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32 Dead in Kabul Attack

March 7, 2020 Focus Washington

Gunmen in the Afghan capital of Kabul attacked a ceremony attended by opposition leader Abdullah Abdullah on Friday, killing 32 people and injuring another 58, CNN informs. Women and children were among the dead, Health […]

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Sanders Getting 7 Times More Positive Russian Media Coverage than Biden

March 7, 2020 Focus Washington

Democratic presidential hopeful Senator Bernie Sanders has received the most positive coverage of any contender from Russian state-backed new agencies, according to new research from a foreign policy think tank, Newsweek reported. Russia is believed […]

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Warren’s Debate Attacks Were Attempts to End Bloomberg Campaign

March 6, 2020 Focus Washington

Presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren has stated that she was attempting to put the presidential campaign of Michael Bloomberg to an end when she attacked him on several occasions during the Democratic primary debates giving out […]

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Trump Presents His Own Coronavirus Numbers and Theories

March 6, 2020 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump on Wednesday night spun a web of theories minimizing the coronavirus’ threat to Americans, accusing the World Health Organization of dispensing inaccurate facts about the outbreak and suggesting that those with the […]

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Arab Voters Key to Blocking Netanyahu-Led Hard-Line Majority

March 6, 2020 Focus Washington

A surge in Arab voter turnout was key to depriving Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his nationalist allies of a parliamentary majority in this week’s Israeli election, The Associated Press writes. Undercutting Netanyahu’s ambitions was […]

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Russia-Turkey Truce Holds in Syria Despite Minor Violations

March 6, 2020 Focus Washington

Opposition activists and a war monitor reported a complete absence of Russian and Syrian government warplanes in the skies of Idlib and a relative calm in the area Friday morning, following a cease-fire deal brokered […]

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Democrats Are Again Rallying Around Biden, Reuters/Ipsos Poll Shows

March 6, 2020 Focus Washington

Just days after Joe Biden’s commanding wins in most of the Super Tuesday primaries, Democrats across the country are again rallying around the former vice president as their best hope for defeating Republican President Donald […]

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OPEC Seeks Big Oil Cut in Crunch Talks With Russia Amid Virus Outbreak

March 6, 2020 Focus Washington

OPEC holds crunch talks with its allies on Friday after the group told Russia and others it wanted an additional 1.5 million barrels per day (bpd) of oil cuts until the end of 2020, saying […]

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Romney Says U.S. Senate Republican Probe of Biden Appears Political

March 6, 2020 Focus Washington

Senator Mitt Romney, the lone Republican to vote to convict President Donald Trump of abuse of power following his impeachment, said on Thursday a Senate Republican investigation of Democratic presidential front-runner Joe Biden appeared politically […]

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NASA Names New Mars Rover Perseverance

March 5, 2020 Focus Washington

NASA on Thursday announced the name of its next Mars rover: Perseverance. It will be the fifth exploratory vehicle on the Red Planet following in the tire tracks of the similarly augustly titled Sojourner, Spirit, […]

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LUNCHTIME POLITICS: Coronavirus – Georgia, Arizona, Maine Senate – Stock Market Outlook

March 5, 2020 John Ganjei

Your Daily Polling Update for Thursday, March 5, 2020 TRUMP JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 45%Same as yesterday RON’S COMMENT: Today’s average is based on four polls, ranging from 44% (Reuters, The Economist, Politico) to 48% (Rasmussen). […]

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Facebook Decides to Take Down Trump 2020 Campaign’s ‘Census’ Ads

March 5, 2020 Focus Washington

Facebook on Thursday removed ads by President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign that asked users to fill out an “Official 2020 Congressional District Census” because the ads violate the company’s policy against misinformation on the government’s […]

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U.S. Employment Report Expected to Show Strength Before Coronavirus Spread

March 5, 2020 Focus Washington

U.S. job growth likely slowed in February, but the pace probably remained consistent with a healthy labor market despite the coronavirus outbreak, which stoked financial market fears of a recession and prompted an emergency interest […]

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Trump’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ Plan Blocked by Federal Court

March 5, 2020 Focus Washington

A federal appeals court on Wednesday blocked the Trump administration’s “remain in Mexico” plan for asylum-seekers to stay in the country while their case plays out in U.S. courts in California and Arizona, The Hill […]

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Congresswoman Demings Endorses Biden’s Bid for WH

March 5, 2020 Focus Washington

Former Vice President Joe Biden won another endorsement for his White House bid from Democratic Congresswoman Val Demings just ahead of the Florida Democratic primary that is set to take place on March 17, The Hill reported. […]

