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I Can’t Watch “Treme” on HBO, But You Can Starting April 11 (w/Update)

• April 9, 2010 • 2 Comments

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Mardi Gras, New Orleans, Louisiana, February 16, 2010, w/Updates

• February 16, 2010 • Comments Off

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The Ain’ts They Aren’t – Saints Win The Super Bowl

• February 8, 2010 • Comments Off

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Next Front Line in the Abortion Wars: State Supreme Courts July 6, 2022
Court challenges to sweeping rollbacks of abortion rights must go through state supreme courts, many of which have been shaped by years of conservative activism.
What We Know About the Shooting in Highland Park July 6, 2022
Prosecutors lodged first-degree murder charges on Tuesday against a suspect who was taken into custody Monday evening.
The Shrinking of the Middle-Class Neighborhood July 6, 2022
Americans are increasingly living in areas that are either much richer or much poorer than the regional norm.
‘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.
Yellowstone Flooding Is a Sign of What’s to Come for National Parks June 30, 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
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The Guardian, UK

Sierra Leone backs bill to legalise abortion and end colonial-era law July 6, 2022
Country hails ‘monumental step’ towards expanding reproductive rights at a time when the US has overturned themMinisters in Sierra Leone have taken a major step towards decriminalising abortion and overturning the country’s colonial-era law, in a move hailed by campaigners and women’s rights activists.President Julius Maada Bio said his cabinet had unanimous […]
Lean times for Ghana’s yam traders as cost of living crisis bites July 6, 2022
People are buying less, costs are up, and profits are dwindling for traders at Kaneshi market in Accra On a quiet stretch amid the sprawling buzz of Kaneshie market in Accra, a group of traders sheltering under canopies from the blazing sun sell yams stacked along the roadside.Rita Oboh, 32, has worked the spot, or one nearby, since she was six, following in […]
Zimbabwe to introduce gold coins as local currency tumbles July 5, 2022
Soaring inflation piling pressure on country already struggling with shortages and stirring memories of Mugabe chaosZimbabwe will start issuing gold coins as legal tender in late July, its central bank has said, as the country battles to control runaway inflation that has considerably weakened the local currency.The inflation rate more than doubled last mont […]
Villagers massacred in western Ethiopia, says state-appointed body July 5, 2022
Prime minister Abiy Ahmed blames Oromo Liberation Army but group says government-allied militias behind attacksAn unknown number of villagers have been killed in an ethnically motivated massacre in western Ethiopia, the country’s state-appointed rights body said, in the latest wave of violence following a mass killing in mid-June.The Oromia region, where the […]
Female trafficking survivor targeted for UK removal to Rwanda, says charity July 5, 2022
Exclusive: Women for Refugee Women says it is in touch with first woman considered for removalA woman in immigration detention has been targeted for removal to Rwanda, a UK refugee charity has said.Women for Refugee Women said it was in touch with a survivor of trafficking who was recently issued with a notice of intent that she was being considered for remo […]
Anger as families of US detainees in Middle East left off Blinken call July 5, 2022
‘Infuriating’ exclusions made just weeks before Joe Biden’s Saudi visit and expected rapprochement with the crown princeFamily members of several US nationals who are being held in Saudi Arabia and Egypt were not invited to attend a recent call with Antony Blinken, the secretary of state, in a move that was called “infuriating and discriminatory” by one crit […]
Toronto: Sikh guards fired or demoted over ‘humiliating’ facial hair policy July 5, 2022
Staff at homeless shelters required to be ‘clean-shaven’ to ensure N95 masks fit but for Sikh facial hair is key expression of faithMore than one hundred Sikh security guards in Toronto have lost their jobs or been demoted after refusing to cut their beards in order to wear a face mask, highlighting a city policy that critics describe as discriminatory and “ […]
Twin brothers named as armed robbers killed in Canada bank heist July 4, 2022
Heavily armed 22-year-olds died in shootout that left six police officers injured in Saanich, British ColumbiaPolice in Canada have identified the heavily armed culprits of a brazen bank robbery last week as twin brothers whose social media posts showed an obsession with guns and fears of government “tyranny”, and an interest in infamous bank heists.On Satur […]

The BBC

Highland Park shooting: Suspect charged with murder over 4 July attack July 6, 2022
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Mumbai: Heavy rains bring Indian city to a standstill July 6, 2022
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Rocco Morabito: Fugitive mobster handed over to Italy July 6, 2022
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Ukraine war: The Russian woman rescued from a Kyiv bomb site July 5, 2022
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South Africa tavern deaths: Tears for teenagers at mass funeral in East London July 6, 2022
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China suspends officials for 'ignoring' alleged baby abduction July 6, 2022
The case of a baby who was allegedly abducted from his parents by local officials has sparked outrage.