August 2019

Progressive Activists Have Pushed Democrats to the Left on Climate Issues. Now What?

DETROIT — In April, young activists with the Sunrise Movement, a liberal environmental group, held a rally here at Wayne State University to champion radical steps to curb climate change. Their aim: to get Democratic presidential candidates on record supporting the Green New Deal, which ties traditional goals, like reducing greenhouse gas emissions, with social […]

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China’s Zheng Saisai captures 1st singles title at San Jose

Zheng Saisai of China used steady, looping groundstrokes and patience to capture her first career singles title, beating Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus 6-3, 7-6 (3) in the Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic on Sunday. Saisai, who is ranked 55th and played one more match than Sabalenka to reach Sunday’s championship, topped three seeded players on the

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In El Paso Shooting Suspect’s Manifesto, an Echo of Trump’s Language

Grant Stinchfield, a former host of NRATV, the defunct online media arm of the National Rifle Association, said his “heart aches” for the victims of El Paso, but he accused the news media and Democrats of unfairly blaming Mr. Trump for a crime committed by a “disgusting, deranged human being.” “Evil has existed since the

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Beauty vlogger Dawn Lee on why she’s sharing her cancer journey

Korean beauty vlogger Dawn Lee was diagnosed with lymphoma, a type of blood cancer, in February. The 29-year-old has been sharing her experience of chemotherapy on YouTube, with one video attracting almost four million views. She told the BBC she was worried at first about sharing content that was not “pretty”, but hoped her videos

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