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NYT > U.S. > Politics51 minutes ago
U.S. Covid Vaccine Donations Will Go to 'Wide Range' of Nations
Latin America, South and Southeast Asia and Africa will be among the recipients of an initial 25 million excess doses that the Biden administration is sharing this month. read more
 
It would not be politic to play favorites with surplus vaccine.
 
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NYT > U.S. > Politics52 minutes ago
Biden Expands Trump-Era Ban on Investment in Chinese Firms Linked to Military
The new order includes firms engaged in making and deploying the surveillance technology used against Muslim minorities and dissidents around the globe. read more
 
China needs no aid in repression.
 
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After a Fiery N.Y.C. Mayoral Debate, Who’s Ahead? Who Knows.
With the campaign in its homestretch, candidates took turns attacking one another, but largely failed to distinguish themselves in a crowded and still undecided race. read more
 
In the general election vote for the Democrat.  
The Democratic party tries to represent the whole population.
 
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Biden Bans Investment in Chinese Firms Linked to Surveillance
The new order, which initially lists 59 Chinese firms, substantially expands an order issued in November by President Donald J. Trump. read more
 
Disent among the Chinese seems a good idea.
 
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First U.S. Vaccine Donations Will Go to ‘Wide Range’ of Nations in Need
Latin America, South and Southeast Asia and Africa will be among the recipients of an initial 25 million excess doses that the Biden administration is sharing this month. read more
 
Trump left us with more than enough enemies.
A fair division of the spoils is a good rule.
 
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Why Are We All Talking About U.F.O.s Right Now?
U.F.O.s were once a taboo topic for the U.S. government, but not anymore. A long anticipated report on them is due this month. read more
 
Fraud based on real sightings excited the security gang.
A report was written that discounted Area 51 but cataloged inexplicable events.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Area_51 
There is reputable documented  evidence to examine about the unknown.

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White House Outlines Plan to Send 25 Million Vaccine Shots Abroad
Three-quarters will go to the Covax effort and the rest reserved for “immediate needs and to help with surges” in places like India and Gaza. read more
 
We must send all we can spare.
It must be done as quickly as possible.
Publick safety demands it.
 
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VP Kamala Harris Asked to Lead on Voting Rights, and It's a Challenge
Her new role comes as the Senate enters a crucial month in the Democratic drive to enact the most extensive elections overhaul in a generation. read more
 
There are not sixty Democratic votes in the senate.
 
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Postmaster General DeJoy Under Investigation by Justice Dept.
Investigators are examining whether donations from employees at his former company violated campaign finance laws. read more
 
DeJoy is under a cloud.  His paraide needs rain.
 
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George P. Bush, Jeb's Son, Runs For Texas Attorney General
The younger Mr. Bush is taking on Ken Paxton, who filed an unsuccessful lawsuit contesting election results in four states that the former president lost in 2020. read more
 
The grandson of the first president Bush deserves the Texas legislature.
He should say uncle.
 
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Old-Guard Senators Defy Changes in How Military Treats Sex Assault Cases
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand has won broad backing for legislation that would cut out the military chain of command in such cases. Now she faces another big hurdle. read more
 
This is bipartisan legislation I can support.
 
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Queen Elizabeth Will Meet Biden at Her Castle Later this Month
The meeting will be on June 13, part of President Biden’s first presidential trip abroad. read more
 
Biden should take the opportunity.  
It may be her last chance.
 
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Harris Asked to Lead on Voting Rights, and It's a Challenge
Her new role comes as the Senate enters a crucial month in the Democratic drive to enact the most extensive elections overhaul in a generation. read more
 
There are not sixty Democratic votes in the Senate.
 
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Biden to Meet Queen Elizabeth During Trip to Europe
The meeting will be on June 13, part of President Biden’s first presidential trip abroad. read more
 
The Queen has been unfailingly polite to the boors that visit her.
Biden we hope is an exception.
 
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Biden, Facing July 4 Deadline, Rallies Nation With Vaccination Incentives
President Biden announced a get-out-the-vote-style plan to meet his goal of partly vaccinating at least 70 percent of Americans by July 4, including offers of free child care, free sports tickets and free beer. read more
 
Get the jab or see it go to a foreigner.
 
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Trump Shuts Down His Blog, Frustrated By Its Low Readership
The former president had heard from friends that the site was making him look small and irrelevant, according to a person familiar with his thinking. read more
 
 Republicans are ignorant but they are not stupid most of the time.

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Robert Mueller will take law students behind the decision-making process of the Russia inquiry.
Mr. Mueller and three lawyers who worked with him plan to explain the challenges that prosecutors faced and the legal context behind critical decisions. read more
 
Some law students need to understand politics.
I hope they are few.
 
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Biden Meets With Capito as Deadline for Infrastructure Deal Looms
President Biden and Senator Shelley Moore Capito, the top Republican negotiator, had no breakthroughs. But they agreed to speak again on Friday. read more
 
Capito knows her position.
She is holding it strongly.
 
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How Many Americans Support the Death Penalty? Depends How You Ask.
Polling responses to certain policy-related questions — particularly morally or ethically sensitive ones — can differ significantly depending on whether the survey was taken online or by phone. read more
 
The death penalty does not punish the guilty.
Joe Hill's last words were "shoot". 

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