U.S.
New York state Attorney General sues to smash the gun lobby
August 7, 2020"The NRA’s influence has been so powerful the organization went unchecked for decades while top executives funneled millions into their own pockets."
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Connecticut activists take up Hiroshima mayor’s call: “Unite against all threats”
August 6, 2020"Civil society must reject self-centered nationalism and unite against all threats," warned Mayor Kazumi Matsui of Hiroshima.
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As fall semester approaches, students fret about their institution’s safety
August 4, 2020NEWMARKET, N.H. — Students across the nation are preparing for the most turbulent semester of their lives. Post-secondary school administrators have started rolling out their strategies to combat the surge of COVID-19 cases and prevent a...
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Tsunami of evictions underway as moratoriums end
August 4, 2020The nation faces the potential of being plunged into the greatest homelessness crisis in history with the federal government this far poised to do nothing about it.
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Colorado takes a giant step toward police reform
August 3, 2020The measure is part of a broad police accountability and reform legislation restricting the use of force by officers and banning chokeholds, signed into law by Governor Jared Polis (D) on June 19.
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