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polusa	2019_1_test.csv	4,801,860	2019_1_test.csv0 53010215 1 59549287 2 59633617 3 52963105 4 18321756 ... 162989 4829910 162990 4889401 162991 4884295 162992 4760206 162993 4533244 Name: id, Length: 162994, dtype: int64	(CNN) Testimony in the military trial of a Navy SEAL accused of fatally stabbing a prisoner in Iraq two years ago has concluded. Defense attorneys for Eddie Gallagher rested their case Friday. Prosecutors didn't call rebuttal witnesses, leading the way for closing arguments to begin Monday morning. Prosecutors had called 14 witnesses in six days and defense attorneys began calling witnesses on Wednesday. Gallagher, a special operations chief, is accused of stabbing a prisoner to death , posing for a photo next to a corpse, shooting at noncombatants and intimidating SEALs who could report his behavior. He has pleaded not guilty to all charges. If convicted of murder, he faces life in prison. Since the trial began last week, seven jurors in the San Diego military courtroom heard testimony from witnesses who said they saw Gallagher pull out a knife and stab an ISIS prisoner in the neck and some who didn't. Earlier this week, Special Operations Chief Craig Miller testified he saw Gallagher stab the wounded fighter "on the right side of his neck, toward the jugular vein." Another witness said he saw Gallagher stab the prisoner under the collarbone but didn't see any blood. But another witness, Staff Sgt. Giorgio Kirylo, who was deployed in Mosul with Gallagher in 2017, testified that he did not see stab wounds on the ISIS detainee's neck. Kirylo testified he moved the body, after medical efforts failed, to take a "trophy photo." He said "everyone was happy about the day" and the success of the mission and wanted a photo, he said. Witness could face perjury charges Last week, Special Operator First Class Corey Scott , a medic in Gallagher's deployment, testified that he was the one who killed the ISIS prisoner, not Gallagher. When called to the witness stand, Scott said under oath, "I suffocated him. I held my thumb over his trach tube until he asphyxiated." Prosecutors were exploring perjury charges against Scott, according to a Navy email obtained Wednesday by CNN. The email from the Navy to Scott's lawyer said: "Scott reportedly testified directly contrary to previous official statements -- thus exposing him to prosecution." Because he had testimonial immunity, Scott cannot be charged with murder, but as outlined in the email, his testimony directly contradicted official statements he gave to investigators and prosecutors.	null	-1	null	20
polusa	2019_1_test.csv	4,757,336	2019_1_test.csv0 53010215 1 59549287 2 59633617 3 52963105 4 18321756 ... 162989 4829910 162990 4889401 162991 4884295 162992 4760206 162993 4533244 Name: id, Length: 162994, dtype: int64	Washington (CNN) You can debate about who did the best -- and worst -- in the first Democratic presidential debate, which was spread out over two nights this week in Miami. (Trust me, I did just that; here are my winners and losers for the first and second nights.) But what the first debate of the 2020 campaign season proved -- beyond the shadow of a doubt -- is that people are VERY interested in the race to face President Donald Trump. Thursday night's debate featuring some of the brighter stars in the race -- Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders, Pete Buttigieg, Kamala Harris -- drew 18.1 million viewers, making it the highest-rated Democratic presidential debate in history . More than 15 million people watched Wednesday night's debate, which, aside from Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, lacked the star power of the second night. While those numbers don't reach the heights of the first Republican 2016 debate, when 24 million people watched Trump make his debate stage debut, they are far higher than most estimates -- mine included. What does that tell us? That people are engaged and interested in politics -- even with almost 18 months left before the 2020 general election. It's hard to attribute that level of interest to anything other than the current resident of the White House.	null	-1	null	9
polusa	2019_1_test.csv	59,461,467	2019_1_test.csv0 53010215 1 59549287 2 59633617 3 52963105 4 18321756 ... 162989 4829910 162990 4889401 162991 4884295 162992 4760206 162993 4533244 Name: id, Length: 162994, dtype: int64	In crafting the DACA program, President Barack Obama invoked a president’s authority to use prosecutorial discretion in determining which deportation cases to pursue. It struck him and many, many others as unfair to deport people who’d been brought to the U.S. without a say in the matter, who were then raised and educated here, and who, in many cases, are Americans in every way except legal status. And many of them have few ties to the countries in which they were born; they may not even speak the language there.	null	-1	null	3
polusa	2019_1_test.csv	4,319,780	2019_1_test.csv0 53010215 1 59549287 2 59633617 3 52963105 4 18321756 ... 162989 4829910 162990 4889401 162991 4884295 162992 4760206 162993 4533244 Name: id, Length: 162994, dtype: int64	The chief of staff for Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) claimed the first openly LGBT Native American woman elected to Congress is enabling a “racist system” by not supporting a radical immigration bill. Saikat Chakrabarti, a former Silicon Valley executive who is now Ocasio-Cortez’s top aide, took to social media on Thursday to air his frustration with moderate Democrats for forcing Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) to abandon a $4.6 billion emergency border appropriation favored by progressives. The move came after a group of moderate Democrats in the Blue Dog Coalition promised to oppose the House appropriation if it was brought to a vote again. Much to the chagrin of Ocasio-Cortez and others, Pelosi conceded and said she would accept a more bipartisan version of the bill passed by the Senate on Wednesday. Chakrabarti appeared to be particularly perturbed by the moderate’s action. “Can we stop calling the Blue Dog Caucus “fiscally conservative but socially liberal?'” Chakrabarti wrote. “I missed the part of fiscal conservativeness or social liberalness that includes wasting $4.5 billion of taxpayer money to put kids in concentration camps.” Can we stop calling the Blue Dog Caucus "fiscally conservative but socially liberal?" I missed the part of fiscal conservativeness or social liberalness that includes wasting $4.5 billion of taxpayer money to put kids in concentration camps. — Saikat Chakrabarti (@saikatc) June 27, 2019 He issued several more broadsides against the Blue Dog Coalition and the New Democrats, another moderate group within the House majority. Chakrabarti likened the moderates to old Southern Democrats, many of whom were avowed segregationists. “Didn’t realize this needed to be said, but: you can be someone who does not personally harbor ill will towards a race, but through your actions still enable a racist system,” he said. “And a lot of New Democrats and Blue Dogs did that today.” Didn't realize this needed to be said, but: you can be someone who does not personally harbor ill will towards a race, but through your actions still enable a racist system. And a lot of New Democrats and Blue Dogs did that today. — Saikat Chakrabarti (@saikatc) June 27, 2019 This is in reference to my comparing Blue Dogs and New Democrats to 1940s Southern Democrats. Southern Democrats enabled a racist system too. I have no idea how personally racist they all were. And we're seeing the same dynamic play out now. — Saikat Chakrabarti (@saikatc) June 27, 2019 A fellow progressive activist, Julian Brave NoiseCat, noted the rhetoric might be a “little harsh” considering one of the moderates that wavered on the immigration bill was Rep. Sharice Davids (D-KS), the first openly LGBT Native American woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. Hmm. I mean would you say this to your colleague Sharice Davids? I’m a big lefty and fan of your work, but this feels a little harsh to some in that tent. — Julian Brave NoiseCat (@jnoisecat) June 27, 2019 Chakrabarti responded by saying the characterization seemed fair since moderates, like Davids, “consistently vote as a block to criminalize immigrants,” albeit “only brown ones.” They seem to consistently vote as a block to criminalize immigrants (though really only brown ones). What should I call that? — Saikat Chakrabarti (@saikatc) June 27, 2019 NoiseCat responded that Davids appeared to have a record of standing with DACA recipients, even being arrested at a protest advocating on their behalf. “I think the vote was abhorrent, obviously,” he wrote. “But like maybe insinuating they’re all Jim Crow supporters isn’t accurate?” I mean Sharice got arrested with the Dreamers back in 2017, so there’s that too. (Here’s a cite: https://t.co/g9B2KiO86K) I think the vote was abhorrent, obviously. But like maybe insinuating they’re all Jim Crow supporters isn’t accurate? — Julian Brave NoiseCat (@jnoisecat) June 27, 2019 Chakrabarti claimed the comparison was apt, as Davids supported the bipartisan Senate bill because it was in line with her district, much like many “old Southern Democrats” did with segregation, even if they all were not “Jim Crow supporters.” It's the exact same dynamic as the old Southern Democrats fwiw. They also weren't all Jim Crow supporters. They also felt they were representing their districts. — Saikat Chakrabarti (@saikatc) June 27, 2019 But the kinds of compromises we have to make right now is a block of "moderate" voters who believe that their districts will vote them out unless they criminalize more brown people. I haven't seen evidence to the contrary. — Saikat Chakrabarti (@saikatc) June 27, 2019 He further defended his point, saying people do not “have to be personally racist to enable a racist system.” Chakrabarti added that although he did not thing Davids was a “racist person,” she was helping “enable a racist system” by the way she voted in Congress. “I don’t think people have to be personally racist to enable a racist system,” Chakrabarti said. “And the same could even be said of the Southern Democrats. I don’t believe Sharice is a racist person, but her votes are showing her to enable a racist system.” I think the point still stands. I don't think people have to be personally racist to enable a racist system. And the same could even be said of the Southern Democrats. I don't believe Sharice is a racist person, but her votes are showing her to enable a racist system. — Saikat Chakrabarti (@saikatc) June 27, 2019 David’s office did not return requests for comment on this story by press time. Chakrabarti is the former executive director of Justice Democrats, a progressive advocacy group working to push the Democrat Party left by primarying moderates. In March, he came under fire after a complaint was filed with the Federal Election Commission claiming he funneled more than $1 million in political donations into two of his private companies.	null	-1	null	44
polusa	2019_1_test.csv	39,079,352	2019_1_test.csv0 53010215 1 59549287 2 59633617 3 52963105 4 18321756 ... 162989 4829910 162990 4889401 162991 4884295 162992 4760206 162993 4533244 Name: id, Length: 162994, dtype: int64	The US president and the North Korean leader have met twice without coming to a pact for denuclearizing the Korean peninsula Donald Trump has proposed a meeting with the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, in the demilitarized zone (DMZ) that divides the Korean peninsula between north and south. Trump suggested in a tweet on Friday evening that he could meet the North Korean leader while visiting neighboring South Korea after attending the G20 meeting in Osaka, Japan. Trump later described his invitation as a spontaneous idea, according to the New York Times reporter Peter Baker. Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) After some very important meetings, including my meeting with President Xi of China, I will be leaving Japan for South Korea (with President Moon). While there, if Chairman Kim of North Korea sees this, I would meet him at the Border/DMZ just to shake his hand and say Hello(?)! Trump and Kim have met twice, first in Singapore last June and again in Hanoi in February. Neither summit has produced a comprehensive agreement that would see North Korea abandon its nuclear weapons program in exchange for sanctions relief. Trump’s first months in office were marked by belligerent, personal attacks between the president and the North Korean leader over North Korea’s nuclear program. But since the two met in Singapore last June, the US president has touted a close personal bond with Kim. That meeting marked the first time a sitting American president had met with the North Korean leader. And when North Korea conducted several weapons tests last month, Trump took up a surprisingly moderate tone. “Nobody’s happy about it,” the president said. As he left the White House for Asia earlier this week, Trump was asked whether he’d meet with Kim while he is in the region. “I’ll be meeting with a lot of other people ... but I may be speaking to him in a different form,” Trump said. Such trips to the demilitarized zone, the heavily fortified border between North and South Korea, are usually undertaken under heavy security and the utmost secrecy. Trump tried to visit the DMZ when he was in Seoul in November 2017, but his helicopter was grounded by heavy fog. More details soon …	null	-1	null	17
polusa	2019_1_test.csv	55,202,329	2019_1_test.csv0 53010215 1 59549287 2 59633617 3 52963105 4 18321756 ... 162989 4829910 162990 4889401 162991 4884295 162992 4760206 162993 4533244 Name: id, Length: 162994, dtype: int64	Trump invites North Korea's Kim Jong Un to meet in demilitarized zone If the meeting were to transpire, it would be the first time a U.S. and North Korean leader have met in the DMZ.	null	-1	null	1
polusa	2019_1_test.csv	55,327,324	2019_1_test.csv0 53010215 1 59549287 2 59633617 3 52963105 4 18321756 ... 162989 4829910 162990 4889401 162991 4884295 162992 4760206 162993 4533244 Name: id, Length: 162994, dtype: int64	Trump tweets invitation to Kim Jong Un to meet in demilitarized zone If the meeting were to transpire, it would be the first time a U.S. and North Korean leader have met in the DMZ.	null	-1	null	1
polusa	2019_1_test.csv	39,086,756	2019_1_test.csv0 53010215 1 59549287 2 59633617 3 52963105 4 18321756 ... 162989 4829910 162990 4889401 162991 4884295 162992 4760206 162993 4533244 Name: id, Length: 162994, dtype: int64	Kingmaker or not, the new member for Indi is determined to shift the dial in Canberra It might seem ambitious for an incoming House of Representatives crossbencher to be talking about changing the conversation about power in Australia, but Helen Haines is determined to try. “We’ve had a conversation in Australia that is so fundamentally steeped in what power looks like, and I guess by reducing it in so many ways to numbers, we’ve eliminated I think what traditionally democracy is about, which is about representation,” the member for Indi tells the Guardian Australia politics podcast. Haines succeeded fellow independent Cathy McGowan in Indi at the May federal election, and the context for the observation about reframing the conversation about power is triggered by an assertion from me that numbers ultimately determine status in Canberra. In the last period of McGowan’s parliamentary service, Scott Morrison governed in minority, which made the House of Representatives crossbenchers kingmakers, increasing their influence. Haines acknowledges that period has passed, although she points out circumstances can change when prime ministers govern – as Morrison is about to when parliament resumes next week – with a one-seat majority if you exclude the Speaker. Communities around Australia are taking clean energy into their own hands, the Indi win built on that \| Cam Klouse Read more But she also wants to project her community focus back into the national conversation about politics rather than just accept the default Canberra determinism of arithmetic. Her goal over the coming term is to make a worthwhile contribution “outside the numbers and power game of Australian politics” – and that means focusing on activity that’s rarely reported in today’s frenetic political media cycle. She’s focused on delivering community petitions to the parliament, asking questions of the government, pursuing committee work and working out if constituencies can be built for private member’s bills fostered in “good relationships across the floor”. “While I accept, because it is so obvious that this crossbench at this particular point in time doesn’t have the power of numbers, we are still representatives of our communities and we still have at our disposal all the parliamentary tools.” Haines, who has a midwifery and health research background, is a community organiser, not a political careerist, so her objectives in entering politics are different to some of her peers in the class of 2019. One of her goals is to make a contribution on climate change, which was a top-of-mind issue for constituents in her regional electorate during the recent campaign. After completing her induction in parliament this week ahead of the opening of the new session next Tuesday, Haines took herself to the Australian National University to meet climate scientists and science educators to gather evidence about what ideas she should project into the political debate. Having held Indi, previously a safe Liberal seat before McGowan took it in 2013, in large part because of her positive pitch on climate action, Haines rejects emphatically the notion that 2019 was a climate election	null	-1	null	12
polusa	2019_1_test.csv	38,936,295	2019_1_test.csv0 53010215 1 59549287 2 59633617 3 52963105 4 18321756 ... 162989 4829910 162990 4889401 162991 4884295 162992 4760206 162993 4533244 Name: id, Length: 162994, dtype: int64	As parliament is about to resume for the first time since the federal election, Katharine Murphy talks to Helen Haines, the new independent MP for Indi. With climate change a top issue in her seat, how will she use her position on the crossbench to push for action? And what solutions does she have to break the policy deadlock? How to listen to podcasts: everything you need to know	null	-1	null	4
polusa	2019_1_test.csv	55,060,965	2019_1_test.csv0 53010215 1 59549287 2 59633617 3 52963105 4 18321756 ... 162989 4829910 162990 4889401 162991 4884295 162992 4760206 162993 4533244 Name: id, Length: 162994, dtype: int64	The LAPD officer, identified by multiple sources as Salvador Sanchez, is a seven-year patrol officer in the Southwest Division. He was shopping with his family at a Costco store in Corona on June 14, carrying his young son in his arms. Nearby, a couple was roaming the aisle with their 32-year-old son, who family members and their attorney have said has an intellectual disability. The two families came together at a food sample line at the warehouse store when an altercation erupted, ending with gunfire from the officer.	null	-1	null	4
polusa	2019_1_test.csv	55,070,728	2019_1_test.csv0 53010215 1 59549287 2 59633617 3 52963105 4 18321756 ... 162989 4829910 162990 4889401 162991 4884295 162992 4760206 162993 4533244 Name: id, Length: 162994, dtype: int64	The Living Infants Fairness and Equality (LIFE) Act, signed by Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp in May, outlaws most abortions once fetal cardiac activity can be detected, typically at around six weeks of pregnancy and before many women even know they are pregnant. It is set to go into effect in January.	null	-1	null	3
polusa	2019_1_test.csv	113,875,866	2019_1_test.csv0 53010215 1 59549287 2 59633617 3 52963105 4 18321756 ... 162989 4829910 162990 4889401 162991 4884295 162992 4760206 162993 4533244 Name: id, Length: 162994, dtype: int64	President Trump on Friday tweeted an invitation to North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un to come to the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) with South Korean leader Moon Jae-in. "While there, if Chairman Kim of North Korea sees this, I would meet him at the Border/DMZ just to shake his hand and say Hello(?)!" Mr. Trump tweeted. Mr. Trump is in Japan as he wraps up the G20 summit. He will be traveling to South Korea on Saturday. After some very important meetings, including my meeting with President Xi of China, I will be leaving Japan for South Korea (with President Moon). While there, if Chairman Kim of North Korea sees this, I would meet him at the Border/DMZ just to shake his hand and say Hello(?)! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 28, 2019 Mr. Trump's summit with Kim in Vietnam earlier this year collapsed without an agreement for denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula. South Korea's government said earlier Friday that North Korea is ready for talks with the U.S. As he left the White House for Asia earlier this week, Mr. Trump was asked whether he'd meet with Kim while he is in the region. "I'll be meeting with a lot of other people ... but I may be speaking to him in a different form," Mr. Trump said. Such trips to the demilitarized zone, the heavily fortified border between North and South Korea, are usually undertaken under heavy security and the utmost secrecy. Mr. Trump tried to visit the DMZ when he was in Seoul in November 2017, but his helicopter was grounded by heavy fog. Mr. Trump has met twice with Kim: in 2018 in Singapore and in February in Vietnam. Mr. Trump repeatedly boasts of how well he gets along with Kim, who displays authoritarian tendencies.	null	-1	null	14
polusa	2019_1_test.csv	113,835,242	2019_1_test.csv0 53010215 1 59549287 2 59633617 3 52963105 4 18321756 ... 162989 4829910 162990 4889401 162991 4884295 162992 4760206 162993 4533244 Name: id, Length: 162994, dtype: int64	President Trump issued a Twitter invitation Saturday to North Korea's Kim Jong Un to meet for a handshake at the Demilitarized Zone that separates the North and South, and expressed a willingness to cross the border for what would be a history-making photo opportunity. "While there, if Chairman Kim of North Korea sees this, I would meet him at the Border/DMZ just to shake his hand and say Hello," Mr. Trump tweeted. The invitation, while long rumored in diplomatic circles, still came across as an impulsive display of showmanship by a president bent on obtaining a legacy-defining nuclear deal. North Korea responded by calling the offer a "very interesting suggestion." After some very important meetings, including my meeting with President Xi of China, I will be leaving Japan for South Korea (with President Moon). While there, if Chairman Kim of North Korea sees this, I would meet him at the Border/DMZ just to shake his hand and say Hello(?)! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 28, 2019 Presidential visits to the DMZ are traditionally carefully guarded secrets for security reasons. White House officials couldn't immediately say whether Kim had agreed to meet with Mr. Trump. The president himself claimed before flying from Japan to South Korea that he wasn't even sure Kim was in North Korea to accept the invitation. "All I did is put out a feeler, if you'd like to meet," Mr. Trump said later of the message to Kim. He added, somewhat implausibly: "I just thought of it this morning." Later, after arriving in Seoul from a summit in Osaka of world leaders, Mr. Trump offered no further insight into his planned trip to the heavily fortified border. "It will be very interesting," he said. While in Japan, Mr. Trump said at a news conference that he was "literally visiting the DMZ," but wasn't sure whether Kim would meet him. Mr. Trump said he'd "feel very comfortable" crossing the border into North Korea if Kim showed up, saying he'd "have no problem" becoming the first U.S. president to step into North Korea. His comments followed hours after Mr. Trump asked for Kim to meet him there. It was not immediately clear what the agenda, if any, would be for the potential third Trump-Kim meeting. "If he's there we'll see each other for two minutes," Mr. Trump predicted. Such a spectacle would present a valuable propaganda victory for Kim, who, with his family, has long been denied the recognition they sought on the international stage. Despite Mr. Trump's comments Saturday, he told The Hill this past week that he would be visiting the DMZ and "might" meet with Kim. The paper reported it had withheld Mr. Trump's comments, citing security concerns by the White House. North Korea's first vice foreign minister, Choe Son Hui, said the meeting, if realized, would serve as "another meaningful occasion in further deepening the personal relations between the two leaders and advancing the bilateral relations." South Korea's presidential Blue House said in a tweet that Mr. Trump asked South Korean President Moon Jae-in at the Group of 20 meetings whether he'd seen Mr. Trump's Twitter message to Kim. When Moon replied he had, Mr. Trump said "(Let's) try doing it" and raised his thumb, the Blue House said. A Moon aide told reporter after the presidents had dinner that they agreed a possible Trump-Kim meeting would be a "good thing." Moon talked about Kim's commitment to denuclearization, while Mr. Trump expressed his "amicable" views on Kim, according to the official, Yoon Do-han, who added that a meeting would help pave the way for the resumption of nuclear diplomacy. Mr. Trump's summit with Kim in Vietnam earlier this year collapsed without an agreement for denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula. He became the first sitting U.S. president to meet with the leader of the isolated nation last year, when they signed an agreement in Singapore to bring the North toward denuclearization. Substantive talks between the nations have largely broken down since then. The North has balked at Mr. Trump's insistence that it give up its weapons before it sees relief from crushing international sanctions. Still, Mr. Trump has sought to praise Kim, who oversees an authoritarian government, in hopes of keeping the prospects of a deal alive, and the two have traded flowery letters in recent weeks. Every president since Ronald Reagan has visited the 1953 armistice line, except for George H.W. Bush, who visited when he was vice president. The show of bravado and support for South Korea, one of America's closest military allies, has evolved over the years to include binoculars and bomber jackets. Mr. Trump, ever the showman, appears to be looking to one-up his predecessors with a Kim meeting. As he left the White House for Asia earlier this week, Mr. Trump was asked whether he'd meet with Kim. "I'll be meeting with a lot of other people ... but I may be speaking to him in a different form," Mr. Trump said. Such trips to the demilitarized zone are usually undertaken under heavy security and the utmost secrecy. Mr. Trump tried to visit the DMZ when he was in Seoul in November 2017, but his helicopter was grounded by heavy fog. Mr. Trump has staked his self-professed deal-making reputation on his rapprochement with the North and has even turned it into a campaign rallying cry. Mr. Trump has repeatedly alleged that if he had lost the 2016 presidential campaign, the U.S. would be "at war" with North Korea over its nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs. The meeting would come at a time of escalating tensions. While North Korea has not recently tested a long-range missile that could reach the U.S., last month it fired off a series of short-range missiles. Mr. Trump has brushed off the significance of the tests, even as his own national security adviser, John Bolton, has said they violated U.N. Security Council resolutions.	null	-1	null	44
polusa	2019_1_test.csv	59,477,975	2019_1_test.csv0 53010215 1 59549287 2 59633617 3 52963105 4 18321756 ... 162989 4829910 162990 4889401 162991 4884295 162992 4760206 162993 4533244 Name: id, Length: 162994, dtype: int64	Then there are government-guaranteed jobs. Harris, Warren and Gillibrand have all co-sponsored Booker’s Federal Jobs Guarantee Development Act, while Sanders has proposed an ambitious government jobs plan with guaranteed wages of $15 an hour, retirement and health benefits, child care and paid family leave. None have explained how much their plans would cost, but the liberal Center on Budget and Policy Priorities put the cost of even a less ambitious guaranteed-jobs plan — covering just 9.7 million workers — at $6.8 trillion over the next decade. Andrew Yang proposed a government-provided universal basic income that would give every American over the age of 18 a monthly check of $1,000 — which would cost between $28 trillion and $40 trillion over 10 years.	null	-1	null	4
polusa	2019_1_test.csv	55,172,838	2019_1_test.csv0 53010215 1 59549287 2 59633617 3 52963105 4 18321756 ... 162989 4829910 162990 4889401 162991 4884295 162992 4760206 162993 4533244 Name: id, Length: 162994, dtype: int64	“When I was first approached by several GCC board members with this unfair situation, I promised that I would do my best to correct it,” Portantino said in a statement. “GCC should not be penalized by California for closing on April 24.”	null	-1	null	2
polusa	2019_1_test.csv	4,284,689	2019_1_test.csv0 53010215 1 59549287 2 59633617 3 52963105 4 18321756 ... 162989 4829910 162990 4889401 162991 4884295 162992 4760206 162993 4533244 Name: id, Length: 162994, dtype: int64	Chinese fighter jets “buzzed” two Canadian naval ships as they sailed through the East China Sea this week, Canadian military authorities confirmed on Thursday. The incident occurred on Monday afternoon when two Su-30 warplanes flew within 300 meters of the frigate HMCS Regina and MV Asterix, around 30 meters above the ocean surface, the military said in a statement. A laser emanating from a nearby fishing boat also targeted a Canadian navy helicopter, they added. “This particular fly-past by the two PLA aircraft was not provocative, hazardous or unexpected, given the proximity of the Operation Neon operating area to China,” said Canadian military spokesman Dan Le Bouthillier. “During her deployment, HMCS Regina was shadowed by a number of different ships and saw aircraft while in the East China Sea.” “The Chinese and Taiwanese forces that were seen nearby during our transit were not unexpected — they are known to be present in the strait,” he continued. “Nothing in the interactions between vessels or radio communications was unsafe or unprofessional.” Both ships had just completed a visit to Vietnam’s Cam Ranh Bay and were destined to Northeast Asia to join a multinational effort to prevent goods smuggling into North Korea. “This was not a dangerous scenario but it is one that we certainly paid close attention to,” Regina’s captain, Cmdr. Jake French, told the Canadian Global Affairs Institute. “I will not characterize their intent, but we have seen a lot of ‘fast air’ over the past week flying from where many of their bases are. “It is normal for air forces to check foreign navies operating in their backyard,” he continued. “Seeing the proximity of Chinese forces is part of the business. This is what militaries do.” The incident comes at a time of heightened tensions between the two countries after Canadian authorities arrested Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou last December on a U.S. arrest warrant. Beijing has since arrested two Canadian nationals, sentenced another to death for drug smuggling, and even classified Canadian canola and pork imports as “unsafe,” all in acts of apparent retaliation. Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman Ren Guoqiang on Thursday acknowledged the incident but would not be drawn on specifics. “We were clear about the transit of Canadian vessels through the Taiwan Strait and monitored the vessels for the whole process,” he said. State-run propaganda outlet Global Times seemingly mocked the incident, writing on the Chinese social media site Weibo: “The Canadian ships have received a warm welcome from our people’s navy and air force.” During the G20 summit on Friday, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met with Chinese Communist Party chief Xi Jinping to discuss the ongoing tensions. The meeting involved “brief, constructive interactions,” according to a statement from the Prime Minister’s Office. Follow Ben Kew on Facebook, Twitter at @ben_kew, or email him at [email protected]	null	-1	null	18
