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Dozens of ICE, CBP, and Border Patrol officers have been charged with sexual abuse of women or children.
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When Esly Paredes started speaking up in favor of a City Council bill that Amazon opposes, the company cracked down.
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Trump endorsed far-right candidate Abelardo De La Espriella, who has pledged to “disembowel the left.”
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Scholars Michele Holder and Jeannette Wicks-Lim share their analysis of the formation of US anti-Black racism.
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As Delcy Rodríguez capitulates to US demands, the Venezuelan left is calling for resistance.
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The Trump administration is continuing its assault on higher education, but in a departure from its earlier high-profile fights with individual institutions like Harvard, it is now rewriting the federal rules that govern all universities and colleges. buff.ly/bvlY7oE
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Rules are being proposed by the Education Department and other agencies to impose the administration’s preferred policies on thousands of schools — including on racial equity, transgender rights, immigration and antisemitism — or face funding cuts and possible disaccreditation.
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Kushner has been catapulted into billionaire status by the growth of his private equity firm, whose key clients are Gulf state sovereign wealth funds overseen by the same regimes with whom Kushner is now involved as a U.S. “special envoy for peace.” buff.ly/bvpUDJP
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A French disinformation detection service said that BlackCore, an Israeli tech company, targeted candidates in several countries’ elections — including in New York City’s 2025 mayoral election won by Zohran Mamdani. buff.ly/scWOIb5
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Marco Rubio signed an agreement with Ultimate Fighting Championship to create a public-private partnership for “sports diplomacy” efforts, days before the UFC is planning to hold an event on the White House South Lawn. buff.ly/o9JOjge
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The FBI has raided the homes of 7 activists for their pro-Palestine activism in Michigan. The federal government is charging them with carrying out a “criminal intimidation campaign” against university administrators for pushing to divest from Israel. buff.ly/6ApMi9b
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The billionaire donors supporting Susan Collins have a net worth of $888 billion, or nearly nine times Maine’s entire economic output in 2025. None are Maine residents. buff.ly/5l7W0XH
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Queer nightlife spaces, like Pulse, are designed to be deeper than DJ sets and drink specials; they are where we find our fire. buff.ly/zbK0kAH
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Trump has nominated U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton to become the next Director of National Intelligence, as Trump has been widely criticized for selecting Bill Pulte, to be “acting” DNI, despite Pulte having zero experience in the realm of national security. buff.ly/ezq7JoT
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The FBI raided a voting rights organization in Ohio, a move critics say is a large-scale intimidation campaign intended to sow distrust in voting integrity. Agents reportedly also “show[ed] up at the homes of the group’s leaders and staff members.” buff.ly/VSGp1UI
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“Our protected public lands are being gifted for the benefit of the world’s richest man, who could trash them while playing with his exploding rockets,” said Laiken Jordahl, national public lands advocate at the Center for Biological Diversity. buff.ly/GMnotUa
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Trump the border wall a centerpiece of his 2024 campaign, and soon after he took office, allocated $46.5 billion for the project. The administration has since waived dozens of federal contracting laws to expedite construction and awarded $28B in contracts. buff.ly/3eShXM3
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Barnard is among the biggest winners. The company and its affiliates have been awarded more than $5.6 billion in federal border construction contracts since Trump returned to office. Add their previous border wall contracts and the total rises to more than $7 billion.
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Protesters in Mexico City are taking advantage of World Cup coverage to bring attention to their causes. A sit-in by a teachers’ union is targeting World Cup fan zone. And the mothers of the disappeared students from Ayotzinapa have also been protesting. buff.ly/rVAuQKI
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