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Oct 08 2019
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With China rift ongoing, NBA says free speech remains vital
TOKYO (AP) — NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said the league is not apologizing for Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey’s since-deleted tweet showing support for anti-government protesters in Hong Kong, even after China’s state broadcaster canceled plans to show a pair of preseason games in that country later this week.
Silver, speaking Tuesday at a news conference in Tokyo before
Associated PressMay 31 2021
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Dems walk, stop Texas GOP’s sweeping voting restrictions
Texas Democrats pulled off a dramatic, last-ditch walkout in the state House of Representatives on Sunday night to block passage of one of the most restrictive voting bills in the U.S., leaving Republicans with no choice but to abandon a midnight deadline and declare the legislative session essentially over.
The revolt is one of Democrats' biggest protests to date against GOP efforts
Associated Press Fact CheckOct 19 2020
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A CNN reporter went to two different QAnon events. Here's what he found
I spent my last two Saturdays going to two very different QAnon events.
One, in Los Angeles, was a march through Hollywood that portrayed itself as an anti-pedophilia protest. Its organizers were careful not to explicitly embrace the QAnon conspiracy theory even as they implicitly signaled they support it and repeated its disinformation — much like what President Donald Trump did during
CNN (Online News)Jun 29 2021
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Why California Just Added Five More States to Its Travel Ban
California added five Republican states to its travel ban, the state attorney general announced Monday, meaning state-funded travel is no longer allowed under most circumstances.
The ban is in protest of what the attorney general claims are laws that discriminate against members of the LGBTQ community.
Florida, Montana, Arkansas and West Virginia have sought to protect women by
TownhallFeb 19 2014
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Ukrainian Protestors dig in
After the deaths of 25 people from clashes a day earlier, Ukrainian protesters are prepared to stand and fight again Wednesday.
CNN (Online News)Apr 30 2015
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Freddie Gray death: New narratives question police brutality claim
Two new accounts of what happened to Freddie Gray question the narrative that has fueled protests in Baltimore -- the claim that Gray died as a result of police brutality.
CNN (Online News)Jul 26 2020
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We’re Publishing Thousands of Police Discipline Records That New York Kept Secret for Decades
Until last month, New York state prohibited the release of police officers’ disciplinary records. Civilians’ complaints of abuse by officers were a secret. So were investigators’ conclusions. The public couldn’t even know if an officer was punished.
The New York City police officer whose use of a prohibited chokehold led to the death of Eric Garner in 2014 had a record of misconduct.
ProPublicaJun 05 2020
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Richmond is taking down Confederate statues: Is this the end for other Confederate memorials?
RICHMOND, Va. – The statue of Robert E. Lee has towered over Richmond for more than 100 years. In recent days, though, it's been conveying a different message - words like "Black lives matter" are covering its stone pedestal.
At least a hundred people gathered on a muggy Thursday afternoon near the monument to the Confederate commander after Gov. Ralph Northam announced it was to come
USA TODAYFeb 01 2020
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Trump's expanded travel ban: Which countries are affected?
US President Donald Trump has expanded his controversial travel ban, often referred to by critics as a Muslim ban, to target citizens from six additional countries.
The move on Friday was slammed by immigrant advocates and critics who say the policy discriminates against Muslims and others.
The announcement comes three years after Trump sparked outrage by signing an executive
Al JazeeraJun 28 2021
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U.S. airstrikes hit Iranian-linked militias in Iraq and Syria
The U.S. military on Sunday conducted airstrikes on facilities used by Iran-backed militia groups in the Iraq-Syria border region, drawing vows of retaliation from the militants and protests of a "blatant and unacceptable violation of Iraqi sovereignty" from the country's military. The targets were facilities Iran-backed militias have used in unmanned aerial vehicle or drone attacks against U.
CBS News (Online)