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Supreme Court Weighs Nationwide Injunctions in Birthright Citizenship Case
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Supreme Court Weighs Nationwide Injunctions in Birthright Citizenship Case

L 40% · C 40% · R 20%

Washington, D.C., USA: The Supreme Court heard arguments about whether lower federal judges should have the power to issue nationwide...

May 17, 2025 09:10 AM 3 min read
AAPL Center Neutral

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Columbia Student Activist Freed as Hunger Strikes Sweep Campuses Over Palestine Speech Rights
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Columbia Student Activist Freed as Hunger Strikes Sweep Campuses Over Palestine Speech Rights

L 60% · C 20% · R 20%

New York, USA: Mohsen Mahdawi, a Palestinian-American Columbia student arrested last month, was released from ICE detention following public...

May 17, 2025 09:10 AM 2 min read
AAPL Left Negative
NJ Mayor Beats Trespassing Charge After ICE Protest Arrest, Decries Immigration Crackdown
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NJ Mayor Beats Trespassing Charge After ICE Protest Arrest, Decries Immigration Crackdown

L 60% · C 20% · R 20%

Newark, New Jersey, USA: Mayor Ras Baraka pled not guilty to trespassing charges after his high-profile arrest outside an ICE detention center....

May 17, 2025 09:10 AM 2 min read
AAPL Left Negative
Trump Hails ‘Trillion-Dollar’ Mideast Deals, Iran Nuclear Offer on Return to Washington
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Trump Hails ‘Trillion-Dollar’ Mideast Deals, Iran Nuclear Offer on Return to Washington

L 33% · C 33% · R 33%

Washington, D.C., USA: Fresh off a Middle East trip, President Donald Trump touted sweeping investment pledges from Saudi Arabia and the UAE, plus...

May 17, 2025 09:10 AM 3 min read
LMT Center Positive
Lawmakers Move to Block Gulf Arms Deals Over Trump’s Business Ties, Sudan Concerns
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Lawmakers Move to Block Gulf Arms Deals Over Trump’s Business Ties, Sudan Concerns

L 33% · C 50% · R 17%

Washington, D.C., USA: Congressional Democrats introduced resolutions to stop $3.5 billion in arms sales to the UAE and Qatar, citing fears these...

May 17, 2025 09:10 AM 3 min read
LMT Center Negative
Immigrant Advocates Protest Delayed Healthcare Expansion for Undocumented in California
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Immigrant Advocates Protest Delayed Healthcare Expansion for Undocumented in California

L 70% · C 20% · R 10%

Los Angeles, USA: Following Governor Gavin Newsom’s announcement that expanded Medi-Cal benefits for undocumented immigrants would be deferred...

May 16, 2025 01:24 PM 2 min read
AAPL Left Neutral
Trump Meets New Syrian Leader in Historic Break from Sanctions
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Trump Meets New Syrian Leader in Historic Break from Sanctions

L 20% · C 50% · R 30%

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: For the first time since 2000, a sitting US president has met face-to-face with a Syrian leader. President Donald Trump held...

May 16, 2025 01:24 PM 3 min read
SPY Center Neutral
Turkey’s Opposition Rallies After Close Election, Faces Uphill Runoff Battle
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Turkey’s Opposition Rallies After Close Election, Faces Uphill Runoff Battle

L 30% · C 50% · R 20%

Ankara, Turkey: A high-stakes presidential race is headed to a runoff after neither President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan nor opposition leader Kemal...

May 16, 2025 01:24 PM 2 min read
XLY Center Neutral

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