• NC Republicans Ram Through Budget Veto With Surprise Vote With Nearly Half Of Members Absent
• Trump, Netanyahu Deny Report Israel Planted ‘Spy Devices’ Near White House
• US Senators Demand Saudi Arabia Fulfill Financial Aid Promise to Yemen
• Meet Alexander von Humboldt, the First Person to Understand Climate Change — More Than Two Centuries Ago
• Paris in Chaos as Strike Shuts Down Metro, Freezes City
• Trump Administration Repeals Clean Water Regulations
• South Sudan is Finally on a Path to a Stable Government
• A Nine-Year-Old Had His School Lunch Taken Away On His Birthday Because Of Debt
• A Family Cries for Justice as India’s Kashmir Situation Deteriorates
• Far Fewer Mexican Immigrants are Coming to the US – And Those Who Do Are More Educated
• From Prison to the Big Screen: New Thriller ‘Imprisoned’ Stars Ex-Felons and Hollywood Celebs
• Carrie Lam Formally Withdraws Extradition Bill, Problems Remain in Hong Kong

NC Republicans Ram Through Budget Veto With Surprise Vote With Nearly Half Of Members Absent

“There’s no confusion about what happened here. This was a lie, and we know why they were not there because they were told that there were not going to be votes.” North Carolina returned to national headlines this week after the state’s GOP representatives overrode a budget veto on Wednesday while dozens of Democratic members […]

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Trump, Netanyahu Deny Report Israel Planted ‘Spy Devices’ Near White House

“I don’t think the Israelis were spying on us. My relationship with Israel has been great…Anything is possible, but I don’t believe it.” On Thursday, Politico reported that the U.S. government determined Israel likely planted devices that were found near the White House in Washington D.C. and other “sensitive areas.” If true, the discovery could […]

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US Senators Demand Saudi Arabia Fulfill Financial Aid Promise to Yemen

A bipartisan group of U.S. Senators condemned Saudi Arabia’s failure to provide financial aid to war-torn Yemen in a letter sent directly to the Saudi royal family. In a letter spearheaded by Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Sen. Todd Young (R-Ind.), both of whom sit on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, U.S. senators demanded that […]

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Meet Alexander von Humboldt, the First Person to Understand Climate Change — More Than Two Centuries Ago

As the world burns — and as kids sound the alarm — the original environmental scientist is worth revisiting. Alexander von Humboldt was born on September 14, 1769. In his day, he was a globetrotting, convention-defying hero — one of the first recorded individuals to raise environmental concerns. To make him hip for a new […]

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Paris in Chaos as Strike Shuts Down Metro, Freezes City

“It’s a strike by employees saying, ‘We want to retire at a reasonable age with a reasonable pension.’” Paris, France was crippled by a strike on Friday as transport workers on Paris’s 16 metro lines protested over planned pension reforms. Ten of Paris’ 16 metro lines were shut down completely while service on others was […]

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Trump Administration Repeals Clean Water Regulations

“It’s going to be chaos. We’re going to see suits brought all over the country.” The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) repealed an Obama-era rule on Thursday that expanded the federal government’s regulatory power over much of the nation’s water bodies. The Clean Water Rule, also known as Waters of the United States (WOTUS) Rule, restricted […]

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South Sudan is Finally on a Path to a Stable Government

After a disastrous civil war and much negotiation between opposing factions, South Sudan is beginning to form a transitional government. Both the president of South Sudan Salva Kiir and the rebel leader Riek Machar agreed on Wednesday to form a transitional government by the middle of November. The announcement comes just weeks after South Sudan’s […]

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A Nine-Year-Old Had His School Lunch Taken Away On His Birthday Because Of Debt

Should the U.S., the richest country in the world, provide free school lunches? A nine-year-old boy had his hot lunch taken away from him in front of other students on his birthday because of an unpaid school lunch debt balance, according to Ohio NBC affiliate WKYC 3. The boy, named Jefferson, had his hot lunch […]

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A Family Cries for Justice as India’s Kashmir Situation Deteriorates

“The government is a liar. He was not hit by a stone but they killed him.” “Shortly after a recent parliamentary vote in India to remove the special autonomy status of Jammu and Kashmir, Human Rights Watch (HRW) published a report detailing the worsening of humans rights within the areas, including local leaders being placed under arrest, […]

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Far Fewer Mexican Immigrants are Coming to the US – And Those Who Do Are More Educated

There is evidence that Mexicans migrating to the U.S. today are significantly different than their counterparts making the move more than a decade ago. (Rogelio Sáenz, The Conversation) Once upon a time, not long ago, Mexicans dominated the flow of migrants coming to the U.S. Mexican migration expanded over the course of much of the […]

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From Prison to the Big Screen: New Thriller ‘Imprisoned’ Stars Ex-Felons and Hollywood Celebs

“Everyone is caught between who they are and who they could be.” With all of life’s ups and downs, sometimes we just need a second chance. “Imprisoned,” Equitas Entertainment’s newest film, is a story about retribution, redemption and second chances. While the film stars major Hollywood actors, the company also hired more than 40 incarcerated […]

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Carrie Lam Formally Withdraws Extradition Bill, Problems Remain in Hong Kong

While the full withdrawal of the extradition bill that sparked record-breaking protests across Hong Kong is highly significant, many activists still condemn it as “too little, too late.” “Hong Kong’s leader, Carrie Lam, has said her government will formally withdraw an extradition bill that has ignited months of protests and plunged the territory into its […]

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