polusa	2019_1_test.csv	4,338,672	2019_1_test.csv0 53010215 1 59549287 2 59633617 3 52963105 4 18321756 ... 162989 4829910 162990 4889401 162991 4884295 162992 4760206 162993 4533244 Name: id, Length: 162994, dtype: int64	About 5-in-9 likely U.S. voters oppose proving free health care to illegal aliens that American taxpayers pay for, a poll this month finds. A Rasmussen Reports survey this month asked 1,000 likely U.S. voters their opinions on the sanctuary state of California’s latest law that provides full health care benefits to low-income illegal aliens who are under the age of 26-years-old. About 55 percent, or 5-in-9, likely U.S. voters overall said they opposed providing even the lowest income illegal aliens with taxpayer-funded health care in their state. Only about 31 percent of likely voters said they supported the giant subsidy program. Nearly 7-in-10 likely voters 40 to 64-years-old said they opposed taxpayer-funded health care for illegal aliens in their state, while almost 8-in-10 Republican voters said they too opposed such a plan. Even with Democrat likely voters, more than 3-in-10 said they oppose giving taxpayer-funded health care to illegal aliens, and less than half said they supported the plan. Among swing voters, about 6-in-10, or 60 percent, said they opposed providing taxpayer-funded health care to illegal aliens, and middle class Americans are the most likely to say they oppose offering free health care benefits to illegal aliens. In total, about 56 percent of likely voters earning between $30,000 to $50,000 say they oppose taxpayer-funded health care for illegal aliens. Likewise, 62 percent of likely voters earning $50,000 to $100,000 say they oppose taxpayer-funded health care for illegal aliens. The poll shows the gap between the country’s electorate and 2020 Democrat presidential primary candidates, the majority of whom have vowed to offer free health care to illegal aliens that is paid for by American taxpayers. As Breitbart News has estimated, providing free health care to all 11 to 22 million illegal aliens could cost American taxpayers up to $660 billion every ten years. Already, Americans are forced to subsidize nearly $20 billion a year in medical and health care costs for illegal aliens. Democrat candidates who have endorsed the plan include Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA), former Vice President Joe Biden, Mayor Pete Buttigieg, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ), former HUD Secretary Julian Castro, Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA), Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO), author Marianne Williamson, Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA), entrepreneur Andrew Yang, and Gov. John Hickenlooper (D-CO). John Binder is a reporter for Breitbart Texas. Follow him on Twitter at @JxhnBinder.	null	-1	null	16
polusa	2019_1_test.csv	52,894,837	2019_1_test.csv0 53010215 1 59549287 2 59633617 3 52963105 4 18321756 ... 162989 4829910 162990 4889401 162991 4884295 162992 4760206 162993 4533244 Name: id, Length: 162994, dtype: int64	In Democratic Debates, Health Care, Immigration Emerge As Fault Lines NPR's Michel Martin discusses the policy divisions that emerged in the Democratic debates, with journalists: Julia Preston on immigration, Shefali Luthra on healthcare and James Burnett on guns.	null	-1	null	1
polusa	2019_1_test.csv	52,867,955	2019_1_test.csv0 53010215 1 59549287 2 59633617 3 52963105 4 18321756 ... 162989 4829910 162990 4889401 162991 4884295 162992 4760206 162993 4533244 Name: id, Length: 162994, dtype: int64	Democrats Try To Distinguish Themselves On Health Care NPR's Sarah McCammon speaks with Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News about the Democratic presidential candidates' health care policies. Democrats Try To Distinguish Themselves On Health Care Politics Democrats Try To Distinguish Themselves On Health Care Democrats Try To Distinguish Themselves On Health Care Audio will be available later today. NPR's Sarah McCammon speaks with Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News about the Democratic presidential candidates' health care policies. Friday, June 28th, 2019 Listen · 13:54 13:54 Up First NPR's Up First is the news you need to start your day. The biggest stories and ideas — from politics to pop culture — in 10 minutes. NPR thanks our sponsors Become an NPR sponsor	null	-1	null	6
polusa	2019_1_test.csv	18,463,950	2019_1_test.csv0 53010215 1 59549287 2 59633617 3 52963105 4 18321756 ... 162989 4829910 162990 4889401 162991 4884295 162992 4760206 162993 4533244 Name: id, Length: 162994, dtype: int64	Video Jeremy Corbyn fan Adele Shepherd has had a tattoo of the Labour leader on her arm to show her support for him. When Daily Politics presenter Andrew Neil asked what would happen if Mr Corbyn failed her, she said: "He could not possibly let me down, because of what he stands for and what he represents is what I am passionate about." Watch more Daily Politics clips	null	-1	null	3
polusa	2019_1_test.csv	3,993,426	2019_1_test.csv0 53010215 1 59549287 2 59633617 3 52963105 4 18321756 ... 162989 4829910 162990 4889401 162991 4884295 162992 4760206 162993 4533244 Name: id, Length: 162994, dtype: int64	SEOUL, South Korea — President Trump said he would meet on Sunday with Kim Jong-un, North Korea’s leader, at the heavily fortified Demilitarized Zone dividing the two Koreas in an extraordinary last-minute get-together intended to revitalize stalled nuclear talks. Mr. Kim accepted Mr. Trump’s unorthodox invitation, posted on Twitter just a day earlier, for what will be the third time the leaders have gotten together in person. The encounter will be little more than a brief greeting, not an extended negotiation, but it promises a camera-friendly, history-making demonstration of friendship between countries that have been longtime adversaries. It remained uncertain how the handshake between the two leaders would be orchestrated. Mr. Trump said before leaving Osaka, Japan, on Saturday that he would be perfectly willing to cross over the line into North Korea if need be, which would make him the first sitting American president to visit the long-isolated country, with whom the United States remains technically still at war from the conflict of the 1950s. Mr. Kim crossed the DMZ in April 2018 to meet with President Moon Jae-in of South Korea, becoming the first North Korean leader to step over the line since fighting between the countries ended in 1953. Former Presidents Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton each visited North Korea, flying into its capital, Pyongyang, but only after they left office.	null	-1	null	7
polusa	2019_1_test.csv	18,363,150	2019_1_test.csv0 53010215 1 59549287 2 59633617 3 52963105 4 18321756 ... 162989 4829910 162990 4889401 162991 4884295 162992 4760206 162993 4533244 Name: id, Length: 162994, dtype: int64	Video The Chinese Ambassador to the UK has defended democracy in Hong Kong. His Excellency Liu Xiaoming told Today you shouldn't just focus on "discontented people and their complaints". He said they are following the "one country, two systems" method. He argued that Hong Kong is an "integral part of China" and said the internal affairs of the area are not for foreign governments to get involved in.	null	-1	null	4
polusa	2019_1_test.csv	52,867,250	2019_1_test.csv0 53010215 1 59549287 2 59633617 3 52963105 4 18321756 ... 162989 4829910 162990 4889401 162991 4884295 162992 4760206 162993 4533244 Name: id, Length: 162994, dtype: int64	North Carolina Tries To Clean Up Its Electricity Enlarge this image toggle caption Charles Mostoller/Bloomberg via Getty Images Charles Mostoller/Bloomberg via Getty Images Let's say you want to help stop global warming and kick your gasoline habit. You buy an electric car. And then you go to charge it up and you think: Wait, where's this electricity coming from? Nationwide, 60% of it comes from power plants burning coal and natural gas, belching carbon dioxide. And across the country, energy experts are trying to figure out what might persuade these electric utilities to change. It's a hot issue in North Carolina. Last fall, Gov. Roy Cooper declared that the state would try to reduce its greenhouse emissions by 40% by 2025, compared 2005 levels. The state can do this most quickly and easily at power plants, replacing coal and gas with wind and solar power. So energy experts now are trying to hammer out a plan for how to do it. The goal is controversial, but the debate isn't nearly as partisan as it used to be. That's mainly because wind and solar power have become much cheaper. They've won over state legislator John Szoka. "I would describe myself as a conservative Republican who has come to believe in renewable energy based on the economic facts behind it," he says. There's now a whole industry pushing clean power. "We've got low-cost clean energy that's like fruit falling off the trees. It's laying on the ground, it's been rotting for 10 years, and let's just pick it up!" says Ivan Urlaub, from the North Carolina Sustainable Energy Association, which represents some wind and solar companies. Others, like Democratic state Rep. Pricey Harrison, mainly want to fight climate change. "I would like us to move away from fossil fuel dependency completely," she says. All this pressure is aimed at one company, Duke Energy. It's the electricity provider in most of North Carolina. It's owned by shareholders, but regulated by the North Carolina Utilities Commission. This is a very common arrangement across the country. Duke Energy occupies an office tower in downtown Charlotte. It's the second-highest building in North Carolina. The view from the 36th floor is spectacular. Randy Wheeless, a company spokesman, lays out some of the basic facts about his company: It's one of the largest electric utilities in the country, covering six states, delivering electricity to 7 million customers. It also released 105 million tons of carbon dioxide last year. That's equal to the total greenhouse emissions of a small country, like Greece or Chile. Wheeless points out that the company generates a third of that electricity from nuclear plants, with no greenhouse emissions. Also, the company's emissions are falling. Duke Energy's been shutting down coal-burning power plants, switching over to natural gas, which is cheaper and releases less carbon. It plans to keep doing this, reducing emissions by another 40% over the next 15 years. Yet this plan also means a big investment in natural gas plants — and those plants still release a lot of heat-trapping carbon dioxide. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, avoiding the worst effects of climate change will require shutting down greenhouse emissions from the power sector almost completely in the coming decades. "What would it take for Duke Energy to cut [its emissions] by 90 percent?" I ask. "That's going to be tough," Wheeless says. "I think what you're looking [at], you're going to have to have some sort of carbon capture; some sort of new technology that's not really on the table right now." I press him on this. Couldn't they do more with technology that's available now? Wheeless says they can't. Going faster, he says, would make electricity more expensive. "I think a lot of environmentalists talk about the end of the world, but there are a lot of people still worried about the end of the month, and how to pay bills," he says. For everybody in the state who's been pushing for a big quick shift to clean energy, this is frustrating. In February, dozens of North Carolinians showed up at a meeting of the utilities commission, demanding that the regulators reject Duke Energy's plans. "It is critical to move to a just transition to 100 percent renewable energy fast, y'all, with the urgency of the crisis that we are in," said Karen Bearden, from Raleigh. It's not clear what regulators will do, though. Under North Carolina law, they're supposed to make sure that Duke Energy delivers reliable power at the lowest possible cost — and that's always been interpreted as cost to the consumer, not cost to the environment. It's a puzzle that people are trying to figure out all over the country. How do you get electric utilities to go green? States in the Northeast are forcing them in that direction with a "cap-and-trade" system that's intended to make burning fossil fuels steadily more expensive. In North Carolina, some are calling for more competition in the energy business. They include Jim Warren, executive director of an environmental justice organization called NC WARN. Warren thinks that if other companies had a chance to offer Duke Energy's customers a better deal, they'd prove that clean energy is cheaper. "What we would really like to see is the monopoly be restructured where we have competition, and then let the marketplace figure it out," he says. Others, though, say that regulated monopolies like Duke Energy can be motivated to cut carbon emissions drastically. According to Cara Goldenberg, a senior associate at the Rocky Mountain Institute, a nonprofit energy consulting group, it's just a matter of giving these utilities the right incentives. "You don't necessarily need to use sticks all the time," she says. "There's also carrots, right? There are these business model incentives to bring the utility along in this transition." For instance, she says, regulators can change the rules so utilities don't just earn money selling electricity; they can also get paid for cutting their greenhouse emissions. "Give the utility a goal. If you meet that goal, you'll get rewarded. If you don't meet that goal, there could be a penalty," she says. Regulators also could let a utility charge its customers higher rates to recover the cost of upgrading its electrical grid, so that it's ready to handle electricity generated by solar arrays on millions of people's homes. Regulators could let utilities charge customers for the costs of managing the demand for power, rather than just supply. Conceivably, a utility could control its customers' hot water heaters or electric car chargers, turning them on and off so that demand for electricity always matches what's being generated by the wind and the sun, hour by hour. Goldenberg says that these financial tools do work. Some states, like Colorado and Hawaii, are using them successfully, turning utilities into partisans of clean power.	null	-1	null	71
polusa	2019_1_test.csv	52,873,570	2019_1_test.csv0 53010215 1 59549287 2 59633617 3 52963105 4 18321756 ... 162989 4829910 162990 4889401 162991 4884295 162992 4760206 162993 4533244 Name: id, Length: 162994, dtype: int64	Have Cancer, Must Travel: Patients Left In Lurch After Town's Hospital Closes Enlarge this image toggle caption Christopher Smith for Kaiser Health News Christopher Smith for Kaiser Health News One Monday in February, 65-year-old Karen Endicott-Coyan gripped the wheel of her black 2014 Ford Taurus with both hands as she made the hour-long drive from her farm near Fort Scott, Kan., to Chanute. With a rare form of multiple myeloma, she requires weekly chemotherapy to keep the cancer at bay. She made the trip in pain, having skipped her morphine for the day to be able to drive safely. Since she sometimes "gets the pukes" after treatment, she had her neighbor and friend Shirley Palmer, 76, come along to drive her back. Continuity of care is crucial for cancer patients in the midst of treatment, which often requires frequent repeated outpatient visits. So when Mercy Hospital Fort Scott, the rural hospital in Endicott-Coyan's hometown, was slated to close its doors at the end of 2018, hospital officials had arranged for its cancer clinic — called the "Unit of Hope" — to remain open. Then "I got the email on Jan. 15," said Reta Baker, the hospital's CEO. It informed her that Cancer Center of Kansas, the contractor that operated and staffed the unit, had decided to shut it down too, just two weeks later. "There are too many changes in that town" to keep the cancer center open, Yoosaf "Abe" Abraham, chief operating officer of the Cancer Center of Kansas later told KHN. He added that patients would be "OK" because they could get treated at the center's offices in Chanute and Parsons. From Fort Scott, those facilities are 50 and 63 miles away, respectively. For Endicott-Coyan and dozens of other cancer patients, the distance meant new challenges getting lifesaving treatment. "You have a flat tire, and there is nothing out here," Endicott-Coyan said, waving her arm toward the open sky and the pastures dotted with black Angus and white-faced Hereford cattle on either side of the shoulderless, narrow highway she now must drive to get to her chemo appointment. toggle caption Christopher Smith for Kaiser Health News Nationwide, more than 100 rural hospitals have closed since 2010. In each case, a unique but familiar loss occurs. Residents, of course, lose health care services as wards are shut and doctors and nurses begin to move away. But the ripple effect can be equally devastating. The economic vitality of a community takes a blow without the hospital's high-paying jobs and it becomes more difficult for other industries to attract workers who want to live in a town with a hospital. Whatever remains is at risk of withering without the support of the stabilizing institution. The 7,800 residents of Fort Scott are reeling from the loss of their 132-year-old community hospital, which was closed at the end of December by Mercy, a St. Louis-based nonprofit health system. Founded on the frontier in the 19th century and rebuilt as a 69-bed modern facility in 2002, the hospital had outlived its use, with largely empty inpatient beds, the parent company said. For the next year, Kaiser Health News and NPR will track how its citizens fare after the closure in the hopes of answering pressing national questions: Do citizens in small communities like Fort Scott need a traditional hospital for their health needs? If not a hospital, what then? Traveling the distance for cancer care Reta Baker, the hospital's CEO grew up on a farm south of Fort Scott. She understood that the hospital's closure was unavoidable. She scrambled to make sure basic health care needs would be met afterward. Mercy agreed to keep the building open and lights on until 2021. And Baker recruited a federally qualified health center to take over four outpatient clinics, including one inside the hospital; former employees were bought out and continue to operate a rehabilitation center; and the nonprofit Ascension Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg reopened the emergency department in February. But cancer care, which requires specialists and the purchase and storage of a range of oncology drugs, presents unique challenges in rural areas. Rural cancer patients typically spend 66% more time traveling each way to treatment than those who live in more urban areas, according to a recent national survey by ASCO, the American Society of Clinical Oncology. Dr. Monica Bertagnolli, a cattle rancher's daughter who is now chair of ASCO's board, called this a "tremendous burden." Cancer care, she explained, is "not just one visit and you're done." ASCO used federal data to find that while about 19% of Americans live in rural areas, only 7% of oncologists practice there. People in rural America are more likely to die from cancer than those in the country's metropolitan counties, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report in 2017. It found 180 cancer deaths per 100,000 people a year in rural counties, compared with 158 deaths per 100,000 in populous metropolitan counties. The discrepancy is partly because habits like smoking are more common among rural residents, but the risk of dying goes beyond that, said Jane Henley, a CDC epidemiologist and lead author of the report. "We know geography can affect your risk factors, but we don't expect it to affect mortality." From an office inside a former Mercy outpatient clinic, Fort Scott's cancer support group, Care to Share, continues its efforts to meet some of the community's needs — which in some ways have increased since the Unit of Hope closed. It provides Ensure nutritional supplements, gas vouchers and emotional support to cancer patients. Lavetta Simmons, one of the support group's founders, said she will have to raise more money to help people pay for gas so they can drive farther to treatments. Last year, in this impoverished corner of southeastern Kansas, Care to Share spent more than $17,000 providing gas money to area residents who had to travel to the Mercy hospital or farther away for care. The group expects to spend more on gas this year, having spent nearly $6,000 during the first four months of 2019. And the reserves of donated Ensure from Mercy are running out, so Simmons is reaching out to hospitals in nearby counties for help. With Mercy Hospital Fort Scott closed, the likelihood of residents here dying from their cancer will grow, experts worry, because it's that much harder to access specialists and treatments. Krista Postai, who took over the Fort Scott hospital's four primary care clinics, said it's not unusual for her staff to "see someone walk in [with] end-stage cancer that they put off because they didn't have money, they didn't have insurance, or it's just the way you are... We wait too long here." 'If they can't cure me, I'm done' Art Terry, 71, a farmer and Vietnam veteran, was one of them. Doctors discovered Terry's cancer after he broke a rib while bailing hay. When they found a mass below his armpit, it was already late-stage breast cancer that had metastasized to his bones. toggle caption Dwight Terry With his twice-weekly chemotherapy treatment available in the "Unit of Hope," Terry spent hours there with his son and grandchildren telling stories and jokes as if they were in their own living room. The nurses began to feel like family, and Terry brought them fresh eggs from his farm. "Dad couldn't have better or more personalized care anywhere," said his son, Dwight, bleary-eyed after a factory shift. Terry knew it was difficult to find trustworthy cancer care. The shortage of cancer specialists in southeastern Kansas meant that many, including Mercy Hospital Fort Scott's patients, counted on traveling oncologists to visit their communities once or twice a week. Wichita-based Cancer Center of Kansas has nearly two dozen locations statewide. It began leasing space in Fort Scott's hospital basement in the mid-2000s, the center's Abraham said. The hospital provided the staff while the Cancer Center of Kansas paid rent and sent roving oncologists to drop in and treat patients. At its closing, the Unit of Hope served nearly 200 patients, with about 40% of them receiving chemotherapy treatment. When Art Terry was diagnosed, his son, Dwight, tried to talk to him about seeking treatment at the bigger hospitals and academic centers in Joplin, Mo., or the Kansas City area. The elder Terry wasn't interested. "He's like, 'Nope,' " Dwight Terry recalled. "I'm going right there to Fort Scott. If they can't cure me, I'm done. I'm not driving.' " In the end, as the elder Terry struggled to stay alive, Dwight said he would have driven his father the hour to Chanute for treatment. Gas — already a mounting expense as they traveled the 20 miles from the farm near tiny Prescott, Kan., to Fort Scott — would be even more costly. And the journey would be taxing for his father, who traveled so little over the course of his life that he had visited Kansas City only twice in the past 25 years. As it turned out, the family never had to make a choice. Art Terry's cancer advanced to his brain and killed him days before the hospital's cancer unit closed. What happens next? As Endicott-Coyan and her friend Palmer drove to Chanute for treatment, they passed the time chatting about how the hospital's closure is changing Fort Scott. "People started putting their houses up for sale," Palmer said. Like many in Fort Scott, they had both spent their days at the Fort Scott hospital. Endicott-Coyan worked in administration for more than 23 years; Palmer volunteered with the auxiliary for six years. The hospital grew with the community. But as the town's fortunes fell, it's perhaps no surprise that the hospital couldn't survive. But the intertwined history of Mercy and Fort Scott is also why its loss hit so many residents so hard. Fort Scott began in 1842 when the U.S. government built a military fort to help with the nation's westward expansion. Historians say Fort Scott was a boomtown in the years just after the Civil War, with its recorded population rising to more than 10,000 as the town competed with Kansas City to become the largest railroad center west of the Mississippi. The hospital was an integral part of the community after Sisters of Mercy nuns opened a 10-bed hospital in 1886 with a mission to serve the needy and poor. Baker, Mercy Hospital Fort Scott's president, said the cancer center was an extension of that mission. toggle caption Christopher Smith For Kaiser Health News The Unit of Hope began operating out of the newest hospital building's basement, which was "pretty cramped," Baker said. As cancer treatments improved, it grew so rapidly that Mercy executives moved it to a spacious first-floor location that had previously been the business offices. "Our whole purpose when we designed it was for it to be a place where somebody who was coming to have something unpleasant done could actually feel pampered and be in a nice environment," Baker said. The center, with its muted natural grays and browns, had windows overlooking the front parking lot and forested land beyond. Every patient could look out the windows or watch a personal television terminal. Each treatment chair had plenty of space for family members to pull up chairs. When Endicott-Coyan and Palmer arrived at the Cancer Center of Kansas clinic in Chanute in February, things looked starkly different. Patients entered a small room through a rusted back door. Three brown infusion chairs sat on either side of the entry door and two TV monitors were mounted high on the walls. A nurse checked Endicott-Coyan's blood pressure and ushered her back to a private room to get a shot in her stomach. She was ready to leave about 15 minutes later. The center's Abraham said the Chanute facility is "good for patients for the time being" and not a "Taj Mahal" like Mercy's Fort Scott hospital building, which he said was too expensive to maintain. Cancer Center of Kansas plans to open a clinic at a hospital in Girard, which is about 30 miles from Fort Scott, he said. Some oncology doctors would say driving is not necessary. Indeed, a few health care systems across the country, such as Sanford Health in South Dakota and Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals in Pennsylvania, are administering some chemotherapy in patients' homes. Oncologist Adam Binder, who practices at Thomas Jefferson in Philadelphia, said "over 50% of chemotherapy would be safe to administer in the home setting if the right infrastructure existed." But the infrastructure —that is, the nurses who would travel to treat patients and a reimbursement model to pay for such care within our complex health care system — is not yet in place. Back in the car, Palmer took the wheel and Endicott-Coyan began planning for future cancer treatments in the void left by Mercy Hospital Fort Scott's closure. "I put a note on Facebook today and said 'OK, I have drivers for the rest of February; I need drivers for March!' " Kaiser Health News is a nonprofit news service covering health issues. It is an editorially independent program of the Kaiser Family Foundation that is not affiliated with Kaiser Permanente.	null	-1	null	101
polusa	2019_1_test.csv	4,046,418	2019_1_test.csv0 53010215 1 59549287 2 59633617 3 52963105 4 18321756 ... 162989 4829910 162990 4889401 162991 4884295 162992 4760206 162993 4533244 Name: id, Length: 162994, dtype: int64	WASHINGTON — Senator Kamala Harris of California raised $2 million online in the first 24 hours following the start of Thursday’s presidential primary debate, a total that suggests her performance resonated with many Democratic donors. Ms. Harris, whose preplanned sparring with former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. over his record on race relations was the highlight of two nights of debates, collected donations from 63,277 people, Ms. Harris wrote in an email to supporters. She said 58 percent of those donors had not contributed to her campaign before. The haul comes at a key moment for Ms. Harris. Sunday marks the end of the year’s second fund-raising quarter, a marker by which the 24 Democrats running for president will be judged. “It was the best day of online fund-raising yet,” Ms. Harris wrote in the email. Ms. Harris was already among the Democratic primary’s fund-raising leaders. She collected $12 million in the three months ending March 31, second only to Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, who raised $18 million in that period.	null	-1	null	8
polusa	2019_1_test.csv	52,884,339	2019_1_test.csv0 53010215 1 59549287 2 59633617 3 52963105 4 18321756 ... 162989 4829910 162990 4889401 162991 4884295 162992 4760206 162993 4533244 Name: id, Length: 162994, dtype: int64	Troll Watch: In Rare Move, Reddit Flags Online Forum For Inciting Violence Reddit quarantined a group this week after users incited violence. Volunteer Reddit moderator Robert Peck tells NPR's Michel Martin that this is a big deal for the infamously hands-off platform.	null	-1	null	2
polusa	2019_1_test.csv	52,972,844	2019_1_test.csv0 53010215 1 59549287 2 59633617 3 52963105 4 18321756 ... 162989 4829910 162990 4889401 162991 4884295 162992 4760206 162993 4533244 Name: id, Length: 162994, dtype: int64	G20 Summit: Trump, Xi Agree To Renew Trade Talks President Trump is in South Korea Saturday to meet with President Moon Jae-in. But his Asia trip is also marked by a potential visit to the Demilitarized Zone and a ceasefire on tariffs with China. G20 Summit: Trump, Xi Agree To Renew Trade Talks Business G20 Summit: Trump, Xi Agree To Renew Trade Talks G20 Summit: Trump, Xi Agree To Renew Trade Talks Audio will be available later today. President Trump is in South Korea Saturday to meet with President Moon Jae-in. But his Asia trip is also marked by a potential visit to the Demilitarized Zone and a ceasefire on tariffs with China. Friday, June 28th, 2019 Listen · 13:54 13:54 Up First NPR's Up First is the news you need to start your day. The biggest stories and ideas — from politics to pop culture — in 10 minutes. NPR thanks our sponsors Become an NPR sponsor	null	-1	null	8
polusa	2019_1_test.csv	3,990,267	2019_1_test.csv0 53010215 1 59549287 2 59633617 3 52963105 4 18321756 ... 162989 4829910 162990 4889401 162991 4884295 162992 4760206 162993 4533244 Name: id, Length: 162994, dtype: int64	OSAKA, Japan — President Trump was nearly 7,000 miles from home and had just finished a packed schedule of meetings with world leaders. But he still kept an eye on the Democratic presidential contest back home. At a news conference in Osaka, Japan on Saturday, at the end of the Group of 20 summit, Mr. Trump provided his analysis of a heated exchange between Senator Kamala Harris of California and former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. during the Democratic presidential debates on Thursday, declaring that Ms. Harris had been given “too much credit” for challenging Mr. Biden. He also lashed out at a former president, Jimmy Carter, who had questioned the legitimacy of Mr. Trump’s 2016 victory by saying Mr. Trump “didn’t actually win” the 2016 presidential election. Mr. Trump proclaimed Mr. Carter “a terrible president.” And he warned that Democratic policies would bring economic disaster to the United States if he is defeated in next year’s election.	null	-1	null	5
