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NYT Head Outlines Plans to Shift Trump Coverage from Russia to Race

posted onAugust 17, 2019
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“And I mean race in terms of not only African Americans and their relationship with Donald Trump, but Latinos and immigration,” he said, according to the transcript of the meeting, which reportedly took place on Monday. Baquet said the paper now has to “regroup” and shift its resources and emphasis from the Russia story to the race story. “We built our newsroom to cover one story, and we did it truly well. Now we have to regroup, and shift resources and emphasis to take on a different story.

Palestinian Organizer of Omar, Tlaib's Trip Promoted Antisemitic Trope

posted onAugust 17, 2019
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The anti-Israel group Miftah, led by BDS supporter Hanan Ashrawi, co-sponsored and organized the lawmakers’ trip to Israel. The group has a history of making wildly inaccurate and extreme statements, from accusing Israel of committing “massacres” to claiming the prominence of “ethnic cleansing.” In 2013, it defended spreading antisemitic blood libel, which smears Jewish people, accusing them of using the blood of Christian children for baking unleavened bread for

Tlaib snubs Israel’s offer to visit, citing restrictions - The Boston Globe

posted onAugust 17, 2019
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Representative Rashida Tlaib, the Democratic House member barred by Israel because of her support of a boycott, said she doesn’t plan to take the country up on an offer to let her visit her grandmother in the West Bank on humanitarian grounds. “Silencing me & treating me like a criminal is not what she wants for me. It would kill a piece of me.

Elizabeth Warren unveils expansive proposal on Native American issues - The Boston Globe

posted onAugust 17, 2019
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WASHINGTON — Senator Elizabeth Warren on Friday denounced the federal government’s treatment of Native Americans and offered a suite of proposals to improve the lives of indigenous people, a plan that won praise for its ambition but risked reviving a fraught subject for her presidential campaign. In a 9,000-word post on the website Medium, Warren called for the federal government to do more to honor its treaties with tribal nations, safeguard tribal lands, and improve funding for programs that provide Native Americans with health care, education, housing, and other critical

Would Trump buy Greenland? Denmark isn’t selling - The Boston Globe

posted onAugust 17, 2019
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(Bloomberg) -- President Donald Trump reportedly wants to buy Greenland, the world’s biggest island. Denmark, unsure whether the former real estate developer is joking, isn’t selling. A Wall Street Journal report outlining the U.S. president’s apparent interest in a deal left Danes bewildered, with a former prime minister asking if it was a joke.

President Trump reportedly wants to ‘buy’ Greenland. Why? - The Boston Globe

posted onAugust 17, 2019
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The Wall Street Journal broke the news Thursday evening that President Trump was interested in acquiring Greenland — a remote, semiautonomous territory that is officially part of Denmark. Trump has reportedly asked the White House counsel to look into the idea, which has caused bafflement among Danish politicians and Greenland residents. “We’re open for business, not for sale,” a tweet from the Greenland Mi

Israel denies Omar and Tlaib entry after Trump tweet | TheHill

posted onAugust 16, 2019
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Israel on Thursday announced that it would deny Reps. MORE (D-Mich.) entry during an upcoming overseas trip, citing the lawmakers' past comments critical of the country. The decision was announced moments after The Times of Israel reported, citing a broadcast interview.