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Bribery charge against US congressman Cuellar implicates Mexico's Azteca
An executive of Mexico’s Banco Azteca helped arrange payments to U.S. House Democrat Henry Cuellar of Texas and his wife... Read More
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Media coverage of campus protests tends to focus on the spectacle, rather than the substance
Protest movements can look very different depending on where you stand, both literally and figuratively.
For protesters, demonstrations are usually the result of meticulous planning by advocacy groups and ...Read more
Labour mayor wins cap triumphant election run for Starmer
Labour wins in the U.K.’s two biggest cities completed a string of local election successes by opposition leader Keir Starmer that showed his party firmly on course for victory at a general election later this year.
Not...Read more
A Georgian charged in Jan. 6 attack wants to return to US Capitol -- as member of Congress
Some candidates might run away from their role in the violent pro-Donald Trump mob that engulfed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Chuck Hand is embracing it.
The Republican contender for a rural Georgia U.S. House seat ...Read more
Labour on course for power: 5 takeaways from UK elections
The governing Conservatives suffered heavy defeats in a set of local elections on Thursday, adding to the sense that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will struggle to turn things around before a general election that he must ...Read more
Michigan congressional bid for ballot at risk over possible forged signatures
DETROIT — A set of what appears to be forged petition signatures could complicate a prominent U.S. House candidate's bid to secure a spot on the Democratic primary ballot in August.
Former state Sen. Adam Hollier's ...Read more
Togo's initial vote count shows family dynasty on track to extend 57-year rule
Togo’s ruling party opened up a commanding lead as the vote count from this week’s parliamentary vote passed the half-way mark, setting the stage for the family dynasty of President Faure Gnassingbé to extend its 57-...Read more
Labour mayor wins cap triumphant election run for Keir Starmer
Labour wins in the U.K.’s two biggest cities completed a string of local election successes by opposition leader Keir Starmer that showed his party firmly on course for victory at a general election later this year.
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Trump campaign talks up his prospects of flipping 2 states
Donald Trump’s campaign sought to stir enthusiasm among prospective donors to his White House bid, contending that the ex-president has a chance to go on offense and expand the electoral map.
Trump’s team said its ...Read more
Patricia Lopez: Republicans are trying a new way to control women's bodies
Republican-led states keep finding ways to challenge the authority of the federal government on anything that doesn’t line up with their conservative worldview.
This time the target is a new law that requires employers ...Read more
Trump campaign talks up prospects of flipping 2 states to GOP
Donald Trump’s campaign sought to stir enthusiasm among prospective donors to his White House bid, contending that the ex-president has a chance to go on offense and expand the electoral map.
Trump’s team said its ...Read more
As protests roil college campuses, young voters' support for Biden hangs in the balance
After days of protests roiling college campuses, President Joe Biden broke his silence with a short, terse speech condemning the chaos and calling for order, while also holding up protest as a fundamental American right.
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Oil-rich Chad's junta leader set to win vote as US ties fray
Chad’s military ruler Mahamat Deby is almost certain to win the country’s May 6 presidential election, cementing the ruling junta’s power in a move that could jeopardize the future of U.S. military engagement in the ...Read more
Sadiq Khan vows more climate action after London mayor win
London Mayor Sadiq Khan pledged to press ahead with “world-leading green action” after comfortably winning a historic third term, a result that will bolster expectations for a Labour Party victory in a general election...Read more
Use of ‘white privilege’ makes online discussions more polarized and less constructive
A wide variety of historical, economic and cultural forces combine to allow a larger percentage of whites to climb up the socioeconomic ladder than Blacks and Hispanics.
Some people call the combined effects of ...Read more
Cameras in the Courtroom
I read all the updates from the reporters in the court room. But it just isn't the same as watching it yourself.
I want to actually see it. I want to see how Donald Trump reacts when he hears his former aides testify. I...Read more
What Shakespeare can teach us about racism
William Shakespeare’s famous tragedy “Othello” is often the first play that comes to mind when people think of Shakespeare and race. And if not “Othello,” then folks usually name “The Merchant of Venice,” ...Read more
Many immigrants to the US are fleeing violence and persecution − here’s how the federal government can help cities absorb them
Immigration has become a defining issue in the 2024 elections and a major challenge in many U.S. cities. Over the past several years, wars and armed conflict, violent persecution and desperate poverty have displaced ...Read more
Supporting ‘democracy’ is hard for many who feel government and the economy are failing them
Americans, it seems, can both value the idea of democracy and not support it in practice.
Since 2016, academics and journalists have expressed concerns that formerly secure democracies are becoming less ...Read more
On its 125th anniversary, W.E.B. Du Bois’ ‘The Philadelphia Negro’ offers lasting lessons on gentrification in Philly’s historically Black neighborhoods
Society Hill, where Sixers star Joel Embiid recently put his penthouse condo on the market for US$5.5 million, has long been one of Philadelphia’s most exclusive neighborhoods.
It’s a distant cry from what ...Read more
A look inside the cyberwar between Israel and Hamas reveals the civilian toll
The news about the Israel-Hamas war is filled with reports of Israeli families huddling in fear from relentless rocket attacks, Israeli tanks and artillery flattening buildings in the Gaza Strip, hundreds of kidnapped ...Read more
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