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Monday, September 30, 2024

Cornell Under Fire as Suspended Pro-Palestinian Student at Risk of Deportation

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By Jessica Corbett "This is a deliberate targeting of a Black Muslim student at an institution where those two identities are increasin...
Friday, September 27, 2024

Judges in TikTok Case Seem Ready to Discount First Amendment

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By Ari Paul A US circuit court panel appears ready to uphold a federal law that would effectively ban the popular social media network  TikT...
Wednesday, September 25, 2024

Israel Deliberately Blocked Humanitarian Aid to Gaza, Two Government Bodies Concluded. Antony Blinken Rejected Them.

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By Brett Murphy The U.S. government’s two foremost authorities on humanitarian assistance concluded this spring that Israel had deliberately...

Gavin Newsom has not solved California’s housing crisis. Three lessons for Kamala Harris

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  In summary Kamala Harris pledges to build 3 million affordable homes and apartments in her first term as president, but Gov. Newsom has fa...

Marcellus Williams executed after U.S. Supreme Court rejects final appeal

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 By Rudi Keller Just a few hours after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected his final appeal, Missouri officials executed Marcellus Williams Tues...
Tuesday, September 24, 2024

Groups release ‘Black Values Survey’ with in-depth look at African-Americans in swing states

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By Ken Coleman Three nonprofits earlier this month released findings of a  study  that analyzes segments or values clusters within the Black...

'Global Oligarchy' Reigns as Top 1% Controls More Wealth Than Bottom 95% of Humanity

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 By Jake Johnson "The ultra-wealthy and the mega-corporations they control are shaping global rules to serve their interests at the exp...
Monday, September 23, 2024

U.S. House passes ‘anti-woke’ bill aimed at diversity, equity and inclusion in higher ed

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 By Shauneen Miranda WASHINGTON —  A GOP measure barring accrediting organizations from requiring colleges and universities to adopt diversi...

The Deciders: The issues and states that will determine who wins the White House

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 By Kevin Hardy In a wild election season, these 7 states — with disparate identities and spanning the nation — will decide our next preside...
Thursday, September 19, 2024

Federal judge refuses to halt Friday’s execution in SC

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By Sklar Laird The Wednesday order came as part of a new lawsuit about a state secrecy law COLUMBIA — A federal judge said Wednesday she wil...