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Black Voters Power Biden’s Super Tuesday Success

March 5, 2020 Focus Washington

Joe Biden’s presidential campaign spent the past month on the verge of collapse after disappointing finishes in the overwhelmingly white states that launched the Democratic primary. As he watched the turmoil unfold from Gadsden, Alabama, […]

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Virus Outbreak Delays XI’s State Visit to Neighboring Japan

March 5, 2020 Focus Washington

Chinese President Xi Jinping’s state visit to Japan has been postponed so both countries can fight the coronavirus outbreak, Japan’s chief government spokesman said Thursday, The Associated Press reported. The visit had been expected in […]

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U.S. House Passes $8.3bn Bill to Battle Coronavirus

March 5, 2020 Focus Washington

The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved on Wednesday an $8.3 billion bill to combat the spread of the new coronavirus and develop vaccines for the highly contagious disease, sending it to the Senate for […]

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U.S. Defense Linguist Charged With Transmitting Classified Intelligence

March 5, 2020 Focus Washington

The U.S. government said on Wednesday it had charged a Defense Department linguist with transmitting classified intelligence to a foreign national linked to the Lebanese Islamist group Hezbollah, saying she revealed the names of key […]

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California Declares Emergency Over Coronavirus as Death Toll Rises in the U.S.

March 5, 2020 Focus Washington

The U.S. death toll from coronavirus infections rose to 11 on Wednesday as new cases emerged around New York City and Los Angeles, while Seattle-area health officials discouraged social gatherings amid the nation’s largest outbreak, […]

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LUNCHTIME POLITICS: The Three-Day Turnaround – Texas Senate – North Carolina Governor – Michigan

March 4, 2020 John Ganjei

Your Daily Polling Update for Wednesday, March 4, 2020 TRUMP JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 45%Down 1 from yesterday RON’S COMMENT: Today’s average is based on five polls, ranging from 41% (IBD-TIPP) to 48% (Rasmussen). Without these […]

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New Jersey Reports First Case of Coronavirus

March 4, 2020 Focus Washington

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy stated on Wednesday evening that the first suspected case of coronavirus tested positive. According to The Hill, the man is in his 30s, and he has been hospitalized in Bergen […]

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New Mars Photo Shows Strange Hole where Alien Life might Be Lurking

March 4, 2020 Focus Washington

Alien life may be lurking within a mysterious caver under the surface of Mars, scientists claim. An eerie crater on the dusty slopes of Mars’ Pavonis Mons volcano was picked out by two space scientists […]

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SpaceX Falcone 9 Rocket to be Displayed at Houston Space Center Houston

March 4, 2020 Focus Washington

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will be on display at Space Center Houston later this month. The to-be-displayed rocket booster was first launched in June 2017 to propel cargo to the International Space Station, and […]

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Jews and Saudi Arabia

March 4, 2020 Lisa Clayton

The Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations – the umbrella organization of some 50 American Jewish groups – traveled to Saudi Arabia last month. The delegation, headed by executive vice president Malcolm Hoenlein, newly installed […]

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Bloomberg Spent More than $5.1 Million on Each Super Tuesday Delegate Win

March 4, 2020 Focus Washington

Former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg’s more than $550 million in campaign advertising and exclusive focus on Super Tuesday states were not enough to make him the default candidate for establishment Democrats to rally […]

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Michael Bloomberg Shuts down Million-Dollar Campaigns, Backs Joe Biden

March 4, 2020 Focus Washington

Michael Bloomberg, who spent hundreds of millions of dollars to self-fund his 2020 presidential run, announced Wednesday that he is suspending his campaign after a poor performance on Super Tuesday and will endorse Joe Biden, Axios reports. […]

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Trump Calls Warren ‘Selfish’ for Staying in 2020 Democratic Contest

March 4, 2020 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump on Wednesday accused Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., of being “selfish” for remaining in the Democratic primary race and taking away votes from the progressive Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., while the more establishment […]

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Ilhan Omar Urges Progressive Dems to Unite in Support of Sanders, Warren

March 4, 2020 Focus Washington

Representative Ilhan Omar has joined Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in a call for uniting progressive Democrats to back Senator Bernie Sanders as Joe Biden moderates do it. The Minnesota Representative had joined the Sanders rally on Monday […]

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Saudi Arabia Launches Women’s Football League

March 4, 2020 Lisa Clayton

Saudi Arabia is to launch a female football league, two years after women were first allowed into stadiums in the Gulf kingdom. The league will play its matches in the capital, Riyadh, and two other […]

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