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Billionaire Tax Cheat Travels to Space for a Few Minutes
“Fulfilling his desire to beat a fellow billionaire into the lowest verge of space, notorious tax cheat Richard Branson burned some of the money he owes his home country in order to fling himself past the troposphere so he could experience weightlessnes ...[Read more]
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Furious Trump demanded leaker who revealed he fled to his bunker during protests be executed: report
According to Wall Street Journal reporter Michael Bender's bombshell book, "Frankly, We Did Win This Election: The Inside Story of How Trump Lost, a furious Donald Trump demanded that officials in his government find out who leaked the story that he fled ...[Read more]
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The Americans dying because they can’t afford medical care
After losing her job in May 2016, Finley also lost her health insurance coverage and struggled to find a new job. Three months later, Finley was found dead in her apartment after avoiding going to see a doctor for flu-like symptoms. “My grandparents wen ...[Read more]
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Dems Introduce Bill to Decriminalize Pot, Restore Lives€ Harmed by Prohibition
Senate Democrats, including Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-New York), are set to introduce a bill on Wednesday that would decriminalize marijuana at the federal level. The bill also attempts to remedy the harms done to those negatively impacted — disp ...[Read more]
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‘A Big Deal,’ Says Sanders as Dems Agree to Pursue a $3.5 Trillion Reconciliation Bill
Sanders, chair of the Senate Budget Committee, described the spending agreement as the "most significant piece of legislation... since the Great Depression." ...[Read more]
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Experts warn of ‘national emergency’ after bombshell report reveals top general feared Trump would stage military coup
The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under Donald Trump, General Mark Milley, was so concerned the outgoing president would try to stage a military coup he warned the heads of the U.S. Military branches, did daily "check-in" calls with the White Hous ...[Read more]
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Sanders Confirms Inclusion of Provisions of PRO Act in Reconciliation Bill
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) confirmed on Wednesday that Senate Democrats’ $3.5 trillion reconciliation bill that is slated to be passed with a simple majority vote in the chamber will include elements of the pro-union PRO Act. The PRO Act, or the Pr ...[Read more]
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An American ISIS Fighter Describes the Caliphate’s Final Days and His Own
A new documentary podcast from The Intercept and Topic Studios offers the most detailed account yet of an American who lived and died inside the Islamic State. ...[Read more]
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‘We Are in Deep, Deep Sh*t’: Climate Experts Shocked at Severity of Floods in Germany and Belgium
Climate scientists on Friday were stunned by the intensity of flooding in Germany and Belgium that killed at least 120 people and damaged tens of thousands of homes, with experts saying they did not expect such extreme weather to result from the human-cau ...[Read more]
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Bernie Sanders Is the Real Force Behind the $3.5T Reconciliation Bill
When the idea of the reconciliation bill was originally floated in June, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) had an ambitious price tag in mind: $6 trillion. And, though the reconciliation bill currently in discussion is $3.5 trillion, senators say that the b ...[Read more]
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The Controversial Prosecutor at the Heart of the Julian Assange Case
The battle to extradite WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange from the United Kingdom to the United States is shaping up to be a legal case of paramount importance to the future of national security reporting. The U.S. continues to press the case even after ...[Read more]
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