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In celebration of Pride Month, the Biden-Harris Administration announces they are taking new actions to protect LGBTQI+ communities from attacks on their rights and safety.
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Caryn Little (via WCCB Charlotte)
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6/8/23
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If adopted, California would be the first state to guarantee the right to housing in its constitution.
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Hanna Kang (via The Mercury News)
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6/8/23
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California would be the first state to guarantee the right to housing in its constitution.
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Hanna Kang (via Orange County Register)
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6/8/23
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The Supreme Court has issued a surprising ruling in favor of Black voters in a congressional redistricting case, rejecting a Republican-led effort to weaken a landmark voting rights law. Conservative …
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Associated Press (via The Mercury News)
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6/8/23
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The Supreme Court has issued a surprising ruling in favor of Black voters in a congressional redistricting case, rejecting a Republican-led effort to weaken a landmark voting rights law. Conservative …
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Associated Press (via Orlando Sentinal)
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6/8/23
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On today's show:
Nsikan Akpan, WNYC's health and science editor, updates the latest on the area's air quality as smoke from Canadian wildfires continues to blanket the Northeast and beyond. …
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Via WNYC
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6/8/23
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Black voters had challenged the redrawing of the election maps.
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6/8/23
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Lord Butler says there is ‘strong public interest in the inquiry being carried out constructively’The North Sea oil and gas industry is in decline, the shadow business minister Seema Malhotra …
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Andrew Sparrow (via Guardian)
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6/8/23
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The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered Alabama officials to redraw the state's congressional map to allow an additional Black majority district to account for the fact that the state is 27% Black.
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Michael King (via CBS Atlanta)
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6/8/23
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The Supreme Court case had been closely watched for its potential to weaken the landmark voting rights law.
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Via WFAA
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6/8/23
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Industry experts say residents face a long-overdue reckoning with the true cost of insuring homes in a state increasingly damaged by catastrophic wildfires and winter storms.
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John Woolfolk (via Marin Independent Journal)
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6/8/23
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A federal grand jury investigating Donald Trump in Florida heard from at least one additional witness Wednesday amid signs that the Justice Department was moving toward a possible indictment over the …
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Jonathan Harsanje (via CBS Atlanta)
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6/8/23
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The opening night of the 22nd annual Tribeca Festival was kicked-off in historic fashion on Wednesday when Mayor Eric Adams presented legendary actor and festival co-founder Robert De Niro with the …
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Dean Moses (via amNY)
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6/8/23
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court on Thursday issued a surprising 5-4 ruling in favor of Black voters in a congressional redistricting case from Alabama, with two conservative justices joining …
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Associated Press (via Albuquerque Journal)
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6/8/23
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Moms for Liberty's rise fueled a spike in extremism in Florida, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center Year in Hate report.
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Desiree Stennett (via Sun Sentinel)
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6/8/23
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The Republican Party’s 2024 presidential field is all but set after a trio of new announcements this week. There are at least 10 high-profile Republican candidates officially seeking their …
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Associated Press (via Orlando Sentinal)
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6/8/23
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Updated June 8, 2023 at 10:39 AM ET
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday stepped back from the brink of totally gutting the landmark 1965 Voting Rights Act.
By a vote of 5-4, a coalition of …
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Nina Totenberg (via WNYC)
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6/8/23
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The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down Alabama’s congressional map, ruling that it likely violates the Voting Rights Act by diluting the power of Black voters and delivering a surprising …
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Zach Schonfeld (via cw39)
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6/8/23
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The Supreme Court ruled in favor of the family of a Medicaid recipient who seeks to file a civil rights lawsuit against a state-owned nursing home, arguing that it violated the rights of their …
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Cnn Com Wire Service (via The Mercury News)
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6/8/23
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A police report says the unmarked cruiser's siren was activated when it went through the red light, but the other driver says she didn't hear it.
The post Here’s what we’ve learned about the …
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Susannah Sudborough (via Boston.com - Local News)
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6/8/23
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