polusa	2019_1_test.csv	52,993,030	2019_1_test.csv0 53010215 1 59549287 2 59633617 3 52963105 4 18321756 ... 162989 4829910 162990 4889401 162991 4884295 162992 4760206 162993 4533244 Name: id, Length: 162994, dtype: int64	Troll Watch: In Rare Move, Reddit Flags Online Forum For Inciting Violence Reddit quarantined a group this week after users incited violence. Volunteer Reddit moderator Robert Peck tells NPR's Michel Martin that this is a big deal for the infamously hands-off platform. MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Visitors to the social media site Reddit might have noticed a change in one discussion group this week. The online forum known as The Donald is under a quarantine. That means that anybody going to that page first encounters a big notification flagging the community as out of line with Reddit's content policy - specifically, the rule against using the platform to incite violence. The group's 754,000 subscribers can still access the forum, but only after clicking through the quarantine notice. And that might not sound like much, but Reddit is famously hands-off when it comes to creating and enforcing content rules, and the site relies heavily on volunteers to monitor forums and take down problematic content. So we're taking this to our regular segment, Troll Watch, to find out more. (SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) MARTIN: By day, Robert Peck is a lecturer in rhetoric at the University of Iowa. But in his spare time, he's a volunteer moderator for Reddit. And he joins us now from member station WSUI in Iowa City. Thanks so much for joining us. ROBERT PECK: Thank you for having me. MARTIN: And I said spare time in air quotes because... PECK: (Laughter). MARTIN: You put a lot of time into this. I just wanted to make that clear. PECK: It's true. MARTIN: So to understand the significance of this quarantine, can you give us a brief idea of what Reddit is and how it's different from other social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter? PECK: The main difference between a site like Reddit, which I would describe as a forum more than a traditional sort of social media site like Twitter or Facebook, is that Reddit's ideas are organized around subjects and topics as opposed to on Facebook or Twitter, where you're following an individual person - a friend, a celebrity. And that means that when Reddit wants to take action against harmful content, it's harder for it to do it against any one individual person. Among other things, Reddit users are pseudonymous. They don't usually act under their real names. And they all collect around these social spaces called subreddits that are designed to talk about specific issues or groups. MARTIN: The Donald is a - it's a reference to Donald Trump. I mean, is it a political group? Is it primarily for his supporters? Or what's the organizing principle of this group? PECK: It describes itself as, quote, unquote, "a never-ending rally for the 45th president of the United States, Donald Trump." And it's a group for his supporters specifically. It formed around the time he announced his campaign back in 2015 into 2016 and has been growing ever since. MARTIN: So what was the content posted in The Donald that led to this action? PECK: Well, it's hard to say, I suppose would be the answer to that, because the Reddit staff are opaque a lot of the time and what actions they take and why. The best guess we have is that a few days ago, there were several posts and comments on that subreddit that were - seemed to be calling for violent action against public officials in the U.S. state of Oregon - this in response to the Republican walkout over House Bill 2020 in that state, the Climate Change Act, that has caused the Republican delegation to flee the state rather than vote. There were posts - calling for things like taking up arms, flooding into the state of Oregon, defending these people with violence and going after public officials with violence. MARTIN: I think many people will be familiar with Reddit because they're interested in, you know, cat videos and things of that sort. But other people are aware that Reddit has come up a lot in the conversation around the spread of white supremacy and other extremist ideas. I mean, why is that? PECK: I think that Reddit would have trouble dealing with these issues more than other social media sites would because of that focus on designing the site to center it around an idea or a group of people rather than an individual. That's a change that allows people with common interests to come together and discuss, advocate and act on those interests more easily than they might be able to in other places. And, again, on Reddit, they can also often do so anonymously. That combined with Reddit's seeming dedication to what it would describe as free speech or free expression, its hesitance to limit things that are being said on the site - at least, from the perspective of the staff, the owners of the site - those two things together have allowed all manner of different sort of groups that you and I would probably describe as hate groups or at the very least problematic groups and discussions to arise on that side. And the Donald subreddit has become the most prominent of those. So I'd say that the reason that we have that sort of association is that oftentimes, it's true. It's certainly not the entirety of the sites, just like these extreme views on other social media platforms aren't the entirety of those sites that we use and enjoy. MARTIN: That's Robert Peck, volunteer Reddit moderator. And he's a professor of rhetoric at the University of Iowa. Professor Peck, thanks so much for talking to us once again. PECK: Thank you very much for having me. Copyright © 2019 NPR. All rights reserved. Visit our website terms of use and permissions pages at www.npr.org for further information. NPR transcripts are created on a rush deadline by Verb8tm, Inc., an NPR contractor, and produced using a proprietary transcription process developed with NPR. This text may not be in its final form and may be updated or revised in the future. Accuracy and availability may vary. The authoritative record of NPR’s programming is the audio record.	null	-1	null	55
polusa	2019_1_test.csv	4,024,912	2019_1_test.csv0 53010215 1 59549287 2 59633617 3 52963105 4 18321756 ... 162989 4829910 162990 4889401 162991 4884295 162992 4760206 162993 4533244 Name: id, Length: 162994, dtype: int64	To the Editor: Re “Liberals Ruled the Debates, and the Moderates Are Anxious” (front page, June 30): The argument for a more progressive Democratic candidate was summed up by a social justice organizer, Brittany Packnett, whom you quoted as saying, “Sometimes appealing too much to Joe in the diner means you’re not reaching Joanna in an apartment building in an urban core .” Surely it is important that the eventual candidate appeal to both Joe and Joanna. But Ms. Packnett’s (and several candidates’) statements ignore the facts of the electoral map. There will be no real fight for states in the urban Northeast or Pacific Coast. In order to win in 2020, the Democrats must take back states in the upper Midwest and elsewhere that were carried by Barack Obama but were lost in 2016. And in those Midwestern states and purple states elsewhere, there are far more Joes in diners than Joannas in urban apartments . All Democrats agree that there is no higher priority than winning back the presidency. It is not worth the risk of alienating crucial voters, as happened in 2016. P. Frank Winkler Middlebury, Vt. To the Editor: Re “There Is Such a Thing as Too Far Left,” by Ramesh Ponnuru (Sunday Review, June 30): Who would vote for those Democrats moving so far left with their crazy ideas of trying to save our planet and species, protecting children, providing adequate health care to those in need, having equal protections for all under the Constitution, allowing each and every citizen to vote and have that vote count, ensuring a quality education even for those with limited means, providing refuge for those fleeing for their lives, and trying to make corporations pay their share in taxes? Who would vote for any of this?	null	-1	null	9
polusa	2019_1_test.csv	18,501,214	2019_1_test.csv0 53010215 1 59549287 2 59633617 3 52963105 4 18321756 ... 162989 4829910 162990 4889401 162991 4884295 162992 4760206 162993 4533244 Name: id, Length: 162994, dtype: int64	Can RAF avoid civilian deaths in IS war? RAF crews have been talking to the BBC's Jonathan Beale about the challenges they face in avoiding civilian casualties in Iraq and Syria.	null	-1	null	2
polusa	2019_1_test.csv	3,997,701	2019_1_test.csv0 53010215 1 59549287 2 59633617 3 52963105 4 18321756 ... 162989 4829910 162990 4889401 162991 4884295 162992 4760206 162993 4533244 Name: id, Length: 162994, dtype: int64	“Of course I know about the history of Florida and the Cuban community there,” he said. “I just didn’t know the phrase was associated with Che Guevara, wouldn’t have used it if I knew that. “But there’s no amount of briefing that could say, ‘Oh by the way, if you’re thinking of using this phrase, please don’t,’” he continued. “How is someone supposed to read my mind to know that that’s just a phrase that fit the moment, which I was telling these striking workers, ‘Keep fighting til you win.’” Mr. de Blasio, who declared his candidacy just last month, still has a bare-bones campaign operation, and some observers wondered if that had made him more susceptible to tripping up. “The issue of being aware of your surroundings and being aware of what you’re walking into is an important aspect of campaigning,” said Melissa Mark-Viverito, the former City Council speaker who was in Miami for the Democratic debates. Ms. Mark-Viverito was a close ally of the mayor as speaker, but has been critical of his decision to run for president, saying that New Yorkers who voted for him expected him to dedicate his full attention to the job of mayor. “These are two big tasks, running the largest city in the country, with all the complexities and challenges there, and running for president of the United States,” she said. “And if you don’t have a full campaign infrastructure that’s going to help you be effective in that work, he’s going to fall into traps, and that’s what happened here.” At the news conference on Friday, held at the city-run Bellevue Hospital in Manhattan, it was sometimes hard to tell where the campaign trail ended and the job of mayor began.	null	-1	null	8
polusa	2019_1_test.csv	4,002,000	2019_1_test.csv0 53010215 1 59549287 2 59633617 3 52963105 4 18321756 ... 162989 4829910 162990 4889401 162991 4884295 162992 4760206 162993 4533244 Name: id, Length: 162994, dtype: int64	Days after Donald Trump Jr. shared, and then deleted, a tweet questioning Senator Kamala Harris’s race, several of her rival Democratic presidential candidates lent her their support on Saturday. Mr. Trump, President Trump’s eldest son, on Thursday had shared a tweet from Ali Alexander, a right-wing personality, that falsely claimed Ms. Harris’s racial identity did not qualify her to speak about the anguish that black Americans face. “Kamala Harris is implying she is descended from American Black Slaves,” Mr. Alexander wrote during the second night of the Democratic debates. “She’s not. She comes from Jamaican Slave Owners. That’s fine. She’s not an American Black. Period.” Mr. Trump shared the message, asking his more than three million followers, “Is this true? Wow.” By Saturday, several Democratic hopefuls had begun to publicly support Ms. Harris, of California, who is the biracial child of a Jamaican father and an Indian mother.	null	-1	null	9
polusa	2019_1_test.csv	18,139,607	2019_1_test.csv0 53010215 1 59549287 2 59633617 3 52963105 4 18321756 ... 162989 4829910 162990 4889401 162991 4884295 162992 4760206 162993 4533244 Name: id, Length: 162994, dtype: int64	Should men have to wear a tie to work? The Speaker of the House of Commons, John Bercow, has said male MPs will no longer have to wear ties in the chamber. So should anyone be expected to wear a tie to work any more?	null	-1	null	3
polusa	2019_1_test.csv	18,332,589	2019_1_test.csv0 53010215 1 59549287 2 59633617 3 52963105 4 18321756 ... 162989 4829910 162990 4889401 162991 4884295 162992 4760206 162993 4533244 Name: id, Length: 162994, dtype: int64	Can RAF avoid civilian deaths in IS war? RAF crews have been talking to the BBC's Jonathan Beale about the challenges they face in avoiding civilian casualties in Iraq and Syria.	null	-1	null	2
polusa	2019_1_test.csv	18,523,107	2019_1_test.csv0 53010215 1 59549287 2 59633617 3 52963105 4 18321756 ... 162989 4829910 162990 4889401 162991 4884295 162992 4760206 162993 4533244 Name: id, Length: 162994, dtype: int64	Video Chris Patten, the last British governor of Hong Kong, has told the BBC that the rest of the world cannot ignore the campaign for democracy and due process in the territory. Speaking ahead of the 20th anniversary of the handover of Hong Kong to China, Lord Patten said the international community should hold Beijing to its pledges.	null	-1	null	2
polusa	2019_1_test.csv	17,819,185	2019_1_test.csv0 53010215 1 59549287 2 59633617 3 52963105 4 18321756 ... 162989 4829910 162990 4889401 162991 4884295 162992 4760206 162993 4533244 Name: id, Length: 162994, dtype: int64	Video When Britain leaves the EU what will the future hold for Britain's farmers? Emma Vardy reports from the Royal Norfolk Show where she heard about the future of payments for British agriculture. Watch more Daily Politics clips	null	-1	null	3
polusa	2019_1_test.csv	4,025,245	2019_1_test.csv0 53010215 1 59549287 2 59633617 3 52963105 4 18321756 ... 162989 4829910 162990 4889401 162991 4884295 162992 4760206 162993 4533244 Name: id, Length: 162994, dtype: int64	1. The U.S.-China trade war has cooled, at least for now. President Trump and President Xi Jinping of China agreed to resume trade talks, averting for now an escalation of their multibillion-dollar tariff war. At the G20 summit meeting in Osaka, Japan, Mr. Trump on Saturday promised to hold off on any new tariffs, and he agreed to lift some restrictions on Huawei, the Chinese technology giant at the center of a dispute between the nations. Here’s what else happened at the summit. On Sunday, Mr. Trump became the first sitting American commander in chief to set foot in North Korea as he greeted Kim Jong-un, the country’s leader, at the Demilitarized Zone. The two agreed to send their negotiators back to the table to seek a long-elusive nuclear agreement.	null	-1	null	7
polusa	2019_1_test.csv	52,870,761	2019_1_test.csv0 53010215 1 59549287 2 59633617 3 52963105 4 18321756 ... 162989 4829910 162990 4889401 162991 4884295 162992 4760206 162993 4533244 Name: id, Length: 162994, dtype: int64	The Democratic Party Attempts To Pivot To The Future — Ready Or Not Enlarge this image toggle caption Wilfredo Lee/AP Wilfredo Lee/AP When history looks back on the first round of debates among Democrats in the 2020 presidential cycle, it will see a generational milestone. Both nights of the twin bill in Miami put the spotlight on a national party in transition, loosening the bonds of its past and looking ahead to new personalities to propel its future. Parties are about people, and also about ideas. The ideas openly discussed this week included free tuition at public colleges, new taxes on wealth and radical action to address climate change. They also included universal health care, medical coverage for undocumented immigrants and the phasing out of private health insurance. All these would have been regarded as outside the mainstream not too long ago, and Republicans will surely argue they are still outside the mainstream today. But we all tend to remember candidate debates for their emblematic moments. And this time around, viewers may remember best the Thursday night confrontation between former Vice President Joe Biden, the best-known political commodity on stage, and Sen. Kamala Harris of California, who's still a newbie at the national level. In the matter of Harris v Biden TV coverage featured Harris' challenge to Biden's posture on busing for integration — when he was a senator and Harris was a school girl at a bus stop. Harris was among the first black students in her cohort bused to mostly white schools in an attempt to grant equal opportunities for education, a policy that Harris said helped her and which was bitterly controversial for millions of Americans. Surely Biden had expected someone to raise his history of co-existence with Dixie-flavored Democrats in this debate. Yet he seemed thrown off balance by the onrush of Harris' personal emotion. The prospective nominee of 2020 was clumsily enmeshed in an issue from the 1970s. In fact, through much of the evening, Biden's famous ebullience seemed to have deserted him, leaving a pale shadow of the personality he showed in previous presidential runs. Many faces of a party moving left That was the takeaway video from the second night. But both nights emphasized the Democratic Party's commitment to change — progressive and even radical change – as well as its deep investment in the enfranchisement of women, the young and people of color. The new faces on stage personified the change. Three were in their 30s, four in their 40s, with six women, five people of color and an Indiana mayor whose first answer included a mention of his husband. The contrast could scarcely be starker with the party of President Trump, who has said his e-election campaign theme will be "Keep America Great." And it is not just the president who sounds the theme and hearkens back to the America of earlier generations. The crowds at his rallies and the ranks of Republicans in Congress also continue to be dominated by older white males. Given the inevitable and natural force of that contrast, the urgency of the new pulsed through all four hours of these candidate showcases, which brought together 10 candidates on each night and subjected them to promptings from a tag team of five NBC News personalities. But while some of the journalists' questions were pointed, the most memorable moments came largely at the initiative of the candidates. So it was when Harris sailed into Biden on the second night. But if Biden is not the juggernaut some thought he'd be, who benefits? The older candidates Enlarge this image toggle caption Wilfredo Lee/AP Wilfredo Lee/AP Standing between Biden and Harris on stage was the man who has run a strong second in the polls – Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont. At 77, Sanders is a year old than Biden and four years older than when he was when he took on Hillary Clinton in 2016. Sanders benefited in that bid from his differences with Clinton and from the lack of any other competition after the first few debates in 2015. Sanders attracted many young people at the time who were disillusioned with Clinton or eager for something different. The difference Sanders brought this week was not only reminiscent of his anti-capitalist rhetoric from four years ago – it was a near perfect reprise of it in style and substance. Nothing requires any candidate to evolve on a second go-round, but Sanders was notable for his lack of interest in doing so. Running third in many polls has been Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, who at 70 is also third oldest among the candidates. But Warren exudes physical and intellectual energy, often seeming to literally vibrate with ideas on a wide range of subjects. Her age notwithstanding, Warren has her gender and personal resume to identify her with change. So she came through the week among those seen as gaining ground. The younger candidates But this time around, younger voters can find plenty of candidates who offer freshness far closer to their own age. First and foremost among them is South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg, who at 37 is barely over the Constitutional requirement for the presidency. Buttigieg is the openly gay Indiana Democrat who came to Miami battered by racial confrontations and storm damage back home. But in his direct and low-key way, he tried to use these travails to illustrate his candid approach to problems. His brief remarks on the subject had overtones of then-candidate Barack Obama's race speech in March 2008 in the midst of the controversy over his outspoken pastor, Jeremiah Wright. Although not especially prominent in the Thursday night debate, Buttigieg made his mark – as he has been doing throughout the year. In this he clearly stands above the other 30-somethings in the pack, Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii and Rep. Eric Swalwell of California, both members of Congress seen as building name recognition for later career moves. Another member who got on stage this week was Rep. Tim Ryan of Ohio, who is 45. The senators Enlarge this image toggle caption Wilfredo Lee/AP Wilfredo Lee/AP Some of the candidates in their 50s on stage this week could also be seen as newcomers in a more typical presidential field. They include four U.S. senators: – Cory Booker of New Jersey, Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota, Kirsten Gillibrand of New York and Michael Bennet of Colorado. The first three of these had been seen as potential threats to the frontrunners. Each made an effort to be noticed this week, with Booker logging more minutes than any other contestant on Wednesday night and Klobuchar scoring points on women's issues. Gillibrand stood out on Thursday night by interrupting repeatedly in an effort to break through – a tactic also used by New York Mayor Bill de Blasio on the previous night, to mixed reviews. In the end, Booker may have gained the most traction of this group, although the emergence of Harris on Thursday night might dilute some of his appeal to minority voters. The Texans Also worth noting as generational players are the two Texans, both in their mid-40s, whose trajectories seemed to cross while headed in opposite directions this week. On the rise is Julian Castro, 44, former mayor of San Antonio and secretary of Housing and Urban Development. Castro had been seen as a prospect for vice president, but he attracted more notice Wednesday night than in all the campaign to date. Going the other direction is Beto O'Rourke, 46, a former member of Congress best known for a strong but unsuccessful Senate run against Sen. Ted Cruz in Texas. O'Rourke has thus far been missing the magic appeal he had in his home state last year, and his rather lackluster appearance this week did little to alter that. The governors Two once or current Western governors in their late 60s also joined the crowd. Gov. Jay Inslee of Washington stressed climate change on Wednesday night and former Gov. John Hickenlooper of Colorado defended business and bipartisanship on Thursday. One curiosity of the 2020 field is the inclusion of rather obscure candidates who might not have made the stage in another era but who bring something off-beat to the discussion. John Delaney is a former congressman from Maryland who touts his business credentials and stands to the right of the pack on most issues. Delaney has been campaigning steadily since 2017 but has yet to make much headway in the polls, although he did qualify for this round of debates and may continue to do so. Also in the caboose category are other "brand builders" such as author Marianne Williamson, a self-help guru who talks about love as a force in politics, and Andrew Yang, an entrepreneur who favors creating a base annual income of $12,000 for all adults.	null	-1	null	62
polusa	2019_1_test.csv	3,991,967	2019_1_test.csv0 53010215 1 59549287 2 59633617 3 52963105 4 18321756 ... 162989 4829910 162990 4889401 162991 4884295 162992 4760206 162993 4533244 Name: id, Length: 162994, dtype: int64	Ms. Jean-Pierre faulted several Democratic candidates for parroting Republican attacks on their own party, rebuking former Gov. John Hickenlooper in particular for raising the specter of socialism on the debate stage Thursday night. “We should be saying, ‘We are the party trying to come up with big solutions to fix the damage this president has done,’” Ms. Jean-Pierre said. Indeed, liberal activists are growing increasingly irritated about the tendency of some party leaders to view issues through the prism of how they will play with mostly white moderate and center-right voters. “Sometimes appealing too much to Joe in the diner means you’re not reaching Joanna in an apartment building in an urban core,” said Brittany Packnett, a social justice organizer. “We need to engage people who have been forgotten about by establishment politics and help them recognize they have a role to play as citizens.” In some respects the Democrats’ position resembles that of the Republican Party in the early stages of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections, when a jumble of candidates crowded into televised debates, shoving each other toward their party’s ideological pole on some of the same issues — immigration, health care and abortion rights. Most of the 2020 presidential candidates who dominated the recent debates were aiming directly at voters on the left. There were few appeals to the political center or pleas about the electoral perils of left-wing politics. With few exceptions, the moderate candidates on stage spoke in tones so gentle they verged on apologetic, seeking to nudge the party away from far-left ideas without confronting them head-on. Senator Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota, perhaps the best-known moderate in the race besides Mr. Biden, did not dwell in the Wednesday debate on her strong objections to pursuing a “Medicare for all” health care policy. Instead, she diplomatically suggested Democrats adopt a different “bold idea” — the less disruptive policy of creating an optional government plan.	null	-1	null	11
polusa	2019_1_test.csv	18,372,659	2019_1_test.csv0 53010215 1 59549287 2 59633617 3 52963105 4 18321756 ... 162989 4829910 162990 4889401 162991 4884295 162992 4760206 162993 4533244 Name: id, Length: 162994, dtype: int64	Video Male MPs do not need to wear ties in the House of Commons chamber, Speaker John Bercow has said, as long as they are in "businesslike attire". So if MPs no longer have to wear ties, are they really necessary in other offices and jobs?	null	-1	null	2
polusa	2019_1_test.csv	4,037,835	2019_1_test.csv0 53010215 1 59549287 2 59633617 3 52963105 4 18321756 ... 162989 4829910 162990 4889401 162991 4884295 162992 4760206 162993 4533244 Name: id, Length: 162994, dtype: int64	LONDON — They had been fasting together for more than two weeks: Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, a British-Iranian woman detained in Tehran, who went on a hunger strike in prison, and her husband, Richard Ratcliffe, who was outside the Iranian Embassy in London. On Saturday, the 15th day of their campaign, they suspended the strike demanding Ms. Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s unconditional release. Mr. Ratcliffe told BBC Radio’s “Today” program on Saturday that he had talked to his wife on the phone, and that she had told him she would end the hunger strike. “It was getting hard for me, but I’m sure it was much harder for her,” Mr. Ratcliffe said. “I’m relieved because I wouldn’t have wanted her to push it much longer.”	null	-1	null	5
polusa	2019_1_test.csv	52,879,598	2019_1_test.csv0 53010215 1 59549287 2 59633617 3 52963105 4 18321756 ... 162989 4829910 162990 4889401 162991 4884295 162992 4760206 162993 4533244 Name: id, Length: 162994, dtype: int64	'What Are They Hiding?': Julián Castro Denied Access To Border Patrol Facility NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Democratic presidential candidate Julian Castro, who attempted to visit a Border Patrol station housing migrant children in Clint, Texas, on Saturday.	null	-1	null	2
polusa	2019_1_test.csv	4,051,153	2019_1_test.csv0 53010215 1 59549287 2 59633617 3 52963105 4 18321756 ... 162989 4829910 162990 4889401 162991 4884295 162992 4760206 162993 4533244 Name: id, Length: 162994, dtype: int64	OSAKA, Japan — President Trump said on Saturday that he would visit the Demilitarized Zone between North and South Korea on Sunday, and he publicly invited Kim Jong-un, the North’s iron-fisted leader, to meet him there for what would be their third get-together. In a post on Twitter as he started the second of two days of meetings in Osaka, Japan, Mr. Trump said that during his next stop, in South Korea, he would be happy to greet Mr. Kim across the line that has divided Korea for nearly 75 years. “I will be leaving Japan for South Korea (with President Moon),” the tweet said. “While there, if Chairman Kim of North Korea sees this, I would meet him at the Border/DMZ just to shake his hand and say Hello(?)!” North Korea indicated on Saturday that it would welcome such a meeting. “I consider this a very interesting suggestion, but we have not received any official proposal,” Choe Son-hui, North Korea’s first vice foreign minister, said in a brief statement carried by the North’s official Korean Central News Agency.	null	-1	null	6
polusa	2019_1_test.csv	4,056,356	2019_1_test.csv0 53010215 1 59549287 2 59633617 3 52963105 4 18321756 ... 162989 4829910 162990 4889401 162991 4884295 162992 4760206 162993 4533244 Name: id, Length: 162994, dtype: int64	As for Mr. Putin, he again brushed off the intelligence agencies’ conclusion that Russia had interfered in the 2016 election on his behalf. A day after making light of it by jokingly telling Mr. Putin in front of cameras “don’t meddle in the election,” Mr. Trump dismissed criticism that he was not taking it seriously enough. “I did say it,” he argued. He said the issue came up in his private conversation with Mr. Putin, but noted that the Russian leader had again denied it, an assertion with which he did not publicly quarrel. Indeed, Mr. Trump said he might accept an invitation by Mr. Putin to visit Moscow next spring for the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II. He also tried to smooth over a rift with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey about his country’s purchase of S-400 missile defense systems from Russia. Mr. Trump blamed President Barack Obama’s administration for the dispute and acknowledged that he might have to impose sanctions required by law, but said he hoped to avoid that. “It’s a problem, there’s no question about it,” Mr. Trump said with Mr. Erdogan at his side as the two prepared to meet behind closed doors. “We’re looking at different solutions.” But the talks with China, with so much at stake for both sides, were the centerpiece of the trip. The latest pause in the trade war seemed to be a repeat of sorts of what happened at the last G20 summit meeting, in December in Buenos Aires. There, Mr. Trump and Mr. Xi also met and agreed to postpone further tariffs pending negotiations and more soybean purchases by Beijing. The question is whether the new opening will yield any better result. The “two sides are highly harmonious, and the areas of cooperation are broad,” Mr. Xi said, according to The People’s Daily, an official Chinese news outlet. “They should not fall into the trap of so-called conflict confrontation, but should promote each other and develop together.”	null	-1	null	14
