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  • Prof Patty
  • October 24, 2020October 24, 2020

Membership of the 116th Congress: A Profile

There are 50 states, the District of Columbia, and 5 permanently inhabited territories: the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the US Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Island

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https://youtu.be/2S2L4e914po?si=YmVt_MwoVlBysYzK

NY Times

  • Extreme Heat Across Europe Creates Divide Over Leaving Schools Open
  • The Heat Wave in Europe Is Hitting Records. Here’s What to Know.
  • The Ukraine War Amputees Embracing Wake Boarding and Jujitsu
  • Deadly Heat Wave Grips Europe, and Congress Passes a Landmark Housing Bill
  • Rubio Seeks to Reassure Persian Gulf Allies on Iran Deal
https://youtu.be/ZALIdsv_3cg?si=FZBaK7cjVEztCJnB

NPR

  • Leading Lebanese conservationist dies after an Israeli airstrike on her home
  • Butterflies may hold clues to longer lives
  • A new app could help streamline loon data by enabling citizens to log observations
  • A new study rewrites the history of the plague
  • How to map quadrillions of miles of underground fungi
https://youtu.be/7aGbj3LAHsI?si=Iso1GGmZlbrOj5nO

The Progressive

  • Queer Media Workers Navigate an Uncertain Landscape
  • The U.S. Supreme Court May Continue the Culture War Around Religion and LGBTQ+ Personhood
  • Mohammad Sabaaneh’s Desperate and Defiant Vision
  • When a Bullet Enters an Ordinary Moment
  • Trump’s Deal with Iran Is Good Enough
https://youtu.be/oKbsiNd4Q-Y?si=MF6Eq8qv49QiZkTB

FactCheck.org

  • How Trump’s Preliminary Deal with Iran Compares with His Rhetoric
  • No Evidence for Trump’s Right to Try Claim
  • The Shaky Assumptions Behind Trump’s Over $500 Billion in Projected Drug Savings
  • Trump Makes Unsupported Claims About Drug Flows
  • Trump’s Inaccurate Anecdote on ‘Right to Repair’ Cars
https://youtu.be/FA8AZSMEOD0?si=uBmpaQx4ZdqASMpy

Snopes.com

  • Unpacking claim Oklahoma judge ruled woman 'not allowed to speak abuser's name'
  • Iran soccer team's message thanked LA for hospitality after World Cup match
  • Did Trump's motorcade drive through newly painted reflecting pool?
  • Why Norway's World Cup team brought its own food and chefs to US
  • Is Trump Organization selling peeling paint from reflecting pool?
https://youtu.be/OFkeKKszXTw?si=y7SJCxWT57VseByL

Tradeoffs

  • Medicaid Overhaul Complicates States’ Plans to Bring Care Into Jails and Prisons
  • Where Did the No Surprises Act Go Wrong? And Can It Be Fixed?
  • Mental Health Courts Offer People Facing Prison an Imperfect Alternative
  • A Closer Look at a Widely Despised Health Insurance Policy
  • Republicans Want to Change How You Buy Health Care
https://youtu.be/JbpcNGe1IoY?si=OKq0SBDBFxiyWQAo

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