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Donald Trump’s Historic Hush-Money Trial Finally Begins

The hush money trial of former President Trump begins Monday with jury selection. Jeenah Moon/AP So, here we are.  The first day of the first...

15.04.2024 3

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José Andrés: IDF Airstrikes Deliberately Targeted Aid Workers, “Systematically, Car by Car”

Palestinians transporting the bodies of employees from the World Central Kitchen killed in an Israeli airstrike, according to the Hamas-run Gaza...

05.04.2024 60

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A List of Weird Stuff the Right Connected to the Baltimore Bridge Collapse

Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed early Tuesday after a support column was struck by a vessel. Karl Merton Ferron/The Baltimore Sun/ZUMA ...

26.03.2024 4

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Elon Musk Keeps Spreading A Very Specific Kind of Racism

Alex Gallardo/AP Racist pseudo-science is making a comeback thanks to Elon Musk. Recently, the tech billionaire has been retweeting prominent race...

13.03.2024 2

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YouTube’s Austin Ambitions Aren’t Going Well. Just Ask These Workers.

Screenshot On Friday, a YouTube Music contractor named Jack Benedict took the podium before Austin’s City Council. He was there to urge the council...

03.03.2024 4

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Nex Benedict’s Death Triggers Federal Investigation

Katie Godowski/AP On Friday, the U.S. Department of Education announced an investigation into an Oklahoma school district for allegedly failing to...

02.03.2024 4

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Texas School Can Suspend Black Student For His Hair, Court Rules

Kirk Sides/Houston Chronicle via AP A 2021 University of Pittsburgh study, promoted by the American Psychological Association, found that not only...

23.02.2024 50

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Biden Administration Cancels More Than $1.2 Billion in Student Loans

Stephanie Scarbrough/AP On Wednesday, the Biden administration announced it would forgive more than 150,000 borrowers’ student loans, totaling a...

21.02.2024 3

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Democrat Wins Special Election for George Santos’ House Seat

J. Scott Applewhite/AP On Tuesday, Democrat Tom Suozzi was elected to replace indicted former GOP Rep. George Santos of New York in a special House...

14.02.2024 3

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74 Percent of Republicans Say They’d Let Trump Be a Dictator For a Day

John Locher/AP Roughly two months ago, Donald Trump reminded voters of his authoritarian tendencies when the former president expressed interest in...

07.02.2024 4

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Alabama Has Carried Out Its First Nitrogen Gas Execution

FILE - Alabama's lethal injection chamber at Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore, Ala., is pictured in this Oct. 7, 2002 file photo. Kenneth Smith,...

27.01.2024 10

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A Dangerous Experiment in Executing Prisoners Is Happening Tonight in Alabama

Sue Ogrocki/AP Today, Alabama will attempt to kill 58-year-old Kenneth Eugene Smith with nitrogen gas—an untested execution method that experts...

26.01.2024 10

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Justice Department Finds “Cascading Failures” Contributed to Botched Uvalde Police Response

Eric Gay/AP The police response to the May 2022 school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, which killed two teachers and 19 elementary school students at Robb...

19.01.2024 20

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ABC Just Canceled Thursday’s Planned GOP Debate

Meg Kinnard/AP On Tuesday morning, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley said that she’d no longer attend Republican primary debates unless Donald...

17.01.2024 2

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Nikki Haley Says No More Debates Unless Trump is On Stage

You probably didn’t watch the GOP debates, and now you may not have to read headlines about them either. On Tuesday, fresh off a disappointing third...

16.01.2024 3

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As It Formally Accuses Israel of Genocide, South Africa Condemns Netanyahu’s Amalek Reference

Avi Ohayon/AP Lawyers representing South Africa on Thursday said that Israeli soldiers interpreted a biblical reference made by Benjamin Netanyahu...

