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Parler contributes to election misinformation and partisan divide

Parler contributes to election misinformation and partisan divide

by Alicia Diaz | Nov 11, 2020 | Business & Tech, Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON — As Twitter and Facebook cracked down on the spread of election misinformation in recent months, conservatives flocked to Parler, an app that has no regulations about posting misinformation. The app jumped to the number one spot on the most downloaded...
D.C. prepares for possible Proud Boys gathering on Saturday

D.C. prepares for possible Proud Boys gathering on Saturday

by Madison Muller | Nov 11, 2020 | Campaign2020, Featured, Politics, Topics

WASHINGTON — During a Tuesday morning press conference, Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) addressed concerns that far-right white supremacist group, the Proud Boys, would be gathering in Washington Saturday to protest Donald Trump’s election loss. According to social...
VIDEO: Kamala Harris makes history as first woman vice president

VIDEO: Kamala Harris makes history as first woman vice president

by Julia Benbrook | Nov 10, 2020 | Campaign2020, Featured

WASHINGTON — Kamala Harris is making history and little girls everywhere are watching. Soon after the election announcement, Aileen Carr was out celebrating the historic win with her young daughter, Maya. “Maya has a white momma and a Black daddy and it’s really nice...
Answering questions on Pfizer’s new vaccine

Answering questions on Pfizer’s new vaccine

by Cheyanne M. Daniels | Nov 10, 2020 | Coronavirus, Featured

WASHINGTON — The pharmaceutical company Pfizer, Inc. announced Monday success with a vaccine against the virus, even as COVID-19 cases soar, hitting over 10 million and more than 230 thousand deaths last week. In a press release Monday, Albert Bourla, chairman...
McCabe denies any wrongdoing during hearing on Crossfire Hurricane

McCabe denies any wrongdoing during hearing on Crossfire Hurricane

by Karli Goldenberg | Nov 10, 2020 | Featured, National Security, Topics

WASHINGTON — The Committee on the Judiciary held its fourth day of an oversight hearing on Crossfire Hurricane, the F.B.I. investigation into President Trump’s campaign and its ties to Russia on Nov. 10. “We’re looking at maybe the biggest scandal in the...
‘This is what jubilee means’—Washington reacts to Biden’s win over Trump

‘This is what jubilee means’—Washington reacts to Biden’s win over Trump

by Katie Livingstone | Nov 9, 2020 | Campaign2020, Featured

WASHINGTON— The nation’s capital erupted in jubilation at the announcement of Joe Biden’s victory over President Donald Trump on Saturday as thousands of Biden supporters poured into the streets to breathe a sigh of relief after five days of tense vote counting....
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