#Nancy Pelosi’s Jan. 6 commission is a partisan ploy

#Nancy Pelosi’s Jan. 6 commission is a partisan ploy

“#Nancy Pelosi’s Jan. 6 commission is a partisan ploy” The House voted Wednesday to approve Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s select committee to investigate the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. But by prejudging its conclusions and insisting on picking the majority of members, Pelosi has made the only inquiry that Americans could trust — a truly bipartisan one…

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#Why America needs to ban critical race theory in schools

#Why America needs to ban critical race theory in schools

“#Why America needs to ban critical race theory in schools” As we mark the 245th anniversary of American independence, critical race theory has emerged as the dominant subject dividing the nation. The threshold question, itself the subject of rancorous and oftentimes disingenuous debate, is what the term “critical race theory” even refers to. When this…

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#A chance for Supremes to end Harvard’s Asian discrimination

#A chance for Supremes to end Harvard’s Asian discrimination

“#A chance for Supremes to end Harvard’s Asian discrimination” Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard, now at the Supreme Court, has the potential to reshape the course of affirmative action in the United States — for the better. The case positions a group of highly qualified Asian-American college applicants against the university to which they…

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#Demolition to begin at site of Florida building collapse

#Demolition to begin at site of Florida building collapse

“#Demolition to begin at site of Florida building collapse” The remaining portion of a collapsed Florida condo building will be razed Sunday night between 10 p.m. and 3 a.m., officials said. Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said the unstable structure, which has hampered search and rescue efforts at the site of the deadly collapse, has…

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#It’s well-off whites who back far-left

#It’s well-off whites who back far-left

“#It’s well-off whites who back far-left” New York City’s notoriously incompetent election officials have not finished tabulating the votes in the June 22 Democratic primary, with its novel ranked-choice-voting system. But the first choices of voters — minus some 124,000 absentees — nevertheless reveal some important things about the differences between different segments of the…

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#Letters to the Editor — July 5, 2021

#Letters to the Editor — July 5, 2021

“#Letters to the Editor — July 5, 2021” The Issue: Gwen Berry’s response to critics after her national anthem protest at the Olympic trials. After very publicly disrespecting the American flag and national anthem, Gwen Berry made her opinion perfectly clear: “The anthem doesn’t speak for me. It never has” (“Olympic-Size Feud,” June 29). She…

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#UFO ‘news’ is just clickbait

#UFO ‘news’ is just clickbait

“#UFO ‘news’ is just clickbait” Yes, UFOs and “little green men” are fun and have inspired tons of entertaining fiction. But the US intelligence community was entirely right to dump all over the conspiracy theories and “They’re really out there” nonsense in its report on sightings of unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP). NASA boss Bill Nelson…

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#Company behind Keystone XL pipeline seeks B in damages

#Company behind Keystone XL pipeline seeks $15B in damages

“#Company behind Keystone XL pipeline seeks $15B in damages” The Canadian-based company behind the since-scrapped Keystone XL crude oil pipeline is seeking $15 billion in damages from the US. TC Energy on Friday filed a notice of intent with the State Department, claiming they suffered the massive loss “as a result of the U.S. Government’s…

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#Why golf’s biggest stars are skipping Olympics 2021

#Why golf’s biggest stars are skipping Olympics 2021

“#Why golf’s biggest stars are skipping Olympics 2021” Later this month, some of the world’s best golfers will be competing in the Olympics in Japan. The key word is: some. Unfortunately, the Olympic golf competition will not include several of the top players who qualified for the event, but have chosen not to make the…

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