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The Chimes

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The Chimes

Politics Rundown: Senior ISIS leader killed in US raid

Allies agree to send Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine.
Allies promise to send Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine.
Hannah Larson, Editor-in-Chief January 26, 2023

U.S. Special Operations forces killed Islamic State leader Bilal al-Sudani on Thursday during a raid in northern Somalia. According to a senior U.S. government official quoted in the New York Times, al-Sudani was a “key operative and facilitator for ISIS’s global network.” Secretary of Defense...

Why the letter accusing Kavanaugh of sexual assault falls flat

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Without substantiating evidence, sexual assault claims revert to the most abusive form of mob justice.
Logan Zeppieri, Opinions Editor September 19, 2018

On Sept. 13, Sen. Dianne Feinstein forwarded a secret letter to the FBI, claiming it concerned Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. Despite the ambiguity of the letter, it has been argued as an attempt to smear Kavanaugh. HOW THE STORY WAS RELEASED Last Wednesday, The Intercept claimed that Feinstein...

Feinstein’s shocking statistics misrepresent the abortion debate

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Amid a heavily distorted debate, the anti-abortion position is gleaning its first light.
Logan Zeppieri, Opinions Editor September 10, 2018

On Sep. 5, Sen. Dianne Feinstein began probing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s position on Roe v. Wade by providing shocking statistics. “In the last two decades before Roe,” Feinstein said, “deaths from illegal abortions in this country ran between 200,000 and 1.2 million,” per...

CIA surveillance and torture activities undermine transparency

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The CIA spars with the Senate on torture report findings.
Justin Yun, Writer September 14, 2016
The CIA spars with the Senate on torture report findings.