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What have GOP candidates said about pardoning former President Donald Trump?

June 20, 2023

Former President Donald Trump, the early GOP frontrunner, has not been convicted of charges relating to his unlawful possession of classified documents. But the scenario of a presidential pardon for Trump looms over the 2024 campaign trail.  Most of the Republican presidential candidates have said they would pardon Trump. Entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy offered a full-throated […]

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Fact-check: Does milk consumption increase breast cancer risk? More research is needed, experts say

June 19, 2023

A Facebook post says scientists have found what causes breast cancer and gives the impression that a lifestyle change could prevent developing the illness. “Scientists found: what causes breast cancer and we drink it daily,” says the text in the Spanish-language post. “Give it like and then … look at the first comment.” The post […]

What is generative AI and why is it suddenly everywhere? Here’s how it works

June 19, 2023

Was that Pope Francis wearing a white puffer jacket inspired by luxury fashion brand Balenciaga? Did former President Donald Trump fall to the street while being arrested by police?  The answer is no. Photos that appear to depict those events aren’t real; they are the product of generative artificial intelligence. Artificial intelligence, also known as […]

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Trump and some in GOP are promoting a Biden bribery allegation. It is from 2020 and unverified.

June 16, 2023

Days after former President Donald Trump was indicted on federal charges that he mishandled classified documents, he told supporters that the timing was intentional. “It is also no coincidence that these charges against me came down the very same day evidence revealed Joe Biden took a $5 million bribe from Ukraine,” he said June 13 in […]

Some GOP hopefuls want to honor Confederate Braxton Bragg with US base. Here’s what to know.

June 16, 2023

In early June, a sprawling U.S. Army base in North Carolina shed the name it was given in 1918 — Fort Bragg — and was formally renamed Fort Liberty.  The name change was prompted by a federal law, passed in 2020 after protests over George Floyd’s murder in Minneapolis, to rename military bases that had […]

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Making sense of ‘bleach’ and hammer claims: What really happened with Hillary Clinton’s emails?

June 16, 2023

Hillary Clinton’s emails are back in the news.  Shortly after former President Donald Trump was indicted on charges over his handling of classified documents, he and his allies have issued condemnations about the former 2016 Democratic nominee never being charged, claiming a double standard.  Many of these claims have also mentioned a couple of things […]

Clean slate? ‘Carbon capture’ of CO2 emissions seen as technology that’s a climate solution and risk

June 14, 2023

Is it possible for a climate change solution to reduce emissions while simultaneously enabling more polluting? That’s the question underlying carbon capture and storage, technology designed to catch and store carbon dioxide from sources such as power plants before it reaches the air. The Biden administration has earmarked billions of dollars for carbon capture and […]

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Pence’s point on gender-affirming care for minors ignores parental consent rules for tattoos

June 14, 2023

Twice in the past few weeks, former Vice President Mike Pence has offered a model for determining whether minors should be able to receive gender-affirming care: the laws that govern whether minors can get a tattoo. Pence, who is running for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, raised the idea in a May 24 Scripps News […]

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Fact-checking Donald Trump’s Bedminster speech following documents indictment

June 14, 2023

It was political and legal déjà vu. Former President Donald Trump was indicted. Days later, he was ushered into a nondescript courthouse where he entered a not guilty plea, mostly hidden from the public. He cruised from the courthouse, boarded his private jet and flew to one of his resorts. He ended the night by […]

Trump en el escenario de Greensboro, N.C., 6-10-2023

Verificando lo que Donald Trump dijo a Americano Media sobre su caso de los documentos clasificados

June 14, 2023

El expresidente Donald Trump se presentó el 13 de junio a una corte federal en Miami para enfrentar 37 cargos en relación a la investigación de los documentos clasificados encontrados en su propiedad Mar-a-Lago en Palm Beach, Florida. Antes de eso, el 12 de junio, Trump habló con la periodista Carinés Moncada, en una entrevista […]

The differences in Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton’s classified document cases

June 13, 2023

Former President Donald Trump’s indictment over classified documents has spurred criticism against the FBI and the Justice Department. Trump’s allies and supporters say the case is politically motivated and evidence of bias. The proof? An investigation into Trump’s 2016 Democratic opponent, Hillary Clinton’s handling of classified information did not lead to an indictment.  “Most Republicans […]

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How do Donald Trump and Joe Biden’s classified documents cases compare?

June 13, 2023

As former President Donald Trump prepared to be arraigned on charges related to his handling of classified documents, some supporters complained that Trump has been indicted by a special counsel while President Joe Biden hasn’t. Information about Biden’s documents broke Jan. 9 when CBS News reported that Biden’s lawyers had discovered documents, some with classification […]

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