admin | December 5, 2020
Billy Graham William Franklin Graham Jr. (November 7, 1918 February 21, 2018) was an American evangelist, a prominent evangelical Christian figure, and an ordained Southern Baptist minister who became well-known internationally in the late 1940s. One of his biographers has placed him "among the most influential Christian leaders" of the 20th century.
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admin | December 5, 2020
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel gives a speech celebrating ADL's centennial in 2013. Under the guise of fighting hate speech, the ADL has a long history of wielding its moral authority to attack Arabs, blacks, and queers. When Minnesota RepresentativeIlhan Omar was attacked in March for invoking the anti-Semitic trope of dual loyalty in her criticisms of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), the Anti-Defamation League (ADL)aJewishnon-govermental organization based in the United States, whose statedmission is to stop the defamation of the Jewish people, and to secure justice and fair treatment to allwas among the first to call on Congressional leaders to take immediate action against her.
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admin | December 5, 2020
As part of "Travel Again and Travel Better" effort, consumer group brings thought leaders and consumers together to shape a better travel experience for the future WASHINGTON, Dec. 3, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Travel Fairness Now, a non-profit coalition of travelers advocating for greater transparency, competition and fairness in travel, will be hosting its second webinar today as part of an effort to create a better travel experience for consumers in the future. The webinar will include a discussion with Gov
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admin | November 17, 2020
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admin | November 17, 2020
Supporters of President Trump descended on Washington D.C. during rallies to protest the 2020 election
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admin | November 15, 2020
LAS VEGAS (AP) A white supremacist who told an undercover FBI agent about his plans to firebomb a synagogue or attack a Las Vegas bar catering to LGBTQ customers was sentenced Friday to two years in prison. Conor Climo, 24, apologized before US District Judge James Mahan sentenced him to prison followed by six months of home confinement with electronic monitoring.
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admin | November 13, 2020
Leading up to the presidential election and afterward, staff at the Anti-Defamation League have tracked hate and worked to prevent the spread of disinformation, misinformation and extremism across the country. On Nov. 5, the ADL gave a 55-minute webinar, At the Extremes: The Election 2020 and American Extremism, to present information about the presence of hate on the internet and in person
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admin | November 13, 2020
Major Jewish organizations reacted to the projected win of Democratic nominee Joe Biden on Saturday.The Anti-Defamation League congratulated Biden and presumptiveVice President-elect Kamala Harris, the "first woman and first person of color to hold the office," on their win while calling on both Democrats and Republicans to ensure a peaceful transfer of power once the election results have been validated.Jonathan A. Greenblatt, ADL CEO, noted that this "has been an election year without precedent in American history, not only due to the challenges of the pandemic, but also because it took place in the shadow of record levels of antisemitism and rising hate, the mainstreaming of online conspiracy theories such as QAnon, and attempts by domestic extremists to undermine the voting process.And yet, despite the challenges, Americans turned out in historic numbers. The unprecedented level of civic participation is a powerful testament to the enduring strength of our democracy and the right of every American to have a voice and a vote.Greenblatt recognized that this has been an enormous amount of pain on all sides over these past four years."AIPAC congratulates President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on their election victory, read a statement Saturday from the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, the largest pro-Israel lobby
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admin | November 13, 2020
The ranking is based on both qualitative and quantitative data from nominations and in-person interviews.
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admin | November 13, 2020
Facebook says its using AI to prioritize potentially problematic posts for human moderators to review as it works to more quickly remove content that violates its community guidelines.
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