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Long before the killing of Michael Brown by a Ferguson cop coincided with the bombing of Gaza by Israeli forces, there were parallels between the Palestinian and African-American freedom struggles. On Nov. 1, 1970, black activists published an ad in the New York Times titled, “An Appeal by Black Americans Against United States Support of the […]
Extreme weather gripped large parts of the Southern United States on Monday, with ice and snow hampering plans to commemorate the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday, and several governors declaring states of emergency. Communities generally unaccustomed to major winter storms, from Tennessee to Texas, canceled or postponed events honoring Dr. King. In Memphis, […]
Shares in Dutch lenders fell on Friday after the country became the latest in Europe to propose more punitive taxes on banks to help citizens cope with a rise in living costs. The country’s biggest bank by assets, ING, suffered a 5 per cent fall in early trading on Friday, while ABN Amro’s shares dropped […]
Oct 28 (Reuters) – Polish national airline PLL LOT on Friday asked a U.S. judge to declare it was a crime victim in the Boeing 737 MAX criminal case, a move that could make the airline eligible for significant compensation. U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor in Texas ruled last week that people killed in two […]
Noting Disparate Impact of Dismantling Roe on Black Women, Lawmakers Call for Swift Executive Action to Protect Abortion Rights and Save Black Lives Text of Letter (PDF) WASHINGTON – In a letter today, Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC . . .
A group of Black women in Congress are urging President Joe Biden to take urgent action to protect abortion rights, as the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade and seizes abortion access from millions of people across the country. Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Massachusetts) led 20 lawmakers in sending a letter to Biden on . . […]
Russian military vehicles rehearse ahead of Russia’s ‘Victory Day’ military parade marking the 77th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War II, at Red Square in Moscow, Russia on May 4, 2022. Anadolu Agency | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images As Russia approaches one of the most significant days in its calendar, […]
May 9, known as “Victory Day” inside of Russia, commemorates the country’s defeat of the Nazis in 1945. Western officials have long believed that Putin would leverage the symbolic significance and propaganda value of that day to announce either a military achievement in Ukraine, a major escalation of hostilities — or both. Officials have begun […]
The United States has formally determined that violence committed against the Rohingya minority by Myanmar’s military amounts to genocide and crimes against humanity, US officials have told the Reuters news agency. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will announce the decision on Monday at the US Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, DC, US officials told […]
The ivory-billed woodpecker was believed to have been seen in a remote part of Arkansas, ornithologists said on April 28, 2005. Several experts have spotted and heard at least one and possibly more ivory-billed woodpeckers deep in an ancient cypress swamp in eastern Arkansas. One was videotaped last year. REUTERS/FeedRoom Video for Reuters.com GMH/File Photo […]
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