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Microplastic in Atlantic Ocean 'could weigh 21 million tonnes' - BBC News
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“There are 12-21 million tonnes of tiny plastic fragments floating in the ocean, scientists say.”
A study, led by the UK's National Oceanography Centre, scooped through layers of the upper 200m (650ft) of the ocean during a research expedition through the middle of the Atlantic. Such an amount of plastic - 21 million tonnes - would be enough to fully load almost 1,000 container ships. The...
GOP senators attack Lincoln Project co-founder after he invokes Marco Rubio's Cuban heritage
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“Never has anything been so clear and obvious as the truth that both Rubio and you lack principle and courage. Trump has cruelly attacked your Wife,...”
Washington (CNN)Republican Sens. Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz and Rick Scott criticized Steve Schmidt, a co-founder of the anti-President Donald Trump super PAC the Lincoln Project, after Schmidt went after Rubio in a series of tweets that invoked the Florida senator's Cuban heritage. The exchange...
American Samoa soldiers appearing in uniform during DNC roll call raises questions
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“Like all American voters, military personnel can support political candidates and attend political rallies, but they must do so on their own time,...”
American Samoa's turn during Tuesday night's video roll call at the Democratic National Convention was noteworthy not only because of the scenic Pacific backdrop, but because of the presence of two junior enlisted Army soldiers who were seen flanking two Democratic delegates. The scene raised...
U.S. Postal Service watchdog to probe service woes as worries rise about mail ballots
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“DeJoy owns millions of dollars in stock in Postal Service rivals and customers, according to a financial disclosure form filed by his wife.”
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Postal Service’s internal watchdog is investigating cost cutting that has slowed delivery and alarmed lawmakers ahead of a presidential election when up to half of U.S. voters could cast ballots by mail, a congressional aide said on Friday. The Postal Service’s...
The wealthy Republicans who want to oust Trump in November's election
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“"I've been a Republican all my life and want to stay Republican - but the Republican Party has to change after what it's done over the past three...”
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Jimmy Tosh, who runs a multi-million dollar hog and grain farm in Tennessee, is a lifelong Republican. He is pro-gun, supports lower taxes and agrees with most of Republican President Donald Trump's agenda. He is also spending his money to help defeat Trump in November's...
Kansas school board rejects governor's executive order delaying start of the school year
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“Jim Porter pointed out the irony of the members deciding on the "wisdom" of sending students and staff back to school "from the comfort and safety...”
As school districts across the country grapple with how and when to reopen safely during the coronavirus pandemic, the Kansas State Board of Education rejected Gov. Laura Kelly's executive order delaying the start of the school year despite rising cases of COVID-19 in the state. In a virtual...
Red vs. Red in Texas, With Republicans Battling One Another After Mask Order
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“It used to be back in the ’80s and ’90s, let’s all get together in this big Republican tent and be a majority. Increasingly, we’ve been ushering...”
DALLAS — Texas Republicans have long sparred with one another, with feisty internal disputes in recent years over gun rights, bathroom bills and other culture-war issues. But since the spring, as the coronavirus began to take hold across the state, it has been an all-out battle of red versus...
Group of Attorneys and Law Professors File Ethics Complaint Against A.G. William Barr
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““Serious violation of ethical standards by the Attorney General of the United States erodes public faith in our legal system. Guarding against such...”
A coalition of 27 distinguished legal professionals on Tuesday filed an ethics complaint with the Washington, D.C. Bar Association against Attorney General William Barr which urges the organization’s Office of Disciplinary Counsel to open an investigation into the A.G. The group alleges that...
Gaetz says Cheney should be removed or step down as GOP leader
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“"Jim Jordan, my colleague, my mentor, my friend made the case strongly that Liz Cheney is hurting President Trump,"”
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) is calling on House GOP Conference Chairwoman Liz Cheney (Wyo.) to step down or be removed from her leadership role following a heated confrontation during a House GOP conference meeting on Tuesday morning. Gaetz accused Cheney, the third-ranking House GOP...