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Tuesday, March 26, 2024

Puerto Ricans take to the streets against Kamala Harris’s visit

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By Peoples' Dispatch staff Puerto Ricans protested Harris’ visit citing the ongoing US occupation of Puerto Rico and support to Israel’s...

UN Security Council demands ‘immediate ceasefire’ in Gaza, ending months-long deadlock

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This was the Council’s first explicit call for an immediate ceasefire since Israel began a military offensive in the Gaza Strip following la...
Wednesday, March 20, 2024

DeSantis signs law prohibiting the homeless from sleeping in public spaces

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BY:  MITCH PERRY One Democrat says the law “strips away the humanity of those enduring homelessness” Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legisl...

‘Tough-on-crime’ policies are back in some places that had reimagined criminal justice

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BY:  AMANDA HERNÁNDEZ Several states are considering or have already enacted legislation undoing more progressive policies. Fueled by public...

Dem Donors Warn Biden's Support for Israeli War on Gaza May Hand Trump the White House

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By Brett Wilkins "Because of the disillusionment of a critical portion of the Democratic coalition, the Gaza war is increasing the chan...

Advocates to Gov. Moore: Veto juvenile justice measures

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Respective committees from each chamber must now review some of the differences in  House Bill 814  and  Senate Bill 744  such as when the l...
Friday, March 15, 2024

Kenya halts police deployment to Haiti after resignation of de facto Prime Minister

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By Tanupriya Singh The government of president William Ruto has suspended the deployment of 1,000 Kenyan police officers as part of a US-bac...
Thursday, March 14, 2024

Columbia Sued Over 'Retaliatory' Suspension of Pro-Palestine Student Groups

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By Brett Wilkins "Universities should be havens for robust debate, discussion, and learning—not sites of censorship where administrator...

House Votes Against TikTok—and for More Cold War

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 By Ari Paul A bipartisan effort to effectively ban the social media network,  TikTok   in the United States has taken a great leap forward....
Wednesday, March 13, 2024

Haitian Prime Minister Henry Agrees to Resign as CARICOM Announces Formation of Presidential Council

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By Jake Johnston In a prerecorded message released on social networks just after midnight, Ariel Henry, who has held de facto power in Haiti...