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Apr 22 2024
News
Civil Air Patrol cadet caption chosen for leadership academy
Cadet Capt. Aimee Calvert is the first cadet from the Louisiana Wing, Civil Air Patrol to be selected for Civic Leadership Academy, a week-long National Cadet Special Activity where cadets from across the nation go to Washington, D.C., to learn about the U.S. government. The academy teaches cadets about their civic duties, government systems and some American history. Part of the activities
The Times-PicayuneMay 15 2024
News
Sergei Loznitsa Drops Trailer for Cannes Premiere ‘The Invasion,’ Talks Stakes of ‘War Between Russia and the Civilized World’
Ukrainian filmmaker Sergei Loznitsa arrives at the Cannes Film Festival this week with his latest documentary, “The Invasion,” worried that the world’s attention has largely drifted from the Ukraine conflict in the two-plus years since Russia’s brutal and unprovoked invasion. The film premieres with a special screening May 16. Yet from the movie’s powerful opening sequence, which follows a
VarietyMay 01 2024
News
Forget spelling: This Johnson County bee was about ‘civility in our political process’
Knowing how many justices serve on the Supreme Court might mean big bucks for a civics-savvy student on May 9. Three Johnson County middle-schoolers are among 12 students vying for cash prizes and the title of Kansas Civics Bee champion in Wichita. “Civics is very important to democracy,” said Pranjal Adhikari, an eighth-grader at Lakewood Middle School. ”Citizenship means keeping yourself
The Kansas City StarApr 20 2024
News
Plaza renamed after Civil Rights Icon, Diane Nash
Diane Nash cuts the ribbon commemorating the naming of “Diane Nash Plaza” in front of the Historic Metro Courthouse in Nashville, Tenn., Saturday, April 20, 2024. Nicole Hester / The Tennessean Sen. Charlane Oliver, D- Nashville, stands and applauds as Diane Nash walks out to speak during the ceremony commemorating the naming of “Diane Nash Plaza” in front of the Historic Metro Courthouse in
The TennesseanApr 29 2024
News
Family of Ralph Yarl files civil suit over wrong door shooting
The family of Ralph Yarl, the Black teen who was shot in the head after ringing the doorbell at the wrong house in St. Louis last year, has filed a lawsuit against the gunman and the local homeowner’s association. The suit accuses Andrew Lester, the shooter, and the Highland Acres Homes Association, Inc. of “careless and negligent conduct.” The 17-year-old boy survived the April 2023 shooting
New York Daily NewsApr 24 2024
News
US reaches $138.7 million civil settlement with victims of Larry Nassar
The U.S. Justice Department has reached a $138.7 million civil settlement with hundreds of victims of former USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar, who is serving time in prison for sexually abusing athletes under his care, the agency said on Tuesday.
The settlement resolves claims the FBI botched the initial investigation into Nassar, the Justice Department said.
"These allegations
ReutersMay 16 2024
News
Billionaire investor Ray Dalio warns U.S. is ‘on the brink’ and estimates a more than one in three chance of civil war
Billionaire investor Ray Dalio believes the chances of a second American Civil War stand better than one out of three and is urging investors to move part of their assets out of the country. Dalio, who founded the world’s largest hedge fund Bridgewater Associates before relinquishing control in September 2022, believes this year’s presidential election between incumbent Joe Biden and
FortuneMay 09 2024
News
O'Donnell: Mail-In Ballot Fraud Occurred for the 1st Time During the Civil War
Current controversies have cast doubt on the integrity of mail-in ballots, but ballot fraud in the United States is nothing new. It occurred one hundred and sixty years ago in the presidential election of 1864, when absentee ballots were allowed for the first time because of the massive number of Union soldiers in the field and away from their home states. Although many soldiers were allowed
Breitbart NewsApr 12 2024
Opinion
‘Civil War’ and Its Terrifying Premonition of American Collapse
Going into Alex Garland’s astonishing new film, “Civil War,” I expected to be irritated by the implausibility of its premise. I’m not talking about the idea that America could devolve into vicious internecine armed conflict. That seems possible, if not probable. In one 2022 poll, 43 percent of Americans said they thought a civil war within the next decade was at least somewhat likely. I wouldn
Michelle GoldbergMay 08 2024
News
‘Step back for voters’ rights’: Civil, voting rights groups react to new Georgia election law
Voting rights groups in Georgia swiftly condemned a new elections bill Gov. Brian Kemp signed into law on Tuesday that, among other things, would allow mass voter challenges to persist, eliminate the use of QR codes on ballots and creates new procedures for homeless Georgians looking to exercise their right to vote. It would also shorten the timeframe for early and absentee ballots to be
Savannah Morning News