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Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 12/14/21 Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 12/14/21

Amid Staff Exits and Toxic Workplace Whispers, Kamala Harris Picks Up $1.2B Win at Border

Some reportedly felt that by tapping Harris to address the border, Biden was saddling her with an "all-around politically losing assignment.”

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Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 12/14/21 Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 12/14/21

Only Small Fraction of Arts Funders Required Actors Earn Living Wage Before Pandemic

From 2019 to 2020, the unemployment rate of actors jumped from nearly 25 percent to more than 52 percent, according to the National Endowment for the Arts.

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Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 12/13/21 Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 12/13/21

Jeh Johnson Says U.S. Cyber Offensive Capabilities Act as Deterrent Amid Ransomware Attacks

The former Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security said that peace and security could be achieved "through strength.”

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Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 12/13/21 Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 12/13/21

Manchin Sounds Inflation Alarm, a Problem for Biden's Spending Bill Passing by Christmas

“Inflation is real, it's not transitory. It's alarming... And I think that should be something we're concerned about," the West Virginia Democrat said.

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Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 12/13/21 Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 12/13/21

Border Agency Accused of Tracking U.S. Journalists With Tech Meant for Terrorists

The CBP's Counter Network Division allegedly carried out the practice to "vet" whether individuals the agency intended work with were "reputable reporters.”

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Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 12/10/21 Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 12/10/21

U.S. Turns to Public for Answers on How to Deal With Family Separation at Border

Comments from the public will go to the Interagency Task Force on the Reunification of Families which will offer recommendations to President Joe Biden.

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Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 12/10/21 Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 12/10/21

U.S. to Pull Out of Carbon Projects Overseas Entirely for First Time Following Biden Order

The U.S. will still fund projects in vulnerable areas in need of expanded energy access.

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Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 12/10/21 Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 12/10/21

650 Die at Border in First Year of Biden, 24 Percent More Than Peak Under Trump, Obama

This new peak in border crosser deaths come as migration across the Southwest border has experienced record highs.

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Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 12/9/21 Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 12/9/21

Progressives' Efforts at Immigration Reform Halted as Joe Manchin Withholds Support

“The bottom line is the parliamentarian, you stick with the parliamentarian, that's all," Manchin told reporters. "You stick on every issue."

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Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 12/9/21 Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 12/9/21

Trump Organization Calls AG's Deposition Request to Ex-Potus 'Another Political Witch-Hunt'

This report comes as New York State Attorney General Letitia James announced she intends to end her bid for governor and will focus on ongoing investigations.

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Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 12/9/21 Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 12/9/21

Tall Order: New Tech, Barista Burnout Driving Push for Starbucks Unionization

“It's as though you are making drinks under the pressure of trying to defuse a ticking time bomb," one Starbucks employee said.

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Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 12/8/21 Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 12/8/21

Family Awarded $301 Billion From Bar That Overserved Drunk Driver In Largest Penalty Ever

Aujuni Tamay Anderson, 16, and her 59-year-old grandmother Tamra Kay Kindred were killed after Joshua Delbosque drove with a blood alcohol content of .263.

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Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 12/8/21 Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 12/8/21

Arizona Governor Doug Ducey Calls National Guard to Help Border Patrol With Migrant Flow

Following the reimplementation of the Migrant Protection Protocols parts of the border have seen a wave of attempted crossings, including Arizona's Yuma sector.

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Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 12/7/21 Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 12/7/21

Prevented From Seeking Asylum at U.S. Ports, Migrants Cross Rio Grande to Have Cases Heard

Because migrants have been unable to present their claims, some have taken to crossing the Rio Grande and surrendering themselves to Border Patrol at the wall.

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Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 12/7/21 Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 12/7/21

Texas Using Boats Lined Up on Rio Grande to Stop Flow of Migrants

The measure is a part of Operation Lone Star, which Governor Greg Abbott's office states is aimed to combat the "smuggling of people and drugs into Texas.”

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Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 12/6/21 Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 12/6/21

What Is 'Vote Dilution'? Justice Dept. Says Texas' Redistricting Suppresses Minority Votes

The department is suing the state over its new redistricting maps, saying the plans discriminate against Black and Latino voters.

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Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 12/6/21 Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 12/6/21

Donald Trump's New Media Company Now Under SEC Scrutiny Over Stock Trading

Trump met with DWAC Executive Patrick Orlando before the company started raising funds for their merger, which could be in violation of SEC rules.

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Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 12/6/21 Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 12/6/21

Evergrande Posts Images of 'Construction' Online as Shares Fall to 12-Year Low

Bloggers said that at some sites there's been "no construction for months" and in other areas where construction has begun "there are fewer than 10 workers.”

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Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 12/3/21 Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 12/3/21

Chinese Developer Evergrande Says It Could Run Out of Money, Prompting Government Meetings

Evergrande's creditors expect to see a $260 million payment, but the company faces challenges coming up with the funds.

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Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 12/3/21 Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 12/3/21

Migrant Rights Groups Fear Kidnappings, Extortions in Renewed 'Remain in Mexico' Program

"We've accounted for numerous cases of kidnapping and extortion, of physical assault, sexual assaults, violence," Marisa Limón Garza, deputy director of the Hope Border Institute, told Newsweek of the conditions people face under the Remain in Mexico policy.

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