End Racial Profiling in Immigration Enforcement It's virtually the only area of law enforcement where racial discrimination is officially permitted by policy. And it's both wrong and illegal. Reason · Aug 6, 2022
'Static Shock' live-action movie is "still in development," co-creator says The co-founder of Milestone Media reveals what's to come for Static and the Dakotaverse at Comic-Con. Inverse · Aug 6, 2022
Affordable housing investor makes 2 deals on the South Side Jonathan Rose Cos. said it will keep rents low while making repairs and improvements on the 485 units Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 5, 2022
CPAC mocked for ‘silent disco’ booth featuring fake Jan 6 prisoner crying in a cell ‘This is incredible. A weeping insurrectionist pajama boy art installation,’ former Obama staffer says The Independent UK · Aug 5, 2022
How 3 presidents announced the deaths of terrorist leaders and what it says about them The way Barack Obama, Donald Trump and Joe Biden announced the deaths of terrorist chiefs revealed much about their own leadership. WEKU · Aug 5, 2022
What Biden's low approval ratings and high-profile wins could mean for the midterms While midterms are typically a challenge for the party in power, two Democratic strategists say Biden's recent wins — and the threat of Republican control of Congress — could galvanize voters. WEKU · Aug 5, 2022
Barack Obama honours late mother on his 61st birthday with water garden named after her “I could picture her sitting on one of the benches on a nice summer afternoon, smiling and watching a bunch of kids running through the fountain,” he says. The Independent UK · Aug 4, 2022
Michelle Obama wishes Barack Obama, 61, happy birthday: ‘You always make me proud’ The former First Lady posted a throwback photo of her husband for his 6st birthday on Thursday The Independent UK · Aug 4, 2022
US secretary of state Antony Blinken's visit aims to reset relations with South Africa US secretary of state Antony Blinken has embarked on a five nation tour of Cambodia, the Philippines, South Africa, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda. The Conversation · Aug 4, 2022
Lack of immigration guidance set to ripple through enforcement - Roll Call Former DHS officials warn that the lack of nationwide immigration guidance could force some inconsistent decision-making across the country. Roll Call · Aug 4, 2022
'SNL' veteran Victoria Jackson shares how religious beliefs got her blacklisted in Hollywood One of the more jarring moments during a chat with Victoria Jackson had nothing to do with her far-right convictions. Tribune News Service · Aug 4, 2022
Iconic broadcaster Vin Scully was baseball’s merry poet laureate and so much more Vin Scully, the LA Dodgers broadcaster who died on Tuesday at 94, leaves behind a towering legacy: gone is a paragon of joy in a world of anger and calm in a time of chaos The Guardian - US · Aug 4, 2022
Final incumbent vs. incumbent primary upcoming in NY-12 U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney, U.S. Rep. Jerry Nadler, Suraj Patel, and Ashmi Sheth are running in the Democratic primary for New York’s 12th Congressional District on Aug. 23. Maloney, Nadler, and Patel lead in endorsements, funding, and media attention. Ballotpedia · Aug 3, 2022
The US and Rwanda: how the relationship has evolved since the 1994 genocide One of the primary points of discussion between Antony Blinken and Rwandan president Paul Kagame in the US secretary of state’s upcoming visit to Kigali will be the renewed tensions between Rwanda and its neighbours, particularly the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The Conversation · Aug 3, 2022
Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 2, 2022 CTA funding plan for $3.6 billon Red Line extension uses almost $1 billion in property taxes To extend the Red Line to 130th Street, the CTA hopes to land a $2.16 billion federal grant and must come up with $1.44 billion to match it. To do that, it plans to raise $950 million through a special tax district for transit projects.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 2, 2022 The Killing of Al-Qaeda’s Zawahiri: How it Happened Despite a $25 million US bounty on his head, Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri apparently felt comfortable enough with the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan to move into a home in Kabul where he would regularly appear out in the open, on his balcony. But the US government had not given up…
The Guardian - US · Aug 2, 2022 Biden echoes Obama as White House releases photo of briefing on strike Picture bore striking similarities to 1 May 2011 image, when US special forces killed Osama bin Laden
The Guardian - AU · Aug 2, 2022 Sampa the Great, Paul Kelly and Genesis Owusu: Australia’s best new music for August Each month we add 20 new songs to our Spotify playlist. Read about 10 of our favourites here
The Guardian - US · Aug 2, 2022 Families of 9/11 victims hail killing of Ayman al-Zawahiri Drone strike against al-Qaida leader praised across US political spectrum but 9/11 families press for Saudi accountability
The Conversation · Aug 2, 2022 Congress is considering making same-sex marriage federal law – a political scientist explains how this issue became less polarized over time While public opinion and different state laws on abortion rights are sharply dividing the country, there’s growing indication that most people agree on another once-controversial topic – protecting same-sex marriage.
Salon · Aug 2, 2022 Whistleblowers and the road to tyranny Daniel Hale is in a supermax prison for telling the truth about America's drone war. That prison awaits us all
Roll Call · Aug 2, 2022 GOP Main Street group unveils agenda for candidates The centrist Republican Main Street Partnership agenda focuses on energy, jobs, supply chain issues, public safety and ‘freedom.’
Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 2, 2022 Watching Al-Qaeda Chief’s ‘Pattern of Life’ Key to His Death As the sun was rising in Kabul on Sunday, two Hellfire missiles fired by a US drone ended Ayman al-Zawahiri's decade-long reign as the leader of al-Qaeda. The seeds of the audacious counterterrorism operation had been planted over many months. US officials had built a scale model of the safe…
The Times of India · Aug 2, 2022 Al-Zawahiri's death proof it is possible to root out terrorism without being at war: Former US President Barack Obama WASHINGTON: Al-Qaida chief Ayman al-Zawahiri's death in a US drone strike in Afghanistan is proof that it is possible to root out terrorism without being at war, former US President Barack Obama has said, hailing the Biden administration for bringing one of the masterminds of the 9/11 attacks to justice…
Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 2, 2022 Al-Qaeda Leader Zawahiri Killed in US Drone Strike in Downtown Kabul The United States killed al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in a "precision" strike in the center of Kabul, the Afghanistan capital, President Joe Biden said, the biggest blow to the militant group since its founder Osama bin Laden was killed in 2011. Zawahiri, an Egyptian surgeon who had a $25 million…