While many US and European shoppers went on a spree on Black Friday, some groups hit out with boycotts and campaigns against what they deem unfair business practices and the unbridled consumerism of the end-of-year holidays. In the United States, the day after Thanksgiving — celebrated the fourth Thursday in November — is marked by …
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A broad-based coalition of child safety advocates has sent a letter to Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg, urging him to abandon plans to launch a version of Instagram for children under 13, saying it’s not the right fix for the problem of kids lying about their age to get on the platform and it would “put …
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CIA Director William Burns speaks during a Senate Select Committee on Intelligence hearing on Capitol Hill on April 14, 2021 in Washington, DC. The committee is hearing testimony on worldwide threats to national security. (Photo by Graeme Jennings-Pool/Getty Images) OAN NewsroomUPDATED 2:05 PM PT – Wednesday, April 14, 2021 CIA Director William Burns said ISIS …
Gun rights groups are pushing back against a barrage of executive actions that the Biden administration has argued would help combat what it calls a “gun violence public health epidemic.” The six initial proposals outlined in a fact sheet released by the White House contain two orders that drew particular attention: a Justice Department (DOJ) rule aimed …
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One of the largest gun rights groups in the country said it is preparing to fight a slew of executive actions from the Biden administration, claiming they’re “tyrannical” and that they will “spare no expense” in defeating them. “Gun Owners of America is wholeheartedly opposed to the unconstitutional gun control threatened today by President Biden—restrictions …
Georgia’s controversial elections law has been hit with yet another lawsuit, with voting rights groups on Sunday filing a suit claiming racial discrimination. The lawsuit (pdf) was filed on behalf of a coalition of groups including the League of Women Voters of Georgia and the Georgia State Conference of the NAACP, against Georgia Secretary of …
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) on March 19 said she is “open” to changing the way the Senate filibuster rules are used amid growing pressure from far-left progressive groups for it to be scrapped. Feinstein, 87, the oldest senator, has long been one of the Senate’s staunchest supporters of the filibuster rule, which requires a threshold of 60 votes to …
FILE PHOTO: A 3D plastic representation of the Facebook logo is seen in this illustration in Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina, May 13, 2015. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic March 18, 2021 By Elizabeth Culliford (Reuters) – Facebook Inc said on Wednesday it is starting to remove the recommendations it gives global users for political and social issue Facebook …
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FILE PHOTO: An entrance sign at the Chevron refinery, located near the Houston Ship Channel, is seen in Pasadena, Texas, U.S., May 5, 2019. REUTERS/Loren Elliott March 16, 2021 By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Three environmental groups filed a false advertising complaint against Chevron with the Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday, alleging that the …
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A coalition of consumer and banking groups is urging Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to take action to close a loophole in the recently passed $1.9 trillion pandemic relief bill that allows the $1,400 direct payments to American families to be seized by debt collectors. The economic impact payments (EIP), as the stimulus checks are formally …
