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Protecting girls and gender-expansive youths of color in a post-Roe world

OPINION: Young people who already experience disproportionately high levels of surveillance and monitoring by the criminal justice system face

Monique W. Morris / August 11, 2022

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U.S. Secretary of State Blinken in Rwanda to discuss human rights, Congo tensions

KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Rwanda, the last stop on his three-nation tour

Associated Press / August 11, 2022

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Political battle heats up as D.C. and New York City mayors respond to GOP governors’ policy of sending migrants to their cities

Tensions are running high as Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) and Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey (R) continue to send busloads

Ashlee Banks / August 11, 2022

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Nebraska abortion case shows how Facebook and other tech companies may be weaponized to police women’s bodies

OPINION: The way evidence was obtained against a mother and her teenage daughter should raise serious concerns about privacy when

Adam Howard / August 10, 2022

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White House says Black communities won’t be ‘left behind’ with Inflation Reduction Act

The White House on Tuesday assured Black and brown communities that they will not be “left behind” in President Joe

Gerren Keith Gaynor / August 10, 2022

Politics Elections

Democrat Barnes set to challenge GOP Wisconsin Sen. Johnson

Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes won the Democratic Senate primary on Tuesday and will face two-term Republican Sen. Ron Johnson

Associated Press / August 9, 2022

Politics Elections

Mandela Barnes is the frontrunner in Wis. Senate Dem primary, but Darrell Williams still believes he has a chance

Wisconsin’s primary elections are heating up as voters prepare to cast their ballots on Tuesday, Aug. 9, for the state’s

Ashlee Banks / August 9, 2022