Eoin Higgins, staff writer
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News Saturday, June 27, 2020 Because Covid-19 Leaves 'No More Time for Half Measures,' Judge Orders Release of Children Held by ICE A federal judge ruled Friday evening that immigrant children held in ICE detention must be released by July 17 due to the danger of the coronavirus pandemic, an order that was met with urgings from rights groups for the concurrent release of parents as well by the agency. "The ball is in ICE's... Read more |
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News Saturday, June 27, 2020 'Not On Our Watch': AOC, In Powerful Floor Speech, Declares House Democrats Will Protect Civil Rights Law From Trump Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Friday evening delivered an impassioned speech defending a longstanding civil rights law which combats the racist practice of redlining that is under attack by the White House. "Over the last several weeks, our nation has been gripped by the uprising against anti-... Read more |
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News Friday, June 26, 2020 With Election Just 4 Months Away, FEC Essentially Defunct as GOP Member Leaves for Koch-Funded Group After 10 months, the Federal Elections Commission in May regained a quorum with the confirmation of Republican appointee Trey Trainor—and promptly lost it just over five weeks later on Friday when commissioner Caroline Hunter resigned to join the Koch-funded group Stand Together, leaving the... Read more |
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News Friday, June 26, 2020 As Covid-19 Hits War-Torn Nation, UNICEF Warns Millions of Yemeni Children at Risk of Starvation Millions of children in Yemen could die of starvation unless the world acts quickly, aid group UNICEF warned Friday as the coronavirus pandemic ravages the war-torn nation, putting an already strained healthcare system at further risk. "As Yemen's devastated health system and infrastructure... Read more |
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News Friday, June 26, 2020 'WTF Please Listen to This': Trump Delivers Rambling, Incoherent Rant in Response to Hannity's Softball Question on Second Term Priorities President Donald Trump on Thursday night stumbled his way through an incoherent, rambling answer to a softball question on his priorities for a second term from Fox News anchor Sean Hannity during a town hall with voters. "This incoherent babble doesn't even come close to answering a simple... Read more |
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News Thursday, June 25, 2020 "He Couldn't Breathe": Graphic Video From April Police Killing of Carlos Ingram Lopez in Tucson Draws Outrage Video of the police killing of Tucson, Arizona resident Carlos Ingram Lopez in April was released to the public on Wednesday, prompting outcry over systemic racism and police brutality from critics and the city's police chief offering his resignation. "Carlos Ingram Lopez should still be alive... Read more |
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News Thursday, June 25, 2020 Why a Socialized System Like Medicare for All Beats For-Profit Healthcare in One Chart of Covid-19 Infection Rates A recent rise in cases of Covid-19 and the overt failure of the for-profit healthcare system throughout the pandemic in the U.S. are making the case for Medicare for All, advocacy groups and activists say, as countries with socialized systems see their infection rates decline. "All countries... Read more |
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News Thursday, June 25, 2020 Movement to Remove Police From Schools Gains Momentum as Seattle and Oakland Boards Sever Ties With Departments In the latest indication of the changing national conversation on law enforcement in the U.S., school boards on the West Coast on Wednesday voted to remove police officers from schools. "Something has really shifted here," tweeted journalist Bridget Read. "These are material gains." Less than a... Read more |
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News Wednesday, June 24, 2020 'Still Much to Be Done': After Latest Primary Wins, Progressives Take Aim at Next Round of Centrist Incumbents Fresh off a strong showing in Tuesday night's primary contests in Kentucky, Virginia, and New York, progressives in the Democratic Party set their sights on upcoming contests where left-leaning insurgents are challenging establishment incumbents. "Progressive wins last night demonstrate that... Read more |
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News Wednesday, June 24, 2020 'A Historic Day': Boston City Council Bans Facial Recognition Surveillance The Boston City Council on Wednesday unanimously voted to ban the city from the use of facial recognition technology, making the Massachusetts capital the ninth city in the country and the second largest to do so. "This is a historic day for Boston where the budget conversation is really focused on... Read more |