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President Joe Biden, Russian President Vladimir Putin to speak Thursday as Ukraine tensions rise
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President Joe Biden, Russian President Vladimir Putin to speak Thursday as Ukraine tensions rise

President Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin are set to speak Thursday as relations between the U.S. and Russia approach “a moment of crisis,” amid Russian troops massing near the Ukraine border. The two leaders are hoping to ease the tension through diplomacy, but a senior White House official told reporters the U.S. is prepared to respond with harsh sanctions if Russia advances into Ukraine. “I think both leaders believe there is genuine value in direct leader-to-leader engagement, that we are in a moment of crisis and have been for some weeks now, given the Russian build-up,” the official said, speaking on the condition of anonymity to reporters. “It will take a high level of engagement to address this and to try to find a path to deescalation,” the official continued.  Bu...
Trump’s legacy lives on despite Biden’s numerous failures
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Trump’s legacy lives on despite Biden’s numerous failures

OPINION: It’s the time of year when we ask ourselves what we are grateful for, what we got wrong and what we got right after being handed 12 fresh, unused months. For all of us, there are painful answers because what we got wrong has created humanitarian disasters here at home and abroad. What we are getting right is recognizing that we were bamboozled by a political establishment that remains focused on keeping us dazed and confused. 2022 is upon us. The political catastrophe of the 2020 presidential election and the resulting collapse of a coherent COVID-19 strategy have brought a great deal of self-reflection for all of us. We have learned the hard and deadly way that elections and leadership really do matter. The quality of our lives can change on a dime depending on the capabilities a...
Dr. Anthony Fauci in line for biggest annual retirement payout in U.S. history — more than $350,000
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Dr. Anthony Fauci in line for biggest annual retirement payout in U.S. history — more than $350,000

Dr. Anthony Fauci says he won’t be retiring any time soon, despite qualifying for the largest federal retirement package in the country’s history. Dr. Fauci, who turned 81 last week, would qualify for an annual retirement that would exceed $350,000, according to an analysis that the government spending watchdog OpenTheBooks.com did for Forbes. He said earlier this month that he would not be stepping down as President Biden’s top COVID-19 adviser and director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. “There’s no way I’m going to walk away from this until we get this under control,” Dr. Fauci said on ABC News, referring to the pandemic. “I mean, that’s the purpose of what we do. That’s our mission in life. In the middle of it, I’m not going to walk away.” He has been a f...
AG Merrick Garland builds reputation on the right for politicizing DOJ
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AG Merrick Garland builds reputation on the right for politicizing DOJ

Sen. Charles E. Grassley, Iowa Republican, declared two months ago that the Justice Department had “moved as far left as it can go,” but he may have underestimated Attorney General Merrick Garland. In the two months since he was excoriated by Senate Judiciary Committee Republicans for his much-criticized school board memo, Mr. Garland has fanned allegations of political hackery by filing a lawsuit over the Texas redistricting map while taking no action on gerrymandering claims in Maryland. Last month, the FBI raided the home of Project Veritas President James O’Keefe over first daughter Ashley Biden’s allegedly purloined diary, prompting Mr. Grassley to weigh in again over what he called the “brazen and inconsistent standards employed by the Department [of Justice].” “The Biden DOJ has de...
Rep. Lauren Boebert put her brand on Washington politics in a rebellious first year in Congress
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Rep. Lauren Boebert put her brand on Washington politics in a rebellious first year in Congress

Rep. Lauren Boebert’s first year in Congress firmly established her as a force of political defiance — a virtual legislator outlaw. If she wasn’t boasting about packing a pistol at the U.S. Capitol or setting off metal detectors and quarreling with Capitol Police, the Colorado Republican was trading verbal jabs with Democratic lawmakers or making a social media splash with a dress emblazoned with “Let’s go Brandon.” At every turn, she emerged unbowed. After dodging censure by House Democrats for joking that Rep. Ilhan Omar resembled a suicide bomber, Mrs. Boebert boasted about her narrow escape from congressional punishment. “They tried to cancel me, but I’m not bowing down. I refuse to be bullied by people who hate our country,” Mrs. Boebert, 35, told the conservative student activists a...
Court shoots down Oklahoma’s lawsuit over National Guard COVID-19 vaccine mandate
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Court shoots down Oklahoma’s lawsuit over National Guard COVID-19 vaccine mandate

