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Tuesday, October 8, 2024

Israel's War on Gaza and Beyond Has Cost US Taxpayers At Least $22.76 Billion: Report

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By Brett Wilkins "It has been difficult for the U.S. public, journalists, and members of Congress to get an accurate understanding of t...

U.S. appellate court temporarily allows enforcement of DeSantis’ ‘Anti-Riot’ law

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By Jackie Llanos A federal appellate court is temporarily allowing Florida to enforce the 2021 state law imposing harsher penalties for prot...

Crime is down, FBI says, but politicians still choose statistics to fit their narratives

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 By Amanda Hernandez Violent crime and property crime in the United States dropped in 2023, continuing a downward trend following higher rat...
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...