Articles filed under Politics
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Asylum-seekers have a right to humanity at leastAug 02, 2023 1:00 am - Twenty-three adults and 13 children. That's how many people were along for the 25-hour bus ride from Brownsville, Texas, to Los Angeles last week. The bus trip followed ...
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The proximal origin of a scientific fraudAug 02, 2023 1:00 am - "We do not believe that any type of laboratory-based scenario is plausible." That's the key sentence in an article published in Nature Medicine on March 17, 2020, titled...
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The small town we made upAug 01, 2023 1:00 am - I did part of my growing up in a suburb of Kansas City, Missouri. The parents of most of my high school friends were immigrants who had come to Kansas City from Bluejack...
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When tragedy darkens the bright future of a young athleteAug 01, 2023 1:00 am - During the middle of July, a tragic homicide story rocked the Ohio State University football team as the mother of freshman wide receiver Carnell Tate was killed in a dr...
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Illinois Democrats end year's first half with slightly more cash than GOP, records showJul 31, 2023 5:30 am - The Democratic Party of Illinois ended the year's first half in slightly better financial shape than its Republican counterpart, records show. The Democrats had nearly $...
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It's time to stop referring to campaign funds as "war chests"Jul 30, 2023 11:00 pm - The term "war chest" originally referred to a literal chest, in which people in medieval times kept weapons, gear, and money in case they were attacked. The term later e...
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French embassy in Niger is attacked as protesters waving Russian flags march through capitalJul 30, 2023 1:00 am - NIAMEY, Niger - Thousands of supporters of the junta that took over Niger in a coup this week marched through the streets of the capital on Sunday denouncing the country...
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A Hong Kong court rejects a government-requested ban on popular protest song after Google's defianceJul 28, 2023 1:00 am - HONG KONG - A Hong Kong judge on Friday denied a government request to ban a popular protest song in a landmark decision after Google had resisted official pressure to a...
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Expanded fraud law now covers crisis pregnancy centersJul 28, 2023 1:00 am - So-called crisis pregnancy centers can now face lawsuits if they engage in "deceptive acts" aimed at deterring women from seeking abortions under a new law signed by Gov...
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Soldiers declare Niger general as head of state after he led a coup and detained the presidentJul 28, 2023 1:00 am - NIAMEY, Niger - Mutinous soldiers who staged a coup in Niger declared their leader the new head of state on Friday, hours after the general asked for national and intern...