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Friday, June 26, 2020

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The Supreme Court handed the Trump administration a major victory Thursday when it ruled the government can fast-track deportations of asylum seekers without ... Read More →
The controversy over police use of facial recognition technology has accelerated after a Black man in Michigan revealed he was wrongfully arrested because ... Read More →
Johnson & Johnson has been ordered to pay $2.1 billion to a group of women who developed ovarian cancer after using talcum powder contaminated with asbestos. ... Read More →
As coronavirus infections worldwide approach 10 million, nearly half can be found in the two largest countries in the Americas: the United States and Brazil, ... Read More →

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U.S. Sets Another Daily COVID-19 Record as Infections Surge in 31 States

Supreme Court Ruling Will Deny Asylum Seekers Their Day in Court

Trump Admin Asks SCOTUS to Annul Obamacare Even as Millions Lose Health Coverage

India Nears 500,000 Confirmed Coronavirus Cases as Pandemic Worsens Globally

WHO Declares End to Ebola Outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo

House Democrats Pass Sweeping Police Reform Bill That Trump Promised to Veto

Activists Demanding $1B Cut to NYPD Budget Occupy City Hall for Third Straight Night

NC Police Dept. Fires Officers Caught on Tape Discussing “Slaughtering” Black Residents

Trump Demands Toppled Statue of Confederate General Be Restored in D.C.

Madison, WI Police Launch Hate Crime Probe into Black Teen Set on Fire by White Men

NASCAR Releases Photo of Noose Found in Bubba Wallace’s Garage

L.A. Times Settles Racial Bias Complaint with Promise of Sweeping Changes in Hiring

FCC Approves Plan to Make “988” New National Suicide Prevention Hotline Number

Louisiana Environmental Activists Charged with “Terrorizing” Oil & Gas Lobbyist

Bernie Sanders Proposes 10% Cut to Pentagon Budget to Invest in Health & Education

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