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December 31, 2020
Senator Ben Sasse rips GOP lawmakers challenging 2020 results
December 31, 2020
The Legendary Language of the Appalachian “Holler”
December 31, 2020
The Kansas City Star Apologizes for History of Racist Coverage
December 31, 2020
Argentina legalises abortion in landmark moment for women's rights
December 30, 2020
Boy Scout sex abuse victims sue LDS church, accusing leaders of cover-up
December 30, 2020
Argentina becomes the first large Latin American country to legalize abortion
December 30, 2020
Nuns arrested as Beijing turns up heat on Church in Hong Kong
December 30, 2020
Russia charges critic Navalny with ‘fraud’ in new criminal case
December 29, 2020
U.S. to allow small drones to fly over people and at night
December 29, 2020
Strong earthquake kills at least seven people in Croatia
December 29, 2020
A terrorist act took place on Christmas Day in Nashville
December 29, 2020
Nashville bomber gave away car, home before Christmas Day attack
December 29, 2020
Vaccine overdose puts German care workers in hospital
December 29, 2020
John le Carré (1931-2020) on the Iraq War, Corporate Power, the Exploitation of Africa & More
December 29, 2020
AOC Slams Blue Dog Democrat for Opposing $2,000 Relief Checks
December 29, 2020
State Democratic Leader Warns AOC Against Challenging Schumer
December 29, 2020
Ivorian Christians celebrate Christmas in giant basilica
December 28, 2020
Americans’ acceptance of Trump’s behavior will be his vilest legacy
December 28, 2020
France debates human rights at home while still selling weapons to oppressive regimes
December 28, 2020
South Africa bans sale of alcohol amid tougher Covid restrictions
December 28, 2020
Chernobyl fears resurface as river dredging begins in exclusion zone
December 26, 2020
African fashion is on the rise, says Naomi Campbell: ‘And it’s about time!’
December 26, 2020
Model Stella Tennant dies aged 50
December 26, 2020
Positively Perfect Dolls Promote Self-Love in Little Black Girls
December 26, 2020
John Lewis: A Civil Rights Legend Who Saw Humanity in His Oppressors
December 26, 2020
Officials say person of interest ID’d in Nashville explosion
December 26, 2020
Independent Musicians Create New Nationwide Union
December 26, 2020
The race to save an Indigenous Brazilian language from extinction
December 25, 2020
Car Bomb: A warning to 'evacuate now' and then an explosion in Nashville on Christmas Day
December 24, 2020
House GOP rejects unanimous consent on $2,000 direct payments
December 24, 2020
When Black Movements Win, Everybody Wins
December 24, 2020
Americans give to charity like never before amid pandemic
December 24, 2020
Armed Drones Blocked in Germany
December 24, 2020
After months of negotiations, UK, EU secure Brexit trade deal
December 24, 2020
Trump administration pushing $500m arms sale to Saudi Arabia
December 24, 2020
Ohio police shooting: video shows unarmed Black man holding up phone
December 24, 2020
Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch reportedly sells for $22m
December 24, 2020
The Strange Tale of the Pacific Ocean Biological Survey Program
December 23, 2020
Massachusetts poised to enact police reforms following George Floyd's death
December 23, 2020
Amazon to face U.S. union push in year ahead
December 23, 2020
Second Black man shot dead by police in Ohio city, officer relieved of duty
December 23, 2020
Trump vetoes defense bill, setting up showdown with Congress
December 23, 2020
House Democrats Announce Effort to Pass $2,000 Payments as Trump Demands Bigger Checks
December 23, 2020
Gunmen kill more than 100 in dawn attack in western Ethiopian region
December 23, 2020
New York Approves Automatic Voter Registration
December 22, 2020
China's ice sculptors build castles in the cold
December 22, 2020
Trump attacks Thune: 'He will be primaried in 2022'
December 22, 2020
Proud Boys run wild while police stand by
December 22, 2020
December 22, 2020
Trump's longtime banker at Deutsche Bank resigns
December 22, 2020
Germany's largest Covid jab site ready for business
December 22, 2020
GOP Senator Worth $39 Million Was Biggest Opponent of the $600 Stimulus Checks
December 22, 2020
The number of journalists killed annually doubled in 2020
