PARIS (AP) — French lawmakers debated a bill on Monday they hope will uproot radical Islam in the country, beliefs that authorities maintain are creeping into public services, associations, some schools and online with the goal of undermining national values. The bill is broad and controversial, with around 1,700 proposed […]
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Chinese Statue to Goddess of Beauty Sparks Debate
JIANHE, China — Yang Asha smiled serenely down at the craggy emerald landscape, her hand outstretched in welcome. She appeared unmoved by the fierce condemnation her presence has ignited in China — she is, after all, made of gleaming stainless steel and bigger than the Statue of Liberty. To officials […]
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Online debate and speech classes – how to win an argument
When you buy through our links, we may earn money from our affiliate partners. Learn more. iStock; Gilbert Espinoza/Business Insider At a time of rapidly growing political polarization, it can be exceedingly difficult (and exhausting) to fight over an issue — only to reach an impasse every time. And while […]
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John Oliver Nails The Really Sad Part Of Trump’s Final Debate Performance
John Oliver said the reaction to last week’s final debate between President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden shows just how low the bar’s been set for Trump. Oliver played a clip of TV analysts praising the debate for being relatively normal, including CNN’s Becky Anderson who noted that “no […]
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Debate Takeaways: Round 2 highlights policy over petulance
President Donald Trump gestures while speaking during the second and final presidential debate Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020, at Belmont University in Nashville, Tenn. Patrick Semansky AP WASHINGTON President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden met for the second and last time on a debate stage after a previously scheduled […]
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Commission approves rules to mute mics at final Trump-Biden debate
The Commission on Presidential Debates has adopted new rules muting the microphones of President TrumpDonald John TrumpPolice say man dangling off Trump Tower Chicago demanding to speak with Trump Fauci says he was ‘absolutely not’ surprised Trump got coronavirus after Rose Garden event Biden: Trump ‘continues to lie to us’ […]
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A rogue fly is the biggest buzz at the VP debate, plus fallout from the stimulus freeze: Thursday Wake-Up Call
Just briefly Hearts ‘n’ crafts: Etsy is the latest social media platform to crack down on conspiracy theories, reports Insider. The craft site has banned QAnon merchandise like shirts, bumper stickers and, yes, jewelry that promotes false beliefs. The move comes just a day after Facebook also banned accounts linked […]
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Chris Wallace, Trump campaign adviser spar over first family’s refusal to wear masks at debate
Chris WallaceChristopher (Chris) WallacePost-debate poll finds Biden with leads in two key states Trump’s performance was a gift to American democracy Chris Wallace: Trump arrived too late to be tested in Ohio before debate, relied on ‘honor system’ MORE and Steve Cortes, an adviser to President TrumpDonald John TrumpJaime Harrison […]
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Biden releases taxes ahead of debate with Trump; lawyer asks that Michael Flynn not get pardon
President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden face off for the first time of the 2020 campaign Tuesday evening in Cleveland, the site of the first of three debates between the two presidential candidates. The debate is from 9 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. EST at Case Western Reserve […]