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Additional Human Remains Believed To Be Slain College Student Wash Ashore On Lake Michigan

Additional human remains believed to be of Sade Robinson, the 19-year-old college student who went missing earlier this month following a first date, have washed ashore on a Lake Michigan beach in Wisconsin.

Supreme Court To Debate Whether Cities Can Punish People Who Are Homeless

In the most significant appeal involving unhoused Americans to reach the high court in decades, the justices will hear arguments Monday on whether ticketing people who live on the streets is “cruel and unusual” and violates the Eighth Amendment.

How Progressive Ceasefire Advocate Summer Lee Defanged The Opposition Ahead Of Her Primary In...

Summer Lee is getting used to this. In an interview, Lee told CNN she had been “bracing for this moment” since her last run and trusted that her consistency, as a candidate and on the major issues, would see her through to another term.

The House Just Voted On A Potential TikTok Ban (Again). Now What?

House lawmakers have once again passed legislation that could lead to a nationwide TikTok ban, renewing a massive threat to the company’s US operations. The move could fast-track a proposal TikTok has been fighting against for weeks.

Stephen A. Smith’s Non-Apology ‘Apology’ 

Stephen A. Smith’s comparison of Trump’s legal issues to the struggles of Black people shows influential Black folks must educate, not just entertain.

Biden Administration Finalizes New Rules For Power Plants In One Of Its Most Significant...

The Biden administration on Thursday finalized a highly anticipated suite of rules to cut hazardous, planet-warming pollution generated by power plants in one of its most significant environment and climate actions to-date.

Former Flint Mayor Karen Weaver Reflects On The City’s Water Crisis

A decade after the crisis, Former Flint Mayor Karen Weaver says we must be “proactive in environmental justice and not let any community undergo what Flint did.”

Flint, Unleaded

Sometime soon, maybe even within the next few months, a trench will be dug across a lawn somewhere in Flint, Michigan, and a crew of city workers will haul a pipe up out of the ground. Will the city’s water crisis finally be over when the last service line is replaced?

Sanders Voices Support For Pro-Palestinian Protests As He Condemns ‘All Forms Of Bigotry’

Sen. Bernie Sanders said on Sunday that he supports protests against Israel’s war in Gaza while stressing the need to “condemn, in every form, antisemitism, Islamophobia and other forms of bigotry.”

What Is Divestment? And Does It Work?

As Pro-Palestinian protests continue to sweep across major US universities, a unifying message has emerged.

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California Man Charged With Threatening Fulton County DA Fani Willis Over...

A California man has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Atlanta on charges of threatening Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis because of her prosecution of former President Donald Trump, the Justice Department said Friday in a release.