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TOP NEWS
The U.S. economy grew 2.3% in 2019, the slowest of Trump’s presidency
Trump’s lawyer argues nearly any action is not impeachable, if it is in the “public interest”
Coronavirus cases in China rise by more than 1,000 per day
Southwest Airlines flew more than 17 million passengers on planes with unconfirmed maintenance records.
ISIS is beginning to re-emerge in the Middle East, the United Nations warns
Another big upset at the Australian Open (sorry for spoiling the last one!)
Facebook had its smallest year-over-year profit growth ever.
THE ELECTION
The differences between Bernie and Biden on the trail
Bloomberg Super Bowl ad focuses on gun reform
Warren unveils plan to fight election disinformation
THE COMMENT
“Whether they were families that were uprooted from Africa and brought here as slaves or families that were put in internment camps, they did not have the same opportunities that everyone else had at the time,” the 28-year-old said. “The government should say, ‘I’m sorry,’ just like they did for Japanese Americans. This is the only way to start the healing process.” - Robyn Syphax, a 28-year-old whose grandparents were forced into internment camps by the U.S. government
THE STRANGEST
THE AV ROOM