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Congress Didn’t Just Defund Public Media, It Defunded the Emergency Alert

The stations going dark this year aren’t NPR tote-bag liberalism. In much of rural America they’re the last local signal — and part of the system that tells you a tornado is coming.

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Trump's Venezuela Deal Is a 'Shameful' Gift to Dictators: Former Adviser

Elliott Abrams, Trump's former special envoy to Venezuela, tells Newsweek about the risks of a deal with Delcy Rodriguez.

  • Former Trump adviser Elliott Abrams criticizes new U.S. oil deal with Venezuela.
  • Deal grants U.S. 20% stake in Venezuela's oil reserves at no cost.
  • Abrams claims deal strengthens Rodríguez's position and discourages democracy.

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