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Racist Mississippi Senator hopes Trump can help her win tomorrow

November 26, 2018 By Associated Press

The final chapter of the 2018 midterms is nearing a close in Mississippi and it’s turned out to be a much closer contest than anyone expected.

Border patrol agents fire tear gas at unarmed asylum seekers

November 26, 2018 By Combined Sources

The Trump administration successfully turned a peaceful protest by immigrants held in Mexico into propaganda footage for its steady stream of lies.

Progressives not pleased with Dem leaders’ silence on Medicare for All

November 21, 2018 By Mark Gruenberg

WASHINGTON—Progressive groups and individuals, whose energy, candidates, enthusiasm and votes swept congressional Democrats back into control of the U.S. House next year, are increasingly upset with top party leaders’ silence – at best -- on one...

Cuban doctors to leave Brazil courtesy of Jair Bolsonaro

November 21, 2018 By W. T. Whitney, Jr.

Cuba’s Ministry of Public Health announced Nov. 14 that some 8,000 Cuban doctors providing health care in Brazil will be returning to Cuba. The action was in response to Brazilian president-elect Jair Bolsonaro’s harsh criticism of...

Fifth graders compose and perform poignant songs about math and science

November 21, 2018 By Eric A. Gordon

LOS ANGELES—Early last year a press release from the Los Angeles Master Chorale (LAMC) came my way about high school kids in Van Nuys writing and performing a new oratorio on the theme of the Japanese...