Daily Archives: October 13, 2020

Gingrich: Trump ‘exactly right’ on need to rebuild nuke system

Former Speaker Newt Gingrich on Sunday praised President-elect Donald TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote Warren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases Esper orders ‘After Action Review’ of National Guard’s role in protests MORE for his focus on strengthening the U.S. nuclear arsenal. “I […]

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2014 MacArthur 'Genius' Grants Laud Creatives Who 'Improve Our Lives and Better Our World'

The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation on Wednesday announced the newest winners of its “genius” awards,” lauding 21 creative individuals it says “improve our lives and better our world.” Among the 2014 MacArthur Fellows are cartoonist and graphic memoirist Alison Bechdel, jazz composer and saxophonist Steve Coleman, poet-translator Khaled Mattawa, civil rights lawyer […]

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Joey Janela's Spring Break 4 live results: Joey Janela vs. Ricky Morton

Joey Janela will take on one half of the Rock ‘n’ Roll Express, Ricky Morton, at tonight’s Joey Janela’s Spring Break 4. Morton will take on Janela for the first time ever in a singles match. In his video announcing the match, Janela said that “Sometimes you gotta end the ones they idolized and adored.” The […]

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Federal Judge Deals Win for 'Life-Giving Waters' Near Grand Canyon

A decision issued by a federal judge Tuesday is being cheered by conservation groups for protecting “life-giving waters” and the people and wildlife that depend on them from toxic uranium mining. U.S. District Judge David G. Campbell’s ruling (pdf) upholds a 20-year ban on over one million acres of federal land surrounding the Grand Canyon […]

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Activists Form Human Blockade to Stop Community from Becoming 'Gas Station for Fracking'

Anti-fracking activists gathered in an act of non-violent civil disobedience on Friday morning near where energy company Crestwood Midstream was scheduled to begin construction on a massive underground gas storage depot on the banks of one of the Finger Lakes in central New York. Wearing the color blue and calling themselves We Are Seneca Lake, […]

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Relatives, Classmates Seize Government Buildings in Mexico Demanding Students’ Safe Return

Frustrated by the slow pace of the investigation into the disappearance and possible deaths of 43 students, a group of relatives, teachers, and classmates from the leftist teacher college where they were training seized two government buildings in Mexico’s Guerrero state on Monday. Roughly 600 protesters blockaded the Government Palace in Guerrero’s capital city, Chilpancingo, […]

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'Not Enemy Combatants': Organizers Seek Safe Protests Ahead of Ferguson Grand Jury Announcement

A coalition of approximately 50 local organizations in Ferguson, Missouri on Thursday asked city officials to give them two days’ advance notice of the grand jury’s announcement of their decision in the Michael Brown case, allowing organizers time to prepare for a public reaction. The jury has been considering whether Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson […]

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