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Watch: This is what it looks like when the response to...
These were just some of the outrageous and violent scenes captured on video Saturday night amid demonstrations and uprisings in cities across the U.S. in protest of the killing of George Floyd.
Nationwide rebellion against police violence demands justice for George Floyd
People are protesting the killing in Minneapolis and St Paul as well as across the country.
“Weaponized and racialized”: Police departments use COVID-19 to target black &...
Black and Brown communities are being disproportionately targeted and policed in New York City’s enforcement measures during the pandemic.
‘This is unacceptable’: Sanders calls on Biden to disavow surrogate’s racist...
"That is unacceptable and Joe must apologize to Nina and all the people of color supporting our campaign."
Approximately 120 years too late, US House passes law to make...
“Today, we send a strong message that violence—and race-based violence, in particular—has no place in America.”
Coronavirus outbreak leads to a rise in racism towards Asian people
Many Asians using the hashtag #JeNeSuisPasUnVirus—or “I’m not a virus”, in an order to aware people regarding this and to generate a kind of sympathy and respect in people hearts.
White supremacist Coast Guard Lt. sentenced to prison on gun and...
“There is little if any doubt he was planning a mass casualty assault to further his white nationalist views."
Police officer charged with murder after fatally shooting handcuffed man
We must put a stop to systemic police brutality and the needless killings of Black people. We cannot afford to fail in this goal because lives are at stake.”
NYPD officer resigns after breaking into woman’s home and yelling racial...
“His actions are wholly inconsistent with the values and standards the New York City Police Department expects and demands of its officers.”
Federal judge blocks NC’s voter id law, citing state’s ‘sordid history’...
Judge Loretta Biggs said the law's provision preventing voters from showing public assistance ID cards to vote was “particularly suspect.”
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Report counts 902 pregnancy-related prosecutions in three years after Dobbs
Pregnancy Justice found that most cases involved child neglect or endangerment charges and that substance use was alleged in 871 of them.
CMS rescinds nursing home voting guidance and issues new memo on coercion
The July 20 memo replaced 2020 and 2024 guidance. Senators asked the agency in August to reinstate the earlier versions.
Education Department drops appeal of ruling that struck down loan forgiveness employer rule
The rule would have let the education secretary disqualify nonprofit and government employers from Public Service Loan Forgiveness. A federal court vacated it on June 30.
Trump Dangles Rural Health Dollars To Push States To Change Hospital Laws
The Trump administration has tied billions in rural health funding for states partly to the policy commitments they make, including ending their certificate of need, or CON, laws governing the construction of new hospitals.
Fish and Wildlife Service finalizes five-year Arctic oil rule covering polar bear and walrus...
The industry's own estimate counts 123 polar bear harassments and no deaths over the period, while the agency's rule lists how deaths could still occur.