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    How mobile devices are changing Africa

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    March 10, 2013

    Without access to fixed-line telephones or PCs, mobile devices are the most important pieces of hardware many Africans own. AUSTIN, TX—Mobile phones are kicking off a revolution in Africa, with everyone from farmers to villagers relying on apps to make electronic payments, check on expiration dates…


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    White House says GOP bill would force 'one of the biggest Medicare benefit cuts' in history

    Jake Johnson, Common Dreams
    February 04, 2023
    The White House on Saturday condemned a newly introduced Republican bill that would repeal the Inflation Reduction Act, a law that includes a number of changes aimed at lowering costs for Medicare recipients.

    Unveiled Thursday by freshman Rep. Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.), the bill has 20 original co-sponsors and is endorsed by several right-wing groups, including the Koch-funded organization Americans for Prosperity.

    The Biden White House argued that rolling back the Inflation Reduction Act, which also contains major climate investments, would represent "one of the biggest Medicare benefit cuts in American history" as well as a "handout to Big Pharma." According to Politico, which first reported the White House's response to the GOP bill, the administration is planning to release "state-by-state data indicating how this would affect constituents in different areas."

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    'We will keep fighting,' says head of Nevada Democrats as DNC panel blocks dark money ban

    Jake Johnson, Common Dreams
    February 04, 2023
    Nevada Democratic Party Chair Judith Whitmer said Friday that progressives won't stop working to stem the flow of untraceable cash into national primary contests after the DNC Resolutions Committee blocked a vote on her proposed dark money ban for the second time.

    Whitmer, a DNC member, told Common Dreams that "time and time again, we've watched 'dark money' used to silence the voices our party most needs to hear."

    "Our party and our country need strong Democratic candidates willing to speak truth to power, but when their messages can be drowned out in a flood of untraceable expenditures, many candidates are questioning why they should even run," Whitmer said. "Restoring faith in our democracy has never been more urgent, and that all-important work should start in our own primary elections."

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    'Stuff of nightmares': Bicyclist killed after driver runs into him and stabs him to death

    Ray Hartmann
    February 04, 2023
    An Orange County doctor out for a bike ride along the beach was murdered by a man who stabbed him repeatedly after running into his bike with a car, the Los Angeles Times reported.

    Dr. Michael John Mammone, 58, of Orange County, died at a local hospital where he worked as an emergency physician, the report said. Mammone was riding his bike at about 3 p.m. Wednesday when the driver of a white Lexus struck it from behind and proceeded to stab him several times, sheriff’s officials said.

    The driver was identified as Vanroy Evan Smith, 39, of Long Beach, the report said. Smith was charged Friday with one count of murder and personal use of a deadly weapon, which could enhance his sentencing, according to Orange County Superior Court records. He pleaded not guilty and is being held on $1-million bail.

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