#Jamal Khashoggi’s widow granted political asylum in US 

#Jamal Khashoggi’s widow granted political asylum in US 

The widow of Jamal Khashoggi, the Saudi journalist who was murdered in 2018, has been granted political asylum in the U.S., according to The Washington Post. “Thank you to ⁦@RepDonBeyer @timkaine @danapriest @washingtonpost for your powerful help in getting me political asylum and telling the truth. Not done yet in getting #JusticeforJamal @JKhashoggi,” Hanan Elatr…

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#Is the Colorado decision a Rocky Mountain high?

#Is the Colorado decision a Rocky Mountain high?

By giving former President Trump the heave-ho from the primary ballot in their state, four justices of the Supreme Court of Colorado just handed the GOP the greatest Christmas present of all time. It spared the Republican Party the shame and dishonor of nominating a criminal defendant indicted in four jurisdictions on 91 felony counts…

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#Democrats urge FDA to include civil rights, disability and ethics advocates on digital health committee  

#Democrats urge FDA to include civil rights, disability and ethics advocates on digital health committee  

A group of Democratic senators asked the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to include members with backgrounds in civil rights, medical ethics and disability rights on the agency’s new Digital Health Advisory Committee. The FDA announced the nine-member committee in October to help explore issues related to digital health technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI) and…

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#JD Vance opposes sale of US Steel to Nippon

#JD Vance opposes sale of US Steel to Nippon

Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) said Monday that he opposes the sale of American-based manufacturing company U.S. Steel Corp. to Japanese steelmaker Nippon Steel.  “Today, a critical piece of America’s defense industrial base was auctioned off to foreigners for cash,” Vance said in a statement, adding that he had “warned of this outcome months ago.”  “U.S….

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#Cruz suggests far-left believes America’s existence is ‘fundamentally illegitimate’

#Cruz suggests far-left believes America’s existence is ‘fundamentally illegitimate’

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) accused the far-left of believing that America’s existence is “fundamentally illegitimate” during a recent interview with Fox News. Cruz said politicians like Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), along with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and the “radical open borders crowd,” are driving Democrats’ agenda and believe that it’s wrong…

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#California to vote on allowing ‘toilet-to-tap’ projects: What to know

#California to vote on allowing ‘toilet-to-tap’ projects: What to know

Some Californians could find themselves flushing a future drinking water source down their commodes in just a few years’ time — pending the approval of long-awaited, but misnamed, “toilet-to-tap” rules next week.  The California State Water Resources Control Board will consider a landmark proposal Tuesday to streamline “direct potable reuse” (DPR) — a process by which…

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