December 22, 2020
Trump Considered Michael Flynn’s “Martial Law” Proposal
December 22, 2020
Statue of civil rights pioneer Barbara Johns to replace Confederacy's Lee in U.S. Capitol
December 21, 2020
2.7 Million Jobs in the Arts Have Been Lost Since the Pandemic Began
December 21, 2020
Deb Haaland’s Nomination for Interior Sec. Is “Important Step” for Native Americans
December 21, 2020
Pakistan to UAE: We can’t recognise Israel until Palestine resolved
December 21, 2020
Why the $900 billion COVID-19 stimulus helps but underwhelms
December 21, 2020
After riots, iPhone manufacturer says it “deeply regrets” exploiting workers
December 21, 2020
Robert E. Lee statue removed from US Capitol
December 21, 2020
How the West hollowed out the Tunisian revolution
December 21, 2020
Kangaroos can communicate with humans, researchers say
December 19, 2020
New York City Drivers Cooperative Vows to Smash Uber
December 18, 2020
Elizabeth Warren re-ups bill to ban stock trading by lawmakers
December 18, 2020
New study shows trickle-down economics makes inequality worse
December 18, 2020
The Rise and Fall of Montana’s Christmas-Tree Harvest
December 18, 2020
Hackers' broad attack sets cyber experts worldwide scrambling to defend networks
December 18, 2020
US intelligence agencies confirm ‘significant and ongoing’ hack into government networks
December 17, 2020
Nigerian security forces rescue more than 300 schoolboys kidnapped by gunmen
December 17, 2020
Biden to Nominate Deb Haaland for Interior Secretary
December 17, 2020
Grand jury indicts six men for Michigan governor kidnap plot
December 17, 2020
Mexico is increasing its minimum wage by 15% starting Jan
December 16, 2020
Nittel Nacht: The Jewish Christmas Eve
December 16, 2020
London Coroner Lists Air Pollution as a Cause of Young Girl's Death
December 16, 2020
MacKenzie Scott gives away $4.2 billion to help battle 'wrecking ball' pandemic
December 16, 2020
Australia to take dispute with China over barley tariffs to WTO
December 16, 2020
Ocasio-Cortez takes direct shot at Pelosi and Schumer
December 16, 2020
Wearing someone else's face: Hyper-realistic masks to go on sale in Japan
December 16, 2020
Texas, other states bring antitrust lawsuit against Google
December 16, 2020
Facebook closes fake accounts linked to French military and Russia
December 16, 2020
Google sees major services outages two days in a row
December 15, 2020
Top liberals line up behind Nina Turner’s House bid
December 15, 2020
Let Everybody Vote, Even if They’re Incarcerated
December 15, 2020
Somalia cuts diplomatic ties with Kenya
December 15, 2020
Biden hits campaign trail in Georgia after top Republicans acknowledge his win
December 15, 2020
Biden to nominate Buttigieg as transportation secretary
December 14, 2020
U.S. Attorney General Barr steps down as Trump election defeat confirmed
December 14, 2020
MLB's Cleveland to drop 'Indians' moniker
December 14, 2020
U.S. Electoral College formally confirms Joe Biden's victory over Trump
December 14, 2020
Africa must be seen with lenses other than our national security
December 14, 2020
U.S. Recognizes Morocco’s Occupation of Western Sahara in Latest Betrayal of Africa
December 14, 2020
Over 300 schoolboys still missing after Nigeria school attack
December 14, 2020
Facebook faces most serious breakup threat yet from lawsuits
December 14, 2020
How Opioid Addiction in the U.S. Fuels a Crisis for Farmers in Mexico
December 13, 2020
Stop listening to Obama
December 12, 2020
France reveals details of controversial ‘separatism’ bill
December 12, 2020
Ghana President Nana Akufo-Addo wins re-election
December 12, 2020
World’s biggest iceberg heads for disaster
December 12, 2020
UN urges world leaders to declare 'climate emergency'
December 12, 2020
Bolivia approves first same-sex union following legal battle
December 12, 2020
How Black-Owned Record Stores Helped Create Community
December 12, 2020
Iran Iran Executes French-based Dissident Journalist Captured Last Year
December 12, 2020
Southern California sheriffs are refusing to enforce stay-at-home orders
December 11, 2020
‘White Women’ Drove BMW Into NYC Black Lives Matter Protest
December 11, 2020
Multiple people injured after vehicle plows into crowd at New York protest
