. [...]

University of Virginia Won’t Join White House’s Compact for Colleges

It was the fifth school in a matter of days to refuse an offer of preferential funding treatment from the government, even as the White House has threatened schools that do not sign up. [...]

Trump Backs Off Suggestion to Give Tomahawks to Ukraine, Again Deferring to Putin

At the White House, President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine made the case for why a weapons sale would help end the war. Mr. Trump at first seemed receptive, then expressed reservations. [...]

Military Plans to Fire Artillery Over California Freeway on Saturday

Rounds were fired on Friday across Interstate 5 as part of a test run for Saturday’s event at Camp Pendleton in Southern California. [...]

The Spritzes and Carbonaras That Ate Italy

Tourism has turned some Italian streets into monochromatic eating zones. Some officials have banned the opening of new restaurants. [...]

Benioff Apologizes for Saying Trump Should Send Troops to San Francisco

Marc Benioff, the chief executive of Salesforce, said he no longer believed that National Guard troops were needed in the city. [...]

Federal Agents Make Arrests Outside Migrant Shelter in Times Square

The arrests, on the crowded sidewalks of Midtown Manhattan, rattled migrants residing at a hotel and shook the theater district, which is heavily trafficked by tourists. [...]

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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Zelensky fails to secure Tomahawk missiles at talks with Trump

Following the meeting, Trump calls for Kyiv and Moscow to "stop where they are" and end the war. [...]

Israel confirms latest body returned from Gaza is dead hostage

Eliyahu Margalit is the tenth dead hostage Hamas has returned - out of 28. [...]

'Have a great life!' Trump orders prison release of disgraced ex-lawmaker Santos

George Santos was jailed for seven years for stealing identities, including from members of his own family. [...]

Exciting results from blood test for 50 cancers

The Galleri test looks for fragments of DNA that have broken off a tumour and are circulating in the blood. [...]

Chinese Nobel laureate and physicist Chen Ning Yang dies aged 103

Yang, one of the world's most influential scientists, earned global recognition for his work in theoretical physics. [...]

Can Putin's 'Flying Kremlin' travel through EU airspace to Budapest?

If Putin does go to Budapest to meet Trump in the next two weeks, he would need to clear a few hurdles first. [...]

Ohtani rewrites history to send Dodgers to World Series

Shohei Ohtani deliverers one of the greatest performances in baseball history as defending champions the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Milwaukee Brewers to reach the World Series. [...]

Trump only one who can force Putin to negotiating table, Finnish president tells BBC