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Statement by President Joe Biden on Armenian Remembrance Day … Each year on this day, we remember the lives of all those who died in the Ottoman-era Armenian genocide and recommit ourselves to preventing such an atrocity from ever again occurring. Beginning on April 24, 1915 …
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Breaking With Predecessors, Biden Declares Mass Killings of Armenians a Genocide — The Turkish government, as well as human rights activists and ethnic Armenians, had a muted response to the news, describing the move as largely symbolic. — WASHINGTON — President Biden on Saturday recognized …
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Armenian American activists welcome U.S. recognition of genocide but say fight isn't over — Sophia Armen spent Friday night refreshing Twitter and Google, waiting to see when the alert would pop up announcing that President Biden had officially recognized the Armenian genocide. There was little sleep.
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Why Biden's statement recognizing the Armenian genocide is a big deal
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Why Biden's Armenian Genocide Declaration Really Is a Big Deal
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Biden becomes first US president to recognise Armenian genocide
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Inside America's Long Handwringing Over the Armenian Genocide
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The U.S. formally recognized the Armenian genocide. Why now, a century later?
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'Of course it's genocide': How Biden fulfilled a promise to Armenians that Obama wouldn't
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Biden calls mass killing of Armenians a ‘genocide’ in break with previous presidents
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The Slander Industry — I wanted to slander someone. — My colleague Kashmir Hill and I were trying to learn who is responsible for — and profiting from — the growing ecosystem of websites whose primary purpose is destroying reputations. — So I wrote a nasty post. About myself.


Anti-vaxxers are wearing Yellow Stars of David to protest coronavirus vaccines: report — Anti-vaccine protesters likening themselves to Jews during the holocaust were harshly criticized on Saturday. — Nazis required Jews to wear yellow Jewish stars and other holocaust badges to the lands they controlled during World War II.


India's coronavirus surge could collapse its health system. The U.S. can help. — Ashish K. Jha is dean of the Brown University School of Public Health. — India, the world's largest democracy, is now the epicenter of the pandemic and on the brink of a humanitarian catastrophe.
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After death of baby, S.F. domestic violence victim advocates ask whether Chesa Boudin is doing enough — The news itself was crushing. A 7-month-old baby boy named Synciere Williams died Tuesday. The man charged with taking care of him that day, Joseph Williams, 26, was booked by police for allegedly murdering the child.


The World Needs Many More Coronavirus Vaccines — Wealthy nations have to step up. — The editorial board is a group of opinion journalists whose views are informed by expertise, research, debate and certain longstanding values. It is separate from the newsroom.
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Worrying new clues about the origins of Covid: How scientists at Wuhan lab helped Chinese army in secret project to find animal viruses, writes IAN BIRRELL — Scientists at Wuhan lab were on massive project investigating animal viruses — Documents obtained by The Mail on Sunday have revealed a nationwide scheme


Minutes before Trump left office, millions of the Pentagon's dormant IP addresses sprang to life — After decades of not using a huge chunk of the Internet, the Pentagon has given control of millions of computer addresses to a previously unknown company in an effort to identify possible cyber vulnerabilities and threats
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Minnesota county's GOP event featured far-right conspiracy theorist — Loudon's hour-long talk was rife with communist and Marxist conspiracy theories. — Screen capture from a YouTube post entitled “Trevor Loudon's New Book: WHITE HOUSE REDS. LIVE in MINNESOTA, March 27, 2021. TRIUMPHAL RETURN!!!”


Twitter censored tweets critical of India's handling of the pandemic at its government's request — Tweets from government officials and other high-profile people were among those removed — Twitter has removed more than 50 tweets critical of the Indian government's handling of the coronavirus pandemic …
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Bills targeting local officials who resisted Trump could allow GOP to “overturn election results” — Republicans in at least 14 states are trying to seize power from local election offices in response to Trump's lies — Republicans in at least 14 states have introduced legislation …
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Republicans Target Voter Access in Texas Cities, but Not Rural Areas
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Troy Carter wins Louisiana special election in blow to progressives — Carter, a Democratic state senator, overcame a candidate endorsed by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and backed by national liberal groups. — Louisiana state Sen. Troy Carter, right, speaks in favor of an equal pay bill.
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Trump supporters could be incited to future violence by his continued promotion of 2020 election lies, DOJ and judges say — (CNN)Former President Donald Trump's continued promotion of the “big lie” about the 2020 election could still incite his followers to violence, the Justice Department …
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Mayor Ted Wheeler asks public to help ‘unmask’ violent demonstrators, extends state of emergency — Portland's mayor and acting police chief on Friday urged the public to safely stand up to the black bloc group of violent demonstrators who continue to plan “direct actions” …
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The Woman Who Shattered the Myth of the Free Market — Joan Robinson upended the misogynistic good-old-boys' network of economists and devised theories around competition and labor vital to the antitrust debates of today. — Mr. Carter is the author of “The Price of Peace: Money, Democracy, and the Life of John Maynard Keynes.”


Japanese man arrested after dating 35 women at the same time in bid to ‘get birthday presents’ — A Japanese man has been arrested after reportedly dating more than 35 women at the same time. — Takashi Miyagawa, a part-time worker, is being investigated for allegedly defrauding dozens …
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The Daily Caller


STATE REPRESENTATIVE BUSTED ON SUSPICION OF DWI FOLLOWING CRASH — Just after 9 pm Friday evening Montgomery County Precinct 4 Constables responded to a reported major accident at FM 1314 and Valley Ranch in Porter. Units arrived to find a Corvette parked under a mini-van.
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