December 11, 2020
Oracle Moves Headquarters to Texas, Joining Valley Exodus
December 11, 2020
Supreme Court Rejects Texas Bid to Overturn Trump’s Loss
December 11, 2020
New law allows Australia to scrap China Belt and Road plans
December 09, 2020
US army fires Fort Hood officers and orders policy shift following 25 deaths
December 09, 2020
Biden says 'right moment' for first Black Pentagon chief, amid congressional concerns
December 09, 2020
Trump and 17 states back Texas bid to undo his election loss at Supreme Court
December 07, 2020
A Dangerous Move to Crack Down on Protests Against Israel
December 07, 2020
200K wrongfully purged GA voters fight to be heard in Senate runoffs
December 07, 2020
Hong Kong crackdown: 14 officials face US sanctions, travel ban
December 07, 2020
Armed pro-Trump protesters gather outside Michigan elections chief's home
December 07, 2020
Police in Ohio accused of lying about shooting Black man in back
December 07, 2020
Covid scare closes over 100,000 restaurants nationwide
December 07, 2020
California becomes biggest U.S. state to launch virus contact-tracing app
December 07, 2020
Putin's former son-in-law bought shares worth $380m for $100
December 07, 2020
Giant verticle farm opens in Denmark
December 07, 2020
Elon Musk moves foundation to Texas, fanning relocation speculation
December 07, 2020
French arms sales to Egypt will not be conditional on human rights
December 07, 2020
'The people have spoken': Judges reject two more U.S. election challenges
December 06, 2020
$2M federal lawsuit says deputies arrested man for being Black
December 06, 2020
Georgia governor rebuffs Trump attempt to overturn vote
December 06, 2020
Australian war crimes and racist fantasies in Afghanistan
December 06, 2020
Early Television in the Soviet Union
December 05, 2020
Trump's Final Days of Rage and Denial
December 05, 2020
CIA Contractor Dies in Secret U.S. War in Somalia
December 05, 2020
Germany: Human chain against weapons exports outside Bundestag
December 05, 2020
Bryan Stevenson: 'We're still compromised by the legacy of slavery'
December 05, 2020
Violence erupts in new Paris protest against security law
December 05, 2020
Argentina introduces 'millionaire's tax' to help pay for coronavirus
December 05, 2020
David Perdue has troubles
December 04, 2020
1,200 Google workers condemn firing of AI scientist Timnit Gebru
December 03, 2020
New Mercedes-Maybach GLS 2020 review
December 03, 2020
UN sounds ‘wake-up call’ to save millions of Yemenis from famine
December 03, 2020
Mercedes EQ S to be flagship in £9bn electric model blitz
December 03, 2020
Hong Kong media mogul and activist Jimmy Lai detained on fraud charges
December 03, 2020
Ivanka Trump questioned as part of inauguration fund lawsuit
December 03, 2020
Over 400 Lawmakers From Around the World Join #MakeAmazonPay Campaign
December 03, 2020
Warner Bros to stream films while they’re in theatres
December 03, 2020
Google Illegally Surveilled, Interrogated, and Fired Workers Who Tried to Organize
December 03, 2020
French-British duo pick up thousands of discarded Covid-19 masks on 880km trek
December 03, 2020
New flagship Mercedes EQS SUV and electrified G-Glass confirmed
December 03, 2020
France declares national day of mourning for Giscard d'Estaing on December 9
December 02, 2020
Hong Kong dissident Joshua Wong and two others jailed for democracy protests
December 02, 2020
Federal Agencies Are Accessing Cell Phone Data Without Warrants
December 02, 2020
Progressives push back on Obama's comments on 'defund the police' movement
December 02, 2020
Bowling alley manager assaulted after he asked customers to wear masks
December 02, 2020
Ethiopia grants UN access to deliver humanitarian aid to Tigray region
December 02, 2020
Georgia election official condemns Trump after threat to worker
December 02, 2020
Iran expands shrines and influence in Iraq
December 02, 2020
Armed bank robbers storm another Brazilian town, battle police
December 02, 2020
Coronavirus Walt Disney layoffs leave thousands of workers in 'an awful lot of pain'
December 02, 2020
Iran will halt U.N. nuclear site inspections if sanctions continue
December 02, 2020
The end of the internal combustion engine?
