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“Deploying more US troops and sending more US bombs will only lead to more suffering and carnage,” said Tlaib.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has vetoed a bill that would have helped Black families reclaim or be compensated for land that was taken unjustly by the government through eminent domain.

A bomb explosion at a California courthouse injured at least five people Wednesday morning, officials said.

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The mayor of New York City has reportedly been indicted in a federal corruption probe.

Two men on death row in the United States were executed Tuesday, including a Black man convicted of murder who had maintained his innocence and drawn support from civil rights groups.

Looking for ways to eat better? Turns out your doctor may not be your best source of information.

Article from July 4, 2024. Via Reddit.

A familiar face will preside over federal charges filed against the man who authorities said sat in a bush with a high-powered rifle waiting to shoot former President Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago country club, according to CNN.

Shots were fired at Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign office in Arizona, reported the New York Post.

CNN's Jake Tapper, Dana Bash, and others were caught propagating a quote from Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib that she never actually said or implied. I break down the whole story here.

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Dan Osborn is a strong pro-labor independent candidate who has a legitimately good chance of flipping Nebraska out of the GQP's shitty hands. He's sure not a super liberal, but he isn't going to roll over for corporate interests or corruption either, and I consider that a massive win. Deb Fischer is wildly unpopular and a whopping 23% of voters are still claiming undecided in polls that are otherwise tied- this election HAS A CHANCE. The battle is far from over.

Please check out Dan Osborn (https://osbornforsenate.com/) and consider donating and volunteering for his campaign. He needs every tiny ounce of support he can get in Nebraska, he has no party backing and no major PAC in his corner (he even actively rejected a large donation from George Soros) while Fischer has millions of dollars amassed from every corporate donor you can think of.

Taking a country drive in the Midwest means venturing into the corn zone. Snaking between 12-foot-tall green, leafy walls, the corn seems to block out nearly everything other than an occasional water tower.

State had already banned thin plastic shopping bags, but new measure bans all plastic bags starting in 2026

MAGA Republicans scorned Mike Johnson for dropping the requirement for voter registration as part of a spending deal.

Police say the shooting may have been part of a murder-for-hire plot targeting one person, who was killed.

Joined by educators, parents, and gun control advocates, thousands of Georgia students on Friday staged a classroom walkout organized by the youth-led March for Our Lives "to demand a future free from gun violence" following the September 4 mass shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, the deadliest such event in the state's history.

In her final hours, Amber Nicole Thurman suffered from a grave infection that her suburban Atlanta hospital was well-equipped to treat.