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on June 28, 2016 in World News

American Latinos for Trump Blast Politico: ‘I’m an American First’

by Alex Swoyer American Latinos for Donald Trump expressed outrage on Monday against the mainstream media for coverage given to Hispanics who support Trump – specifically pointing to a Politico article published on Sunday titled, “The lonely lives of Latinos for Trump.” Mark F., who wishes to leave his last name anonymous, was interviewed by Politico and briefly mentioned in the article because he produced many videos for a group on Twitter, “Latinos for Trump.” He said he thought it was unfair that Politico portrayed Latinos as lonely. “I am not ‘Lonely.’ My whole family is voting for Trump. I am very… View Article

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on June 28, 2016 in World News

Obama Bans Single-Sex Bathrooms at National Parks

by Warner Todd Huston President Barack Obama’s deputies have decreed that single-sex bathrooms will be eliminated in national parks to help make the nation’s outdoors into a transgender-supportive environment. The Department of Interior tried to put a positive spin on the new ban. “As it relates to recently passed state laws relating to the transgender community, visitors to public lands and water sites are welcome to use restrooms that best align with their gender identity,” not with their sex, the agency said in an email to the Heritage Foundation. Progressives are now insisting that each person’s feelings about “gender identity” is… View Article

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on June 28, 2016 in World News

Oakland City Council Votes to Ban Coal, Lose 1,000 Jobs

by Joel B. Pollak The Oakland City Council voted unanimously Monday evening to ban the storage, handling and export of coal from a new port terminal. The council did so despite the prospect of 1,000 construction jobs, and 120 permanent jobs, at the terminal site. The purported reason for banning coal was concern about health and safety. However, broader environmental concerns about climate change, and the desire to ban all fossil fuels from the economy, played a role in the public debate about the issue. A campaign led by Earthjustice, an environmental group, had urged the public to back the resolution banning… View Article

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on June 28, 2016 in World News

Donald Trump Increases Favorability Rating with ‘Highly Religious’ Protestants

by Alex Swoyer Presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump is improving his favorability rating among white Protestant Republicans. From February through May, 57 percent of highly religious Republicans held a favorable view of Trump. But as of June, Trump’s favorability rating with highly religious Republicans increased nine points to 66 percent, according to a new Gallup poll. The increase in support comes the week after Trump met with roughly 1,000 religious leaders in New York City. Gallup’s Frank Newport notes that this highly religious group “remains no more likely to view Trump favorably than are white Protestant Republicans who are moderately or… View Article

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on June 27, 2016 in World News

‘Where ya from?’ now an act of microaggression

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has released a new list of “microaggressions” posted on the employee forum website which are deemed offensive, including one’s choice of compliments, sports and vacations. To help staff members avoid offense, the university recommends a “gender-neutral” dress code and to avoid…

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