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Weekend Music Thread- A Tribute To Black American Musicians

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WATCH LIVE: 50th Anniversary of The March On Washington

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Democracy

Happy Independence Day – 2012!

AdLib - July 4, 2012 47

History

My Dinner with Robert Gates

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Activism

Coming To Terms With Reality: One Man’s Trip Through the Graveyard...

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History

Mid-Atlantic Trip Part 16: Final Hours

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Observations

Mid-Atlantic Trip Part 14: For Art’s Sake

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History

Mid-Atlantic Trip Part 13: A DC Miscellany

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The U.S. economy has largely withstood inflation and high interest rates. But tariffs could bring new price increases and put a damper on hiring. [...]

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The company counts on the sale of devices for three-quarters of its nearly $400 billion in annual revenue, and it makes almost all of its iPhones, iPads and Macs overseas. [...]

Pentagon Will Review Pete Hegseth’s Signal Use

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Trump Administration Threatens to Withhold Funds From Public Schools

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Even After the Salman Rushdie Attack, Turmoil at Chautauqua Institution

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The Israeli military said it was looking into reports about the deaths at a school-turned-shelter, which came as Israel was intensifying its offensive in Gaza to pressure Hamas to release hostages. [...]

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

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The Axe Files with David Axelrod

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The notable legal clouds that continue to hang over Donald Trump

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The fine print of the Respect for Marriage Act

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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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Europe hopes for Trump tariffs deal but prepares for the worst

The EU's message is that it is ready to negotiate with the US but at the same time poised to hit back too. [...]

Israeli strike on Gaza City school kills 27, health ministry says

Palestinian authorities say children were among the dead, while Israel says it hit a Hamas command-and-control centre. [...]

Hungary withdraws from International Criminal Court during Netanyahu visit

The move is announced hours after Israel's PM, who is sought under an ICC arrest warrant, arrives in Budapest for a state visit. [...]

Influencers 'new' threat to uncontacted tribes, warns group after US tourist arrest

North Sentinel is home to a tribe that does not have contact with the outside world. [...]

Myanmar leader heads to Bangkok as quake deaths climb to 3,000

Min Aung Hlaing is scheduled to attend a summit of the seven countries that border the Bay of Bengal. [...]

Marine Le Pen's ban outraged France's far right - and they may well take revenge

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Is South Africa's coalition government about to fall apart?

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Zambians protest over heinous child rape reports

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Court gives Drake access to Kendrick's contracts

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Weekend Music Thread- A Tribute To Black American Musicians

WATCH LIVE: 50th Anniversary of The March On Washington

Happy Independence Day – 2012!

My Dinner with Robert Gates

OWS, You May Be Being Had

Coming To Terms With Reality: One Man’s Trip Through the Graveyard...

America’s Civil War

Mid-Atlantic Trip Part 16: Final Hours

Mid-Atlantic Trip Part 14: For Art’s Sake

Mid-Atlantic Trip Part 13: A DC Miscellany

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