26 January 19
Robert Redford | We Must Defend Our Democracy - and Not by Impeachment
Robert Redford, The Washington Post
Redford writes: "I'm watching today's so-called American leaders with a mix of outrage and despair over what is happening right under our noses. And yet, I keep reminding myself that as a country, we have weathered these challenges before - we have gone to the edge, to the very brink of chaos, and at the last moment pulled back toward principles we still share."
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Robert Redford, The Washington Post
Redford writes: "I'm watching today's so-called American leaders with a mix of outrage and despair over what is happening right under our noses. And yet, I keep reminding myself that as a country, we have weathered these challenges before - we have gone to the edge, to the very brink of chaos, and at the last moment pulled back toward principles we still share."
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A Zeta Phi Beta Founder's Day mural on the campus of University of Virginia is defaced with the white supremacist slogan, 'It's Ok To Be White.' (photo: Zeta Beta Sorority)
'It's Okay to Be White': Charlottesville Police Won't Investigate Zeta Phi Beta Mural Defaced by White Supremacists
Anne Branigin, The Root
Branigin writes: "According to the historically black sorority, members of the UVA chapter of Zeta Phi Beta painted the mural on Beta Bridge, a city-owned University landmark, to honor their Founder's Day on Jan. 16. By the next morning, the mural was vandalized."
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Anne Branigin, The Root
Branigin writes: "According to the historically black sorority, members of the UVA chapter of Zeta Phi Beta painted the mural on Beta Bridge, a city-owned University landmark, to honor their Founder's Day on Jan. 16. By the next morning, the mural was vandalized."
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Women protest Donald Trump. (photo: AP)
Trump Administration 'Rolling Back Women's Rights by 50 Years' by Changing Definitions of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
Maya Oppenheim, The Independent
Oppenheim writes: "Donald Trump's decision to change definitions of domestic violence and sexual assault has rolled back women's rights by half a century, campaigners have warned."
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Maya Oppenheim, The Independent
Oppenheim writes: "Donald Trump's decision to change definitions of domestic violence and sexual assault has rolled back women's rights by half a century, campaigners have warned."
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This 2017 photo provided by Lambda Legal in January 2019 shows Megan Winters at Joint Base Anacostia-Billing in Washington. (photo: AP)
Transgender Military Personnel in Limbo Over Trump Plan
David Crary, Associated Press
Crary writes: "Long term, lawyers and activists battling to ensure that transgender people can serve openly in the U.S. military are convinced they will prevail. Short term, they are braced for anguishing consequences if the Trump administration proceeds with its plan to sharply restrict such service."
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David Crary, Associated Press
Crary writes: "Long term, lawyers and activists battling to ensure that transgender people can serve openly in the U.S. military are convinced they will prevail. Short term, they are braced for anguishing consequences if the Trump administration proceeds with its plan to sharply restrict such service."
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A pharmacist organizes pills. (photo: AP)
Big Pharma Spends Record Millions on Lobbying Amid Pressure to Lower Drug Prices
Susan Scutti, CNN
Scutti writes: "The lobbying group for the pharmaceutical industry spent about $27.5 million on lobbying activities in 2018, federal filings show."
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Susan Scutti, CNN
Scutti writes: "The lobbying group for the pharmaceutical industry spent about $27.5 million on lobbying activities in 2018, federal filings show."
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Memorial for Marielle Franco - a Brazilian councilwoman recognized for her advocacy against police brutality, racial inequality, and her championship of women's and LGBTQ rights. (photo: Miguel Schincariol/Getty)
Suspects in Marielle Franco's Murder Have Ties to Bolsonaro Family
Rafa Lombardino, VICE
Lombardino writes: "On Tuesday, January 22, two suspects were announced in the murder case of Marielle Franco - a Brazilian councilwoman recognized for her advocacy against police brutality, racial inequality, and her championship of women's and LGBTQ rights - who was shot dead in Rio de Janeiro in March 2018."
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Rafa Lombardino, VICE
Lombardino writes: "On Tuesday, January 22, two suspects were announced in the murder case of Marielle Franco - a Brazilian councilwoman recognized for her advocacy against police brutality, racial inequality, and her championship of women's and LGBTQ rights - who was shot dead in Rio de Janeiro in March 2018."
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A mother bear and her two cubs were shot in their den in Alaska. (photo: Getty)
Man Who Killed Bear and Her Cubs With His Son Sentenced to Three Months in Jail
Chelsea Ritschel, The Independent
Ritschel writes: "A man has been sentenced to three months in jail after he and his son were caught on camera killing a mother bear and her two cubs."
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Chelsea Ritschel, The Independent
Ritschel writes: "A man has been sentenced to three months in jail after he and his son were caught on camera killing a mother bear and her two cubs."
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