polusa	2019_1_test.csv	52,943,700	2019_1_test.csv0 53010215 1 59549287 2 59633617 3 52963105 4 18321756 ... 162989 4829910 162990 4889401 162991 4884295 162992 4760206 162993 4533244 Name: id, Length: 162994, dtype: int64	Democratic Debate Highlights A Big Advantage For Trump. It's The Economy Enlarge this image toggle caption Adam Bettcher/Getty Images Adam Bettcher/Getty Images At the Democratic presidential debate this week, voters got a preview of how Democrats will handle what for now is an uphill battle against President Trump. That challenging hill is the economy, because it's doing well right now, at least by the headline numbers. Unemployment is at 3.6 percent, the lowest it's been in about 50 years, and growth is still moving at a good clip. Consumer confidence is generally high (despite a recent slip). On top of that, one key point: despite Trump's approval rating being stuck in the mid-40s, he tends to do better on the economy. All that could make Trump's path to another term much easier. So Democrats are trying to thread a tricky needle: telling voters that while the economy is doing well, it is doing disproportionately well for the rich. In other words: the current good economy should be benefiting all of you more. The economy is doing okay... so what to improve? There's evidence that the economy particularly bears on voters' choices. Yale economist Ray Fair has a relatively well-known model for predicting the popular vote based on economic indicators. His latest prediction, as of April: that the Democratic nominee will get 45 percent of the popular vote. All of which is to say that if the economy is still doing well next year, Democrats may have to figure out how to tell people how things could be even better. That's where the "the economy isn't working for everyone" idea comes in. It's an idea that got a lot of play during the two debates. It's of course been at the core of Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders' stump speech for years. It's a huge part of Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren's campaign message, which she brought out on Wednesday night: "I think of it this way: Who is this economy really working for? It's doing great for a thinner and thinner slice at the top." Enlarge this image toggle caption Joe Raedle/Getty Images Joe Raedle/Getty Images California Sen. Kamala Harris echoed this sentiment: "This president walks around talking about and flouting his great economy, right? My great economy. My great economy. You ask him, well, how are you measuring this greatness of this economy of yours and he talks about the stock market. Well, that's fine if you own stocks. So many families in America do not." And that's just two candidates. A range of others this week — Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar, former Texas Rep. Beto O'Rourke, entrepreneur Andrew Yang, to name several — made similar arguments. One challenge they face is connecting with voters on this idea — that the economy is fundamentally broken and in need of structural change. One political problem with that argument is that it doesn't have a distinct villain — just the "1 percent" of richest Americans or corporations. Thus far, the candidates seem to have found two ways to address that problem, and one is the Trump tax cuts. Harris took aim at these at the debate, stressing that the Republican tax bill "benefits the top 1 percent and the biggest corporations in America." New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and Sanders likewise made similar arguments. It's a line of attack that seizes on a concrete policy that — at least, as of tax day 2019 — was broadly unpopular. So it's easy to see this being a key line of attack for a Democratic nominee in 2020. Once again, though, it's easy to see how the argument that the rich are doing too well might not move voters who themselves feel more or less fine about the economy. Another line of attack Democrats took in the debates was to connect the economy to particular topic areas, like health care. When it comes to their personal finances, Americans list health care costs as their top concern, according to Gallup. It's perhaps no coincidence, then, that multiple times, when candidates brought up the economy, they tied it to that issue. Especially given that health care was key to Democratic victories in 2018, this could be a particularly attractive tactic for a Democratic nominee. Enlarge this image toggle caption Drew Angerer/Getty Images Drew Angerer/Getty Images The potential hurdles for Trump Whether or not it affects people's votes, candidates aren't wrong when they say Americans are not sharing equally in a strong economy. One 2017 study showed what many Americans might already intuit: that economic growth just doesn't benefit lower and middle-class Americans the way it used to. Another way to get at this: The labor share of GDP — the share of economic output that goes to workers in their paychecks (or benefits) — has fallen precipitously in recent decades. So Democrats have good data they can point to. If a nominee can somehow connect to voters on an emotional level on that idea, it's possible they could win some over. In addition, despite a generally strong economy, Trump faces a couple of other challenges: One is that his approval (as we said earlier) is still pretty low — and he has only experienced a good economy as president. He could take a hit if the economy tanks. And the economy very well could turn bad before Election Day 2020. A recent survey from a panel of business economists found a jump in recession fears for 2020 — right now, those economists say there's a 60 percent chance of a recession by the end of next year. In the next year and a half, then, a Democratic message on the economy could change dramatically. But for now, Democrats must wrestle with the tough question of how to sell a new economic message when things look relatively okay.	null	-1	null	50
polusa	2019_1_test.csv	18,565,523	2019_1_test.csv0 53010215 1 59549287 2 59633617 3 52963105 4 18321756 ... 162989 4829910 162990 4889401 162991 4884295 162992 4760206 162993 4533244 Name: id, Length: 162994, dtype: int64	Video The Vatican treasurer, Cardinal George Pell, has been charged with sex offences in Australia. He has vehemently denied any wrongdoing. Andrew Collins is a resident of Ballarat, the town where Cardinal Pell is from, he told Radio 4's World at One "there will be a lot of sadness in the town" over the charges. He said Cardinal Pell "became somewhat of an icon" in the town and was "one of its greatest sons". Mr Collins is a survivor of abuse and his perpetrators are now either dead or have been convicted. He campaigns on the issue, and told Martha Kearney, "the fact that one of the highest officials within the church has now been charged is a watershed moment".	null	-1	null	6
polusa	2019_1_test.csv	52,988,837	2019_1_test.csv0 53010215 1 59549287 2 59633617 3 52963105 4 18321756 ... 162989 4829910 162990 4889401 162991 4884295 162992 4760206 162993 4533244 Name: id, Length: 162994, dtype: int64	Week In Politics Democratic candidates are trying to clarify positions they took during this week's debates while also capitalizing on any momentum they received. Week In Politics Politics Week In Politics Week In Politics Audio will be available later today. Democratic candidates are trying to clarify positions they took during this week's debates while also capitalizing on any momentum they received. Friday, June 28th, 2019 Listen · 13:54 13:54 Up First NPR's Up First is the news you need to start your day. The biggest stories and ideas — from politics to pop culture — in 10 minutes. NPR thanks our sponsors Become an NPR sponsor	null	-1	null	6
polusa	2019_1_test.csv	52,969,418	2019_1_test.csv0 53010215 1 59549287 2 59633617 3 52963105 4 18321756 ... 162989 4829910 162990 4889401 162991 4884295 162992 4760206 162993 4533244 Name: id, Length: 162994, dtype: int64	G20 Summit: Trump, Xi Agree To Renew Trade Talks President Trump is in South Korea Saturday to meet with President Moon Jae-in. But his Asia trip is also marked by a potential visit to the Demilitarized Zone and a ceasefire on tariffs with China. MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Now we'll check in on President Trump. He is in South Korea today, and tomorrow, he's planning to visit the demilitarized zone on the border with North Korea, and there's a chance he will meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un while he is there. Trump issued a surprise invitation to Kim via Twitter, saying he'd like to shake hands in the DMZ. The president also met this weekend with China's president, Xi Jinping, and the two leaders agreed not to escalate their trade war, at least for now. NPR's Scott Horsley has this report from Seoul. SCOTT HORSLEY, BYLINE: President Trump's last meeting with Kim Jong Un did not go well. The North Korean leader was not willing to dismantle his outlawed nuclear program on the terms Trump demanded, so the president abruptly ended their summit, and there's been little movement in the four months since. In recent days, however, Kim sent Trump a birthday card, and the president responded with a personal message of his own. Now Trump's suggesting another face-to-face encounter, this time with the backdrop of the heavily fortified dividing line between North and South Korea. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: They just thought of it this morning. We'll be at the area. We may go to the DMZ or the border, as they call it. That - by the way, when you talk about a wall, when you talk about a border, that's what they call a border. HORSLEY: In fact, this meeting may not be quite so impromptu as the president's letting on. Trump discussed it nearly a week ago with reporters from The Hill newspaper, but the White House urged the paper not to publicize the idea, citing security concerns. Trump says the North Korean government responded quickly to his invitation, adding perhaps Kim follows him on Twitter. But the president acknowledged there's no guarantee the North Korean leader will show up. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) TRUMP: I'm in no rush whatsoever. But I was in South - I will be in South Korea. I'll let him know. And we'll see. If he's there, we'll see each other for two minutes. That's all we can, but that will be fine. HORSLEY: Trump also met for about 80 minutes with China's president, Xi Jinping, and the two agreed to a kind of ceasefire in their ongoing trade war. Existing tariffs will remain in place, but Trump will hold off slapping new tariffs on an additional $300 billion worth of Chinese imports - relief for American shoppers who would have faced higher prices on many consumer items. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) TRUMP: We're holding on tariffs, and they're going to buy farm product. HORSLEY: If China does go back to buying more soybeans and other produce, that would be good news for America's farmers, who've been heavy casualties in the trade war. It would not, however, address the larger issues of intellectual property protection and forced technology transfer that prompted the Trump administration to start this trade war in the first place. That will be up to trade negotiators to hammer out. President Xi welcomed the renewed talks, saying cooperation and dialogue are better than friction and confrontation. The Chinese president noted he and Trump were meeting 48 years and about 100 kilometers from the scene of a table tennis tournament in 1971. Speaking through an interpreter, Xi said that's where teams from the U.S. and China began to lay the groundwork for peaceful relations between their two countries. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) PRESIDENT XI JINPING: (Through interpreter) That marked the beginning of what we now call ping-pong diplomacy. The small ball played a big role in moving world events. HORSLEY: To Trump's way of thinking, much of China's growth since then has come at the expense of the United States. But Trump says the world's two biggest economies don't have to be enemies. They could be great partners, he said - but only if they structure the right deal. Incidentally, Chinese ping-pong balls are among the thousands of items on the Trump administration's target list and would have faced a 25% tariff had the two presidents not served up this truce on trade. As of now, the small balls remain tariff-free. Scott Horsley, NPR News, Seoul. Copyright © 2019 NPR. All rights reserved. Visit our website terms of use and permissions pages at www.npr.org for further information. NPR transcripts are created on a rush deadline by Verb8tm, Inc., an NPR contractor, and produced using a proprietary transcription process developed with NPR. This text may not be in its final form and may be updated or revised in the future. Accuracy and availability may vary. The authoritative record of NPR’s programming is the audio record.	null	-1	null	49
polusa	2019_1_test.csv	4,013,174	2019_1_test.csv0 53010215 1 59549287 2 59633617 3 52963105 4 18321756 ... 162989 4829910 162990 4889401 162991 4884295 162992 4760206 162993 4533244 Name: id, Length: 162994, dtype: int64	AUSTIN, Tex. — For much of the last three months, the most popular Joseph R. Biden Jr. website has been a slick little piece of disinformation that is designed to look like the former vice president’s official campaign page, yet is most definitely not pro-Biden. From top to bottom, the website, JoeBiden.info, breezily mocks the candidate in terms that would warm the heart of any Bernie Sanders supporter: There are GIFs of Mr. Biden touching women and girls, and blurbs about his less-than-liberal policy positions, including his opposition to court-ordered busing in the 1970s and his support for the Iraq war. Pull quotes highlight some of his more famous verbal gaffes, like his description of his future boss, Barack Obama, as “articulate and bright and clean.” The introductory text declares, “Uncle Joe is back and ready to take a hands-on approach to America’s problems!” All the site says about its creator is buried in the fine print at the bottom of the page. The site, it says, is a political parody built and paid for “BY AN American citizen FOR American citizens,” and not the work of any campaign or political action committee. There is indeed an American behind the website — that much is unambiguously true. But he is very much a political player, and a Republican one at that. His name is Patrick Mauldin, and he makes videos and other digital content for President’s Trump’s re-election campaign. Together with his brother Ryan, Mr. Mauldin also runs Vici Media Group, a Republican political consulting firm in Austin whose website opens with the line “We Kick” followed by the image of a donkey — the Democratic Party symbol often known by another, three-letter, name.	null	-1	null	9
polusa	2019_1_test.csv	52,956,422	2019_1_test.csv0 53010215 1 59549287 2 59633617 3 52963105 4 18321756 ... 162989 4829910 162990 4889401 162991 4884295 162992 4760206 162993 4533244 Name: id, Length: 162994, dtype: int64	Venezuela's Teachers And Students Skip School For Survival Enlarge this image toggle caption Juan Pablo Bayona/AFP/Getty Images Juan Pablo Bayona/AFP/Getty Images At a primary school in a middle-class neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, the students' parents play an outsize role. Gasoline shortages have collapsed public transportation, making it hard for teachers to get to work. Others skip class to scrounge for food and medicine, both of which are in short supply in Venezuela. Due to low salaries, some teachers have quit. That's why Karen Benini, the mother of a sixth-grader, often steps in to substitute even though she lacks a teacher's certificate. "I'm not a teacher. I never studied to be a teacher. I'm a graphic designer," says Benini, 41, who volunteers two to three days per week. Amid Venezuela's catastrophic economic meltdown, education experts say that it's getting much harder for children to get a good grasp of history, geography and their ABCs. School staff are resigning in droves. Legions of students and teachers are among the 4 million Venezuelans who have fled the country in recent years. Those still going to school in the country often find that classes have been canceled due to power outages, water shortages and other breakdowns. Some school buildings are falling apart, have been taken over by homeless squatters or are used by pro-government militias for training, says Nancy Hernández, a founder and board member of FENASOPADRES, a national association of PTAs. In 2016, the last year the Venezuelan government released enrollment figures, about 8.5 million Venezuelan children were attending K-12 schools. Now, that figure may have dropped to about 6.5 million, according to rough estimates provided by Hernández. One independent education group in Aragua state, just west of Caracas, reported that at the start of the current school year more than half of all students were no longer going to classes. In a TV interview in May, Education Minister Aristóbulo Istúriz acknowledged problems but blamed them on U.S. economic sanctions and pointed out that, in spite of the government's challenges, public school remains free. To make up for lost class time, Istúriz announced that the 2018-19 academic year, which normally ends in June, would be extended through July. But Hernández, who is also a former national elections official, says that will make little difference. "We, as an organization, have determined that the 2018-19 academic year has been lost," she says of the PTA group. Many of the challenges faced by students and teachers are glaringly obvious in Ramo Verde, a mountainside slum on the outskirts of Caracas, where María Pérez has taught geography at a public school for the past 18 years. She's one of just four teachers still showing up for work. The other eight recently resigned because they couldn't survive on their $5 monthly salaries. Pérez scrapes by peddling cellphone accessories on weekends. She also crosses the border into Colombia to stock up on food, which she resells on the streets and sometimes distributes to her malnourished students. Enlarge this image toggle caption John Otis for NPR John Otis for NPR The school is supposed to provide a midday snack but often there are no provisions in the cafeteria. Three of her students recently fainted, including one girl who had not eaten dinner the night before or breakfast that morning and collapsed during gym class. "It makes me want to cry," Pérez says. Many of her students skip school to help feed their families by doing odd jobs — such as hauling water. During frequent electricity cuts in Ramo Verde, water pumps don't work. So residents must fill up buckets and containers at mountainside springs and lug them back to their homes. Some of Pérez's students now spend their days going door to door delivering spring water. As she walks through the slum, Pérez spots one of them, Roynel Riso, a skinny 14-year-old. In exchange for about 5 gallons of water, families will pay Riso with a bag of rice or pasta. He prefers payment in kind because hyperinflation has rendered the bolívar, Venezuela's currency, nearly worthless. Riso skips two days of school per week and laments: "I miss going to math class." Yureibis Coronado, a mother of three who lives in a three-room shack in Ramo Verde, says shortages of water and soap promote absenteeism because many parents refuse to send their children to school in dirty uniforms. "It's very worrisome," she says, "because kids go to school today so they can be somebody tomorrow." Despite professing loyalty to her students, Pérez is thinking of joining the exodus of Venezuelan educators. This summer she plans to visit friends in the United States who have set her up with part-time work. She'll still be teaching — but this time as a spinning instructor at a gym in North Carolina.	null	-1	null	41
polusa	2019_1_test.csv	4,380,708	2019_1_test.csv0 53010215 1 59549287 2 59633617 3 52963105 4 18321756 ... 162989 4829910 162990 4889401 162991 4884295 162992 4760206 162993 4533244 Name: id, Length: 162994, dtype: int64	Trump 2020 national press secretary Kayleigh McEnany lashed out at actress and activist Alyssa Milano on Friday, saying that everyday women "tune out" the Trump critic and that Hollywood's opinions on political issues are irrelevant. “Hollywood doesn't matter. In fact, if anything it's a curse for a candidate because everyday hardworking men and women look and say, ‘Alyssa Milano is going to tell me what to do?’,” McEnany said on “Hannity.” MSNBC HOSTS CLASH AFTER ONE SAYS NOBODY ON STAGE COULD BEAT TRUMP “This is the woman who said that women should have a sex strike because of a fetal heartbeat bill that says you keep a living baby with a heartbeat alive," McEnany continued. "And because of that bill women everywhere should have a sex strike.” McEnany added that Milano “doesn’t matter” and begged the actress to support the eventual Democratic nominee. “Everyday women tune her out. She doesn't matter. Nor does Hollywood. They are a joke. Please endorse the Democratic nominee as I’m sure they will,” McEnany said. The press secretary for the Trump campaign also weighed in on the Democratic presidential candidates' support of abortion rights -- in particular late-term abortion. She asserted that the Democrats were out of step with Americans. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP “This motivates the Republican base immensely," she said. "But more than that, it motivates 85 percent of Americans. When you look at who supports abortion until birth -- which was passed in New York and celebrated with a sick standing ovation in the New York Senate chamber and they lit One World Trade pink in celebration. “When you look who supports this insane measure to kill a fully viable baby, it's about 15 percent or less. So they are motivating 85 percent of the American people when they do things like 19 times blocking a vote in the House for a keep-alive bill, keeping a baby alive outside the womb.”	null	-1	null	16
polusa	2019_1_test.csv	4,011,330	2019_1_test.csv0 53010215 1 59549287 2 59633617 3 52963105 4 18321756 ... 162989 4829910 162990 4889401 162991 4884295 162992 4760206 162993 4533244 Name: id, Length: 162994, dtype: int64	ROME — A protracted standoff between a ship carrying rescued migrants and the Italian government ended early Saturday, when the vessel docked at the southern island of Lampedusa and the captain was arrested. The 40 migrants rescued at sea disembarked at dawn, strained and exhausted after 16 days on the vessel, the Sea Watch 3, which flies a Dutch flag and is operated by Sea-Watch, a German nongovernmental organization. Its captain, Carola Rackete, 31, docked the vessel shortly before 2 a.m., after waiting in vain for two days near the port for permission to come ashore with the migrants. The Sea Watch, which rescued 53 people off the coast of Libya on June 12, had navigated toward Italy after rejecting an offer to dock in Tripoli, Libya, which humanitarian groups do not deem safe. Thirteen migrants had been allowed to disembark in Italy for medical reasons after the rescue.	null	-1	null	5
polusa	2019_1_test.csv	4,054,525	2019_1_test.csv0 53010215 1 59549287 2 59633617 3 52963105 4 18321756 ... 162989 4829910 162990 4889401 162991 4884295 162992 4760206 162993 4533244 Name: id, Length: 162994, dtype: int64	Just as Mr. Obama’s term was ending, hundreds of thousands of Central American migrants were showing up at the border, many of them unaccompanied minors seeking asylum. In response, his administration put considerable effort into broadcasting one message to families sending children on their own: stop. Then, Mr. Trump’s anti-immigration rhetoric helped send him to the White House. “There is no doubt that the tenor on immigration has shifted in the last couple of years, but it sounds really different because Trump is being so extreme on his policies,” said Lanae Erickson, a senior vice president at Third Way, a centrist Democratic think tank based in Washington. Democrats need to react to the extremism, Ms. Erickson said, without leaving themselves open to being accused of their own extremism. “We gave him some more fodder for those ads,” she said, referring to how this past week’s debates might help Mr. Trump’s campaign. Now the presidential candidates need to offer solutions on immigration policy, Ms. Erickson said, and “explain themselves and pair that with what they are going to do on the security side. That needs to be a piece of the Democratic policy in equal measure.” Until now, the discussion of details about laws along the border tended to be more technical than ideological. One section of immigration law makes it possible to criminally convict anyone who crosses the border illegally. The law enabled the Trump administration to enact its “zero tolerance” policies to separate parents and their children, which was widely condemned by members of both parties. Julián Castro, the former mayor of San Antonio, was the first candidate to propose repealing the section on criminal convictions when he released his immigration plan in April. During Wednesday’s debate, Mr. Castro asked the other Democratic candidates to support his idea. Mr. Castro went on to attack Beto O’Rourke, a former congressman from El Paso, Tex., for not backing the idea. By Thursday, the question had already appeared to become a litmus test among the Democratic hopefuls. “The day for Democrats straddling this debate is gone,” said Howard Dean, the former chairman of the Democratic National Committee. “Now the question is, ‘Are you decent or not? Are you going to behave like Trump or not?’ He’s polarized the country and he’s really caused this shift.”	null	-1	null	17
polusa	2019_1_test.csv	4,051,022	2019_1_test.csv0 53010215 1 59549287 2 59633617 3 52963105 4 18321756 ... 162989 4829910 162990 4889401 162991 4884295 162992 4760206 162993 4533244 Name: id, Length: 162994, dtype: int64	In its 2018 decision, the state Supreme Court ruled that workers should be considered employees if they perform a task that’s part of the “usual course” of a company’s business. Most legal experts concluded that driving was central to Uber’s business and that drivers must be considered employees under the ruling, said Veena Dubal, a professor at the University of California Hastings College of the Law. This May, the state’s Assembly passed a bill that would extend the ruling in certain respects and limit it in others. The court ruling applied mainly to minimum wage and overtime laws, while the legislation, Assembly Bill 5, would apply to all aspects of employment, including unemployment insurance, workers’ compensation and paid sick days. At the same time, the bill exempted certain high-paying professions from the Supreme Court ruling, such as doctors and real estate agents. Over all, millions of workers in the state could be affected by the legislation, including construction workers, janitors, house cleaners, cable installers, truckers and delivery drivers. In July, the State Senate will hold hearings on the measure. Legislators working with Uber and Lyft could attach an exemption for drivers or write separate legislation to do so. Despite the S.E.I.U.’s insistence that it supports the bill and full employment status for drivers, the union appears willing to continue negotiating with Uber and Lyft. It has created what it calls a “national bargaining committee to provide national leadership on the negotiations” with the companies, according to an email dated June 21 from Ms. Conroy, an executive vice president of the union, that was reviewed by The New York Times. At stake are billions of dollars in potential costs for the two companies. Industry officials have estimated that relying on employees is about 20 to 30 percent more expensive for gig-economy companies than relying on contractors. In its filing for an initial public offering earlier this year, Uber told investors that having to classify drivers as employees would “require us to fundamentally change our business model, and consequently have an adverse effect on our business and financial condition.” Lyft’s filing included a similar warning. This spring, the companies won a victory when the general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board, an appointee of President Trump, concluded that drivers are contractors, meaning they effectively lack the protections of federal labor law. The Trump Labor Department issued a similar verdict, through a so-called “opinion letter,” a few weeks earlier. But California law would supersede those decisions in most respects.	null	-1	null	16
polusa	2019_1_test.csv	52,866,929	2019_1_test.csv0 53010215 1 59549287 2 59633617 3 52963105 4 18321756 ... 162989 4829910 162990 4889401 162991 4884295 162992 4760206 162993 4533244 Name: id, Length: 162994, dtype: int64	Trump Holds Off On More China Tariffs; 2 Sides Agree To Restart Trade Talks Enlarge this image toggle caption Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg via Getty Images Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg via Getty Images The U.S. and China have agreed to restart trade talks, and the Trump administration will hold off for now adding new and costly tariffs on some $300 billion in Chinese imports. President Trump announced the trade truce after an 80-minute meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit in Osaka, Japan. "Basically we agreed today that we're going to continue the negotiation," Trump told reporters Saturday. "We're going to work with China on where we left off to see if we can make a deal." In exchange, Trump said China had agreed to increase its purchases of U.S. agricultural products. "We're holding on tariffs, and they're going to buy farm product," Trump said. The temporary cease-fire does not end the trade war between the U.S. and China. The Trump administration is still charging 25% tariffs on some $250 billion worth of goods imported from China. Xi's government has retaliated by taxing U.S. exports, while at the same time reducing tariffs on competing products from other countries. Those tariffs will remain in place while the U.S. tries to broker a trade deal with China that offers more protection for intellectual property and prevents the forced transfer of American technological know-how. The Trump administration thought it was approaching such a deal until last month, when China balked at provisions the administration believed were already settled. Still, the president says he's cautiously optimistic that a comprehensive agreement is still possible. "They would like to make a deal, I can tell you that," Trump said. "If we could make a deal, it would be a very historic event." The president said for now, he will allow U.S. tech companies to keep supplying components to the Chinese telecom giant Huawei. National security experts worry the company, which makes cellphones and telecom equipment, could become a conduit for surveillance by the Chinese government. The president said Huawei's future business with the U.S. will be left for later in the negotiations. "Huawei is a complicated situation," Trump said. "We agreed to leave that to the end." Xi also cheered the trade truce, which avoids putting greater pressure on Chinese exports. "China and United States both benefit from cooperation and lose in a confrontation," Xi told reporters through an interpreter. "Cooperation and dialogue are better than friction and confrontation." Trade was a dominant topic for Trump throughout the G-20 meeting. He raised it repeatedly during meetings with individual foreign leaders, including Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The president boasted of big trade deals that are in the works, but he offered no details. Trump has not hesitated to impose protectionist measures. In addition to the China tariffs, he's slapped import taxes on foreign steel and aluminum, washing machines and solar panels. The G-20 traditionally issues a formal statement opposing protectionism. The Trump administration warned before the summit it would not sign on to the statement if that warning — or another about the dangers of human-made climate change — were too strongly worded. Although Trump's stance on climate puts him at odds with the rest of the G-20 leaders, he insisted he's not turning a blind eye to the hazards of a warming planet. "I'm not looking to put our companies out of business," Trump said. "The powering of a plant — it doesn't always work with a windmill."	null	-1	null	32
polusa	2019_1_test.csv	4,050,818	2019_1_test.csv0 53010215 1 59549287 2 59633617 3 52963105 4 18321756 ... 162989 4829910 162990 4889401 162991 4884295 162992 4760206 162993 4533244 Name: id, Length: 162994, dtype: int64	Except for Ms. Warren, everyone on stage on Wednesday was looking for a breakthrough moment to lift them out of single digits in the polls. Few got one — but some issues rarely discussed in such a prominent setting did. Senator Cory Booker became the first candidate to mention transgender rights in a presidential debate. Mr. Castro, meanwhile, made a point of calling for “reproductive justice,” which emphasizes the socioeconomic dynamics that make it harder for women of color and other marginalized groups to get abortions and other reproductive services. What will come up in the next round of debates? We’ll find out on July 30 and 31. (That’s right, we’re doing this all again in a little over a month.)	null	-1	null	7
