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Mar 24 2022
Analysis
The impossible task of truth and reconciliation
Karen Hughes White searched for Robert Hughes for 30 years. Her grandfather’s brother wasn’t listed alongside his other siblings in the 1910 census records. She searched elsewhere, too — coroner’s inquests, news accounts, grand jury summons. Within the family, it was said that Robert Hughes simply “went off.”
White is a researcher of African American history, including that of the
VoxSep 23 2022
News
NYC to open ‘tent city’ to house bused migrants
New York City is preparing to open humanitarian relief centers to assure the asylum seekers arriving from Texas and other border states have access to all the available resources, officials said.
The sites will offer medical care, food, shelter and job services, and help migrants connect with family and friends. The first relief center will be opening in Orchard Beach in the coming
NewsNationSep 02 2021
News
Staggering US wealth inequality heaps long-term harm on to minority children
African American children are suffering long-term disadvantages as a result of vast and growing disparities in the wealth of US families, with Black families with kids having access to barely 1 cent for every dollar enjoyed by their white counterparts.
The shocking racial wealth gap between families, and its impact on Black and Hispanic kids, is revealed in groundbreaking new research
The GuardianAug 19 2022
News
Walmart expands abortion coverage for its employees in the wake of Roe v Wade decision
Walmart on Friday told employees that it will expand abortion and related travel coverage, according to an internal memo. The change comes about two months after the Supreme Court struck down the federal right to access the procedure.
Effective immediately, Walmart’s health-care plans will cover abortion “when there is a health risk to the mother, rape or incest, ectopic pregnancy,
CNBCOct 16 2018
News
Saudis Consider Blaming Khashoggi Death on Botched Interrogation
Saudi Arabia is considering saying that missing journalist Jamal Khashoggi died in a botched interrogation, according to media reports, an explanation that could deflect suspicions the royal court ordered him killed and give the U.S. and Turkey a way out of confronting a regional powerhouse.
BloombergNov 18 2021
News
The Inflation Crisis Has Gotten So Bad That Even The Pentagon Had To Issue A Warning
Pentagon officials warned that the surge in prices has caused issues for U.S. troops and their families.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin referred to rising inflation as a “readiness issue” at a press conference Wednesday where he announced a new program to assist military families to cope with the surging prices. Included in the program are housing allowances and food security assistance
The Daily CallerAug 05 2022
News
Man who threatened to kill Dr. Anthony Fauci in emails sentenced to 3 years in prison
GREENBELT, Md. — A West Virginia man was sentenced Thursday to three years in federal prison after he sent emails threatening Dr. Anthony Fauci and another federal health official for talking about the coronavirus and efforts to prevent its spread.
Using an anonymous email account based in Switzerland, Thomas Patrick Connally, Jr. threatened to kill Fauci or members of his family, the U
USA TODAYOct 18 2022
News
Am I allowed to drop off a ballot for someone else?
Am I allowed to drop off a ballot for someone else?
In most states, the answer is yes — but there might be restrictions.
For example, some states, like Arizona, only allow caregivers, family members or household members to drop off a ballot for someone else. Other states, like California, allow for a ballot to submitted by anyone chosen by the voter as long as they are not paid
Associated PressSep 27 2022
Fact Check
Illinois Law Doesn’t ‘Eliminate All Restrictions on Abortions,’ Contrary to Ad from Advocacy Group
In digital ads, a political advocacy group makes the false claim that Democratic Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Illinois Democrats voted to “eliminate all restrictions on abortions up until the day of birth.”
Illinois law doesn’t allow for abortions after fetal viability unless the pregnant person’s life or health is at risk.
Since Roe v. Wade was overturned by the U.S. Supreme
FactCheck.orgAug 25 2022
Analysis
Too many Americans live in places built for cars — not for human connection
I’ve lived in Houston for most of my life, and there’s never been a time when I’ve reasonably been able to walk anywhere. Houston is practically the poster child for American urban sprawl — the landscape is dominated by spread-out neighborhoods with single-family homes and massive “stroads” (street-road hybrids with the worst aspects of both) lined with strip malls and expansive parking lots,
Vox