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Letting 'Secrecy Prevail,' SCOTUS Declines to Hear Challenge to NSA Mass Surveillance <[link removed]>

"If the courts are unwilling to hear Wikimedia's challenge, then Congress must step in to protect Americans' privacy," said the Knight First Amendment Institute's litigation director. <[link removed]>

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'Too Many Holes': Rail Workers Say Buttigieg Plan of Action Is Not Enough <[link removed]>

"Rank-and-file railroad workers can diagnose and fix the problems. We will believe Pete Buttigieg is serious when he starts talking about public ownership of critical railroad infrastructure and enacting some of our solutions." <[link removed]>

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EPA Orders Norfolk Southern to Clean Up Contamination From Ohio Train Crash <[link removed]>

"Let me be clear," said EPA Administrator Michael Regan. "Norfolk Southern will pay for cleaning up the mess they created and for the trauma they've inflicted on this community." <[link removed]>

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For First Time in 6 Years, US Allows UN Security Council to Denounce Israeli Settlements <[link removed]>

One human rights campaigner said the watered-down statement is "a far cry from the full-throated condemnation the grave situation deserves." <[link removed]>

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McCarthy Hands 41,000 Hours of Jan. 6 Footage to 'Unrepentant Manipulator' Tucker Carlson <[link removed]>

"Funneling footage of a domestic riot to only one member of an extremist media organization is not releasing the footage to 'the public.'" <[link removed]>

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'Dangerous and Reckless': Putin Halts Russia's Participation in Nuclear Treaty With US <[link removed]>

"Russia must immediately return to full compliance with the agreement and continue to adhere to warhead limits," said the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons. <[link removed]>

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Barbara Lee Officially Announces Senate Run, Vowing to 'Stand on the Side of Justice' <[link removed]>

 

Democratic Governors Form Reproductive Freedom 'Firewall' to Protect Access <[link removed]>





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Who's Winning and Losing the Economic War Over Ukraine? <[link removed]>

After a year of slaughter and destruction in Ukraine, we can declare that the economic winners of this war are: Saudi Arabia, ExxonMobil and its fellow oil giants, Lockheed Martin, and Northrop Grumman. <[link removed]>

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'Embarrassed' by 'Racist' Israeli Government, Sanders Threatens Bill to Withhold Aid <[link removed]>

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