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Knifed Cabbie Sharif Meets Mayor Bloomberg; NYPD Finds Attacker Enright’s Journals

• August 27, 2010 • Comments Off

Posted in Afghanistan, Alcoholism/Drug Abuse, American Foreign Policy, American History, American Politics, Bangladesh, Cultural History, Documentary, Domestic Terrorism, Film, Hate Crimes, Indians/Bangladeshi/Pakistani, Islam/Sufism, Jews, Mental Health/Psychology, Obama Administration, People of Color, Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome, Race, Religion, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Tea Party Movement
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Mitrice Has Been Found Dead

• August 12, 2010 • 5 Comments

Posted in Accidental Death/Death by Misadventure, African American History, Black People, Class, Crime, Crime-Cops-Injustice, Cultural History, Health, Journalism and Ethics, Latice Sutton, Mental Health/Psychology, Mitrice Richardson, Murder/Manslaughter, Race, Rape/Sex Crimes, Sexuality, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
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Mitrice Richardson’s Family and Friends Ask the LGBT Community to Help Them Find Her

• November 3, 2009 • Comments Off

Posted in Black People, Class, Crime, Health, Mental Health/Psychology, Mitrice Richardson, People of Color, Race, Sexuality, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
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Court Widens Scope of Deportations June 26, 2022
The Biden administration had instructed ICE agents to focus on immigrants who were considered a threat. But a judge’s order means millions more could now be targeted for deportation.
‘Ghost Flights’? The Facts Behind Transporting Migrant Children June 24, 2022
Government flights carrying undocumented children from the border to federally licensed shelters around the country are being criticized by conservative politicians in an election year.
Have You Taken Covid Treatments? June 21, 2022
We want to hear from you.
Are abortion medications delivered by mail illegal? June 24, 2022
The end of Roe v. Wade will make little immediate difference on access to medications, though legal experts say that could change as more trigger laws are certified.
Yellowstone Flooding Is a Sign of What’s to Come for National Parks June 16, 2022
Record rainfall and mudslides forced closures just as tourism season ramped up. Virtually none of America’s national parks are untouched by extreme weather and climate change.
A Decade After DACA, a New Generation of Undocumented Students Rises June 16, 2022
A vast majority of undocumented teenagers are graduating high school this year without protection from deportation and the ability to legally work.
Photos of Flooding Damage in Yellowstone June 16, 2022
Flooding and mudslides from recent storms have collapsed bridges and washed away roads in the national park.
Southern Baptists, Battling Divisions, Elect Bart Barber as President June 15, 2022
The nation’s largest Protestant denomination, a bellwether for conservative Christianity, chose a rural Texas pastor and approved actions to address its sex abuse crisis.

The Guardian, UK

Calls for investigation over deaths in Moroccan-Spanish border crossing June 26, 2022
NGOs say toll could be as high as 37 after hundreds of people break into border control area in attempt to reach Melilla enclaveHuman rights campaigners in Spain and Morocco have called for investigations to be launched in both countries after a mass attempt to scale the border fence between Morocco and the Spanish enclave of Melilla left at least 23 people […]
Seventeen people found dead in South African nightclub June 26, 2022
Police in southern city of East London launch investigation and officials rule out stampedeAt least 17 young people were found dead at a nightclub in a township in South Africa’s southern city of East London on Sunday, police said.“We got a report about 17 [people] that died in a local tavern in Scenery Park, which is based in East London,” said Thembinkosi […]
Melilla: death toll from mass incursion on Spanish enclave rises to 23 June 25, 2022
Crowd of more than 500 enter border control area after cutting fence in attempt to cross from MoroccoThe death toll from the mass attempt to cross from Morocco into Spain’s enclave of Melilla has risen to 23, according to Moroccan state TV.About 2,000 people approached Melilla at dawn on Friday and more than 500 managed to enter a border control area after c […]
Stars urge Commonwealth to oppose UK plan to send refugees to Rwanda June 25, 2022
Celebrities including Sophie Okonedo and David Harewood say scheme shows ‘colonial view’ of Africa as ‘dumping ground’British celebrities have urged Commonwealth leaders in Rwanda to oppose the UK’s plan to deport refugees to the country, saying it shows a “colonial view” of Africa as a “dumping ground”.It comes as a summit of Commonwealth prime ministers an […]
Rwanda making preparations to take children removed from UK June 24, 2022
Hostel in Kigali building football pitches and providing outdoor toys for any children flown to the countryA hostel that has been leased by the Rwandan government to house asylum seekers from the UK is making preparations to accept children.The Hope hostel in Kigali is building outdoor facilities that will include football pitches, basketball courts and outd […]
Charles tells Commonwealth leaders dropping Queen is ‘for each to decide’ June 24, 2022
Prince of Wales says at summit any move by members to become a republic can be ‘without rancour’The Prince of Wales has told Commonwealth leaders that keeping the Queen as head of state or becoming a republic is “a matter for each member country to decide”.Charles made the comments during the opening ceremony of a summit of Commonwealth prime ministers and p […]
Murdered British journalist Dom Phillips laid to rest in Brazil June 26, 2022
My brother was killed because he tried to tell the world what was happening to the rainforest, says Sian PhillipsThe British journalist Dom Phillips has been laid to rest in Brazil, exactly three weeks after he was gunned down while journeying through the Amazon with the Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira.Pereira and Phillips, a longtime Guardian contributor, d […]
‘Dom Phillips was natural storyteller – for us, he was always Uncle Dom’ June 26, 2022
Nieces of journalist killed in the Amazon pay tribute to their uncle, who sent frequent and funny emails about life in BrazilDom Phillips was a storyteller. Through his career as a journalist, he told the stories of those who were unable to speak out and whose views were overlooked. His second book, How to Save the Amazon, aimed to do exactly this – to speak […]

The BBC

Ukraine war: Missiles hit targets across country as G7 rallies over Russia June 26, 2022
Russia hits targets around the country, as world leaders discuss their response in Germany.
G7 leaders meet amid political pressures at home June 26, 2022
Behind the grinning photo ops of the G7 summit, world leaders grapple with their differing outlooks.
South African police investigate nightclub deaths June 26, 2022
Post-mortem examinations will be carried out shortly to determine the cause of 22 mysterious deaths.
Oslo shooting: Memorial service takes place at Oslo Cathedral June 26, 2022
Royals and the prime minister joined a service to remember two killed and 21 injured near a gay bar.
How Ukraine left its mark on Glastonbury June 26, 2022
Eurovision winners and folk heroes played across the festival, spreading a message of resistance.
Roe v Wade: US firms pledge to pay staff travel expenses for abortions June 26, 2022
Disney, JP Morgan and Meta are among the companies to confirm such policies after the Roe v Wade ruling.
Roe v Wade reaction: Chaos at abortion protest in South Carolina June 26, 2022
In South Carolina, six people are arrested at an event full of pro-choice and anti-abortion activists.
Huge fire engulfs ferry in Philippines June 26, 2022
All but two of 165 people who were aboard a blazing ferry are rescued in the central Philippines.