polusa	2019_1_test.csv	4,042,825	2019_1_test.csv0 53010215 1 59549287 2 59633617 3 52963105 4 18321756 ... 162989 4829910 162990 4889401 162991 4884295 162992 4760206 162993 4533244 Name: id, Length: 162994, dtype: int64	Harris jolted the race. Almost since her splashy January announcement that she was entering the race, Ms. Harris has been treading water. She has topped out at the mid-to-high single digits in polling. Early-state activists have grumbled about her lack of attention. She has seen her fund-raising figures overtaken, first by Mr. Biden and likely in the next quarter by Mayor Pete Buttigieg. Senator Elizabeth Warren has grabbed the mantle of the race’s pacesetter on policy. And Ms. Harris has vacillated between competing for the party’s most progressive voters and its more moderate wing. But she commanded the stage on Thursday in a way no one else has done. With Democrats looking for someone who can go toe-to-toe with Mr. Trump in general election debates, Ms. Harris embraced what many have long seen as two potential advantages she has in a primary where black voters and women are crucial constituencies: she is the most strongly positioned black woman ever to run for president. “I would like to speak on the issue of race,” Ms. Harris declared, redirecting what had been a conversation on a recent South Bend police shooting to Mr. Biden’s record. The ensuing exchange over busing, integration and segregationists showcased Ms. Harris at her best. Those scripted prosecutorial skills that have gone viral in Senate committee hearings were witnessed live by millions. And make no mistake, there was a script. Ms. Harris’s campaign was at the ready with a photo from her childhood and the tagline, “There was a little girl in California who was bussed to school. That little girl was me.” There were even shirts on sale by the night’s end with the picture on it.	null	-1	null	15
polusa	2019_1_test.csv	4,053,141	2019_1_test.csv0 53010215 1 59549287 2 59633617 3 52963105 4 18321756 ... 162989 4829910 162990 4889401 162991 4884295 162992 4760206 162993 4533244 Name: id, Length: 162994, dtype: int64	Two years ago, Andrew Intrater’s Manhattan private equity firm was thriving. He had rubbed elbows with billionaires at President Trump’s inauguration. And he had a lucrative investment involving the heirs to the fortune of the musician Prince. Today, the firm is effectively shuttered, and Mr. Intrater cannot get access to his money from the Prince investment or just about any other deal. Wall Street cut ties with him. For months, his only checking account was with a small agricultural bank 1,200 miles from New York. Even his T.S.A. PreCheck privileges were revoked. What had changed? For starters, the United States sanctions against Russia had swept up businesses with links to Russian oligarchs. Mr. Intrater and his firm are American and not directly subject to the penalties, but his cousin and biggest investor is the oligarch Viktor Vekselberg, who was hit with sanctions in April last year. Mr. Intrater’s problems worsened soon afterward, when leaked financial documents tied him to Michael D. Cohen, a former lawyer for President Trump who was under investigation and is now in prison. Mr. Cohen’s critics suggested that Mr. Intrater may have been a front for his oligarch cousin to funnel Russian money to the president’s inner circle, a theory Mr. Intrater denied. The special counsel’s office, which interviewed Mr. Intrater about the issue, never accused him of any wrongdoing and did not mention him in its report.	null	-1	null	14
polusa	2019_1_test.csv	4,509,253	2019_1_test.csv0 53010215 1 59549287 2 59633617 3 52963105 4 18321756 ... 162989 4829910 162990 4889401 162991 4884295 162992 4760206 162993 4533244 Name: id, Length: 162994, dtype: int64	Former Special Counsel Robert Mueller's agreement to testify before Congress, as many Democrats have urged, will "blow up in their face," Sen. Lindsey Graham charged on Tuesday night. Graham said in an appearance on "Hannity" that Mueller's testimony won't change from what was documented in his report on the Russia investigation. "Bottom line is, after all of your looking and all the time you had and all the money you spent, did Trump collude with the Russians? No - Do you stand by your report? - Yes," Graham said, envisioning questions the special counsel likely will be asked. "It is 'case-closed' for me. They can do anything they want to in the House, and I think it will blow up in their face. ROBERT MUELLER AGREES TO TESTIFY BEFORE HOUSE LAWMAKERS JULY 17 AFTER SUBPOENA, NADLER AND SCHIFF ANNOUNCE "It will blow up in their face. This will blow up in their face. The conclusions can't change, there is no collusion, that's what the whole thing was about to begin with." The Senate Judiciary Committee chairman added that the facts of the case will show President Trump did not restrict Mueller's investigation. "The president gave 1.4 million documents to Mueller. [Don] McGahn, his lawyer, testified for 30 hours," he said. "He made everybody available to Mueller that Mueller wanted to talk to, and he... answered questions in writing, so this president did nothing to stop Mueller from finding the truth." MARK MEADOWS: JOHN DURHAM WILL 'GET TO THE BOTTOM OF' RUSSIA INVESTIGATION ORIGINS Graham said regardless of Mueller's testimony, it would be hard to prosecute Trump for obstruction of justice. "There's nobody on Earth who could bring an obstruction case based on these facts," he said. Mueller has agreed to testify before the House Judiciary and Intelligence Committees on July 17, according to the panels' chairmen, Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., and Adam Schiff, D-Calif. Congressional Democrats have fought to get access to Mueller and his unredacted report on Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election and whether President Trump obstructed justice. CLICK TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP “Americans have demanded to hear directly from the Special Counsel so they can understand what he and his team examined, uncovered, and determined about Russia’s attack on our democracy, the Trump campaign’s acceptance and use of that help, and President Trump and his associates' obstruction of the investigation into that attack," Nadler and Schiff said in a joint statement. Mueller did not immediately comment. In a news conference last month in which he delivered his first public remarks in more than two years, the special counsel said he did not wish to appear before lawmakers. Fox News' Louis Casiano contributed to this report.	null	-1	null	21
polusa	2019_1_test.csv	4,063,392	2019_1_test.csv0 53010215 1 59549287 2 59633617 3 52963105 4 18321756 ... 162989 4829910 162990 4889401 162991 4884295 162992 4760206 162993 4533244 Name: id, Length: 162994, dtype: int64	“Uprooting an entire supply chain is a nightmare task,” said Jon Cowley, an attorney in the Hong Kong office of Baker McKenzie, a global law firm, who advises corporate clients on tariffs and supply chains. “It takes years, if not decades.” President Trump warned this past week that he was concerned about the influx of goods from Vietnam. The surge could invite scrutiny from the Trump administration if it believes that companies are pretending to make products outside China but are simply clipping together Chinese-made parts. Still, China has few options to stop those shifts. Trade between the two countries is so lopsided that China has many fewer American imports to tax. It could slam American companies that sell vast amounts of products in China, like Apple or General Motors, but pinching those companies could hurt the Chinese workers who make those products. Its strategy so far has been to target agricultural goods from states that Mr. Trump would need to win if he hopes to be re-elected in 2020. On Saturday, Mr. Trump said China had agreed to resume purchasing some of the farm goods and other products that it has not been buying lately in retaliation for the American tariffs. China used a similar enticement in December when the two countries last called a truce. Mr. Trump’s position could change if the American economy slows or if financial markets take a hit. While the trade war may be popular among Mr. Trump’s base and in some parts of manufacturing swing states, and resumed farm purchases could improve its image, it is disliked by the electorate at large. Even then, leaders from both major American parties have indicated that the United States could continue to take a tough line on China no matter who is in the White House. The attitudes toward Huawei, in particular, show an appetite on both sides of the aisle for taking a tough line. Mr. Trump on Saturday said he would allow American companies greater leeway in selling their products to the Chinese telecom giant. His comments provided little clarity on which companies might be able to resume sales. The technology industry has argued that it should be able to sell products to Huawei that do not pose a threat to national security.	null	-1	null	16
polusa	2019_1_test.csv	18,365,602	2019_1_test.csv0 53010215 1 59549287 2 59633617 3 52963105 4 18321756 ... 162989 4829910 162990 4889401 162991 4884295 162992 4760206 162993 4533244 Name: id, Length: 162994, dtype: int64	Video The Vatican treasurer and Australia's most senior Catholic figure, Cardinal George Pell, has been charged with sex offences in Australia. The charges relate to alleged "historical" incidents, police in the state of Victoria said. Cardinal Pell has strongly denied the allegations.	null	-1	null	3
polusa	2019_1_test.csv	3,991,635	2019_1_test.csv0 53010215 1 59549287 2 59633617 3 52963105 4 18321756 ... 162989 4829910 162990 4889401 162991 4884295 162992 4760206 162993 4533244 Name: id, Length: 162994, dtype: int64	JERUSALEM — About a dozen Palestinian businessmen defied the official Palestinian boycott of the Trump administration’s economic conference in Bahrain this week. . Once there, most of them tried to maintain a low profile and keep their names out of the news media. But officers of the Palestinian Authority’s General Intelligence Service arrested one of them, Saleh Abu Mayala, on Friday night as he was walking from his car to his home in the West Bank city of Hebron, according to two Palestinian officials and the leader of the Palestinian business delegation to Bahrain, Ashraf Jabari. The delegation had returned to the West Bank on Thursday. Palestinian officials have maintained official secrecy about the arrest and it was not clear on Saturday whether Mr. Mayala had been formally charged, but one Palestinian official called his attendance at the conference an illegal act of betrayal. Intelligence officers summoned another conference participant, Ashraf Ghanem, also from Hebron, by phone on Friday night, after they did not find him at home. Instead of turning himself in, Mr. Ghanem was sheltering on Saturday in Mr. Jabari’s house, according to the two men, in the Israeli-controlled section of Hebron — an area where the Palestinian Authority security forces cannot operate without prior coordination with the Israelis.	null	-1	null	6
polusa	2019_1_test.csv	4,000,418	2019_1_test.csv0 53010215 1 59549287 2 59633617 3 52963105 4 18321756 ... 162989 4829910 162990 4889401 162991 4884295 162992 4760206 162993 4533244 Name: id, Length: 162994, dtype: int64	DOHA, Qatar — Deadly violence surged across Afghanistan as American and Taliban officials started a seventh round of peace talks on Saturday, with high hopes for a breakthrough. The talks, held in the Qatari capital, Doha, aim to hammer out a provisional schedule for American troop withdrawal in exchange for Taliban guarantees that international terror groups will not be allowed to operate on Afghan soil. Such an agreement is seen as a crucial step toward opening negotiations between the Taliban and the Afghan government over the country’s political future. A spate of attacks on Friday and Saturday that killed nearly 300 fighters from both sides, according to claims by the Taliban and the Afghan government, was a sign that optimism at the negotiating table might not translate to an immediate reduction in violence, as the rivals seek to use battlefield gains for leverage. Casualty numbers provided by both sides are often exaggerated and difficult to verify. One of the deadliest episodes took place in northern Baghlan province, where the Taliban killed at least 25 members of a government militia during an overnight attack on their outposts in Nahrin district. Residents and officials described a large number of insurgents amassing for a surprise assault that routed the government militia and the reinforcements that arrived at the scene.	null	-1	null	7
polusa	2019_1_test.csv	52,904,717	2019_1_test.csv0 53010215 1 59549287 2 59633617 3 52963105 4 18321756 ... 162989 4829910 162990 4889401 162991 4884295 162992 4760206 162993 4533244 Name: id, Length: 162994, dtype: int64	In Democratic Debates, Health Care, Immigration Emerge As Fault Lines NPR's Michel Martin discusses the policy divisions that emerged in the Democratic debates, with journalists: Julia Preston on immigration, Shefali Luthra on healthcare and James Burnett on guns. MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: We're going to go back to those two big debates earlier this week. Nineteen Democrats and Independent Bernie Sanders vying to challenge President Trump took the stage over two nights. And, by now, you've probably heard a lot of hot takes on who won and who lost and who had a breakout moment and who didn't. Instead, we'd like to take a few minutes to dig into some of the differences over policy that emerged. We decided to do that because even though the candidates only had a few minutes - really, a minute or two on each topic - that minute or two represent some real differences on issues like health care, guns and immigration. Of course, we won't be able to get to every issue that came up or that's very important, but we're going to start with health care. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) ELIZABETH WARREN: "Medicare for All" solves that problem. And I understand. There are a lot of politicians who say, oh, it's just not possible. We just can't do it. It's - have a lot of political reasons for this. What they're really telling you is they just won't fight for it. MARTIN: That was Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren of course, talking about health care. Joining us to tell us more is Shefali Luthra. She's a correspondent for Kaiser Health News. Welcome. Thanks for joining us. SHEFALI LUTHRA: Thanks for having me. MARTIN: So as you heard, you know, health care came up early in the debates. Is there a center of gravity that unites the Democratic field on this? LUTHRA: Yes. It's very clear - whether you hear Democrats talking about "Medicare for All", "Medicare for All who want it" - that there is a strong desire for universal coverage of some form for broadly expanding access to health care. It's very clear from voters that there's a big concern about being able to afford health care. And candidates, in their own ways, are all trying to address that. MARTIN: And we'll ask you more about where the voters are versus where the candidates are on that in a minute. Is there a central dividing line among the Democratic field? LUTHRA: Absolutely. And you saw that very clearly in the debate with the question of "Medicare for All", specifically. And when we say "Medicare for All", we mean the legislation put forth by Bernie Sanders that Elizabeth Warren just backed as well. It's a very specific form of legislation. You would have one program called Medicare but much more generous than the current Medicare program - no co-pays, no deductibles, no cost-sharing, whatsoever, would cover virtually everything, would leave minimal, at most, room for private insurance. It's very popular amongst the left but gets other Democrats and even some voters a bit more nervous because of the very radical reforms that would implement. MARTIN: And so what's the other kind of center-of-gravity idea? This other center-of-gravity idea would be - what? - that there would be like a dual system, that you could keep your private insurance, and there would be a more robust sort of government-funded option alongside it? Is that the... LUTHRA: Exactly. And... MARTIN: Generally the two ideas in play? LUTHRA: That's something we heard, for instance, Pete Buttigieg talk about. He called it "Medicare for All who want it." And we have what's called a public option - right? - something very robust put forth by the government. Anyone has the option to buy into this public option if they choose to, or they can stick with the care that they have. MARTIN: And, finally, where are the Republicans in attacking this? Because we see that, already, some of the third-party groups and the Republicans are attacking specific candidates, saying that they've flip-flopped and so forth. But is there a central line of Republican attack? Is it that these would elevate costs and wouldn't improve care? Like, what are the Republicans saying about what the Democrats are putting forth? LUTHRA: Republicans are very focused on attacking "Medicare for All", specifically. And we've heard fewer attack lines on the public option. Although, I think if we saw more of that being discussed, it would become another talking point for Republicans. But they focus a lot on what one might hear about Canada. Are there longer wait times? Is there trouble accessing the highest quality care. What about the taxes? How much would this cost? And those are talking points you'll hear a lot more of, especially as the "Medicare for All" debate continues. MARTIN: And now we're going to turn to immigration. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) JULIAN CASTRO: And this is an important point, you know? My plan - and I'm glad to see that Senator Booker, Senator Warren and Governor Inslee agree with me on this. My plan also includes getting rid of Section 1325 of the Immigration and Nationality Act. MARTIN: That was former housing secretary and former San Antonio mayor Julian Castro, who's put forward the very straightforward proposal to decriminalize crossing the border. He says that that will make it easier to deal with the humanitarian crisis there. We wanted to hear how this compares to other ideas on the table, so we've called Julia Preston. She's a contributing writer for The Marshall Project. That's a nonprofit journalism organization. And she spent many years covering immigration for The New York Times. Julia Preston, welcome. Thanks so much for joining us. JULIA PRESTON: Thank you for inviting me. MARTIN: So fair to say that all the Democrats and Bernie Sanders criticize the Trump administration's approach to immigration, which was and remains a signature issue for President Trump and his supporters. That's correct, right? PRESTON: Yes, fair to say. MARTIN: OK. So is there a core Democratic approach other than to say that President Trump's methods are cruel and inhumane and unacceptable? So is there a core Democratic approach in opposition to that? PRESTON: Well, I think it's notable that every one of the Democrats embraced the idea of a pathway to citizenship for undocumented people. I didn't hear any dissent on the idea of path to citizenship for DREAMers. There seemed to be general support for ending private detention in immigration. And so all of these are pretty straightforward positions for the Democratic Party after years when Democrats seem to be kind of running away from the immigration issue. MARTIN: So is there a central dividing line among the candidates? Now, you heard Julian Castro say that a number of his competitors agree with him on some sort of key points. Is there a central dividing line among them? PRESTON: Well, Julian Castro really shifted the terms of the debate with that proposal that you heard in the clip. He challenged everyone on the stage to support that idea, which is to repeal a law that had made it a federal crime to cross the border, illegally, without authorization. And the reason this debate came up was because the Trump administration sent to federal court and prosecuted everyone that they caught crossing the border, illegally. And so when those people were sent to federal court, they ended up being separated from their children. So that statute was at the center of the family separation issue that drew such outrage last summer. So Julian Castro comes out with this proposal, and by the second night, everyone on the stage agreed with him that there should be decriminalization of border crossing, which is a remarkable shift to the left, I think, among the Democrats. So I think the answer to your question is the whole party seems to be moving to the left in response to the anti-immigrant rhetoric and very tough policies that are coming from President Trump. MARTIN: And what about the public on this? And by this, I mean we know that President Trump's core supporters seem to agree with him on this. That seems to be the case. But what about everybody else? What about the rest of the public? I mean, during the family separation crisis, when this first came to the fore, we even saw, say, former first lady Laura Bush write an op-ed saying that this is not the American way, that this is not what we want to see. Is there a center of gravity for the public on this? Do we have any sense of what the public thinks it wants to see? PRESTON: Well, on the day of the first debate, the photo started to circulate of Oscar Martinez, the Salvadoran father who drowned with his young daughter in the Rio Grande. And that image, I think, crystallized where this debate has gone because I think many Americans are outraged and shocked when they see an image like that. In general, the polling has shown for years that most Americans support a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants. And most Americans are in favor of immigration and see it as a plus for the nation and not an invasion of criminals, which is the way that President Trump has phrased the issue for his supporters. And so the problem has been that it hasn't been an issue that has been top of mind for a lot of voters. It's not the primary issue for a lot of voters. And so I think Democrats are accepting the fact and expressing the fact that President Trump has really polarized this issue and made it much more salient for a lot of voters. But you noticed that at the end of the debate, when the candidates were asked what they would do on the first day, Kamala Harris was the only one who mentioned an immigration issue that she would take up on the first day of her administration. MARTIN: And what was that issue? PRESTON: She said she would reinstate the program called DACA, which is - gives temporary protection from deportation to DREAMers, to the young immigrants called DREAMers MARTIN: Finally, let's talk about gun policy. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) ERIC SWALWELL: Your plan leaves them on the streets. You leave 15 million on the streets. BERNIE SANDERS: We ban the sale. We ban the sale, the distribution... SWALWELL: Will you buy them back? SANDERS: And that's what I've believed for many years. SWALWELL: Will you buy them back? SANDERS: If people want to buy - if the government wants to do that and people want to... SWALWELL: You're going to be the government. Will you buy them back? SANDERS: Yes. Yes. MARTIN: That was Congressman Eric Swalwell challenging Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders. To talk more about this, we've called James Burnett. He is the founding editor and managing director of The Trace. That's a nonprofit, nonpartisan publication that reports on gun violence and gun safety measures in America. James Burnett, thank you so much for joining us. JAMES BURNETT: Thank you. MARTIN: So what exactly is Congressman Eric Swalwell talking about there? What exactly does he want to do? BURNETT: So Congressman Swalwell is talking about his plan for a mandatory buyback on assault-style rifles like the AR-15. Virtually every candidate on the stage on both nights supports a renewed ban on assault weapons. Swalwell says we should have a mandatory buyback where the government gets those out of circulation. MARTIN: And Senator - New Jersey Senator Cory Booker also has a buyback proposal. He wasn't on the debate stage that night. He was there the night before. What's the difference between those two plans? BURNETT: Well, the breakdown comes to whether it's a voluntary plan and a mandatory plan, where there would be a real push to pull these guns out of circulation. And Booker differs from the field in a couple of other policies as well. MARTIN: Like what? BURNETT: So Senator Booker has a proposal for mandatory licensing for gun purchasers - the idea that if you need a license to drive a car, you should have a license to buy and own a gun. Other contenders in the field - I believe Biden and Bennet, for example - they say that goes too far. They support universal background checks but don't go as far as this licensing for gun owners. MARTIN: Is there a kind of a center of gravity on the Democratic side about what federal policy should be when it comes to guns or not? BURNETT: The two big - the center of gravity, really, is around universal background checks and an assault weapons ban. I think probably the most consequential divide, though - and it's early in this race - is whether the candidate has a comprehensive plan for dealing with community gun violence, right? So mass shootings are terrible. They still make up less than 1% of all gun deaths and injuries. It's really community violence that make up the most homicides and injuries. And the question of whether a candidate has a comprehensive plan for that is probably the one that has the potential to make the most difference, you know, in the real world. MARTIN: But so do they? Who does? I mean, one of the things that I notice is Elizabeth Warren, for example, the Massachusetts senator, has really made a name for herself throughout this campaign with detailed policies on a range of issues. What I heard her say Wednesday night seemed to be that she wanted more research, that she wanted to treat this as a public health crisis. Is there more to it than that, than she had time to say? BURNETT: Well, we did a survey of the candidates. And, in fact, she left that question blank while answering, really, all of the rest. And so it seems that Senator Warren has yet to articulate a policy for community gun violence specifically, whereas Senators Booker and Harris have talked about directing federal dollars towards community-based interventions that have good evidence behind them, frankly. We have some evidence that shows that there are some things that can work. And maybe they can articulate a plan for putting some resources behind that. MARTIN: And finally, former Vice President Joe Biden. I mean, he said something that kind of got some people - well, he said a lot of things that got people's attention. But one of the things that he said was that it's not - the NRA is not the problem, it's the gun manufacturers that are the problem. What is he talking about there? He said that there need to be - that all guns sold in the country need to be smart guns. But as one of the moderators point out, there are already 300 million guns in circulation in the United States right now. What is he saying? BURNETT: He did talk about smart guns. These are guns that would only fire for their owner, so that if a child got ahold of it, if it was lost or stolen and theft and entered the black market, it couldn't be used. And he's saying the gun manufacturers could make these products now. They're not - they won't. They're the problem. You know, that's a that's a piece of it certainly, but I think it falls short of a comprehensive plan. MARTIN: And so finally, can you say - do most of these candidates have what you call a comprehensive plan? Or is it really as individual as we have just discussed? I mean, we've really - this is the one area in which we seem to really go on person-by-person, and they all seem to really have nuances there. BURNETT: You know, there's this consensus around universal background checks, consensus around renewing an assault weapons ban. But they haven't gone over that last mile. You know, again striking, though, just to hear candidates sort of interrupt each other and to say to the moderator, wait, wait, I want to talk about guns. That is a big difference from where we were just a few cycles ago in terms of presidential politics. So that seems pretty significant. MARTIN: That is James Burnett, managing editor of The Trace. It's a nonprofit journalistic organization that covers gun violence and gun safety issues. James Burnett, thank you so much for talking to us. BURNETT: Thank you. MARTIN: We also heard from Shefali Luthra, a correspondent for Kaiser Health News, and Julia Preston, contributing writer for The Marshall Project. Copyright © 2019 NPR. All rights reserved. Visit our website terms of use and permissions pages at www.npr.org for further information. NPR transcripts are created on a rush deadline by Verb8tm, Inc., an NPR contractor, and produced using a proprietary transcription process developed with NPR. This text may not be in its final form and may be updated or revised in the future. Accuracy and availability may vary. The authoritative record of NPR’s programming is the audio record.	null	-1	null	189
polusa	2019_1_test.csv	4,039,456	2019_1_test.csv0 53010215 1 59549287 2 59633617 3 52963105 4 18321756 ... 162989 4829910 162990 4889401 162991 4884295 162992 4760206 162993 4533244 Name: id, Length: 162994, dtype: int64	LOS ANGELES — A federal judge has ordered a mediator to move swiftly to improve health and sanitation at Border Patrol facilities in Texas, where observers reported migrant children were subject to filthy conditions that imperiled their health. Judge Dolly M. Gee of the Central District of California asked late on Friday that an independent monitor, whom she appointed last year, ensure that conditions in detention centers are promptly addressed. She set a deadline of July 12 for the government to report on what it has accomplished “post haste” to remedy them. “We are hoping we can act expeditiously to resolve the conditions for children in Border Patrol custody,” said Holly Cooper, part of a team of lawyers who asked the federal court to intervene. The lawyers’ reports on conditions at a Border Patrol facility in Clint, Tex., where they said children were unable to bathe, were living in filthy clothes and diapers and were often hungry, prompted a public outcry and a new motion asking the court to force the government to move more aggressively to improve accommodations along the border for the thousands of migrants arriving from Central America.	null	-1	null	5
