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Opinion: Trump has CPAC, but Biden has kryptonite

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Opinion: Trump has CPAC, but Biden has kryptonite https://ift.tt/fJo911 President Joe Biden should just ignore Donald Trump upon his return to Conservative Political Action Conference this weekend, where the former president is set to throw his Republican acolytes political red meat. If his downplaying of the insurrection of January 6, and deflecting responsibility onto his critics is not enough, they can also hear him play his greatest hits, maybe with a few new tunes thrown in along the way. Given that most Republicans, including Sen. Mitch McConnell, have made clear that they are fine having him as the face of their party, Trump will undoubtedly be energized. The adulation he can expect at CPAC will also provide him some relief from stories about the intensifying investigations that are taking place into his tax records.

Psaki: 'More effective ways' to hold Saudi Arabia accountable for Khashoggi's murder than sanctioning crown prince

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Psaki: 'More effective ways' to hold Saudi Arabia accountable for Khashoggi's murder than sanctioning crown prince https://ift.tt/fJo911 • The Khashoggi report, annotated • Biden doesn't penalize crown prince despite promise to punish senior Saudi leaders

Dr. Fauci on US case count: This is what history tells us

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Dr. Fauci on US case count: This is what history tells us https://ift.tt/fJo911 Dr. Anthony Fauci cautioned against relaxing pandemic restrictions throughout the US even though Covid-19 cases have plateaued, citing how premature relaxations of restrictions can lead to new spikes in cases.

Golden Globes 2021: How to watch and what to expect

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Golden Globes 2021: How to watch and what to expect https://ift.tt/fJo911 The Golden Globes will unofficially kickoff Hollywood's award season on Sunday, but the event will look a little different this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Families want change after neglect in Canadian care homes proved deadly

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Families want change after neglect in Canadian care homes proved deadly https://ift.tt/fJo911 The harrowing details of how so many Canadian seniors were left neglected and alone in long term care homes during the pandemic are an agony to accept, let alone, to share. But families say if they're silent now, they too, would be complicit in what they consider to be cruel and preventable deaths.

Biden wants to reopen schools. Here's why that's so hard to do

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Biden wants to reopen schools. Here's why that's so hard to do https://ift.tt/fJo911 Millions of students across the US are still out of the classroom after nearly a year, fueling a heated debate among school districts, teachers and parents about the best -- and safest -- way to educate kids even as President Joe Biden pushes to get them back in buildings.

$3 gasoline could be around the corner

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$3 gasoline could be around the corner https://ift.tt/fJo911 OPEC and Russia's unprecedented production cuts last spring lifted oil prices out of a death spiral. Nearly a year later, the group is under pressure to cool off the red-hot market.