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NYC Primaries | Meet the candidates running for Kings County Civil Court justice
Brooklyn Paper - New York
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June 2, 2025
Meet the candidates running for Civil Court judgeships in Kings County. Photos courtesy of Janice Chen, Marissa Arrabito, Susan Liebman, Janice Purvis The primary elections are nearly here — early voting starts June 14, and Election Day is June 24...
Law Society of B.C. facing headwinds on rule of law, reconciliation, bar independence
Coast Reporter
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June 2, 2025
Brook Greenberg is leading the Law Society of B.C. into a constitutional showdown this fall with the provincial government over Bill 21 Lawyer Brook Greenberg, KC, of Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP has taken on the role of first vice-president of...
S&T announces new Kummer Endowed Chair of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
Missouri S&T News
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June 2, 2025
Dr. Subhas “Karan” Venayagamoorthy has been named the inaugural Kummer Endowed Chair of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering at Missouri S&T. He will begin his duties in August. Venayagamoorthy comes to S&T from Colorado State...
Town holds Civil War monument rededication ceremony
Wakefield Daily Item - Massachusetts
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June 2, 2025
THE SOLDIERS AND SAILORS MONUMENT on the Common has been beautifully refurbished and was rededicated during a ceremony Saturday. (Robert Pushkar Photos) We must never forget By NEIL ZOLOT WAKEFIELD — Early morning rains subsided and afternoon rain...
Lithuanian Foreign Ministry: We deplore the arrest of Nika Melia and demand that Georgian Dream ceases the ongoing crackdown against civil society and opposition in Georgia
Inter Press News
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We deplore the arrest of Nika Melia, one of the leaders of the Coalition for Change, the Lithuanian Foreign Ministry writes on the social platform X. The Lithuanian Foreign Ministry call on Georgian Dream to stop the “ongoing crackdown.” “We...
Framing Social Issues as "Civil Rights" Can Sometimes Backfire
Newswise
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June 2, 2025
BYLINE: Mary A. Spiro Newswise — Framing is a powerful tool in communications: it can help people grasp complex ideas, but it can also distort or mislead. A recent sociological study suggests that framing social issues as “civil rights” can...
AS`AD AbuKHALIL: Dangers of Renewed Civil War in Syria
Consortium Independent News
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June 2, 2025
With 150 armed groups in Syria, the ruling HTS (Al-Qa`idah) doesn’t control the country, while Israeli bombing intends to expose the weaknesses of the so-called central government in Damascus. Israeli convoy advancing into Syria, December 2024....
Genealogical Society inducts members, plans Cemetery Walk
Record Herald - Ohio
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June 2, 2025
WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, Ohio — The Fayette County Genealogical Society held its annual Lineage Society Induction Dinner on the evening of May 19 at the historic North Street home of Jason Gilmore, who also catered the event. Following dinner,...
India Has Witnessed Unprecedented Transformation In Civil Aviation: PM Modi
Zee News
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Noting that India has witnessed an unprecedented transformation in the field of civil aviation in the last few years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday that his government is committed to building world-class airport infrastructure and...
India has witnessed unprecedented transformation in civil aviation in last few years: PM Modi
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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June 2, 2025
New Delhi [India], June 2 (ANI): Noting that India has witnessed an unprecedented transformation in the field of civil aviation in the last few years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday that his government is committed to building...
Historic Society opening buildings
The Advertiser-Gleam - Alabama
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People will have two opportunities to see historic buildings in Guntersville on Saturday afternoons this summer. Both the Gilbreath House - home of the Guntersville Historical Society - and the Historical Society's Guntersville Train Depot will be...
‘Restricted’: Nearly 7 billion people worldwide lack full civil rights
Al Jazeera
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June 2, 2025
Just 40 countries representing 3.5 percent of the world’s population respect all civil liberties, a new study has found, warning that “democracy and human rights are under attack worldwide in a way we have not seen for decades.” The Atlas of Civil...
Civil Society Launches Petition Against Government's Rewrite of Indonesian History
Tempo.co
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June 2, 2025
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Academics, experts, activists, and members of the Alliance for the Openness of Indonesian History (AKSI) have voiced strong opposition to the government's unilateral effort to rewrite national history, warning that such actions...
Business News | India Has Witnessed Unprecedented Transformation in Civil Aviation in Last Few Years: PM Modi
Latestly
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June 2, 2025
New Delhi [India], June 2 (ANI): Noting that India has witnessed an unprecedented transformation in the field of civil aviation in the last few years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday that his government is committed to building...
Morocco opens up charity sector, but foreign donations still face tight controls
Hespress
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June 2, 2025
Morocco is making room for more philanthropic activity, but strict rules on foreign donations and limited legal options for nonprofits are keeping things in check. A new report from Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy highlights...
Protesting University Students to Start Civil Disobedience Across Serbia
Bulgarian News Agency
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Protesting students in Serbia, who have been blocking more than 60 university faculties for months, have announced that they will start civil disobedience across the country, local media reported. “We will start civil disobedience in every city....
Three lawsuits confirm that Kansas Republicans concocted menacing attacks on civil rights
AlterNet
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June 2, 2025
In their apparent eagerness to save money and do right by taxpayers, perhaps Kansas Republican leaders could try passing laws that don’t trample on the rights of their constituents. That’s my only response to lawsuits filed throughout May that...
Ghana must recognise child nutrition as a fundamental right, not a privilege – Dr Charity Binka
Joy FM
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June 2, 2025
Executive Director of Women, Media and Change (WOMEC), Dr Charity Binka, has made a passionate appeal to government and stakeholders to treat child nutrition as a fundamental human right and not a privilege reserved for a few. Speaking at a...
Bago lauds organisers of Golf & Tour Charity tourney
News Diary Online
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June 2, 2025
By Victor Okoye Muhammed Bago of Niger has commended the organisers of the 12th Golf & Tour Charity Association Tournament. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)reports that Bago gave the commendation on the sidelines of the tournament’s ceremonial...
Hypocritical Scots trade union boss urged to quit as she owns FIVE homes - despite slating second home ownership
Scottish Daily Express
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June 1, 2025
One of Scotland's top trade union bosses has been urged to quit as she has become embroiled in a hypocrisy storm. Roz Foyer, the General Secretary of the Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC), has been exposed as owning FIVE houses, despite...