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from Aleteia English
Catholic Media/News Company
The blood of martyrs continues to be the seed of new Christians at the beginning of 2018. This is the conclusion we can draw from reviewing the testimonies of men and women who, in various countries around the world, have shed their blood for their faith in Jesus.
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from Business Insider
LEFT-CENTER BIASThe effort to block the FCC's repeal of net neutrality just hit an important milestone
The effort to overturn the Federal Communications Commission's recent repeal of its net-neutrality rules just crossed an important threshold. Thirty senators have now signed on to sponsor a resolution that would nullify the repeal, Sen. Ed Markey of Massachusetts announced Monday on Twitter. That's significant because it's the number of senators needed to essentially force a vote on the FCC's move.
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from Daily Wire
RIGHT BIAS, MIXED, American news and opinion website
Oprah Gives Much-Ballyhooed Speech on #MeToo. Here Are 4 Problems With It.
On Sunday evening, Oprah Winfrey received the Cecille B. DeMille Lifetime Achievement Award. She proceeded to launch into an emotional speech about the power of women to fight back against sexism and sexual malfeasance — a speech that led to widespread celebration in Hollywood, where everyone knew about the problem of sexual harassment and assault and nobody did anything for years, but where one speech from the most powerful woman in the history of media can apparently cure all ills. But it would be nice if Oprah had used some of her power to fight the Harvey Weinsteins of the world years ago, rather than leading from behind.
Oprah Gives Much-Ballyhooed Speech on #MeToo. Here Are 4 Problems With It.
On Sunday evening, Oprah Winfrey received the Cecille B. DeMille Lifetime Achievement Award. She proceeded to launch into an emotional speech about the power of women to fight back against sexism and sexual malfeasance — a speech that led to widespread celebration in Hollywood, where everyone knew about the problem of sexual harassment and assault and nobody did anything for years, but where one speech from the most powerful woman in the history of media can apparently cure all ills. But it would be nice if Oprah had used some of her power to fight the Harvey Weinsteins of the world years ago, rather than leading from behind.
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from The Heritage Foundation
RIGHT BIAS, MIXED, think tank in Washington, D.C
New Offshore Drilling Plan Will Reverse Obama Restrictions, Unleash U.S. Energy Dominance
The United States is the only country in the world that has placed a majority of its territorial waters off-limits to natural resources extraction. Until now, that is. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke’s draft plan is the first part of a multiyear process that would make more than 90 percent of the total federal acreage available, which includes 98 percent of the undiscovered, technically recoverable oil and gas resources in the Outer Continental Shelf.
Time to End or Mend the Iran Nuclear Agreement
U.S. foreign policy is strongest when the President acts with clear congressional backing. However, if Congress is unable to reach a consensus regarding the Iran nuclear agreement, President Trump should unilaterally terminate the agreement. President Trump should keep his options open, renew the nuclear sanctions waivers, and work with Congress to address problems inherent in the nuclear deal.
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New Offshore Drilling Plan Will Reverse Obama Restrictions, Unleash U.S. Energy Dominance
The United States is the only country in the world that has placed a majority of its territorial waters off-limits to natural resources extraction. Until now, that is. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke’s draft plan is the first part of a multiyear process that would make more than 90 percent of the total federal acreage available, which includes 98 percent of the undiscovered, technically recoverable oil and gas resources in the Outer Continental Shelf.
Time to End or Mend the Iran Nuclear Agreement
U.S. foreign policy is strongest when the President acts with clear congressional backing. However, if Congress is unable to reach a consensus regarding the Iran nuclear agreement, President Trump should unilaterally terminate the agreement. President Trump should keep his options open, renew the nuclear sanctions waivers, and work with Congress to address problems inherent in the nuclear deal.
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from HumanProgress.org
Education Website
Things are getting better – so why are we all so gloomy?
Over the last 200 years or so, the world has experienced previously unimaginable improvements in standards of living. The process of rapid economic growth started in Europe and America, but today some of the world’s fastest growing countries can be found in Asia and Africa – lifting billions of people from absolute poverty. Historical evidence, therefore, makes a potent case for optimism. Yet, pessimism is everywhere.
Things are getting better – so why are we all so gloomy?
Over the last 200 years or so, the world has experienced previously unimaginable improvements in standards of living. The process of rapid economic growth started in Europe and America, but today some of the world’s fastest growing countries can be found in Asia and Africa – lifting billions of people from absolute poverty. Historical evidence, therefore, makes a potent case for optimism. Yet, pessimism is everywhere.
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from The Spokesman-Review
Newspaper in Spokane, Washington
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from The Washington Post
Newspaper in Washington, D.C.
Get a grip, people. Oprah should not run for president.
Last night at the Golden Globe awards, Oprah Winfrey received a lifetime achievement award and gave a very moving speech, which immediately led all kinds of people to proclaim that she should run for president. This is not the first time this suggestion has been made, nor is Oprah the first celebrity who has inspired that kind of talk. But let’s all take a breath. If you watched her Golden Globes speech and said “She should run,” then the 2016 election and the first year of the Trump presidency have addled your brain.
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