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CA Gubernatorial Candidates Weigh-In on ICE Immigration Raid Protests and Gov. Newsom’s Response
California Globe
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June 9, 2025
As the ICE immigration raid protests and riots enter their fourth day in Los Angeles, things continue to escalate. 700 Marines have joined the California National Guard and local law enforcement agencies in quelling the disruption. Downtown LA has...
Bruce Springsteen keeps pressure on Trump in France
New Jersey Herald
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Bruce Springsteen's statements of democracy on the tour have been criticized by President Trump. There was twistin', shoutin', and resistin' in Marseille. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band brought their Land of Hope and Dreams Tour to the...
PPP urges govt to increase salaries, EOBI pension
Business Recorder
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June 10, 2025
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) urged the federal government to increase 50 percent salaries of government employees and 100 percent pension of EOBI (Employees’ Old-Age Benefits Institution) in the coming budget-2025-26. Addressing at a...
Telegram founder Durov on arrest, detention in France: ‘I’m confused’
Coin Telegraph
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June 9, 2025
Telegram founder Pavel Durov is still trying to figure out why he was detained in France last August, though the motives may have been political and tied to authorities’ efforts to crack down on alleged illicit activity on the messaging platform....
Letters: Trump’s sinister plan is to exclude most of us
The Westerly Sun - Rhode Island
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When Trump and Republicans came to office, did they begin with looking out for the American people? No, they did not. Instead, they gathered like a pack of stray dogs and howled at the moon. They knew they would move to cut foreign aid to sick and...
For Mustapha Jokolo, It’s Double Jeopardy
This Day
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June 9, 2025
The Advocate By Onikepo Braithwaite Onikepo.braithwaite@thisdaylive.com Condolences to the Uwais Family I express my condolences to the Uwais Family on the passing of their Patriarch, Honourable Justice Mohammed Lawal Uwais, GCON, the 7th...
Hooray! America is finally heading toward race and gender fairness
New York Post
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June 9, 2025
At long last, America is moving toward fairness in hiring, promotions, and college admissions. The latest good news: In a unanimous ruling, the Supreme Court said everyone deserves the same protection from discrimination, including straight white...
Spending review now settled, says Downing Street
BBC
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The government's latest spending plans are settled, the prime minister's official spokesman has said. Chancellor Rachel Reeves is expected to expected to announce funding increases for the NHS, schools and defence, along with a number of...
Congress Takes Aim at a Pillar of Civil Society
Foreign Policy
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On Nov. 21, 2024, the U.S. House of Representatives greenlit HR 9495, known as the Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act. The bill postpones tax filing obligations for Americans who have been wrongfully detained or held...
Civil War spy Elizabeth Van Lew defined courage fighting for what she believed
Fox News
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Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! In an age of instant accolades and viral valor, heroes are everywhere. Celebrities tearfully describing a difficult...
Interview: New Book Advances Skepticism as a Solution to Materialist Ideology
Evolution News & Science Today - Washington
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June 9, 2025
Image: tk, by Edvard Munch, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Author’s note: Barry Arrington is a friend, colleague, and top-flight attorney who is deeply interested in how worldviews impact our society. He and I collaborated for close to two...
African civil society organizations agree to jointly advocate for water rights across the continent
The Standard
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civil society organizations LUSAKA, May.27 (NewsDayLive) - Representatives of several African civil society organizations (CSOs) met in Lusaka, Zambia, on Monday where they agreed to jointly advocate for comprehensive changes in water and...
Actor Vijay’s TVK appoints Ex-IRS officer as General Secretary
The Siasat Daily
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June 9, 2025
Chennai: Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), the political party led by actor-turned-politician Vijay, witnessed a significant boost on Monday with the induction of several prominent personalities, including retired bureaucrats and former legislators,...
Joburg and Tshwane 'proud' to host international community
Times LIVE
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“These pressures require more than conversation, but rather co-ordination, commitment and action. By hosting these meetings, we are ensuring that Africa’s voice is not only present but is actively shaping the G20 agenda at the highest level. “As...
Ex-Telangana SIB chief T Prabhakar Rao questioned in phone tapping case
Telengana Today
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June 9, 2025
Questioned for eight hours by SIT, he is accused of illegal surveillance; faces further interrogation on June 11 Hyderabad: Former chief of the Telangana Special Intelligence Bureau (SIB), T Prabhakar Rao — the prime suspect in the phone tapping...
€1.2 mln EU Funding for Civil Society to Boost Employment of Vulnerable People in Albania
Albanian Daily News
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The European Union (EU) and UNDP Albania today awarded 1.2 million EUR in grants to 12 civil society organisations (CSOs). The grant projects will help to increase employment of r marginalised groups across 19 municipalities in Albania. Funded...
Manipur must be recognised as ‘indivisible’, Meitei civil society delegates tell MHA officials
The Hindu
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May 27, 2025
COCOMI delegation. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Manipur “was, is, and shall always remain an indivisible entity”, representatives of two Meitei civil society groups told officials of the Ministry of Home Affairs on Tuesday (May 27, 2025),...
Evaluating Nigeria’s political leadership since 1960 and rhythms of corruption (5)
New National Star
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June 9, 2025
Prof. Mike Ozekhome Introduction In our last outing on this series we dwelt on the regime of the former president Olusegun Obasanjo; the Halliburton scandal; Economic growth amidst political instability; the all-too brief tenure of President Umaru...
Sly Stone Dies: Funk-Rock Pioneer Behind Sly & The Family Stone, Subject Of ‘Sly Lives!’ Doc Was 82
Deadline
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June 9, 2025
Sly Stone, a Grammy winner whose pioneering funk-rock group Sly and the Family Stone produced groundbreaking albums and singles — three of which topped the Billboard Hot 100 — and was the subject of this year’s feature documentary Sly Lives!, died...
L.A. protests highlight the urgent need to confront illegal immigration's elephant in the room
MSNBC
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June 9, 2025
Across the country, immigration enforcement raids have sparked growing protests. Militarized federal agents, often in a confusingly ramshackle assortment of gear and uniforms, have been met by angry crowds shouting them down with chants of...