Oklahoma officials say they are weighing their options after a federal judge rejected their challenge to the Pentagon’s COVID-19 vaccine requirement for National Guard troops, the first major decision in a high-stakes legal battle Republican governors are waging against the Biden administration’s military mandate. The ruling late Tuesday underscored what analysts say is likely an uphill legal battle facing Oklahoma and at least five other states as they argue that Guard troops who object the vaccine on personal, religious or moral grounds should be exempt from the mandate. But the federal court’s decision almost surely won’t be the final word. With the Biden administration’s June 30 vaccination deadline for Army National Guard troops still six months away, the fight between GOP-led states ...
D.C. area homicide hike mirrors deadly national trend
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D.C. area homicide hike mirrors deadly national trend

A man was shot dead in a residential neighborhood in Southeast Washington on Monday, marking the 225th homicide this year in the nation’s capital as the city approaches the most killings recorded since 2003. “We have a homicide crisis, a policing crisis and a crisis at our jail,” local criminal defense attorney Patrice Sulton told The Washington Times. With just a few days left in 2021, homicides in the nation’s capital are up 14% from the same time last year when 197 were recorded, the most since 248 in 2003. Ms. Sulton, founder of the nonprofit D.C. Justice Lab, says the Metropolitan Police Department needs to reevaluate its priorities to stem the slayings. “Our local police department is concerning itself too much with how many people it arrests and how much contraband it seizes,” she ...
Harry Reid dies at 82
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Harry Reid dies at 82

Former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Nevada Democrat, died Tuesday. He was 82. His death was first reported by the Nevada Independent website and then confirmed by Sen. Charles E. Schumer of New York, Mr, Reid’s successor as Democratic Senate leader. Harry Reid was one of the most amazing individuals I’ve ever metHe never forgot where he came from and used those boxing instincts to fearlessly fight those who were hurting the poor & the middle classHe’s gone but will walk by the sides of many of us in the Senate every day pic.twitter.com/8T9PiD7vY4 — Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) December 29, 2021 “Harry Reid was one of the most amazing individuals I have ever met,” Mr. Schumer said in a statement posted to Twitter. “He was a boxer who came from humble origins but he never forgot w...
INTO THE MIND OF ROOKIE AUTHOR: SHADRICK HOLLOWAY
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INTO THE MIND OF ROOKIE AUTHOR: SHADRICK HOLLOWAY

"Whether you think you can or you think you can't, either way, you're right." – Henry Ford. Shadrick Holloway, born in Jackson, Mississippi on the 2nd of August in 1992, is best known for his work on the novels 'Leaving Heaven' and 'Urijah.' A visionary in mind and an empathetic at heart, Holloway has always been the person to follow the feelings of his soul as he values compassion and kindness. BACKGROUND Holloway wanted to pursue many things in his early life; initially a career in professional football that later developed more towards Basketball. However, that all changed as his horizon began to widen towards art itself. Being a big fan of Akira Toriyama's 'Dragonball Z,' he began to develop skills in drawing, which he made use of in comics and character designing. ...
HOW NEW-AGE ORGANIZATIONS ARE DRIVING SOCIAL IMPACT THROUGH CSR INITIATIVES
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HOW NEW-AGE ORGANIZATIONS ARE DRIVING SOCIAL IMPACT THROUGH CSR INITIATIVES

Introduction Many companies are looking to give back to the society in a meaningful way. While every company may look at CSR through a different lens, the end objective is always the same: Giving back is about making the difference by doing good. The value of being socially responsible cannot be undermined. As the companies have realized the difference they can make, they want to integrate social and environmental concerns in their business operations and interactions with their stakeholders. The popular triple bottom-line approach can help a company achieve balance of economic, environmental, and social imperatives, while managing business productivity. Technology has always been an enabler, more so across the societal structure. By leveraging digital strategies, enterpri...