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“Russia is facing a showdown with European leaders over claims it is ‘abusing’ the international “red notice” system for arresting criminals, in an attempt to silence critics of Vladimir Putin,” reports The Telegraph. Red Notice is, not coincidentally, the title of Browder’s book about his experiences in Russia.
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Breaking from The New York Times: “The National Collegiate Athletic Association said on Monday that it would relocate all seven previously awarded championship events from North Carolina during the 2016-17 academic year because of concerns over laws passed by the state that it said violated the civil rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.”
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The New York Times explains how Canadian hockey moms, poker buddies and neighbors are adopting Syrians, a family at a time.
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“Cubans were glued to their televisions on Monday, many watching in a state of shock as President Raul Castro faced tough questions from American journalists who challenged him to defend Cuba’s record on human rights and political prisoners,” the Associated Press reports.
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“Pam Roach has been kicked off a legislative task force on human trafficking after complaints that she belittled and verbally abused victims of sex trafficking at a meeting last month,” The Seattle Times reports.
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In a nearly unanimous decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled today that a Florida law that has given judges the final say over who is put to death is unconstitutional. Juries must decide whether a person is sentenced to death, the Court said, with only Justice Samuel Alito dissenting. Lyle Denniston of SCOTUSBlog has more on the ruling.
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A white person identifying strongly with African Americans and African American culture is not a problem at all. The more the merrier in understanding who
LaunchThe truth is sometimes a hard pill to swallow. It sometimes causes us difficulties at home and abroad. It is sometimes used by our enemies
LaunchAs Commander-in-Chief, I will not allow the United States to be dragged into fighting another war in Iraq. And so even as we support Iraqis
LaunchAs many of our readers may be aware, several months ago, the government of Detroit (which is under an emergency management regime) unconscionably decided to
LaunchYour shutoff program has created a lot of anger in the city and a lot of hardship and bad publicity the city does not need.
LaunchIn these girls, Barack and I see our own daughters. We see their hopes, their dreams – and we can only imagine the anguish their
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