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Galveston County voting rights trial begins with details of alleged racial discrimination
By Andrew Schneider On August 7, 2023 Attorneys for the plaintiffs charged the Republican majority on the Galveston County Commissioners Court with intentional racial discrimination in redistricting. A trio of federal…
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Race was a factor in Black professor’s failed hiring, Texas A&M department head says
By Alejandro Martinez-Cabrera and Kate McGee On July 21, 2023; Updated July 22, 2023 Hart Blanton, the head of the university’s department of communications and journalism, also said then-President M.…
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Immigration advocates move again to block Florida transportation law in federal court
By Syra Ortiz Blanes On August 14, 2023 Civil and immigration rights groups are moving to temporarily block part of Florida’s new immigration law, arguing that a provision that makes…
Read MoreDHS Modernizes Cuban and Haitian Family Reunification Parole Processes
By The Department of Homeland Security On August 10, 2023 WASHINGTON – The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today published Federal Register notices that will update and modernize the Cuban…
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Gay Louisiana doctor says he’s leaving the state over its ‘discriminatory’ legislation
By Jo Yurcaba On August 2, 2023; Update August 3, 2023 Dr. Jake Kleinmahon, who is just one of three pediatric heart doctors with his specialty in Louisiana, said he…
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Florida’s feud with the College Board’s AP Psychology course explained
By Nicquel Terry Ellis On August 6, 2023 A long-simmering feud between the College Board, the non-profit that administers Advanced Placement courses, and Florida’s Department of Education became public this…
Read MoreTeenager Is Charged in Killing of Dancer at Brooklyn Gas Station
By Hurubie Meko On August 5, 2023; Updated August 7, 2023 He faces a charge of second-degree murder, which has been charged as a hate crime, in the fatal stabbing…
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Sexual violence stalks women and girls fleeing Sudan for South Sudan
On July 26, 2023 MALAKAL, South Sudan – “My neighbour Rose* travelled with me to Renk, but her three daughters stayed behind in Khartoum. Later she learned they had been gang…
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Iran proposes long jail terms, AI surveillance and crackdown on influencers in harsh new hijab law
By Celine Alkhaldi and Nadeen Ebrahim On August 2, 2023 Just weeks ahead of the one-year anniversary of the mass protests sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini, Iranian authorities are considering a draconian…
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