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U.S. Support for Saudi War in Yemen in Jeopardy as Senators Plan Vote

U.S. Support for Saudi War in Yemen in Jeopardy as Senators Plan Vote

by Lucas Robinson | Nov 28, 2018 | Featured, Foreign Affairs

WASHINGTON — The Senate moved closer Wednesday to ending U.S. support for Saudi Arabia’s war in Yemen, a rebuke of the close U.S. ally amid outrage over the Middle Eastern kingdom’s war in which tens of thousands of civilians have been killed. The Senate took a...
VIDEO: Organizations host hiking event to diversify Rock Creek Park

VIDEO: Organizations host hiking event to diversify Rock Creek Park

by Jessica Floyd & Dorothy Mills-Gregg | Nov 28, 2018 | Environment, Featured, Living, Politics

Nancy Pelosi Wins Speakership as House Democrats Choose Leaders

Nancy Pelosi Wins Speakership as House Democrats Choose Leaders

by Kietryn Zychal | Nov 28, 2018 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON — Nancy Pelosi won the House Democrats’ vote to lead their party in the House, and now needs to win a majority of the full House — 218 votes – to regain the House Speaker title she lost in 2011 when Republicans took control.  “Our diversity is...
Genetics experts say alternatives to fetal tissue yield better results

Genetics experts say alternatives to fetal tissue yield better results

by Jessica A. Floyd | Nov 27, 2018 | Featured, Health

WASHINGTON — Fetal tissue is not as effective as cell lines obtained through various alternative methods such as using placenta tissue or stem cells from pregnant women, experts from the anti-abortion Charlotte Lozier Institute said Tuesday. David Prentice, vice...
Minorities need encryption online to feel safe from government surveillance, experts say

Minorities need encryption online to feel safe from government surveillance, experts say

by Daniel Grimes | Nov 27, 2018 | Featured, National Security

WASHINGTON—Encryption technology may help you keep those racy Google searches private, but cybersecurity experts Tuesday said it also helps racial minorities, battered women and LGBTQ people by protecting their information from wrongdoers and connecting them with...
White House 2018 Holiday Decor in Pictures

White House 2018 Holiday Decor in Pictures

by Dorothy Mills-Gregg | Nov 26, 2018 | Featured, Living

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