12.01.2024 20

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Rep. Cori Bush Calls on Congress to End Race-Based Hair Discrimination

Craig Hudson/AP After a high-profile incident in which a Black teen was punished over the length of his hair, Rep. Cori Bush (D-Mo.) is pushing for...

11.01.2024 10

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Federal Agency Accuses SpaceX of Illegally Firing Employees for Criticizing Elon Musk

Press Association/AP Images SpaceX, the space flight company owned by Elon Musk, illegally fired eight employees after they criticized Musk’s...

05.01.2024 20

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Mayors of Sanctuary Cities Introduced Measures to Slow Down Surge of Migrants

John Lamparski/AP After more than a year of Gov. Greg Abbott continuously busing as many as 150,000 migrants to US sanctuary cities, leaders in some...

31.12.2023 10

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California Coast Hit with Colossal Waves and Devastating Flooding for Third Day

Richard Vogel/AP Abnormally large waves, some as high as 40 feet, have been pummelling Southern California’s coastal communities since Thursday,...

30.12.2023 7

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In a Surprising Move, Ohio Governor Vetoes Trans Sports and Gender-Affirming Care Ban

Stephen Zenner/AP At least 22 states have a ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youths. But, as of Friday, Ohio is not one of them. In a...

30.12.2023 7

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The New York Times is Suing OpenAI and Microsoft for Copyright Infringement

Budrul Chukrut/AP The New York Times is suing OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement—a major development in the ongoing, nationwide...

28.12.2023 6

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Michigan Supreme Court Rejected Appeal to Remove Trump From Ballot

John Minchillo/AP Donald Trump will remain on Michigan’s ballot for the 2024 presidential election. On Wednesday, Michigan’s Supreme Court...

27.12.2023 3

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Tesla Issues a Recall of More Than 2 Million Vehicles Due to Safety Concerns

Kai Eckhardt/AP Everyone’s favorite “self-driving” car is experiencing technical issues…again. On Wednesday, Tesla issued a recall for over 2...

13.12.2023 3

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Trump Says He Won’t Be a Dictator… “Except for Day One”

Bryon Houlgrave/ AP Photo Donald Trump’s long history of telling on himself continues with the admission of his authoritarian aspirations.  The...

06.12.2023 20

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George Santos Has Finally Been Expelled

: Rep. George Santos (R-NY) talks to reporters outside the U.S. Capitol on November 30, 2023 in Washington, DC. Charged by the U.S. Department of...

01.12.2023 10

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Union Autoworkers Have Officially Finalized Their Deal With General Motors

Paul Sancya/AP The United Auto Workers union, in a closely watched vote, has officially ratified its deal with General Motors, bringing the...

17.11.2023 20

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Mike Johnson Has Ties to a Christian Movement That Played a Key Role in Spreading Trump’s Big Lie

Tom Williams/AP Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) became Speaker of the House less than a month ago. Since then, a national audience has become aware of a...

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Supreme Court Finally Adopts a Code of Ethics. But It Has No Teeth.

Charles Dharapak/AP T he Supreme Court on Monday announced that it will adopt a first-ever code of ethics, bowing to intense public pressure to...

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Glenn Youngkin Spent Millions and Republicans Still Lost in Virginia

David McNew/Getty After months of interviews, TV appearances, and hype, Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin—and his vision of himself as the new...

08.11.2023 2

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Obama Jumps Into Virginia’s High-Stakes Elections With Robocalls

Susan Walsh/ AP Live in a key battleground district in Virginia? Then look out for a call from Barack Obama—or at least his pre-recorded voice....

04.11.2023 20

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Dick Durbin Is the First Senator to Demand a Ceasefire in Gaza

Graeme Sloan/ AP Nearly a month into a non-stop airstrike campaign by Israeli forces on the Gaza Strip, Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) has officially...

04.11.2023 10

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Virginia Admitted to Wrongfully Removing 3,400 Voters. Can It Recover Ahead of Pivotal Elections?

Chip Somodevilla/ Getty Since announcing the improper removal of nearly 3,400 eligible voters from Virginia’s voter rolls—more than 10 times the...