polusa	2019_1_test.csv	52,876,583	2019_1_test.csv0 53010215 1 59549287 2 59633617 3 52963105 4 18321756 ... 162989 4829910 162990 4889401 162991 4884295 162992 4760206 162993 4533244 Name: id, Length: 162994, dtype: int64	'What Are They Hiding?': Julián Castro Denied Access To Border Patrol Facility MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: We're going to begin the program in Texas talking about an issue that's become even more intense and emotional than usual, and that is immigration. The issue of who should be allowed to come to the U.S. and under what circumstances and the conditions that await them all surged back into the forefront after a photo went viral of a man and his young daughter who had drowned in the Rio Grande River while trying to apply for asylum. And there were new accounts describing poor conditions in detention centers housing migrant children. Democratic presidential candidates who met in two debates earlier this week had a lot to say about that. We're going to hear more on that this hour. But first, we're going to hear from one of the candidates who's made immigration a central issue. Julian Castro is a former secretary of Housing and Urban Development in the Obama administration. He's a former mayor of San Antonio, Texas. He's in the El Paso area, where he tried to visit a border facility that houses unaccompanied minors - one of the facilities that's been criticized by immigration lawyers for unsanitary and inappropriate conditions for children. He's with us now to tell us more. Mr. Secretary, thanks so much for joining us. JULIAN CASTRO: Good to be with you. MARTIN: So reports came out about 10 days ago describing deplorable conditions in a Border Patrol facility, including at Clint, has since opened its doors to journalists, who reported back that it seemed to be more orderly and sanitary than expected. Were you able to get access to the facility? And what did you see? CASTRO: I wasn't. I tried to visit the facility a couple of hours ago with three state representatives, including a representative whose district includes that facility. And we were told that we could not see the facility. MARTIN: What was the basis on which you were denied? CASTRO: They said that we need to request a formal tour. And this is the problem. You know, I was at Homestead yesterday - the facility in Florida that houses 2,700 mostly teenage migrants. You think about it - they do these guided tours only at very specific times when they have a lot of notice about when people are going to come through. I'm told that lawyers who represent the kids in there have to sign a nondisclosure agreement so that they can't talk about the conditions in there. It makes you wonder, what are they hiding? Why do we keep seeing images of overcrowding and of terrible living conditions, and then journalists go in there on one of these guided tours, and everything seems to be fine? MARTIN: You visited another community center where there are migrant families or children. What did they tell you? Have you been able to get any reports? Or did any people who'd been in those facilities have anything to say to you about what the conditions were there? CASTRO: Well, they - what I've been told is that, you know, the kids that are in there - of course, they range in ages, but a lot of them are experiencing depression, a lot of anxiety, of course, at being separated from their parents. They want to know basic things like when they're going to see their family again. Those are the kinds of things that people tell me they hear when they visit. Also, I visited with advocates and activists as well faith leaders and lawyers - just a cross-section of people who work on the issue of immigration and try and help migrants. And their biggest frustration is the lack of transparency and accountability for the - from these detention facilities and the administration in general. MARTIN: Before we let you go, the Trump administration says, you know, obviously that they do believe conditions for those detained are adequate. They've argued that in judicial proceedings that they do believe the conditions are adequate. But they also say that they would prefer that asylum seekers wait in a second country like Mexico, for example, while they're waiting for their petitions to be addressed. And your response to that is what? CASTRO: This flies in the face of how we've done immigration in the United States for generations. There were times when more people that are coming today were coming to the United States, and we are a big enough nation to actually handle this. This administration says that it can't find the money for soap and toothbrushes for little children. But at the same time, people will remember that a few months ago, they suddenly and magically found a billion dollars and took it out of other budgets in the federal government for the wall that this president wants to build. How in the world is it that they can overnight find a billion dollars, but they can't find the money to pay for soap and toothbrushes for these little children? It don't make any sense. They have no credibility anymore. MARTIN: That's Julian Castro. He's a candidate for president. He's a Democrat. He's a former secretary of housing and a former mayor of San Antonio. We reached him in the El Paso area as he's attempting to visit border facilities where migrant children are being housed. Mr. Castro, thank you so much for talking to us. CASTRO: Thank you. Copyright © 2019 NPR. All rights reserved. Visit our website terms of use and permissions pages at www.npr.org for further information. NPR transcripts are created on a rush deadline by Verb8tm, Inc., an NPR contractor, and produced using a proprietary transcription process developed with NPR. This text may not be in its final form and may be updated or revised in the future. Accuracy and availability may vary. The authoritative record of NPR’s programming is the audio record.	null	-1	null	61
polusa	2019_1_test.csv	4,084,246	2019_1_test.csv0 53010215 1 59549287 2 59633617 3 52963105 4 18321756 ... 162989 4829910 162990 4889401 162991 4884295 162992 4760206 162993 4533244 Name: id, Length: 162994, dtype: int64	Judith Koll Healey Minneapolis To the Editor: Although your editorial speaks to the lack of affordable housing in urban areas, much the same can be said for the suburbs. My community of single-family homes on one- and two-acre lots, like many others, suffers from a lack of affordable dwelling units, which has the consequence — intended or unintended — of discouraging racial, socioeconomic and generational diversity. While there have been some halfhearted and largely defensive attempts to address this issue, we have yet to form a consensus that a more diverse population is a benefit to be embraced and encouraged rather than shunned. The fault lies largely in the way we zone and plan (or fail to plan) for growth and development, with the primary goal of perpetuating an almost entirely white, privileged past. Those who advocate for change are invariably met with loud and organized resistance in the guise of “preservation” and protecting property values. We all need to recognize that affordable housing is a basic need in a compassionate society, and that the barriers you identify affect smaller communities as well as urban centers. Lawrence Weisman Westport, Conn. To the Editor: As a builder battling daily on the front lines, I can personally attest that the nation is in the midst of a housing affordability crisis. While increasing the production of quality, affordable housing must be a top national priority, building more homes requires solving supply-side constraints. Regulatory barriers, rising impact fees, a limited supply of land, a shortage of construction workers, strict zoning policies, and tariffs on lumber and other building materials are driving up costs and making it increasingly difficult for builders to produce homes that are affordable and meet the needs of increasingly diverse households. There is no single answer, as neither the public nor the private sector can meet the challenge alone. Together, they must seek and implement innovative solutions that enable more families to achieve homeownership or have access to suitable rental housing. Addressing the housing affordability crisis and supporting new residential construction will enhance the economic competitiveness of our metro markets, create inclusive communities and boost the local tax base.	null	-1	null	12
polusa	2019_1_test.csv	4,012,578	2019_1_test.csv0 53010215 1 59549287 2 59633617 3 52963105 4 18321756 ... 162989 4829910 162990 4889401 162991 4884295 162992 4760206 162993 4533244 Name: id, Length: 162994, dtype: int64	OSAKA, Japan — Before President Trump had even arrived for the Group of 20 summit in Osaka, Japan, this past week, he set the tone by attacking America’s closest allies, including the host country. By the time he left for South Korea on Saturday, he had shared jokes with President Vladimir V. Putin about getting rid of journalists and about election meddling, surprised his aides with an overture to the leader of North Korea, and announced the resumption of stalled trade talks with China. [Read more of our coverage on the G20 summit.] Here are five takeaways from Mr. Trump’s dive back into international diplomacy.	null	-1	null	4
polusa	2019_1_test.csv	17,920,592	2019_1_test.csv0 53010215 1 59549287 2 59633617 3 52963105 4 18321756 ... 162989 4829910 162990 4889401 162991 4884295 162992 4760206 162993 4533244 Name: id, Length: 162994, dtype: int64	Video Former Hong Kong Chief Secretary Anson Chan told the Today programme the "one country, two systems" formula is being "seriously eroded". This is in response to the Chinese Ambassador to the UK Liu Xiaoming stating that the system was working well. Ms Chan adds that "we have seen successive interpretation of the basic law that strikes at the very heart of judicial independence".	null	-1	null	3
polusa	2019_1_test.csv	18,472,745	2019_1_test.csv0 53010215 1 59549287 2 59633617 3 52963105 4 18321756 ... 162989 4829910 162990 4889401 162991 4884295 162992 4760206 162993 4533244 Name: id, Length: 162994, dtype: int64	Video Chris Bryant topped a list where 461 MPs bid to present a private members' bill, and so he has the best chance of seeing one of his ideas make it into law, if he can get cross-party support. He told Daily Politics presenter Andrew Neil and Conservative MP Owen Paterson about the ideas he is considering, but has a few weeks to pick one subject. His current thoughts include banning non-recyclable supermarket wrapping, allowing civil partnership for heterosexual couples, abolishing hereditary peers, a new offence of attacking 999 staff, land reform, and a cap on agricultural benefits - but which is he leaning towards?	null	-1	null	3
polusa	2019_1_test.csv	17,940,541	2019_1_test.csv0 53010215 1 59549287 2 59633617 3 52963105 4 18321756 ... 162989 4829910 162990 4889401 162991 4884295 162992 4760206 162993 4533244 Name: id, Length: 162994, dtype: int64	Video The last governor of Hong Kong, Lord Patten, tells BBC Newsnight that the Chinese ambassador to the UK, Liu Xiaoming, is "rather a bully" and he "doesn't know the difference between democracy and a wet haddock".	null	-1	null	1
polusa	2019_1_test.csv	52,907,925	2019_1_test.csv0 53010215 1 59549287 2 59633617 3 52963105 4 18321756 ... 162989 4829910 162990 4889401 162991 4884295 162992 4760206 162993 4533244 Name: id, Length: 162994, dtype: int64	To 'Get Even' With 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' He Brought Military Float To Pride Parade Enlarge this image toggle caption Luis Gallo for StoryCorps Luis Gallo for StoryCorps StoryCorps' Military Voices Initiative records stories from members of the U.S. military and their families. In July of 2011, just two months before "don't ask, don't tell" was repealed, Navy Operations Specialist Sean Sala says he felt like he had to "get even" after serving under a policy that barred openly LGBTQ people like him from the military. To Sala, getting even meant bringing visibility to a community that had been silenced for years. In San Diego, Sala decided to coordinate the first-ever march with an active duty military contingent in a Pride parade. "There were people that killed themselves over Don't Ask Don't Tell," he says in a 2013 conversation at StoryCorps. Sala sat down with his friend Fernando Zweifach Lopez, an organizer at the time with San Diego Pride who identifies as non-binary. Together, they remembered the hostility they faced after registering a float for the parade. Enlarge this image toggle caption Courtesy of Fernando Zweifach Lopez Courtesy of Fernando Zweifach Lopez "There I was on TV saying that this needed to happen, and I didn't tell my command I was doing that," Sala says. "I personally wasn't prepared for the backlash that we got internally," Lopez says. "I remember two older lesbian veterans who approached me at a bar, and they told me that I was going to do so much harm." Sala says a lot of people told him, 'You're gonna get people kicked out, what you're doing is wrong." Lopez remembers Sala coming to them in tears. "I said, 'Look, there are always gonna be people who are gonna tell you "No." And you have to just know that what you are doing is the right thing to do.' " The news quickly traveled. Sala and Lopez didn't expect their Pride parade participation to rally so many people. "We're getting calls from all over the world, all over the country, and people are saying, 'I'm driving in from Florida for this,' 'I'm driving in from New York.' " When the big day came, the military party lined up at the front to kick off the parade. "It was sort of really just quiet in anticipation of what was about to happen," Lopez says. Expectant parade watchers erupted when Sala's float turned the corner, he says. "The sound of the crowd, I will never forget that. People were screaming," he says. About 200 military service members — both active-duty and retired — marched in the parade. A particularly emotional moment came when Lopez saw a senior veteran, who was crying, stand up from his wheelchair. "It was just so meaningful," Lopez says. "I think what so many people realize, is that's the first time they feel like they're home, is at a Pride event." After all of the fear and backlash, Sala says it felt like redemption. "As much as we did deal with B.S., tons of people showed up, saying 'Thank you for what you're doing,' " he says. "We got it done." The following year, in 2012, Sala and Lopez fought for and won blanket approval from the Pentagon for all military service men and women to march in San Diego Pride in uniform. Audio produced for Weekend Edition Saturday by Camila Kerwin. StoryCorps is a national nonprofit that gives people the chance to interview friends and loved ones about their lives. These conversations are archived at the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress, allowing participants to leave a legacy for future generations. Learn more, including how to interview someone in your life, at StoryCorps.org.	null	-1	null	34
polusa	2019_1_test.csv	52,928,834	2019_1_test.csv0 53010215 1 59549287 2 59633617 3 52963105 4 18321756 ... 162989 4829910 162990 4889401 162991 4884295 162992 4760206 162993 4533244 Name: id, Length: 162994, dtype: int64	What Democratic Voters Want NPR's Sarah McCammon asks Democratic strategists Sarada Peri and Eddie Vale who the Democratic candidates were trying to appeal to in this week's debates. What Democratic Voters Want Politics What Democratic Voters Want What Democratic Voters Want Audio will be available later today. NPR's Sarah McCammon asks Democratic strategists Sarada Peri and Eddie Vale who the Democratic candidates were trying to appeal to in this week's debates. Friday, June 28th, 2019 Listen · 13:54 13:54 Up First NPR's Up First is the news you need to start your day. The biggest stories and ideas — from politics to pop culture — in 10 minutes. NPR thanks our sponsors Become an NPR sponsor	null	-1	null	6
polusa	2019_1_test.csv	4,016,592	2019_1_test.csv0 53010215 1 59549287 2 59633617 3 52963105 4 18321756 ... 162989 4829910 162990 4889401 162991 4884295 162992 4760206 162993 4533244 Name: id, Length: 162994, dtype: int64	[What you need to know to start the day: Get New York Today in your inbox.] Shyloh Mugler Curet’s home, a Bronx apartment she shares with her 83-year-old grandmother, has not always felt like one. She faced rejection from her family when she came out as gay. “Keep it to yourself,” some relatives told her. Several years ago, Ms. Mugler Curet, a transgender woman, was robbed and sexually assaulted as she was returning home. It rattled her so deeply she felt she had to leave the city for a time, seeking safety in Florida and Massachusetts. “That’s what you get,” she told herself, her grandmother’s chilling warnings echoing in her head. She eventually did return to the Bronx, and soon find a haven, a space safe enough to grow more comfortable with herself: Destination Tomorrow, a center that has been serving the borough’s gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community for nearly a year.	null	-1	null	8
polusa	2019_1_test.csv	52,945,178	2019_1_test.csv0 53010215 1 59549287 2 59633617 3 52963105 4 18321756 ... 162989 4829910 162990 4889401 162991 4884295 162992 4760206 162993 4533244 Name: id, Length: 162994, dtype: int64	How The Fight Over The Census Citizenship Question Could Rage On Enlarge this image toggle caption Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images Hours after the Supreme Court ruled to keep a citizenship question off 2020 census forms for now, President Trump threatened to delay next year's national head count. Asked by a reporter for how long he would delay the census until a citizenship question is allowed, Trump did not give an answer. It was yet another twist in a more than year-long battle over the still-blocked census question, "Is this person a citizen of the United States?" This fight has spanned multiple fronts — from lawsuits in New York, Maryland, California, and Washington, D.C., to an ongoing congressional investigation. The results will have long-term consequences on how political representation and federal funding are shared in the U.S. over the next decade. With days before the printing of paper census forms is scheduled to begin, here are the key questions looming over the count: Will paper questionnaires for the 2020 census get printed on time? The Census Bureau has said the printing of 1.5 billion paper forms, letters and other mailings is scheduled to start by July 1. But while testifying for the citizenship question lawsuits last year, Census Bureau officials said that "with exceptional effort and additional resources," the deadline for finalizing forms could be pushed back to Oct. 31. As recently as Tuesday, however, the Trump administration has reiterated in court filings the urgency to finalize by the end of June whether or not census forms will include a citizenship question. It's unclear if the administration's position has changed since the Supreme Court released its ruling. During a teleconference Thursday for the Maryland-based lawsuits, Justice Department attorneys could not confirm the administration won't try again to get a citizenship question onto the census, plaintiffs' attorney Denise Hulett of the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund tells NPR. U.S. District Judge George Hazel has given the administration until July 1 to share its plans before he decides if recently reopened lawsuits over discrimination and conspiracy claims against the question should continue. The uncertainty over the census forms is putting pressure on the printing contractor, R.R. Donnelley & Sons. The Chicago-based company also produced forms for the 2010 count. Donnelley has been waiting for weeks to receive files for one of two versions of the census form – one with a citizenship question, the other without. A spokesperson for Donnelley has not responded to NPR's inquiries since the Supreme Court ruling. But last week, the company's president and CEO, Dan Knotts, said in a written statement that the company is "committed to delivering on the schedule" provided by the bureau. But printing consultant Leo Raymond of Mailers Hub warns that any delays could make getting the job done even more difficult. "It's not just a matter of putting ink on paper," says Raymond, who adds that the logistics of such a large printing and mailing order can be thrown off by unexpected shortages in workers or materials. "You can throw money at it all you want," Raymond says, "The presses run just so long. They can make just so many impressions and your bindery equipment can just fold and staple so much." Will the Trump administration come up with a new justification for adding a citizenship question? The Supreme Court rejected the administration's explanation that it wants a citizenship question to better protect the voting rights of racial minorities. In the majority's opinion, Chief Justice John Roberts wrote that it was "a distraction" and "seems to have been contrived." But the high court also left open a window for the administration to try to make another case in court for adding the question. It is not yet known if they will try to do that. The three federal judges who also rejected the administration's use of the Voting Rights Act as a justification have noted that the administration's real reason remains a mystery. But Judge Hazel wrote in an opinion released Monday that plaintiffs in the Maryland-based lawsuits have presented new evidence that "potentially connects the dots between a discriminatory purpose—diluting Hispanics' political power" and the decision to add the question by Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, who oversees the Census Bureau. That evidence was recently uncovered from the hard drives of Thomas Hofeller, a major Republican redistricting strategist who died in August. Plaintiffs argue that an unpublished 2015 study by Hofeller shows that the administration actually wants responses to a census citizenship question that citizenship information to redraw voting districts that are, in Hofeller's words, "advantageous to Republicans and Non-Hispanic Whites." If that is indeed the administration's real reason for the question, Hazel indicated in his latest opinion he is prepared to strike it down. "As more puzzle pieces are placed on the mat, a disturbing picture of the decisionmakers' motives takes shape," the judge wrote. Can the census be delayed? On Thursday, President Trump tweeted he's asked "the lawyers if they can delay the Census, no matter how long" until the Supreme Court is "given additional information from which it can make a final and decisive decision" on the citizenship question. The Constitution requires an "actual enumeration" once a decade of every person living in the U.S. Although the date of the Census Day has changed since the first U.S. head count in 1790, the census has never been delayed. Since the 1930 count, federal law has set Census Day as April 1, although households in some parts of the country, including rural Alaska, are counted earlier. Next year, the Census Bureau is legally required to report each state's new population numbers by the end of December. Pushing back the census could jeopardize the bureau's ability to produce the count on time. That, in turn, would disrupt the scheduled redistribution of congressional seats and Electoral College votes based on the new census numbers. A delay would likely also drive up the cost of what's already expected to be the most expensive census in U.S. history at an estimated $15.6 billion. Will the courts and Congress uncover more details about the Trump administration's push for the citizenship question? A federal judge in New York is preparing to review allegations this summer of a Trump administration cover-up of the real reason for the question. Plaintiffs in one of the New York-based lawsuits have accused a Justice Department official and a former adviser to Ross of giving false or misleading testimony before last year's courtroom trial in Manhattan. The proceedings could turn up more internal documents and testimony by administration officials. The House Oversight and Reform Committee is also digging into exactly why the Trump administration wants this question. The committee's Democrats and Republican Rep. Justin Amash of Michigan recently voted to hold Ross and Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress for refusing to turn over full copies of internal emails and other documents about the question. Cummings could escalate this stand-off to the courts. In the meantime, the committee has made more requests for documents and interviews to other officials, including a high-ranking Census Bureau official who emailed Hofeller about a citizenship question in 2015. Will citizenship information be used to redraw voting districts after the 2020 census? Plaintiffs in the New York and Maryland lawsuits argue that Hofeller's files show the real reason the Trump administration wants a citizenship question — to have the kind of information needed to give Republicans and non-Hispanic white people a political advantage when new political maps are drawn after next year's head count. That information could be available to state and local redistricting officials even if a citizenship question is not allowed on census forms. That's because Ross approved not only adding the question but also the compiling of existing government records on citizenship by the Census Bureau. At a public meeting in May, the bureau's Chief Scientist John Abowd said that the agency has been preparing to release that citizenship information based on the records and is waiting for Ross' "guidance" on what to do next. Will all of the attention on the citizenship question drive down census participation, especially among immigrants and communities of color? Many community and other advocacy groups are worried the citizenship question issue has dominated most of the public's awareness of the 2020 census. That could heighten fears of the taking part in the count amongst immigrants and communities of color – two of what the Census Bureau considers the hardest-to-count groups in the country. The bureau's own research has shown that many immigrant groups see the question as a tool for the government to find unauthorized immigrants. "Every single scrap of information that the government gets goes to every single intelligence agency, that's how it works," a focus group participant of Middle Eastern or North African descent told the bureau's researchers. Federal law prohibits the bureau from releasing census responses identifying individuals to other federal agencies and to the public until 72 years after the information is collected. But the bureau is also facing high levels of public distrust of the Trump administration at a time of increased immigration enforcement and growing anti-immigrant rhetoric. In the meantime, as the citizenship question's fate remains in limbo, the government is currently conducting an experiment by asking around a quarter million households to complete test forms that include the question.	null	-1	null	63
polusa	2019_1_test.csv	52,896,260	2019_1_test.csv0 53010215 1 59549287 2 59633617 3 52963105 4 18321756 ... 162989 4829910 162990 4889401 162991 4884295 162992 4760206 162993 4533244 Name: id, Length: 162994, dtype: int64	U.S. And China Agree To Restart Trade Talks The U.S. will hold off another round of tariffs on Chinese goods. The two countries agreed to restart trade talks after President Trump and Chinese President Xi met during the G-20 summit in Japan. U.S. And China Agree To Restart Trade Talks World U.S. And China Agree To Restart Trade Talks U.S. And China Agree To Restart Trade Talks Audio will be available later today. The U.S. will hold off another round of tariffs on Chinese goods. The two countries agreed to restart trade talks after President Trump and Chinese President Xi met during the G-20 summit in Japan. Friday, June 28th, 2019 Listen · 13:54 13:54 Up First NPR's Up First is the news you need to start your day. The biggest stories and ideas — from politics to pop culture — in 10 minutes. NPR thanks our sponsors Become an NPR sponsor	null	-1	null	8
polusa	2019_1_test.csv	4,040,781	2019_1_test.csv0 53010215 1 59549287 2 59633617 3 52963105 4 18321756 ... 162989 4829910 162990 4889401 162991 4884295 162992 4760206 162993 4533244 Name: id, Length: 162994, dtype: int64	Testimony from trials and truth commissions has revealed that many atrocity perpetrators think of what they’re doing as they would think of any other day job. While the leaders who order atrocities may be acting out of strongly held ideological beliefs or political survival concerns, the so-called “foot soldiers” and the middle men and women are often just there for the paycheck. This lack of personal investment means that these participants in atrocities can be much more susceptible to pressure than national leaders. Specifically, they are sensitive to social pressure, which has been shown to have played a huge role in atrocity commission and desistance in the Holocaust, Rwanda and elsewhere. The campaign to stop the abuses at the border should exploit this sensitivity and put social pressure on those involved in enforcing the Trump administration’s immigration policies. Here is what that might look like: The identities of the individual Customs and Border Protection agents who are physically separating children from their families and staffing the detention centers are not undiscoverable. Immigration lawyers have agent names; journalists reporting at the border have names, photos and even videos. These agents’ actions should be publicized, particularly in their home communities. This is not an argument for doxxing — it’s about exposure of their participation in atrocities to audiences whose opinion they care about. The knowledge, for instance, that when you go to church on Sunday, your entire congregation will have seen you on TV ripping a child out of her father’s arms is a serious social cost to bear. The desire to avoid this kind of social shame may be enough to persuade some agents to quit and may hinder the recruitment of replacements. For those who won’t (or can’t) quit, it may induce them to treat the vulnerable individuals under their control more humanely. In Denmark during World War II, for instance, strong social pressure, including from the churches, contributed to the refusal of the country to comply with Nazi orders to deport its Jewish citizens. The midlevel functionaries who make the system run are not as visibly involved in the “dirty work,” but there are still clear potential reputational consequences that could change their incentives. The lawyer who stood up in court to try to parse the meaning of “safe and sanitary” conditions — suggesting that this requirement might not include toothbrushes and soap for the children in border patrol custody if they were there for a “shorter term” stay — passed an ethics exam to be admitted to the bar. Similar to the way the American Medical Association has made it clear that its members must not participate in torture, the American Bar Association should signal that anyone who defends the border patrol’s mistreatment of children will not be considered a member in good standing of the legal profession. This will deter the participation of some, if only out of concern over their future career prospects.	null	-1	null	17
polusa	2019_1_test.csv	52,902,142	2019_1_test.csv0 53010215 1 59549287 2 59633617 3 52963105 4 18321756 ... 162989 4829910 162990 4889401 162991 4884295 162992 4760206 162993 4533244 Name: id, Length: 162994, dtype: int64	What's Next For The Census After Supreme Court Ruling The Supreme Court has weighed in on the census citizenship question but the battle between the administration and critics of the hotly contested question isn't over yet. What's Next For The Census After Supreme Court Ruling National What's Next For The Census After Supreme Court Ruling What's Next For The Census After Supreme Court Ruling Audio will be available later today. The Supreme Court has weighed in on the census citizenship question but the battle between the administration and critics of the hotly contested question isn't over yet. Friday, June 28th, 2019 Listen · 13:54 13:54 Up First NPR's Up First is the news you need to start your day. The biggest stories and ideas — from politics to pop culture — in 10 minutes. NPR thanks our sponsors Become an NPR sponsor	null	-1	null	6
polusa	2019_1_test.csv	52,913,243	2019_1_test.csv0 53010215 1 59549287 2 59633617 3 52963105 4 18321756 ... 162989 4829910 162990 4889401 162991 4884295 162992 4760206 162993 4533244 Name: id, Length: 162994, dtype: int64	U.S. And China Agree To Restart Trade Talks The U.S. will hold off another round of tariffs on Chinese goods. The two countries agreed to restart trade talks after President Trump and Chinese President Xi met during the G-20 summit in Japan.	null	-1	null	2
polusa	2019_1_test.csv	18,059,073	2019_1_test.csv0 53010215 1 59549287 2 59633617 3 52963105 4 18321756 ... 162989 4829910 162990 4889401 162991 4884295 162992 4760206 162993 4533244 Name: id, Length: 162994, dtype: int64	Image caption The Guardian also leads on the London Bridge attack inquest, describing the anger of victims' families after the coroner "cleared" the security services. Philippe Pigeard, whose son Alexandre was stabbed to death, told the paper: "The question is: could this attack have been prevented? The answer is really difficult - but yes, probably, I think they could have done a better job."	null	-1	null	3
