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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) attends President Trump's State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/TNS)

‘Mr. President, get real:’ Democrats reject Trump’s alarm about socialism

By Lindsey McPherson, CQ-Roll Call • February 6, 2019

Republican efforts to label the Democratic Party as socialists reached a new level Tuesday night as President Donald Trump used his State of the Union address to further that partisan message — prompting...

Starbucks Chairman Howard Schultz talks about how many veterans the company will be hiring on March 22, 2017 at the Starbucks shareholders meeting in Seattle, Wash. (Steve Ringman/Seattle Times/TNS)

Q&A: Howard Schultz may run for president, and some folks are steaming mad about it

By Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times • February 6, 2019

Howard Schultz, who turned Starbucks into an international hot-beverage behemoth, is brewing up a possible run for president, and, no, that’s not the last bad coffee pun you will hear between now and...

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) greets supporters after speaking at an organizing event for her 2020 campaign inside the Godbold Center at Columbia College on January 23, 2019, in Columbia, S.C. (Gavin McIntyre/The State/TNS)

Harris and Warren gain early 2020 edge with nomination calendar

By Sahil Kapur, Bloomberg News • February 6, 2019

The first contests to pick the Democrat who’ll challenge President Donald Trump in 2020 play to the strengths of Sens. Kamala Harris and Elizabeth Warren, giving each a significant edge when voters begin...

President Donald J. Trump congratulates U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer as he delivers remarks on the United States Mexico Canada Agreement (USMCA) in the Rose Garden at the White House on Monday, Oct. 1, 2018 in Washington, D.C. President Trump announced the United States and Canada have agreed to a deal replacing the North American Free Trade Agreement. (Pete Marovich/Abaca Press/TNS)

Trump says trade deal hinges on Xi meeting

By Shawn Donnan, Andrew Mayeda and Laura Curtis, Bloomberg News • January 31, 2019

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said he may soon meet with China’s Xi Jinping to finalize details of a possible trade deal as he declared negotiations in Washington were making progress. “Meetings...

Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa, left, and Russia's President Vladimir Putin during a meeting at the Moscow Kremlin on Jan. 15, 2019.

Before, they were beaten; now Zimbabwe protesters are being shot

By Antony Sguazzin, Brian Latham and Pauline Bax, Bloomberg News • January 30, 2019

The Zimbabwean military's move to end Robert Mugabe's almost four-decade reign in 2017 sent jubilant crowds pouring into the streets of the capital hoping for better times after years of economic stagnation...

Snowplows clear snow along runways and the tarmac at Chicago O'Hare International Airport on Monday, Jan. 28, 2019 in Chicago. More snow is expected today and temperatures are expected to drop this week.

No, this polar vortex doesn’t disprove global warming

By Keith Matheny, Detroit Free Press • January 30, 2019

It's a question on many blue lips this week, as the Midwest braced for below-zero temperatures for its daily high on Wednesday: How can global warming be true when it's so cold? Even President Donald...

Juan Guaido, president of the National Assembly, during a march against President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, on Jan. 15, 2019.

Trump congratulates Juan Guaidó on assuming power, amid unrest in Venezuela

By John T. Bennett, CQ-Roll Call • January 30, 2019

President Donald Trump Wednesday morning spoke by phone with Juan Guaido, whom he has recognized as Venezuela's interim president, amid violence and political unrest there. Trump called Guaido to "congratulate...

President Donald Trump speaks on the government shutdown and border security in the Diplomatic Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019.

Senate GOP unveils omnibus bill to fund wall, reopen government

By Jennifer Shutt, CQ-Roll Call • January 22, 2019

Senate Republicans have released a $354.5 billion fiscal 2019 spending package that includes $5.7 billion for border wall construction as well as temporary relief for enrollees in the Deferred Action for...

Former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani, left, welcomes Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on stage during a campaign rally on Aug. 18, 2016, at the Charlotte Convention Center in Charlotte, N.C.

Giuliani compounds Trump’s Russia woes in conflicting interviews

By Shannon Pettypiece, Bloomberg News • January 22, 2019

A lawyer's job is to make a client look innocent, if not to prove it _ something President Donald Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani has been struggling with in recent days. In a string of interviews, Giuliani...

Water leaks and intrusions - Macdonough Hall - exposed metal rebar. From the Naval Audit Service - Audit Report - Sufficiency of United States Naval Academy Infrastructure 7 June 2018.

The Naval Academy is deteriorating so badly, its mission to train midshipmen is under threat

By Danielle Ohl, The Capital Gazette • January 22, 2019

Leaking pipes. Moldering walls. Condemned offices and balconies. Plumbing that can't handle its load and a stormwater system dumping unfiltered rainwater into the Severn River. These aren't the issues...

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