Democratic congressman who ran against Biden citing ‘physical decline’ defends his decision: ‘Vindication’

Democratic Rep. Dean Phillips, who ran a failed presidential campaign against President Biden, defended his decision to oppose his party’s leadership in a recent interview despite criticism. Phillips announced in 2023 that he will not seek re-election in 2024. The decision came after he ran a long-shot primary challenge against Biden. While his campaign was…

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Netflix film tells true story of only predominantly Black and female army battalion to serve during WWII

“The Six Triple Eight” recently debuted on Netflix and tells the story of the first predominantly Black and female army battalion that served overseas during World War II. The film stars Kerry Washington and was written and directed by Tyler Perry. “You’ve got to watch this, because this story is not really told in America,…

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Don’t blame your health insurance company for your lousy coverage

Everyone’s blaming health insurance company greed for the soaring claims denials and roadblocks to care. That’s naive.  Follow the money to find the real culprits: lying politicians.  In 2013, before Affordable Care Act regulations kicked in, insurers denied roughly 1.5% of claims, according to the American Medical Association. But under ACA rules, denials increased tenfold….

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Kazakhstan plane crash survivors say they heard bangs before aircraft went down

Crew members and survivors of the Azerbaijan Airlines plane that crashed in Kazakhstan on Christmas Day say they heard at least one loud bang before the aircraft crashed in a ball of fire, heightening speculation that a Russian anti-aircraft missile may have been responsible for the tragedy. The Embraer 190 passenger jet flying from Azerbaijan to Russia crashed…

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3 political winners for 2024

The end of the year is a natural time to look back on the previous 12 months, and 2024 was one for the political record books. Having been left for dead politically and survived multiple actual assassination attempts, President-elect Trump completed an unthinkable comeback. He stands on the precipice of re-assuming the presidency in a…

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