polusa	2019_1_test.csv	4,306,416	2019_1_test.csv0 53010215 1 59549287 2 59633617 3 52963105 4 18321756 ... 162989 4829910 162990 4889401 162991 4884295 162992 4760206 162993 4533244 Name: id, Length: 162994, dtype: int64	An illegal alien has been sentenced to just four years in prison after hitting and killing a Connecticut man last year and then fleeing the scene. Luis Lala, a 28-year-old illegal alien, was sentenced this week to four years in prison, according to the New Haven Register, after he hit and killed 37-year-old Bobby “Sunny Ray” Pinkston in June 2018 while allegedly driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol. “No amount of jail time will bring my brother back,” Pinkston’s brother told WTNH. According to prosecutors, Lala hit Pinkston, who was riding his motorcycle, on June 29, 2018. Following the accident, Pinkston was taken to a nearby hospital where he died. After the deadly crash, though, prosecutors said the illegal alien drove off from the scene and was eventually confronted by a witness down the road. That’s when Lala, prosecutors said, ran into a nearby apartment building to hide. Following Pinkston’s death, his family set up a GoFundMe account to raise money in his honor. “Not only was he a great brother, he was a wonderful father, son, friend, cousin, and the second oldest out of four of us,” Pinkston’s brother wrote. “He loved to ride. His smile could light up a room full of darkness and his jokes made you laugh. His hugs were pure and he laughed with joy. You could tell him anything and he wouldn’t judge you for it.” Lala is likely to serve just four years in prison after taking a plea deal. After the illegal alien is released from prison, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency has requested that he be turned over to federal officials for deportation. John Binder is a reporter for Breitbart Texas. Follow him on Twitter at @JxhnBinder.	null	-1	null	16
polusa	2019_1_test.csv	17,930,005	2019_1_test.csv0 53010215 1 59549287 2 59633617 3 52963105 4 18321756 ... 162989 4829910 162990 4889401 162991 4884295 162992 4760206 162993 4533244 Name: id, Length: 162994, dtype: int64	Image copyright Vindolanda Trust Image caption It is thought these carved intaglios carnelian and red jasper gemstones are of the Gods Minerva and Apollo Two rare Roman gemstones that had fallen down a toilet and a 2,000 year-old gaming board have been unearthed at a Northumberland fort. The treasures found at Vindolanda in Hexham, near Hadrian's Wall, were dug up by a team of 400 volunteers and have been sent for analysis. As well as the 1,800-year-old gems, a soldier's size 11 shoe was also found. A trust spokesman said the gems were precious but the glue used to fix them in rings was not strong enough. 'Toilet drain' Dr Andrew Birtley, chief executive officer at the Vindolanda Trust, said: "The rather beautiful gem stones often depicted a god or goddess who were special to the owner. "Although carefully made by skilled artisans and prized by their owners, the glue that secured them in rings had a nasty habit of failing. "These stones were recovered from the Third Century bath house toilet drain - their owners either did not initially notice that their gemstones had fallen out of the rings and into the loo or they could not face climbing down into the toilet to try to recover them." Image copyright Vindolanda Image caption Shoes were made from cow hide and goat skin and had hobnail studs making them sturdy to cope with the northern terrain, a trust spokesman said Dr Birtley said another great find was a cracked, gaming board that was used in the bath house at Vindolanda, one of 14 forts along Hadrian's Wall. "The Romans played a very tactical game which looked a little like draughts and was called little soldiers or Ludus latrunculorum," he said. "Gaming boards and counters are particularly prevalent on Roman military sites and shows that it was not all work in Roman times. "Like today, gaming was an important part of life for many people 2,000 years ago." The finds are being analysed and will eventually go on display at the fort's museum. Image copyright Vindolanda Trust Image caption Hundreds of volunteers - who often have no archaeological experience - pay £150 take part in summer digs	null	-1	null	13
polusa	2019_1_test.csv	3,179,516	2019_1_test.csv0 53010215 1 59549287 2 59633617 3 52963105 4 18321756 ... 162989 4829910 162990 4889401 162991 4884295 162992 4760206 162993 4533244 Name: id, Length: 162994, dtype: int64	Corrugated cardboard company WestRock Virginia Corp is entitled to less than half of the $86 million grant it requested for creating a biomass-burning energy plant at one of its paper mills because it kept most of the steam produced for its own industrial use, a federal appeals court held on Friday. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the Treasury Department’s interpretation of so-called Section 1603 grants, which Congress created in 2009 to jumpstart the production of renewable energy sources. The law allowed producers to seek reimbursement of 30 percent of their cost to create a “qualifying” source. To read the full story on Westlaw Practitioner Insights, click here: bit.ly/2XxA0lx	null	-1	null	4
polusa	2019_1_test.csv	4,574,220	2019_1_test.csv0 53010215 1 59549287 2 59633617 3 52963105 4 18321756 ... 162989 4829910 162990 4889401 162991 4884295 162992 4760206 162993 4533244 Name: id, Length: 162994, dtype: int64	Kamala Harris’ campaign capitalized on her viral debate moment with Joe Biden on Thursday night, making a “That little girl was me” T-shirt available via her campaign website. At the Democratic debate in Miami, Harris attacked Biden’s decades-ago work with segregationist senators, making the point personal by explaining she was a member of only the second class of black children in California to be bused to school in an effort to force desegregation. “That little girl was me,” she said directly to the former vice president. 'THE VIEW' PUMMELS BIDEN OVER HIS EXCHANGE WITH HARRIS: MAYBE HE COULD BE HER VP The moment has been touted as one of the standouts of the two nights of debates. Afterward, Harris tweeted a photo of herself as a little girl with a note saying, “There was a little girl in California who was bussed to school. That little girl was me. #DemDebate.” By Friday morning, the photo of Harris as a young girl was emblazoned on a T-shirt, selling on her website for $30. Some, though, viewed the monetization of the debate moment as crass. “This just made me mad uncomfortable. Like I legit just second guessed wanting to vote for her after seeing this lol,” one Instagrammer wrote, according to Yahoo. “It makes your sentiment seem orchestrated,” another said. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP ”Kamala—commercializing what I (and probably many others) believed to be a beautifully emotional/off the cuff comment to Joe Biden so soon afterward makes your thoughtful words seem hollow and calculated. Please don’t give anyone reason to believe you’re disingenuous!! Please do better than this,” said another. Still, some disagreed. One follower called the shirt “powerful,” Yahoo reported. Biden called Harris' attack on him a "mischaracterization" of where he stood on the issues.	null	-1	null	17
polusa	2019_1_test.csv	18,346,482	2019_1_test.csv0 53010215 1 59549287 2 59633617 3 52963105 4 18321756 ... 162989 4829910 162990 4889401 162991 4884295 162992 4760206 162993 4533244 Name: id, Length: 162994, dtype: int64	Video EU leaders will head back to Brussels on Sunday night for a special meeting to try and agree on who should be the next president of the European Commission. They failed to agree on a candidate at the last EU summit earlier this month and finding the right balance for the different EU top jobs is proving to be a difficult task. Adam Fleming has been considering the possible candidates.	null	-1	null	3
polusa	2019_1_test.csv	17,965,129	2019_1_test.csv0 53010215 1 59549287 2 59633617 3 52963105 4 18321756 ... 162989 4829910 162990 4889401 162991 4884295 162992 4760206 162993 4533244 Name: id, Length: 162994, dtype: int64	Video Boris Johnson has launched an attack on Labour during a hustings in Exeter. In a speech during his campaign to become the new prime minister, he described Jeremy Corbyn as "the leader of a cabal of superannuated Marxists". It's not the first time Corbyn has been associated with Marxism. But what does it actually mean to be a Marxist and why is it being used as an insult? Produced by Megan Fisher.	null	-1	null	5
polusa	2019_1_test.csv	18,298,308	2019_1_test.csv0 53010215 1 59549287 2 59633617 3 52963105 4 18321756 ... 162989 4829910 162990 4889401 162991 4884295 162992 4760206 162993 4533244 Name: id, Length: 162994, dtype: int64	Media playback is unsupported on your device Media caption The girl now known as "Baby India" was found after nearby residents heard cries A baby girl found inside a plastic bag in the US has families across the world "waiting in line" to adopt the "miracle" child, an official says. The baby, nicknamed India, was found on 6 June in Georgia after residents heard her crying and called the police. Police shared heart-rending bodycam footage of an officer tearing open the plastic bag in which she was swaddled. She was taken to hospital but doctors said she was unharmed and is now gaining weight. Three weeks on, baby India is said to be "smiling" and "thriving" in the custody of child services. She will remain there until she a permanent home is found for her. Forsyth County Sheriff's Office is yet to identify the baby's mother or relatives. In a Facebook post, it said it had "no new information to share regarding baby India". But according to Tom Rawlings, the director of Georgia's Division of Family and Children Services, there is no shortage of families willing to adopt her. "We have people waiting in line to provide that child with a forever home," Mr Rawlings told ABC's Good Morning America. Image copyright Reuters Image caption Residents called the police after hearing the baby crying in an area of woodland Since her dramatic rescue, which generated headlines internationally, hundreds of families have been in touch offering to adopt her, Mr Rawlings said. He described her survival as one of the most "wonderful miracles I've seen in my life". With her umbilical cord still attached, India was possibly just hours old when residents found her in an area of woodland in Forsyth County, north of Atlanta. Forsyth County sheriff Ron Freeman said it was "divine intervention" that India was found in a good condition.	null	-1	null	14
polusa	2019_1_test.csv	4,357,308	2019_1_test.csv0 53010215 1 59549287 2 59633617 3 52963105 4 18321756 ... 162989 4829910 162990 4889401 162991 4884295 162992 4760206 162993 4533244 Name: id, Length: 162994, dtype: int64	Pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump’s air campaign in Somalia has prompted some factions from the al-Qaeda affiliate al-Shabaab to begin fighting each other, local media reported this week. Intelligence reports from the Somalian government “confirmed that in the morning of Thursday 27th of June, violent skirmishes broke in Jiliib pitting core Harakat Shabaab Mujahideen commanders against each other,” Radio Dalsan revealed. The news outlet acknowledged that the government assessment largely blames the violent infighting “on successful airstrikes targeting top intelligence and military commanders in the groups’ bastions, specifically Central Somalia.” Marking a significant departure from the previous administration, Trump intensified the U.S. military’s airstrike campaign against al-Shabaab, killing scores of jihadis this year alone. Last year, U.S. airstrikes in Somalia resulted in the “third record high” annual death toll (326) of al-Shabaab jihadis, the New York Times learned from the Pentagon. In 2019, al-Shabaab fatalities are reportedly on track to eclipse those from last year. Citing the intelligence reports, Radio Dalsan added that the violent infighting between the jihadi group’s rank and file had triggered concerns among al-Shabaab’s leadership. U.S. airstrikes supporting local troops on the ground may also be pushing al-Shabaab into a peace agreement with the Somalian government. Radio Dalsan learned from al-Shabaab’s intelligence wing that “moderate members of the governing council covertly met representatives of the government of Somalia in what could have been the onset of negotiating a political truce and subsequent de-escalation by the terror group.” The news outlet did acknowledge, however, that the al-Qaeda branch is expected to carry out “a violent purge targeting moderates in its governing council accused of helping the Federal Government of Somalia in exchange of money and clan-political favors.” Dalsan Radio noted that the expected response from al-Shabaab will further fuel the divisions within the group. Although al-Qaeda rival the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) maintains a presence in Somalia, al-Shabaab is the most prominent group in the country. In March, Breitbart News learned that the U.S. military has steadily ramped up airstrikes against al-Shabaab under President Trump. The Institute for Economics and Peace’s (IEP) Global Terrorism Index (GTI) deemed Somalia one of the countries most affected by terrorism in recent years. In 2017, “the country with the largest total increase in terrorism compared to the prior year [2016] was Somalia where the number of deaths rose by 708, a 93 percent increase,” the GTI revealed. “Since al-Shabaab’s first external attack in 2010, the group has killed hundreds through external operations, with the most lethal attacks occurring in Kenya and Uganda,” Gen. Thomas Waldhauser, one of the top commanders in Africa, told lawmakers in February.	null	-1	null	13
polusa	2019_1_test.csv	4,300,355	2019_1_test.csv0 53010215 1 59549287 2 59633617 3 52963105 4 18321756 ... 162989 4829910 162990 4889401 162991 4884295 162992 4760206 162993 4533244 Name: id, Length: 162994, dtype: int64	Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg says she is donating $1 million to Planned Parenthood’s political advocacy arm to help fight “draconian” abortion restrictions passed in some states. “I think this is a very urgent moment where the rights and the choices and the basic health of the most vulnerable women — the women who have been marginalized, often women of color — are at stake,” Sandberg told HuffPost in an interview. “And so all of us have to do our part to fight these draconian laws.” Sandberg said she is trying to “protect women.” “Planned Parenthood is going to fight back in the courts, in Congress, in the state houses, in the streets, for women’s health and rights,” she said. “We all have to do everything we can to protect women.” I'm so grateful to @sherylsandberg for her longstanding commitment to Planned Parenthood & her leadership as a role model for women & girls! Now, more than ever, her generous support is necessary to help @PPact fight back against unprecedented attacks on our health & rights. https://t.co/c6k6lhrH2i — Leana Wen, M.D. (@DrLeanaWen) June 28, 2019 Sandberg previously donated $1 million to Planned Parenthood in 2017 after President Donald Trump was inaugurated. She has been an outspoken critic of Trump’s reinstatement of the Mexico City Policy, which bans U.S. taxpayer dollars from supporting organizations that perform or promote abortions abroad. However, a recent Marist poll found 75 percent of Americans oppose taxpayer funding of abortion abroad, through non-governmental organizations such as International Planned Parenthood, with only 19 percent in favor of such funding. When political affiliation is a factor, 94 percent of Republicans, 80 percent of independents, and 56 percent of Democrats oppose taxpayer funding of abortion overseas. HuffPost reports: As the second-most powerful person at the social media giant, Sandberg has received criticism for not providing adequate responses to a string of recent company controversies, such as Facebook’s role in Russia’s election interference, user data breaches, the company’s slow process in cracking down on right-wing extremism on the platform, and for ordering opposition researchon Facebook competitors and critics, including prominent Democratic donor George Soros. Planned Parenthood president Dr. Leana Wen tweeted her thanks to Sandberg, “for her longstanding commitment to Planned Parenthood & her leadership as a role model for women & girls!”	null	-1	null	12
polusa	2019_1_test.csv	55,145,207	2019_1_test.csv0 53010215 1 59549287 2 59633617 3 52963105 4 18321756 ... 162989 4829910 162990 4889401 162991 4884295 162992 4760206 162993 4533244 Name: id, Length: 162994, dtype: int64	“So we'll be there,” Trump said. “I just put out a feeler because I don't know where he is right now, he may not be in North Korea. But I said if Chairman Kim, if we want to meet, I'll be at the border. We seem to get along very well.”	null	-1	null	4
polusa	2019_1_test.csv	115,939,092	2019_1_test.csv0 53010215 1 59549287 2 59633617 3 52963105 4 18321756 ... 162989 4829910 162990 4889401 162991 4884295 162992 4760206 162993 4533244 Name: id, Length: 162994, dtype: int64	The following report was put together by reviewing trial testimony, court documents, and interviewing multiple plaintiffs who were involved in a lawsuit against the Church of Jesus Christ Latter-day Saints. The plaintiffs in that lawsuit alleged that the church and several church officials failed to protect the plaintiffs’ children from a teenager who was ultimately convicted of sexually abusing two young children. The church told ABC News in a statement, “These allegations are false, offensive, and unsubstantiated. As soon as church leaders learned of abuse by this individual, they encouraged the parents of the abused children to report to West Virginia police and confirmed the report.” The lawsuit was settled for an undisclosed settlement in 2018. The Jensens Martinsburg, West Virginia 2005 Michael Jensen, the plaintiffs said, was part of a prominent family in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In 2005, the Jensen family moved to Martinsburg, West Virginia. In West Virginia, according to plaintiff testimony, members of the family quickly advanced to high positions within the local church; Michael’s father, Christopher Jensen, became a high priest while his mother, Sandralee Jensen, as president of the Relief Society, was in charge of administering to the needs of the women in her local church. Meanwhile, back in Utah, Michael’s grandfather was said to have held various leadership roles in the church’s national infrastructure. “That was always the Jensens. They always held very high callings,” said Spring, one of the plaintiffs who filed a lawsuit against the church. ABC News has omitted the names of the alleged minor victims and the last names of their parents at the parents’ request. “They seemed to be people of good character, integrity. I mean, usually in higher positions like that, they do call people more of a higher status in the church,” she said. On the surface, the plaintiffs say that Michael Jensen appeared no different. He was regularly seen at church, volunteering in various roles. As with his family, he appeared well adjusted, and well liked by his peers. “He was a boy that put himself out there as a very selfless, giving person, and the family portrayed that image as well,” Helen said, another plaintiff in the lawsuit. “They just were considered a very well respected, worthy, righteous family within the church.” For members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, commonly known as the Mormon Church, the plaintiffs say that the church isn’t simply a center of faith. It’s an all-encompassing way of life with fellow members commonly referred to as “brothers” and “sisters.” On a local level, members are assigned to “wards,” akin to congregations, depending on where they live. The plaintiffs said that local church leaders, such as bishops, are held in high esteem, and play active roles in members’ lives. “Within the church, there is a belief that leaders are called of God and they operate under the inspiration of God while they are holding that leadership position,” said Dave Campbell, the Packey J. Dee Professor of American Democracy at the University of Notre Dame. “The idea is that the Lord would speak for the bishop or to the bishop through the Holy Spirit. And that would help the bishop and those who are working with him make decisions over who should profile which role within the congregation.” According to Spring and Helen, the Jensens were integral to church life in Martinsburg. They say that Sandralee was especially active in her role - as Relief Society President, she addressed the needs of the women and family in their ward, including welfare issues that could arise. “I think, to many members of the church their ward is really like an extended family,” said Campbell. “Typically the woman serving as the Relief Society President is someone in the ward who is widely respected.” ABC In 2007, two years after the Jensens moved to West Virginia, Spring says that she confided in Sandralee about marital issues she was facing. “She approached me and said, ‘You know -- if you ever need to get away or you guys want to go out on a date night, Michael’s available to babysit. He’s a great babysitter and he needs to earn money for college,” Spring said Sandralee told her. Spring says she eventually decided to take Sandralee up on her offer for Michael to babysit her two sons in November 10th of that year. Her husband, who was a marine, was going out to celebrate the Marine Corps birthday. Spring wanted to go out with the other wives to have dinner. “I fully trusted Sandralee,” Spring said. “She was a person that I did look up to, she was a person that I cared for a lot and I trusted her judgement.” When Spring returned home, she said besides a messy house, nothing seemed amiss at first. Her two boys were still awake, watching television. Spring said when she drove Michael back to his house he told her that he thought her boys were cool. But over the next few years, Spring says that she started noticing some small, but troubling changes in her children. According to Spring, her oldest son, who had been an active 4-year-old boy, now seemed to suffer from severe separation anxiety. Both boys, who had been potty trained, had started wetting the bed and experiencing night terrors. Spring said that it was a little after four years when she found out what had happened to cause the changes in her children. One night in January 2012, Spring’s then-husband called her into their living room, where he had been playing video games with their younger son. He asked their son to repeat to Spring what he had just said. Their son proceeded to tell Spring that on the night in 2007 when Michael had babysat him, Michael sexually molested him. Spring says she also pulled aside her older son to ask him if something had happened to him that night. He confirmed what his brother had said, and told her that Michael had also abused him. “It was completely devastating and was so gut wrenching because no mother wants something like that to happen to their children,” Spring later told ABC News. “No mother wants this to be a part of their child’s story.” Alarmed and distraught, Spring says that she started putting out calls that night to see if she could track down Michael. She eventually reached a local church counselor, who recommended that she called the police. The next morning, Spring got in touch with state trooper, Corporal Ryan Eshbaugh. “It was a priority for me to get the kids interviewed as quickly as possible,” said Corporal Eshbaugh, who testified on behalf of the plaintiffs in the trial. He arranged for Spring’s children to be interviewed by the Child Advocacy Center in Martinsburg, with staff trained to conduct interviews pertaining to child abuse. There, both boys said that Michael had sexually molested them that night. Corporal Eshbaugh testified in court and told ABC News that he began to try and track down Michael to interview him, reaching out to members of the church and Sandralee to alert them that Michael was under investigation by the police for sexual abuse. But Michael was away in Arizona, serving on his mission; Corporal Eshbaugh says that a bishop told him he would make some calls and try to get Michael sent back. “I figured the more people that I tell in the church, the better,” said Corporal Eshbaugh. “I don’t want him doing this to other ouch with state trooper, Corporal Ryan Eshbaugh. “It was a priority for me to get the kids interviewed as quickly as possible,” said Corporal Eshbaugh, who testified on behalf of the plaintiffs in the trial. He arranged for Spring’s children to be interviewed by the Child Advocacy Center in Martinsburg, with staff trained to conduct interviews pertaining to child abuse. There, both boys said that Michael had sexually molested them that night. Corporal Eshbaugh testified in court and told ABC News that he began to try and track down Michael to interview him, reaching out to members of the church and Sandralee to alert them that Michael was under investigation by the police for sexual abuse. But Michael was away in Arizona, serving on his mission; Corporal Eshbaugh says that a bishop told him he would make some calls and try to get Michael sent back. “I figured the more people that I tell in the church, the better,” said Corporal Eshbaugh. “I don’t want him doing this to other people while he’s away. Or anywhere. But I wanted him sent back as quickly as I could.” It was over a month later, on March 4, that Corporal Eshbaugh testified that he found out that Michael had returned to West Virginia from his mission. And Eshbaugh says it wasn’t anyone from the church who informed him that Michael was back; it was Spring, who had heard through the grapevine that Michael had been sent home from his mission. “Initially they said they’d help me, but the fact of the matter is they never let me know when he was released from his mission so they weren’t all that cooperative,” Eshbaugh said. The bishop and Sandralee did not respond to questions submitted by ABC News. However, in court testimony, Sandralee said that the trooper she spoke to told her that he could not tell her what the investigation involved. She testified that she thought Michael was under investigation because he had gotten a girl pregnant, and she testified that, when Michael returned, she called the police’s main line to leave a message for the police. Eshbaugh says that he spoke to Michael on the phone on March 4, the day Spring notified Eshbaugh of Michael’s return, but says that Michael declined to be interviewed. Two days later, Eshbaugh filed a petition with the prosecutor’s office seeking Michael Jensen’s arrest, and in August of that year, he drove Michael Jensen to his preliminary hearing. Two months later, in October 2012, Michael was indicted as an adult and charged with sexual abuse and sexual assault of Spring’s sons. The next year, in February 2013, Michael Jensen was found guilty of first degree sexual assault and two counts of sexual abuse and in July, he was sentenced to at least 35 to 75 years in prison for the abuse of Spring’s two boys. “I was extremely grateful that the jury saw that and that they had that verdict,” Spring said. “But at the same time I still felt hollow and it's just such a hard thing to try to heal from.” Michael’s criminal arrest and conviction set off whispers in the Martinsburg community that continued to amplify. The plaintiffs say it laid the groundwork for families to discuss who else Michael had babysat for in the past, and who else could have been victimized. One plaintiff, Helen, would disclose a further troubling story: she had told a bishop in 2008 that her son said he’d been e phone on March 4, the day Spring notified Eshbaugh of Michael’s return, but says that Michael declined to be interviewed. Two days later, Eshbaugh filed a petition with the prosecutor’s office seeking Michael Jensen’s arrest, and in August of that year, he drove Michael Jensen to his preliminary hearing. Two months later, in October 2012, Michael was indicted as an adult and charged with sexual abuse and sexual assault of Spring’s sons. The next year, in February 2013, Michael Jensen was found guilty of first degree sexual assault and two counts of sexual abuse and in July, he was sentenced to at least 35 to 75 years in prison for the abuse of Spring’s two boys. “I was extremely grateful that the jury saw that and that they had that verdict,” Spring said. “But at the same time I still felt hollow and it's just such a hard thing to try to heal from.” Michael’s criminal arrest and conviction set off whispers in the Martinsburg community that continued to amplify. The plaintiffs say it laid the groundwork for families to discuss who else Michael had babysat for in the past, and who else could have been victimized. One plaintiff, Helen, would disclose a further troubling story: she had told a bishop in 2008 that her son said he’d been sexually abused by Michael Jensen. West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation Helen’s Story Helen was in a quandary. It was 2008, and Helen said her four-year-old son was throwing a tantrum before school, complaining about going over to the Jensen home where Michael Jensen had been babysitting him and his brother after school. Helen testified in the civil trial and told ABC News she had reached out to Sandralee to have Michael watch her kids after seeing his name on a babysitting list that was posted on the church bulletin board. The church denies Michael’s name was ever on such a list. “I thought it was kids being kids that don’t want to go to the babysitter, they want to stay at the house,” Helen said. “We were standing at the end of my driveway, waiting for the bus to come. He asked if he was going to Michael’s house today, and I said yes, they’ll be picking you up off the bus and you’ll be going over there. And he just started crying.” Frustrated, Helen said she asked him what was wrong and why he didn’t want to go over to the Jensen’s. “He was just was crying, he doesn’t want to go over there. Michael’s mean. And I was like, ‘What do you mean, he’s mean, how is he mean?’” Helen said. “He goes, ‘Mommy. He makes me suck suck his privates.’ And it was just that… ‘What did you just say to me?’ moment,” she said. Helen says she kept her son home from school that day to question him further. She says that he told her that Michael had been abusing him regularly ever since Michael had started watching him a few months back. “In the back of your head, you’re like, what do I do, where do I go from here,” said Helen. “I felt like I had failed my children. I had failed them in protecting them as a mother. I put them in a situation where they winded up being severely abused, severely traumatized and you look at that as a mother and you feel like a failure.” That same day, Helen later testified in court and told ABC News that she had arranged to have a meeting with Sandralee. “She comes to my house and I told her what my son said,” said Helen. “She just sort of looks at me, she’s not surprised, she’s not in denial. She says, ‘I’ll talk to Michael about it and get back to you.’” Sandralee testified in court that Helen complained about Michael’s babysitting to her and mentioned sex abuse, but nothing specific. She also testified that when she asked her son Michael about it, he told her the boys merely walked in on him going to the bathroom, and she believed him. Helen says that within the week, she and her then-husband reached out to their bishop, Don Fishel, to confide in him about their son’s allegations and to ask for guidance. “We went into his office and met with him and I told him what my son said at the bus stop. I told him what he had said about Michael Jensen, what he made him do,” she said. “The bishop said to us he would look into it. That he would talk to Michael Jensen and that he would talk to his parents and that he would get back to us.” A week later, Helen says she still had not heard back from the bishop about the alleged abuse. Frustrated, she says she stopped him in the hallway. “[He] says to me, ‘I did talk to Michael, I can’t go into a lot of detail about it because of clergy confidentiality,’ but that my kids were not abused, that he thinks that my son walked in on a video that Michael was watching. And that he was counseling Michael on pornography,” Helen said. “I said to him, it’s more than that. Kids don’t just say stuff like this because [they] see something on TV. And he says to me, Michael Jensen is a good kid from a good family.” Bishop Fishel declined ABC News’ request for an interview. In a statement, Fishel said that he never met with Helen. He said he was told by Helen’s husband that their children had been acting strange since Michael Jensen had babysat them, but said her husband had not mentioned any physical or sexual abuse. Fishel said that when he spoke to Michael, Michael told him that the children had walked in on him as he watched pornography, and, “As I was already counseling Michael for his pornography habit, this made sense to me.” Fishel said that he “did not go to the authorities in 2008 because [he] did not believe there had been any abuse,” and he was, he wrote, “fooled by Michael, as we now know what really happened.” However, Helen’s now ex-husband testified in the civil trial that Helen was a part of the meeting with Bishop Fishel, and that they did tell him of their son’s claim of sexual assault by Michael. He testified that he was convinced at the time by Bishop Fishel that no sexual abuse had occurred. “I have my son’s word against Michael Jensen’s word,” said Helen, “And not even my bishop, my Relief Society President, none of these people are supporting me. The only thing that I could think of for my son was I don’t want to go to the police because I have to put him through this questioning.” Unwilling to put her son through what she thought would be a laborious legal process, Helen says she initially decided not to file a report with the police. Four years passed before Helen changed her mind, when in 2012, she heard about the investigation into Michael’s abuse of Spring’s children. “I was given the state trooper’s name that was investigating,” said Helen. “And I decided at that point that I couldn’t be quiet. That it was no longer my son’s word against Michael Jensen’s word. There was other families, and that obviously, Michael has a problem that he’s continuing to abuse children and that he has to be stopped.” Helen’s son would eventually be called as a witness in the criminal trial against Michael. He would testify that Michael forced him to perform oral sex on him in the basement while his six-year-old brother watched. He also testified that when he went upstairs to report Michael’s alleged abuse to Sandralee, she ignored him. In court testimony, Sandralee denied that Helen’s son told her that Michael was forcing him to perform oral sex. She testified that Helen’s son did talk to her one day, but to tell her he was hungry, and so she asked Michael to feed him lunch. The Civil Lawsuit Helen, Spring, and four other families banded together to file a lawsuit against the church in 2013, after they discussed the extent of possible abuse by Michael Jensen and the church’s role, they say, in failing to protect them from his crimes. In the lawsuit, the families claimed that the church failed to communicate allegations of abuse by Michael Jensen in a timely fashion to the community or to the police and subsequently put children in harm’s way. With the help of Corporal Eshbaugh, who subpoenaed the documents from Utah, the attorneys representing the plaintiffs say they found evidence that the church was aware of Michael’s abusive behavior starting as early as 2004, before Michael moved to West Virginia, when Michael was arrested as a juvenile for allegedly groping two girls under the age of 14, and charged with two counts of felony sexual abuse. Michael ultimately admitted to two reduced counts of misdemeanor lewdness with children and was placed on probation, and ordered to attend “sexual appropriateness class.” The minutes for the juvenile hearing in Utah state that Michael’s mother Sandralee and his father Chris attended Michael’s juvenile trial. A bishop based in Utah also testified in the civil trial that he visited Michael in juvenile detention, was present at Michael’s juvenile hearing, and counseled Michael after the hearing in his office. However, all the attendees denied in the later civil trial against the church that they had known that Michael Jensen was charged with sexual abuse felonies “The church’s minimizing of what he did… and basically having no consequences ended up being a tragedy for him as well because he was able to continue this life as a sex offender,” said Carl Kravitz, one of the attorneys who represented the plaintiffs. “I don’t know if he could’ve been treated, but he’s now in penitentiary.” The church said that the court provided no one with any reason to believe that Jensen presented a continuing threat to girls his own age, or that he might be a threat to much younger children. They stated that it was unreasonable to believe the church could have foreseen what child psychology experts and the state’s legal system did not. Lawyers for the church also pointed to what they believe were other warning signs that should have put church officials on the alert. They point to an email sent by Sandralee to a bishop in 2009, a year after Michael babysat Helen’s sons. In the email, Sandralee asked the bishop to find a farmer in the area to take Michael in, expressing her concern that she could not “risk our other children.” In court testimony, Sandralee said that her note reflected her concern about Michael’s bad attitude and behavior that she thought could make him a bad role model for his siblings -- not anything sexual or violent. Kelly, another plaintiff in the lawsuit, testified that despite Sandralee’s concern for her own children, Sandralee offered Michael to babysit for Kelly’s children that same year shortly before she wrote that email to her bishop. Kelly believes that Michael molested her three-year-old son during this time, and that he still suffers from the residual effects of that trauma to this day. “Sandralee would pawn Michael off on members’ children,” Kelly told ABC News. “He took away so many children’s innocence and lives.” The next year, in 2010, according to Sandralee and her husband’s testimony, Michael was kicked out of his home by his parents after his 12-year-old sister accused him of lying on top of her and kissing her. Court testimony by Sandralee and bishops called to testify in the trial reflects that at least three bishops became aware at some point that Michael was not living at home, although they deny knowing why. Still, Michael seemed to remain in good standing within the church. He was ordained as an “elder” and approved to go on a mission to Arizona in 2011. Before Michael left on his mission, he went on a trip with Alice and her family to South Carolina. Alice testified that her daughter later told her that Michael molested her on the trip. “I said, has anybody ever touched you in your private parts?” said Alice. “And she said yes. I said, who? And she said Michael Jensen.” “If I had known about the charges in Utah, my son would never have been friends with him and he would never have been allowed in our house,” she said. By early 2012, Corporal Eshbaugh was actively investigating Michael for sexually abusing Spring’s boys, and had requested that church officials bring Michael back from his mission in Arizona. Sandralee and a bishop testified that the day after Michael returned from his mission, on February 25, a meeting was held with various church leaders including a former bishop, Sandralee, and Michael. There, according to the bishop’s testimony, they were instructed not to discuss the case with anyone. The church denied that such a meeting occurred. “They say it takes a village to raise a child. It also takes a village to abuse one,” said Caroline Mehta, another attorney for the plaintiffs in the civil trial. “And the silence is not just going to harm the child who's already been hurt... People like Michael Jensen don't stop abusing on their own. They have to be stopped.” After Michael’s arrest, the church issued a statement, saying in part, “local church leaders were instrumental in reporting this matter to law enforcement authorities, imposing church discipline on the perpetrator, and trying to get needed assistance to the victim families.” Corporal Eshbaugh disputes that the Church was cooperative with him while he was investigating this case. “I think some of those crimes could have been prevented if people would’ve done their civic duty and reported to us what was going on,” he said. No church leaders were ever charged with failure to report child abuse. In a statement to ABC News, the church wrote: “The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints condemns child abuse in all its forms, and does all it can to prevent abuse and address it immediately when it happens. We are heartbroken when we learn of any abuse, and extend our sincere sympathies to all victims of abuse. We have never disputed the fact that Michael Jensen victimized several children, one of the most horrific and heartbreaking crimes imaginable. He is the sole individual responsible for the abuse and is in prison where he belongs. He was a teenage member of the church at the time of the abuse; he was never clergy or a church employee. There have been allegations that the church knew that Jensen was a danger and did nothing to stop him. These allegations are false, offensive, and unsubstantiated. As soon as church leaders learned of abuse by this individual, they encouraged the parents of the abused children to report to West Virginia police and confirmed the report.” The civil trial ended in a settlement last year for an undisclosed amount, with no admission of wrongdoing. Michael Jensen was excommunicated from the church in August 2013. ABC News' Elizabeth Jurcik, Mack Muldofsky and Samantha Sergi contributed to this report.	null	-1	null	177
polusa	2019_1_test.csv	55,042,556	2019_1_test.csv0 53010215 1 59549287 2 59633617 3 52963105 4 18321756 ... 162989 4829910 162990 4889401 162991 4884295 162992 4760206 162993 4533244 Name: id, Length: 162994, dtype: int64	After raising her hand to indicate she would abolish private insurance and replace it with a government-run plan, Harris said Friday she had interpreted the question to mean she would give up her own private insurance. She said she backed supplemental insurance but did not elaborate on how that would align with her preference for Medicare for all.	null	-1	null	2
polusa	2019_1_test.csv	17,961,823	2019_1_test.csv0 53010215 1 59549287 2 59633617 3 52963105 4 18321756 ... 162989 4829910 162990 4889401 162991 4884295 162992 4760206 162993 4533244 Name: id, Length: 162994, dtype: int64	Image copyright Getty Images The "dangerous myth" that gay and bisexual women cannot get cervical cancer means thousands could be missing out on screening, NHS England says. Any sexual activity can pass on the HPV virus, which causes the vast majority of cervical cancers. But a survey suggests one in five LGB women has never been for a test. Anyone with a cervix, between the ages of 25 and 64 should go for regular screening, health experts said. The figures are based on a report into attitudes to cervical screening among lesbian, gay and bisexual women in the North West of England. While the majority were aware they needed to go for cervical screening, 8% thought LGB women did not need the test or didn't know if it was required. And 21% thought LGB women were at lower risk of cervical cancer compared with heterosexual women. More than 600 women were surveyed. The NHS in England said this could mean up to 50,000 lesbian, gay and bisexual women had never gone for cervical screening. Media playback is unsupported on your device Media caption Smear tests: Actress writes play based on own experiences Dr Michael Brady, NHS England's LGBT health adviser, said: "The misleading information that gay and bisexual women aren't at risk of this disease is one of the most dangerous myths around, because it has created a screening gap for thousands, which is a major concern for our community. "Let's be clear: cancer does not discriminate. "If you've got a cervix, you can get cervical cancer, and as cervical cancer is preventable, people should take up their regular screening appointments." 'Harmful myths' Just over 71% of all women aged 25 to 64 had been screened at regular intervals, figures from last year showed. Cervical screening, also known as a smear test, helps to pick up early signs of cell changes in the cervix which can turn into cancer. Nearly all cervical cancers are caused by infection with certain types of human papillomavirus (HPV). Prof Anne Mackie, director of screening at Public Health England, said women who have sex with women can still get HPV during sex. "So we encourage anyone with a cervix, between the ages of 25 and 64, to go for regular cervical screening." Robert Music, from Jo's Cervical Cancer Trust, said: "Addressing harmful myths, such as cervical screening being less important for the LGBT community must be urgently addressed. "Cervical screening can be a difficult test for many reasons and we must be focused on removing the barriers that exist and ensuring every eligible person fully understands what cervical screening is for, knows where to access support and feels able to take up their invitation if they wish to do so." NHS England is introducing a new HPV testing process into cervical screening services by 2020.	null	-1	null	20
polusa	2019_1_test.csv	4,265,621	2019_1_test.csv0 53010215 1 59549287 2 59633617 3 52963105 4 18321756 ... 162989 4829910 162990 4889401 162991 4884295 162992 4760206 162993 4533244 Name: id, Length: 162994, dtype: int64	CLOSE President Donald Trump at a meeting with Saudi leadership during a G20 summit Saturday in Japan. (Photo: BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI, AFP/Getty Images) OSAKA, Japan – President Donald Trump told reporters Saturday that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman is doing a "spectacular job," and repeatedly refused to say whether he would talk to the Saudi leader about the slaying of a Washington Post journalist. A week after a United Nations report implicated Bin Salman in the death of Jamal Khashoggi, Trump said it was "a great honor" to meet the crown prince and stressed the business partnership between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia. Trump did not respond to repeated questions from reporters about the killing of Khashoggi. Instead, Trump and the Saudi prince planned to discuss U.S. weapons sales to the kingdom as well as ideas on how to contain Iran and its threat to renew a program that could be used to make nuclear weapons. "Saudi Arabia is a good purchaser of American products," Trump said. Bin Salman, who will host the next G-20 summit in Saudi Arabia in November 2020, said he was looking forward to speaking with Trump. Trump also talked about his invitation to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to meet him on Sunday at the Demilitarized Zone between South and North Korea. More: Trump invites Kim Jong Un to meet him at Korea border Later in the day, Trump will participate in the most anticipated meeting of the summit: A sit-down with Chinese President Xi Jinping to discuss the fate of a possible new trade agreement. Trump has been criticized for not confronting the Saudis over Khashoggi's killing inside the Saudi consulate in Turkey last fall. The Senate voted 53-45 last week to block the Trump administration from selling U.S.-made weapons to Saudi Arabia and its allies, a rare rebuke of the White House by the Republican-led chamber – but the White House has threatened to veto that resolution should it reach Trump's desk. Khashoggi was a Saudi citizen who had grown increasingly critical of the Saudi government; fearing for his safety, he moved to the U.S. and became a permanent resident. He went to the Saudi consulate in Turkey on Oct. 2 to get some routine documents he needed to marry his fiancee and never emerged. His body has yet to be found. A top U.N. human rights expert released a report last week detailing "credible evidence" that high-level officials in Saudi Arabia – including Bin Salman, the kingdom's crown prince and de facto ruler – were involved in the death of Khashoggi, a Washington Post columnist. More: Trump tells Putin playfully, 'Don't meddle in the election' More: Trump vents to Putin about frustration with reporters Read or Share this story: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/06/28/donald-trump-no-comment-khashoggi-killing-meeting-saudis/1592766001/	null	-1	null	16
polusa	2019_1_test.csv	4,334,497	2019_1_test.csv0 53010215 1 59549287 2 59633617 3 52963105 4 18321756 ... 162989 4829910 162990 4889401 162991 4884295 162992 4760206 162993 4533244 Name: id, Length: 162994, dtype: int64	The unprecedented wave of economic sanctions imposed on Iran by U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration is “on track” to reduce Tehran’s coffers by “$50 billion” in oil revenue alone, the American special representative for the Islamic Republic told reporters on Friday. Saudi Arabia’s Al Arabiya quotes the U.S. Department of State (DOS) diplomat Brian Hook as telling reporters in London on Friday: We will intensify sanctions on Iran until it decides to be a normal state. … We will sanction any illicit purchases of Iranian crude oil. We are on track to deny Iran $50 billion in oil revenue alone. Iran does have a history of using front companies to evade sanctions and enrich the regime and fund its foreign adventurism. Radio Farda, a component of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), notes that “since the imposition of U.S. sanctions on Iran in 2018, daily oil exports have dropped from more than two million barrels a day to around 300,000.” In a Bahrain-based interview with Al Arabiya, published on Wednesday, Hook also said Iran’s proxies in the region, including terrorist groups Lebanese Hezbollah and Palestinian Hamas as well as Shiite militias in Iraq and Syria, “are experiencing a financial strain they never experienced before” as Iran feels the crunch from the sanctions. Hook’s comments echoed testimony he gave before a U.S. House panel on June 19. The top diplomat told lawmakers the Trump restrictions are forcing Hezbollah to beg for spare change and place “piggy banks” in stores. Hook said the sanctions are “working,” noting that it has hindered Iran’s ability to expand its military capabilities and fund terrorist groups. “Today by nearly every metric the regime and its proxies are weaker than when our pressure began. … Our pressure campaign is working. It is making Iran’s violent and expansionist foreign policy cost prohibitive,” he told the House panel. The State official did concede that Tehran still poses an asymmetric warfare threat. “Iran still, even with very little revenue has asymmetric capabilities that terrorists have,” he testified, noting that Tehran has responded to the sanctions with violence. Hook pointed out that Tehran pays for 75 percent (about $700 million) of Hezbollah’s budget every year. Nevertheless, he said the U.S. has been able to reduce Iran’s ability to fund terror. Iran and Hezbollah maintain a substantial presence in the United States’ backyard, Latin America. Iran has routinely gloated about its ability to dodge U.S. sanctions, particularly on its oil exports, saying the United States is unable to prevent the Islamic Republic from selling its oil. President Trump took the United States out of the controversial 2015 Iran nuclear deal, arguing that the pact was not tough enough on the Islamic Republic. The Trump administration reimposed the sanctions suspended under the accord as part of an unprecedented wave of economic restrictions imposed on Iran’s energy, banking, and shipping sectors, among others. U.S.-Iran tensions have intensified amid the Trump administration’s maximum pressure campaign. The tense relationship reached a boiling point when Iran shot down an American drone last week. In the wake of the incident, President Trump imposed new sanctions on Iran, including the country’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.	null	-1	null	23
polusa	2019_1_test.csv	116,000,119	2019_1_test.csv0 53010215 1 59549287 2 59633617 3 52963105 4 18321756 ... 162989 4829910 162990 4889401 162991 4884295 162992 4760206 162993 4533244 Name: id, Length: 162994, dtype: int64	In the most anticipated -- and perhaps most consequential -- meeting of his time at the G-20, President Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping of China sat down for talks Saturday amid an ongoing trade dispute. Both presidents struck a diplomatic tone in their remarks. Trump said his meeting with Xi was "excellent ... as good as it was going to be." He made the brief remarks seated next to Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during a quick media spray. "We discussed a lot of things and we're right back on track and we'll see what happens, but we had a really good meeting," Trump said. "I think President Xi will be putting out a statement ... and we will too." He added: "We had a very, very good meeting with China, I would say probably even better than expected. The negotiations are continuing. ... We're doing very well." AP Photo/Susan Walsh Trump was complimentary of Xi in brief remarks before the private meeting, saying, "We've become friends," and recalling his trip to Beijing in November 2017 as "one of the most incredible of my life." "I look forward to working with you," Trump said. "We've had an excellent relationship but we want to do something that will even it up with respect to trade." The president said it would be historic if the two sides could reach a fair trade deal and expressed optimism that the meeting would bring a positive result. "I think this can be a very productive meeting and I think we can go on to do something that will be monumental and great for both countries and that's what I look forward to doing," Trump said. AP Photo/Susan Walsh Xi began his comments by harking back to the days of so-called ping-pong diplomacy that began a process of normalizing relations between the two sides. "The small ball played a big role in moving world events," Xi said. "Enormous change has taken place in the international situation and U.S.-China relations, but one basic fact remains unchanged: China-U.S. relations benefit from cooperation and lose in confrontation," Xi said. "Cooperation and dialogue are better than friction and confrontation," Xi continued, and then referenced his recent exchange of calls and letters with Trump and said he looks forward to the meeting to forge a way toward cooperation. Trump did not take any questions about whether they would be discussing the controversy surrounding Chinese telecom giant Huawei or whether the U.S. and China are close to a trade deal.	null	-1	null	19
polusa	2019_1_test.csv	4,145,284	2019_1_test.csv0 53010215 1 59549287 2 59633617 3 52963105 4 18321756 ... 162989 4829910 162990 4889401 162991 4884295 162992 4760206 162993 4533244 Name: id, Length: 162994, dtype: int64	CLOSE Sen. Herman E. Baertschiger Jr., R-Grants Pass, says Republican senators will return Saturday morning after they walked out more than a week ago. Anna Reed, Statesman Journal SALEM, Ore. – Republican state senators will return to the Oregon Capitol on Saturday morning, ending a walkout protest that lasted more than a week and garnered national attention. Awaiting them is a list of about 130 budget and policy bills the chamber still has to consider before the Legislature is required to adjourn Sunday at midnight. Any bills that don't pass both chambers by that deadline are dead. Senate Republican Leader Herman Baertschiger Jr. said the Republicans are returning because they were assured that a sweeping greenhouse gas emissions cap-and-trade bill does not have the votes to pass. The lawmakers also have a constitutional responsibility to pass budgets for state agencies, and he said they intended to do that. Sen. Herman E. Baertschiger Jr., R-Grants Pass, speaks at the Oregon State Capitol in Salem on June 28, 2019. He says Republican senators will return Saturday morning after they walked out more than a week ago in protest of a sweeping greenhouse gas emissions cap-and-trade bill. (Photo: ANNA REED / STATESMAN JOURNAL) The 11 Republican senators fled Salem – and the state – last week because the greenhouse gas emissions bill was scheduled for a vote. The measure, HB 2020, would have been the nation’s second economy-wide cap on greenhouse gas emissions. Its purpose was to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 80% below 1990 levels by 2050. Supporters said it would create new, clean energy jobs and position Oregon for future federal action. Opponents said it would drive business out of state and make gasoline and other fuels unaffordable. Oregon protests: Hundreds of loggers, farmers, ranchers circle state Capitol to protest climate bill Oregon Legislature: Bill to cap greenhouse gas emissions dead in Senate; Republican senators still absent Declining to show up for floor sessions meant the Senate lacked a quorum needed to conduct business. With 18 members in the Senate, Democrats are in the supermajority, but they need two Republicans to reach a quorum of 20. “Denying a quorum is something that should never be used until we get to a point when we no longer will talk," Baertschiger said. "It’s tough." Baertschiger said he hoped all members of the caucus would be back this weekend, but some went a long distance from Oregon and, logistically, returning by midnight Sunday might be difficult. 11 GOP senators could return as 12 Rep. Denyc Boles, R-Salem, stands for the National Anthem as the House of Representatives convenes at the Oregon State Capitol in Salem on the first day of the 2019 legislative session, Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2019. (Photo: ANNA REED / Statesman Journal) The senators who left the Capitol last week could return with one more member after GOP state Rep. Denyc Boles was sworn in Friday afternoon to replace the late Sen. Jackie Winters. The last floor session Senate Republicans attended was on June 19. After hearing that their Republican colleagues would be returning to the Capitol, Senate Democratic leaders said the main feeling among their caucus was "relief." Senate Democratic Leader Ginny Burdick said even though the past two weeks have been marked by inflammatory rhetoric on both sides of the aisle, Democrats now need to focus on passing bills. "We are determined to get through it as quickly as possible and not to have distractions and rhetoric or anything else," she said. "These are very important bills. The bills are more important than any of our feelings at this point, and we just need to suck it up and get it done for the people of Oregon." Senate President Peter Courtney and the Oregon Senate meet, but is unable to reach quorum as Republican senators continue to be absent from the Oregon State Capitol in Salem on June 28, 2019. Oregon's 11 Republican senators walked out more than a week ago in protest of a sweeping greenhouse gas emissions cap-and-trade bill. (Photo: ANNA REED / STATESMAN JOURNAL) Bills with broad support still hanging The Senate will also still have to vote on the cap-and-trade bill because of where it is in the legislative process, but not necessarily on the substance of the bill. The paths forward include a final up-or-down vote on the policy, a vote to send the bill to a committee (including a committee that is already finished for this session), a vote to table the bill, or votes to move the bill down to the bottom of the agenda. Republicans walked out over the climate bill, yet when Courtney declared on Tuesday that the bill did not have enough votes to pass the Senate, they were hesitant to return. Republican senators and staff said they needed assurances that the bill really didn't have the votes. Legislative staff said Baertschiger trusts Courtney, but there is rampant mistrust in his caucus of Democrats so near the end of the contentious session. Baertschiger said he eventually got those assurances. "The trust in the Oregon State Capitol is probably at the lowest it's ever been and that saddens me, because it’s going to take a long, long time to regain trust amongst legislators," Baertschiger said. Governor, GOP leader launch talks Serious negotiations started Wednesday when Gov. Kate Brown called him and said they should talk. Brown had authorized state troopers to identify where the Republican senators were hiding and bring them back to the Capitol. Oregon State Police jurisdiction ends at the state border. Baertschiger returned to Oregon that evening after being informed that the state police were no longer looking for Senate Republicans. As the walkout continued, some senators wrote that their political protest was about more than just the climate bill – they were fighting back against what they consider unbridled partisanship from their Democratic colleagues this session. Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Steiner Hayward said that she is relieved Republicans are set to return to the building and hoped the chamber could move through their remaining work harmoniously. "I hope that everybody, Republicans and Democrats alike, chooses to be on their most professional, civilized behavior over the next couple of days so we can get the people's work done," she said. The Senate met Friday without any Republicans present. Follow Connor Radnovich on Twitter: @CDRadnovich Read or Share this story: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/06/28/oregon-senate-walkout-republican-senators-set-to-return-to-capitol/1603294001/	null	-1	null	45
polusa	2019_1_test.csv	4,537,313	2019_1_test.csv0 53010215 1 59549287 2 59633617 3 52963105 4 18321756 ... 162989 4829910 162990 4889401 162991 4884295 162992 4760206 162993 4533244 Name: id, Length: 162994, dtype: int64	The North Korean government reportedly found President Trump’s surprise Twitter invitation to meet with Kim Jong Un at the DMZ this weekend “very interesting.” “We see it as a very interesting suggestion, but we have not received an official proposal,” Vice Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui said through North Korean state television Saturday, according to Reuters. TRUMP OFFERS TO MEET KIM JONG UN AT NORTH KOREAN BORDER Trump will leave the G-20 summit in Japan on Saturday to meet with President Moon Jae-in in South Korea. On Friday, the president tweeted, “After some very important meetings, including my meeting with President Xi of China, I will be leaving Japan for South Korea (with President Moon). While there, if Chairman Kim of North Korea sees this, I would meet him at the Border/DMZ just to shake his hand and say Hello(?)!” Choe seemed intrigued by the possibility of a third Trump-Kim meeting, after previous sitdowns in Singapore last June and in Hanoi, Vietnam, in February. “I am of the view that if the DPRK-U.S. summit meetings take place on the division line, as is intended by President Trump, it would serve as another meaningful occasion in further deepening the personal relations between the two leaders and advancing the bilateral relations," Choe said, according to Reuters. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Since the Hanoi summit between the two leaders broke down earlier this year, Trump and Kim have exchanged personal letters that Trump has called “beautiful" and Kim has called "excellent."	null	-1	null	7
polusa	2019_1_test.csv	39,121,779	2019_1_test.csv0 53010215 1 59549287 2 59633617 3 52963105 4 18321756 ... 162989 4829910 162990 4889401 162991 4884295 162992 4760206 162993 4533244 Name: id, Length: 162994, dtype: int64	The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander social justice commissioner has used a speech to the UN in Geneva to demand the federal government take action on the rising rates of Aboriginal women in jail. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women represent 2% of Australia’s female population but make up 34% of all women in prison, June Oscar told the Human Rights Council on Friday. “The root cause is that Indigenous women continue to experience disproportionate levels of trauma and intersecting forms of discrimination which cut across lines of race, gender and socioeconomic status,” Oscar said. “There is a direct connection between the fact that 80% of Indigenous women in prison are mothers and the rapidly increasing rates of the removal of Indigenous children from families into out-of-home care,” she said.	null	-1	null	4

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