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Rights coalition wants expanded monitoring of U.S. elections

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – In advance of the first presidential election in 50 years without a fully operable Voting Rights Act (VRA), an American civil rights group is urging the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) to expand its election monitoring mission in the United States and to target resources to states […]

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International, USA

Black religious leaders decry MBL’s anti- Israel platform

CHICAGO, Illinois  (Press Release)– A handful of African-American leaders who are top advisors to the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews (The Fellowship), and who represent more than 9 million people, today rejected the anti-Israel stance of the Movement for Black Lives, an offshoot of the Black Lives Matter movement. The Fellowship advisers representing three African-American

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Middle East, USA

Terry McAuliffe, Va. governor, restores voting rights of 13,000 felons

Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe announced Monday that he has individually restored the voting rights of 13,000 felons, a move undertaken after the state Supreme Court rescinded a prior executive action that restored the right to vote en masse to more than 200,000 former inmates. The Democratic governor said individual restoration orders were mailed out to

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USA

Obama back from vacation for busy final months of presidency

Washington (dpa) – US President Barack Obama returned to Washington from his final summer vacation as president late Sunday to an agenda that will feature battles with a Republican-controlled Congress and regular campaigning for fellow Democrat Hillary Clinton. Along with First Lady Michelle Obama and daughters Sasha and Malia, Obama spent just over two weeks

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Reports provide new details on deadly gator attack at Disney resort

ORLANDO, Fla. — Lane Graves bent over to scoop wet sand into his small plastic bucket when the alligator struck. The 2-year-old wanted to build a sandcastle on the beach at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa after stormy weather canceled a scheduled outdoor movie. His father, who was standing nearby with his wife and

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The World We Share, USA

Eric Frazier: An actual African-American addresses Trump outreach effort

Hey, Republican Party. African-American voter here. I hear you’ve been looking for me, but you’re sending out such wildly mixed messages that I’m not sure if I should be flattered or furious. Hat No. 2 fits me pretty snugly right now. Here’s why. Your national standard-bearer, Donald Trump, is making an explicit appeal for my

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USA

Trust- building required for Middle East peace

By Alon Ben-Meir NEW YORK — The international conference that was convened by France on June 3rd in Paris to advance the Israeli-Palestinian peace process ended up without concretely establishing specific measures that would persuade both parties to resume negotiations in order to reach a peace agreement. The joint communiqué issued following the conference stated “The

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Alon Ben-Meir, International, Middle East, USA

2014 nuclear accident in N.M. ranks among costliest in US history

When a drum containing radioactive waste blew up in an underground nuclear dump in New Mexico two years ago, the Energy Department rushed to quell concerns in the Carlsbad desert community and quickly reported progress on resuming operations. The early federal statements gave no hint that the blast had caused massive long-term damage to the

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