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- Cases Dismissed, Judges Replaced: Texas Struggles to Prosecute Migrants January 27, 2022More than 2,500 migrants have been arrested on trespassing charges under a program created last year by Gov. Greg Abbott. About 900 are still being held in state prisons.
- Cawthorn Challenge Raises the Question: Who Is an ‘Insurrectionist’? January 26, 2022The challenge to Representative Madison Cawthorn’s re-election bid could set a precedent to challenge other Republicans who encouraged the Jan. 6 attack.
- How It Feels to Be an Asian Student in an Elite Public School January 26, 2022Stuyvesant, Brooklyn Tech and other schools across the country are under pressure to end entrance exams. Students have complicated feelings about that.
- A Surge at Sea: Migrants Seek Entry to the U.S. Aboard Flimsy Boats January 27, 2022Coast Guard officials said a search was still underway for 38 migrants missing after a boat capsized off Florida. The situation looked increasingly dire.
- Trial Starts for 3 Officers in George Floyd’s Death January 24, 2022Opening arguments began Monday in a federal courtroom. The former Minneapolis police officers are accused of violating Mr. Floyd’s civil rights during the arrest that caused his death.
- March for Life Rally Unfolds with Eye on Supreme Court January 22, 2022The annual March for Life rally is taking on a celebratory tone this year as participants expect the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade.
- Federal Funds Will Go to Online Tutoring Despite Pandemic Failures January 21, 2022Federal stimulus dollars are dedicated to helping students recover from virtual schooling. Many districts are spending some of that money on virtual tutoring.
- The U.S. Bombed a Dam in Syria That Was on a ‘No-Strike’ List January 21, 2022A military report warned that striking the giant structure could cause tens of thousands of deaths.
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- Russia remains open but ‘not optimistic’ over Ukraine talks January 27, 2022Moscow unhappy with rejection of demand for veto over Ukraine’s potential Nato membershipRussia has said it is willing to continue talks with the US over European security, but is not optimistic about their prospects after Washington and Nato allies again rejected a key part of Russia’s proposed new order for post-cold war security.Tensions have soared in re […]
- Protests flare across Poland after death of young mother denied an abortion January 27, 2022Family of Agnieszka T say they want to ‘save other women in Poland from a similar fate’, as case met with anger over restrictive termination lawsPolish state has ‘blood on its hands’ after death of woman refused an abortionProtests are under way across Poland after the death of a 37-year-old woman this week who was refused an abortion, a year since the count […]
- Lawyers question strength of Prince Andrew’s response to lawsuit January 27, 2022Legal experts question whether document filed with US district court can help royal avoid ‘disastrous’ trialBritish lawyers have cast doubt on the strength of Prince Andrew’s defence to Virginia’s Giuffre’s lawsuit and whether it can help him settle the case, thereby avoiding a “disastrous” court trial.In papers filed with the US district court on Wednesday, […]
- Orcas recorded killing and feeding on blue whales in brutal attacks January 27, 2022Research is first to document coordinated female-led pods ramming world’s largest animal and eating its tongue before it diesFrom snatching sea lions off beaches to stunning fish with a strike of their tails, orcas are renowned for their highly specialised hunting techniques passed down over generations. Now, for the first time, killer whales have been recor […]
- ‘Time for the truth’: MPs call on Boris Johnson to publish ‘partygate’ report January 27, 2022Cabinet Office officials wrangle over final version of Sue Gray’s findings on alleged Covid rule-breaking partiesBoris Johnson has been told it is “time for the truth to be released” as he faced more calls to publish a long-awaited report into “partygate” in full and not “suppress crucial details”.Officials in the Cabinet Office are still wrangling over the […]
- Large investors drive up house prices in Europe’s cities, study finds January 27, 2022Housing is increasingly attractive asset for institutional investors due to near zero interest ratesThe rate at which institutional investors, such as private equity and pension funds, are buying up housing is accelerating in major European cities, driving up house prices, research suggests.The volume of purchases in Europe hit €64bn (£53bn) in 2020, with ab […]
- WHO chief backs Neil Young over Covid misinformation row with Spotify January 27, 2022Singer thanked for ‘standing up against inaccuracies' after the streaming service refused to remove Joe Rogan’s podcastThe World Health Organization chief has backed the veteran rock star Neil Young in his dispute with the music streaming behemoth Spotify, thanking the musician for “standing up against misinformation and inaccuracies” around Covid vacci […]
- DUP gives Liz Truss February deadline to fix Brexit protocol row January 27, 2022First minister Paul Givan says UK must take action if EU agreement cannot be reached by 21 FebruaryThe Democratic Unionist party has set 21 February as a fresh deadline for the foreign secretary, Liz Truss, to find a solution to the dispute over the Northern Ireland Brexit protocol.In her first visit to Northern Ireland, Truss, who inherited Brexit negotiati […]
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- Ukraine crisis: Nord Stream 2 pipeline could be axed, US warns January 27, 2022Washington threatens to halt a lucrative gas pipeline between Russia and Western Europe.
- 'He stole from me' - Stormy Daniels testifies at her ex-lawyers trial January 27, 2022The porn star who says she had sex with Donald Trump is a witness in a court case against her ex-lawyer.
- Storm Ana kills dozens in Malawi, Madagascar and Mozambique January 27, 2022Some 100,000 people have lost their homes in Madagascar, while parts of Malawi are disaster zones.
- US Navy officer 'bribed by cash and prostitutes' January 27, 2022Dozens of officials were part of what has been called the worst corruption case in US navy history.
- F35-C fighter jet: Race is on to reach sunken US plane... before China January 27, 2022The $100m jet is fair game, in international waters. "It's the Hunt for Red October meets the Abyss."
- Tennessee school board bans teaching of Holocaust graphic novel Maus January 27, 2022The board in Tennessee objected to swear words and depictions of nude mice in the graphic novel Maus.
- Xiomara Castro: Honduras' first female president sworn in January 27, 2022Xiomara Castro has promised sweeping changes but she already faces a political crisis.
- Statue of Kobe Bryant and daughter at crash site January 27, 2022A sculptor places a statue of Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna at the site of their helicopter crash.
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Black Surfers? It’s Not Just a White Thing. “Whitewash,” Black Surfing Documentary Narrated by Ben Harper and Black Thought of The Roots Now at Hulu
• December 13, 2011 • Comments Off on Black Surfers? It’s Not Just a White Thing. “Whitewash,” Black Surfing Documentary Narrated by Ben Harper and Black Thought of The Roots Now at HuluPosted in African American History, Black Britons/British Caribbean, Black People, Black Surfers, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Documentary, Film, Jamaica/British Caribbean, Love, Music, Spirituality, Sports, Travel, Weather, Women
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