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How Capitol security failed to stop the insurrection

How Capitol security failed to stop the insurrection

FromApple News Today


How Capitol security failed to stop the insurrection

FromApple News Today

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Length:
9 minutes
Released:
Feb 24, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

For the first time since the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, key officials who were in charge of security that day have testified before Congress. The Washington Post reports that one big question raised at the hearing was whether domestic terror is taken as seriously as foreign threats.
Politico reports on Democratic claims of a double standard for Biden cabinet nominees that affects women and people of color.
Online coaches are pushing the idea that positive thinking can help people “manifest” their way into making more money. Cosmopolitan reports that women, who’ve been hit especially hard by the pandemic, are the main target.
Fast-food companies are cutting less-popular items to streamline their menus during the pandemic. The Wall Street Journal highlights the elaborate campaigns people are mounting online to bring back personal favorites.
Released:
Feb 24, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

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