December 01, 2020
The Corporate-Woke Complex
December 01, 2020
Massachusetts lawmakers approve major police reform bill
December 01, 2020
Pinterest shareholders sue over ‘toxic’ work culture
December 01, 2020
Protecting Indigenous Languages Is Protecting Biodiversity
December 01, 2020
Kids put in isolation chambers in Illinois public schools
December 01, 2020
Number of people rejecting Queen's honours doubles in past decade
December 01, 2020
Rapper Lil Yase shot dead at San Francisco Bay Area train station
December 01, 2020
Giant Arecibo radio telescope collapses in Puerto Rico
November 30, 2020
Pope Francis appoints first African American cardinal
November 30, 2020
The Criminalization of Private Debt
November 30, 2020
Cars and pollution increase as public transport abandoned over virus fears
November 30, 2020
David Perdue Accused of Insider-Trading Ahead of Georgia Senate Runoff
November 30, 2020
National Ban on Seclusion and Restraint of Students Introduced in Congress
November 30, 2020
In Arkansas late rent payments is a criminal offense
November 30, 2020
French parliament drops draft law curtailing right to film police
November 30, 2020
The Economy Isn’t Working. That’s Exactly the Plan.
November 29, 2020
German banks should brace for insolvencies, hold off dividends
November 29, 2020
Indian farmers continue anti-farm bills protests
November 29, 2020
Pope's new cardinal in Mexico known for indigenous outreach
November 29, 2020
Darth Vader actor Dave Prowse dies at 85
November 29, 2020
EU proposes new post-Trump alliance with U.S. in face of China threat
November 29, 2020
COVID-19 no reason to unwind financial market regulation
November 29, 2020
Dozens arrested in London anti-lockdown protests
November 28, 2020
The Lettuce Workers Strike of 1930
November 28, 2020
Dozens killed in attack on farm workers in Nigeria
November 28, 2020
Tear gas and clashes at Paris protest against police violence
November 27, 2020
Israel Frees Maher Al-Akhras After 103-Day Hunger Strike
November 27, 2020
Venezuelan court sentences six former Citgo executives to prison
November 27, 2020
Iran's top nuclear scientist shot dead near Tehran
November 27, 2020
Iran's top nuclear scientist shot dead near Tehran
November 26, 2020
Romance novelists raise $400,000 for Georgia Senate races – with help from Stacey Abrams
November 26, 2020
Paris police beat Black man, sparking fresh outrage in France
November 26, 2020
Disney increases planned layoffs to 32,000 as virus hits park attendance
November 26, 2020
Foreign donors pledge $12 billion over four-years for Afghanistan with tougher conditions
November 25, 2020
UAE halts new visas to citizens of 13 mostly Muslim states
November 25, 2020
'Toxic dispute' over Zaha Hadid's £100m estate finally settled
November 25, 2020
Trump pardons Michael Flynn, who lied to FBI about Russia contacts
November 25, 2020
Musk passes Gates, but not yet in impact
November 25, 2020
Leslie Chihuly: The marketing force behind legendary glassblower Dale Chihuly
November 25, 2020
Joe Scarborough says he'll never return to Republican party
November 25, 2020
Xi Jinping congratulates Biden, hopes for ‘win-win’ China-US ties
November 25, 2020
Kaepernick says he's being 'denied employment': #StillReady
November 24, 2020
OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma pleads guilty to criminal charges
November 24, 2020
Pakistan: No Plans to Recognize Israel
November 24, 2020
Judge bars Trump appointee from interfering in Voice of America
November 24, 2020
David Dinkins, New York City’s first Black mayor, dies at 93
November 24, 2020
Former NYC Mayor David Dinkins, Dead At 93, Served Only One Term, But Broke Barriers
November 23, 2020
Marijuana Was the Clear Winner on Election Night
November 22, 2020
Black Voters Saved Our Democracy
November 22, 2020
U.S. judge calls Trump claim challenging Biden win in Pennsylvania 'Frankenstein's Monster'
November 22, 2020
United States formally withdraws from Open Skies treaty
November 22, 2020
Biden to unveil first Cabinet picks on Tuesday, envisions scaled-down inauguration
November 22, 2020
Guitar Center files for bankruptcy
November 22, 2020
Protesters set fire to Guatemala's Congress to demand president resign
November 22, 2020
Reality Check: 70 Million Voted for Trump
