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Feb 18 2024
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Donald Trump Plays to MAGA Sneakerheads With $399 High Tops
Reality TV star turned one-term president Donald Trump could probably use a pair of comfortable shoes these days. Given a judge’s decision Friday that he must pay a $355 million civil fraud penalty—plus interest—and last month’s $83 million ruling against him in the E. Jean Carroll defamation case, one can only assume that he’s feeling a pinch. But the disgraced “university” founder doesn’t
Vanity FairNov 29 2023
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Iowa families sue over LGBTQ+ law
Several families are suing to stop Iowa's new law that bans books from school libraries, forbids teachers from raising LGBTQ+ issues and forces educators in some cases to out the gender identity of students to their parents. The American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa and Lambda announced the federal lawsuit Tuesday, saying the law passed earlier this year by the Republican-led Legislature and
Northwest Arkansas Democrat GazetteApr 23 2023
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US Evacuates Officials from Sudan Amid Civil War
The U.S. has evacuated close to 100 officials from Sudan amid the ongoing conflict.
The Details: The Biden Administration temporarily closed the U.S. Embassy and said it will not aid the remaining 16,000 U.S. nationals in Sudan with evacuation.
For Context: The conflict between the Sudanese military and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) began on April 15. The World Health Organization
Fox News Digital The Hill Associated PressFeb 07 2024
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Judge refuses defense request to step down from Delphi murders case
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The special judge hearing the Delphi murders case has refused the defense request that she step down from the trial. Gull rejected a request that she remove herself from the case of Richard Allen, specifically citing a unanimous Indiana Supreme Court decision leaving her on the case. Allen, 51, of Delphi, was arrested on Oct. 28, 2022, for the February 2017 murders of 13-
Wish TVFeb 18 2024
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Donald Trump booed onstage while promoting new $399 sneakers
Former President Donald Trump was met with loud boos as he promoted $399 sneakers at a convention a day after being ordered to pay $355 million in penalties in his New York civil fraud trial. Trump briefly took the stage at "Sneaker Con" on Saturday—which bills itself as the "The Greatest Sneaker Show on Earth"—to launch custom, Trump-branded sneakers. Videos show he received loud boos when
NewsweekNov 28 2023
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Iowa’s ACLU Sues to Block Law Banning LGBTQ+ Materials in Schools
A lawsuit was filed in federal court Tuesday seeking to block parts of a restrictive Iowa law that prevents teachers from educating students about gender and sexuality and bans books that depict sex acts from school libraries. The American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa and Lambda Legal filed the complaint on behalf of seven Iowa students, their families, and Iowa Safe Schools, a nonprofit
Daily BeastFeb 08 2024
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Supreme Court today considers whether Trump can be disqualified because of Jan. 6 insurrection
The Supreme Court is hearing arguments Thursday on whether former President Trump can be disqualified from running for election this year because of allegations he incited a mob assault on the Capitol after he lost the 2020 election.
At issue is whether he violated a post-Civil War constitutional amendment that says no person may “hold any office, civil or military” after
Los Angeles TimesFeb 16 2024
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Fani Willis braces for bombshell evidence in Donald Trump case
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis will testify for a second day on Friday about her relationship with Donald Trump prosecutor, Nathan Wade. It follows Willis' combative and sometimes hostile testimony on Thursday, when she strongly denied defense attorneys' accusations that she has a conflict of interest in the Trump case. On Friday, Willis will likely be asked for details of why she
NewsweekNov 28 2023
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LGBTQ+ rights group sues over Iowa law banning school library books, gender identity discussion
Several families are suing to stop Iowa’s new law that bans books from school libraries, forbids teachers from raising LGBTQ+ issues and forces educators in some cases to out the gender identity of students to their parents. The American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa and Lambda announced the federal lawsuit Tuesday, saying the law passed earlier this year by the Republican-led Legislature and
KRDONov 28 2023
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ACLU of Iowa, Lambda Legal sue to block Iowa law that bans LGBTQ teaching, explicit books
The American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa and Lambda Legal are suing to block portions of a sweeping Iowa law that restricts schools from teaching about LGBTQ topics and requires them to ban books depicting sex acts. The groups are representing eight Iowa students and their families, along with Iowa Safe Schools, a nonprofit that advocates for LGBTQ students. They say the law discriminates
Des Moines Register