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Letters: Voters have the power to lift nation’s veil of fear
The Mercury News - California
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July 25, 2025
Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor. Voters have power to lift veil of fear Re: “Americans are living under a pall of fear” (Page A6, July 23). The contributors to Wednesday’s Letters to the Editor...
US Lifts Sanctions on Myanmar Junta Allies Following General's Praise of Trump
Tempo.co
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July 25, 2025
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The United States revoked sanctions against several ruling generals, allies of Myanmar, on Thursday, as reported by Arab News, two weeks after the military junta leader praised President Donald Trump and called for the easing...
Carney’s LNG Push Will Cause BC Fracking to Skyrocket, Expert Warns
DeSmog
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July 25, 2025
Shell’s LNG Canada facility in Kitimat, B.C., shipped its first tanker of Asian-bound liquefied natural gas last month, signaling the beginning of a liquefied natural gas boom in Canada. The prospect of a surge in fossil fuel exports that could...
U.S. Federal Judge from Moses Lake Blocks Washington Clergy Reporting Law
Source One - Washington State
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July 24, 2025
TACOMA — Chief U.S. District Judge David G. Estudillo, originally from Moses Lake, temporarily blocked a recently passed Washington state law that would have required clergy to report child abuse and neglect—even if that knowledge came solely from...
Surgeon sues county hospital over alleged civil rights violations
Voice of Alexandria - Minnesota
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Jefferson County Health Center in Fairfield, Iowa. (Photo via Google Earth) A surgeon is suing an eastern Iowa county hospital, alleging officials there discriminated against her on the basis of gender, fired her and then falsely reported she had...
U.S. senator urges TN universities to comply with Trump’s executive action to end DEI programs
WSMV 4 - Tennessee
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July 24, 2025
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) has issued letters to three Tennessee universities urging them to comply with the Trump Administration’s executive order to eliminate Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion programs (DEI)....
Lawmaker submits bill on Ukrainian graft watchdogs that competes with Zelensky’s proposal
TASS
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July 25, 2025
MOSCOW, July 25. /TASS/. Ukrainian lawmaker Alexey Goncharenko (included on the list of terrorists and extremists in Russia) submitted his own bill on corruption watchdogs to parliament. According to his post on Telegram, the alternative proposal...
Trump’s homelessness executive order sparks concern in Nashville
WSMV 4 - Tennessee
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July 25, 2025
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - A newly signed executive order by President Donald Trump makes it easier for cities to remove homeless people and place them into treatment facilities. Trump says the intent is to improve public safety by giving cities...
Deported Venezuelan Jailed In El Salvador Lodges Official Complaint Against U.S.
StratNews Global
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July 25, 2025
Home Central America Deported Venezuelan Jailed In El Salvador Lodges Official Complaint Against U.S. Neiyerver Adrián Leon Rengel, 27, filed what it called an administrative complaint with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, contending that...
Tributes to Oswaldo Payá at the Colón Cemetery and in the United States
14ymedio
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July 24, 2025
“Justice was done” with the IACHR report accusing the Cuban regime of the deaths of Oswaldo Paya and Harold Cepero File photo of Payá during the presentation of signatures for the Varela Project before the National Assembly of People’s Power. /...
French Move To Recognise Palestinian State Sparks Criticism From Israel And U.S.
StratNews Global
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July 25, 2025
France will seek to formally recognise a Palestinian state at the United Nations General Assembly in September, President Emmanuel Macron announced on Thursday, expressing hope for regional peace. However, the plan was met with sharp criticism...
State Rep. Jacobs to run for State Sen. Fowler’s seat in 2026
KFVS - Missouri
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July 25, 2025
CARBONDALE, Ill. (KFVS) - Friday morning, State Representative Paul Jacobs(R-Pomona) announced that he will run for the Illinois 59th Senate District seat in 2026. Earlier Friday morning, Illinois State Senator Dale Fowler announced that he will...
Korea Leverages Shipbuilding in U.S. Trade Talks
Nautical Voice
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July 25, 2025
Korea is strategically positioning its shipbuilding industry as a pivotal asset in ongoing tariff negotiations with the United States. Industry experts emphasize that Korea’s technological advancements can provide significant value beyond mere...
Texas Democrats meet with Newsom to stop Trump's push to 'rig' the 2026 election
Los Angeles Times
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July 25, 2025
Gov. Gavin Newsom stood alongside six Democrats from the Texas Legislature on Friday and joined them in accusing President Trump and Republicans of trying to “rig” elections to hold onto congressional seats next year. “They play by a different set...
Court Can Extend Mandate Of Arbitrator Multiple Times If Sufficient Cause Is Shown U/S 29A(5) Of Arbitration Act: Calcutta HC
Live Law
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July 25, 2025
The Calcutta High Court bench of Justice Shampa Sarkar has held that the courts are not prohibited from extending the mandate of the Arbitrator multiple times if sufficient cause is established under section 29A(5) of the Arbitration Act....
Four presidents have tried Trump's favorite hardline tactic. It doesn't work
Raw Story
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July 25, 2025
By Kevin Johnson, Dean and Professor of Public Interest Law and Chicana/o Studies, University of California, Davis. All modern U.S. presidents, both Republican and Democratic, have attempted to reduce the population of millions of undocumented...
U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee bans transgender athletes from women's sports
Big Country News Connection - Washington State
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(The Center Square) – The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee is changing its “athlete safety policy,” pledging to follow President Donald Trump’s executive order protecting “opportunities for women and girls to compete in safe and fair sports.”...
The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025: A New Chapter in the UK’s Data Protection Framework
National Law Review
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July 25, 2025
The UK’s data protection regime is undergoing its most significant transformation since the adoption of the UK GDPR. With the successful passage through both the House of Lords and the House of Commons on 11 June 2025, the Data (Use and Access)...
U.S. Lawmakers Condemn Christian Persecution in Joint Resolution
International Christian Concern
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July 24, 2025
7/24/2025 United States (International Christian Concern) — On July 17, Rep. Riley Moore of West Virginia and Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri introduced a joint resolution to condemn Christian persecution abroad, mainly in countries with Muslim...
Minnesota rejects DOJ’s request for state’s voter rolls
The Derrick and The News-Herald - Pennsylvania
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MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Secretary of State’s office has told the U.S. Department of Justice that it will not share the state’s voter registration list, as the federal government had requested last month. The DOJ asked Minnesota election...