November 21, 2020
New French law banning images of police sparks civil rights concerns, protests
November 21, 2020
Trump to lose @POTUS Twitter account on January 20
November 21, 2020
Portugal to ban domestic travel, close schools around national holidays
November 21, 2020
Utah May Legalize Drivers Running Over Street Protesters
November 21, 2020
Protests erupt in Brazil after Black man beaten to death at Carrefour store
November 21, 2020
The United States Is Not a Democracy
November 21, 2020
When You Can’t Punish a Journalist, Family Will Do Just Fine
November 21, 2020
AOC and Cori Bush Join Climate Action Protest Outside DNC
November 21, 2020
Concern grows for safety of Eritrean refugees as Tigray war rages
November 19, 2020
Biden wins Georgia
November 19, 2020
‘They don’t accept you’: Afro-Greeks struggle to be seen
November 19, 2020
Rappers can’t make Black capitalism work for Black people
November 19, 2020
Protesters file federal lawsuit against Chicago police
November 19, 2020
Haitian Protesters Clash with Police During Call for President to Resign
November 19, 2020
City of Rochester takes on its police union
November 19, 2020
GM's declares 'all out pursuit of global EV leadership'
November 19, 2020
Florida ‘rights of nature’ amendment protects ecosystems and the right to clean water
November 18, 2020
New York fines NRA gun rights group, bans insurance sales for five years
November 18, 2020
Senate runoffs in Georgia offer a clear choice
November 18, 2020
Progressives Back Ohio Congresswoman for USDA Chief
November 18, 2020
Electric Buses in Africa Will Help Combat Air Pollution
November 18, 2020
Hyundai faces lawsuit over EV fires as GM launches recall
November 18, 2020
In Phytoremediation, Plants Extract Toxins from Soils
November 18, 2020
How Indigenous Voters Helped Defeat Trump & Elect Biden
November 18, 2020
FAA approves Boeing 737 Max to fly again
November 18, 2020
BMW moves engine production to Britain as German plants go electric
November 17, 2020
'Anti-Kaepernick' NFL veteran Burgess Owens elected to US Congress
November 17, 2020
'English Nouveau': Britain offers up a young red to rival Beaujolais
November 17, 2020
Police shoot Black man 3 times in the back
November 17, 2020
Joe Biden adds petrochemical insider Cedric Richmond to new cabinet post
November 17, 2020
UK’s Labour Party reinstates Jeremy Corbyn after suspension
November 16, 2020
'I've Rarely Seen a Case as Bad as Ronnie Long's'
November 16, 2020
North Carolina govenor responds to question about petition, calls to pardon Ronnie Long
November 16, 2020
Why Would Parents Oppose Compulsory Education?
November 16, 2020
Trump national security adviser O'Brien says looks now that Biden has won
November 16, 2020
Peru's Congress picks centrist lawmaker Francisco Sagasti as president
November 15, 2020
Lewis Hamilton wins seventh Formula One title, equalling Schumacher’s record
November 15, 2020
China creates world's largest economic trade bloc while excluding the US
November 13, 2020
Trump Blasts Fox News over Election Coverage & Plans Launch of Far-Right News Company
November 13, 2020
Bringing France Back into American History
November 13, 2020
Nagorno-Karabakh: Ethnic Armenians prepare to give up homes
November 13, 2020
Proud Boys Leader Enrique Tarrio and Bevelyn Beatty Allegedly Stabbed In Washington, D.C.
November 11, 2020
Mexican president stands firm on not recognizing Biden win
November 11, 2020
Mexico police open fire on femicide protest in Cancún
November 10, 2020
Mary Trump on the end of Uncle Donald: all he has now is breaking things
November 10, 2020
Head Of DOJ's Election Crimes Unit Resigns After Barr Supports Trumps Presidential Power Grab
November 10, 2020
Biden Tells World Leaders 'It's Not America Alone' Anymore
November 10, 2020
Trump is gone, Netanyahu is next
November 10, 2020
France celebrates de Gaulle’s deep legacy on 50th anniversary of his death
November 09, 2020
Virgin Hyperloop hosts first human ride on new transport system
November 09, 2020
Music Education and the Birth of Motown
November 09, 2020
UK govt enacts U-turn, backs footballer Rashford's free school meals campaign
November 08, 2020
'Jeopardy!' Host Alex Trebek Dies At 80
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