31.10.2023 2

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Federal Judge Rules Georgia’s Congressional Maps Violate the Voting Rights Act

A young boy holds a sign during a rally advocating for early voting and voting rights on Sunday, October 30, 2022 in Decatur, GA. Elijah...

27.10.2023 2

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Who Is Mike Johnson? Here’s a Telling Glimpse of the New House Speaker.

Jose Luis Magana/AP “Boo!” “Shut up! Shut up!”  That’s what a gaggle of House Republicans yelled at a reporter who dared to ask Rep. Mike...

25.10.2023 3

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The UAW Is Going After One of the Big Three’s Key Money Makers

A United Auto Workers members picket near a Stellantis parts-distribution center. Mike Stewart/AP The United Auto Workers Union is ramping up its...

23.10.2023 2

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Jim Jordan Pauses His Speaker Campaign

Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, arrives for the Republican caucus meeting at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday,...

19.10.2023 2

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The Karens Policing Black Kids’ Hair Aren’t Here to Help

Michael Wyke/AP Last week, Barbers High School in Mont Belvieu, Texas, after administering more than 40 days of in-school suspension to 18-year-old...

18.10.2023 5

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Black Student Suspended Over Dreadlocks Removed and Transferred to a Disciplinary Program

Michael Wyke/AP A Texas high school that suspended a Black student for more than a month over the length of his dreadlocks is removing the student...

13.10.2023 2

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Virginia Democrats Push for DOJ Investigation After Voters Were Wrongfully Removed

Stephanie Scarbrough/AP Virginia Democrats are calling on the Justice Department to investigate the state’s elections department after the...

12.10.2023 2

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Group of Republicans to Launch First GOP Effort to Expel George Santos

Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., departs a House Republican closed-door caucus to decide who to nominate for speaker of the House, on Capitol Hill Alex...

12.10.2023 2

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RFK Jr. Is Officially Running as an Independent—Prompting Siblings to Once Again Disavow Him

Jessica Kourkounis/Getty Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the prominent conspiracy theorist and anti-vaxxer, is officially running as an independent. On...

09.10.2023 4

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This Is The Largest Health Care Strike in US History

Richard Vogel/AP On Wednesday, an estimated 75,000 Kaiser Permanente workers across five states and Washington DC walked out in the largest health...

04.10.2023 3

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Who Is Laphonza Butler?

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Two days after Dianne Feinstein’s death, Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-Calif.) has chosen her replacement. On Sunday, Newsom...

02.10.2023 2

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“Clown Show”: The GOP Describes Its Own Impeachment Process

Mandel Ngan/Getty “New Low.” “Pathetic.” “Clown show.” On Thursday, during the impeachment inquiry hearing for President Joe Biden...

29.09.2023 20

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Biden Flips the Script on Republicans in New Pro-Union Ad

Kyle Mazza/AP In an effort to tout his support for unions, President Biden doesn’t appear to have to do much talking. In fact, a new campaign ad is...

22.09.2023 2

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DeSantis Administration Recommends Against Boosters, Right as Florida Tops Nation for COVID Hospitalizations

Andrew Harnik/AP Last Wednesday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s administration advised residents in his state under the age of 65 to not get the newly...

21.09.2023 2

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Pennsylvania Is Making it Easier to Register to Vote

Markus Schreiber/AP On Tuesday, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) announced that the state will join more than 20 others and adopt automatic voter...

20.09.2023 2

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Illinois Has Become First State to Eliminate Cash Bail

Kirby Lee/AP For years, cash bail has been criticized for determining who would be chosen for pre-trial detention based on wealth. Now, Illinois has...

19.09.2023 2

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Being Mean to Scabs Is Working

Agencia EL UNIVERSAL/Agustín Salinas/AFBV (GDA via AP Images) After backlash, Drew Barrymore has decided to not resume production of her talk show...

18.09.2023 2

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