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Pregnant, Brain-Dead Georgia Woman Becomes Focal Point in New Abortion Battle
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Pregnant, Brain-Dead Georgia Woman Becomes Focal Point in New Abortion Battle

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Atlanta, Georgia, USA: A 28-year-old pregnant woman, declared brain-dead from a massive hemorrhage, is kept on life support despite her advance...

May 24, 2025 11:43 AM Negative
ProPublica/Invisible Institute Investigation: Chicago Police Department Repeatedly Failed to Adequately Investigate Sexual Assault Allegations Against Officers
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ProPublica/Invisible Institute Investigation: Chicago Police Department Repeatedly Failed to Adequately Investigate Sexual Assault Allegations Against Officers

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Chicago, Illinois, USA: A ProPublica and Invisible Institute investigation reveals that over the past decade, the Chicago Police Department (CPD)...

May 24, 2025 09:21 AM Negative
Federal Judge Rebukes Administration for Violating Deportation Pause Order
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Federal Judge Rebukes Administration for Violating Deportation Pause Order

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Boston, Massachusetts, USA: A federal judge harshly criticized the Trump administration for deporting Dr. Rasha Alawieh—an immigrant medical...

May 22, 2025 12:12 AM Negative
Civil Liberties Groups Decry Trump’s “Multi-Front Assault” on Free Speech
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Civil Liberties Groups Decry Trump’s “Multi-Front Assault” on Free Speech

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Washington, D.C., USA: A coalition of civil liberties groups—the ACLU, PEN America, and Reporters Without Borders among them—issued a stark public...

May 22, 2025 12:12 AM Negative
New Orleans Jail Worker Arrested Over Mass Prison Break
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New Orleans Jail Worker Arrested Over Mass Prison Break

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New Orleans, Louisiana, USA: Ten inmates escaped the Orleans Parish jail last week after a maintenance worker allegedly shut off water in their...

May 22, 2025 12:12 AM Negative
Oklahoma School Standards Add 2020 Election Disinformation to Curriculum
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Oklahoma School Standards Add 2020 Election Disinformation to Curriculum

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Oklahoma, USA: The state’s new education standards mandate teaching alleged “irregularities” in the 2020 presidential election as legitimate...

May 21, 2025 12:29 AM Negative
Court Ruling Weakens Job Protections for Transgender Workers
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Court Ruling Weakens Job Protections for Transgender Workers

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New Orleans, Louisiana, USA: The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals narrowed Title VII’s coverage for transgender workers, ruling that while outright...

May 21, 2025 12:29 AM Leanleft
Trump Signs Ban on Nonconsensual Pornography, but Critics Worry
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Trump Signs Ban on Nonconsensual Pornography, but Critics Worry

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Washington, D.C., USA: President Trump signed the Take It Down Act, a bipartisan law criminalizing the spread of nonconsensual explicit images....

May 21, 2025 12:29 AM Leanright
DHS Considers Reality Show Where Immigrants Compete for U.S. Citizenship
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DHS Considers Reality Show Where Immigrants Compete for U.S. Citizenship

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Washington, D.C., USA: A leaked proposal reveals the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is reviewing a pitch to feature immigrants on a reality...

May 20, 2025 12:14 AM Neutral

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