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Lateefah Simon, on Track to Be a New House Dem: “I’ve Never Shied Away From Any Fight”

Lateefah Simon, left, and Rep. Barbara Lee at their campaign headquarters in March Carlos Avila Gonzalez/San Francisco Chronicle via AP Inside a...

07.11.2024 10

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The Murder Rate Fell at the Fastest-Ever Pace Last Year—and It’s Still Falling

Elijah Nouvelage/AFP via Getty Images Former President Donald Trump wants you to believe that violence is surging. “All over the world crime is...

02.10.2024 4

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San Francisco’s DA Wants Two Kids to Be Prosecuted as Adults

District Attorney Brooke Jenkins speaks at a press conference outside City Hall in San Francisco on June 8. Gabrielle Lurie/San Francisco Chronicle...

27.09.2024 10

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Judge Rules Breonna Taylor’s Boyfriend, Not the Police, Caused Her Death

A mural portrait of Breonna Taylor Julio Cortez, File / AP More than four years after Kentucky police barged into Breonna Taylor’s home in the...

24.08.2024 10

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What Would It Mean to Have a Prosecutor as President Right Now?

Vice President Kamala Harris Andrew Harnik/Getty Images As soon as President Biden handed the baton to Kamala Harris, who is now expected to...

31.07.2024 4

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Kyle Rittenhouse, Killer of Two, Cheers as Supreme Court Ends Bump Stock Ban

Kyle Rittenhouse Sipa USA via AP Gun rights activist Kyle Rittenhouse wants you to know that he’s very pleased with the Supreme Court, after the...

16.06.2024 40

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US Catholic Bishops Finally Apologize for Church’s Role in Harming Kids at Indigenous Boarding Schools

The US Conference of Catholic Bishops, which creates policies for the church in the United States, formally apologized on Friday for the church’s...

15.06.2024 5

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Oklahoma Takes a Step to Help Incarcerated Survivors of Domestic Violence

iStock / Getty Images Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signed a bill that will allow courts to shorten the prison sentences of people who can prove they...

31.05.2024 10

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Oklahoma Is Finally Trying to Cut Prison Time for Abused Moms

Kerry King and her kids during a visit at Mabel Bassett Correctional Center Mother Jones; Photo courtesy of King's family A year and a half after...

27.04.2024 50

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A Deepfake Is Already Spreading Confusion and Disinformation About the Moscow Terror Attack

After gunmen on the outskirts of Moscow opened fire at a popular concert hall Friday night, in the deadliest attack that Russia’s capital has seen...

23.03.2024 4

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Instagram and Threads Will Make It Harder to See Political Posts

Michael Ho Wai Lee/SOPA Images/Zuma The announcement has alarmed some journalists, celebrities, and content creators, many of whom started using...

11.02.2024 30

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The Kansas City Chiefs Still Have a Racist Name

Ed Zurga/AP As the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers head to Las Vegas for the Super Bowl on Sunday, Native activists will for the...

10.02.2024 10

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Will the Supreme Court Make the Sacklers Pay for the Opioid Crisis?

Allison Bailey/NurPhoto via Zuma Will the Sackler family finally begin paying out a multibillion settlement to cities, states, tribes, and...

04.12.2023 50

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Watch SNL Roast George Santos as He’s Booted From Congress

After disgraced Rep. George Santos was expelled from Congress on Friday for alleged ethics violations, including spending donor money on Botox...

04.12.2023 10

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The Biden Administration Pledges to Phase Out Coal Power Plants

Oliver Berg/picture-alliance/dpa/AP The Biden administration pledged on Saturday to phase out coal power plants alongside dozens of other countries,...

03.12.2023 10

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