Carl Natale

Sun Journal

Web editor for SunJournal.com

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Published
January 19, 2021

A new COVID-19 challenge: Mutations rise along with cases

Mutations to the virus that causes COVID-19 are rapidly popping up and health officials say the pandemic could get worse unless people do more to curb cases
Published
January 18, 2021

Proud Boys, other fringe groups find refuge — and money — on Christian fundraising website

GiveSendGo.com pages raised more than $247,000 for people who claimed expenses related to the Jan. 6 rally in D.C. and other “Stop the Steal” events.
Published
January 18, 2021

What Biden can and can’t get from an evenly divided Senate

So what does a 50-50 Senate get President-elect Joe Biden
Published
January 18, 2021

Police arrest man who says he hid 3 months at Chicago airport due to virus

A California man who told police that the coronavirus pandemic left him afraid to fly has been arrested on charges that he hid in a secured area at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport for three months
Published
January 17, 2021

Why ‘free speech’ needs a new definition in the age of the internet and Trump tweets

Freedom of speech emerged as a concept after the invention of the printing press, and that’s worth revisiting in the context of social media and Trump’s presidency.
Published
January 17, 2021

Mainers reflect on Dr. King’s ‘I Have a Dream’ speech

We asked eight Mainers to read parts of Dr. King’s immortal “I Have a Dream” speech, and share their thoughts on how his words resonate with them today.
Published
January 17, 2021

Presidential pardons and the case from Maine that once besmirched the process

President Donald Trump’s recent pardoning marathon has shed new light on an often overlooked sphere of presidential authority. As one of the few powers which the White House can exercise without either Congressional or — so far at least — judicial — oversight it’s worth taking a look at how some of our other presidents […]
Published
January 17, 2021

1969 ruling that tossed out conviction of Klan leader may shield Trump from riot charges

The case, in which the ACLU represented Ohio Klan leader Clarence Brandenburg, set a high bar for criminal prosecutions of inflammatory speech.
Published
January 14, 2021

The $3,000-a-month toilet for the Ivanka Trump/Jared Kushner Secret Service detail

Instructed not to use any of the half-dozen bathrooms inside the couple’s D.C. home, the Secret Service detail assigned to protect the lives of Trump’s daughter and son-in-law found a costly solution.
Published
January 13, 2021

About 20,000 National Guardsmen planned for Washington, D.C., in swelling inauguration security effort

About 20,000 National Guardsmen planned for Washington, D.C., in swelling inauguration security effort

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