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On the 75th Anniversary of D-Day, Native Americans Remember Veterans’ Service and Sacrifices
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Eighty Native American delegates have traveled to France to commemorate the 75th anniversary of D-Day. On June 6, 1944, the largest amphibious invasion in history began as Allied forces landed on...
School board votes to fire high school teacher who reported undocumented immigrant students to President Trump
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U.S. School board votes to fire high school teacher who reported undocumented immigrant students to President Trump Elise Solé, Yahoo Lifestyle 21 hours ago...
U.S. global abortion policy causing deaths, researchers say
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VANVOUVER, Canada (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A U.S. policy banning government-funded aid groups from discussing abortion around the world has led to deaths from botched procedures and cut...
D-Day Vets In Their 90s Parachute Into Normandy 75 Years Later, This Time To Cheers
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U.S. World War II D-Day veteran Tom Rice, from Coronado, Calif., parachutes in a tandem jump into a field in Carentan, Normandy, France, on Wednesday. Approximately 200 parachutists...
"Baby Blimp" Assassinated In London By Villainous Trumpster
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The victim lies silent among the stunned crowd A crazed Trump supporter stabbed the Baby Blimp balloon in the back with a sharp object , according to onlookers and British police...
Swinging in his harness, unable to veer away from the town, he dangled helplessly as his chute carried him straight toward the church steeple at the edge of the square.
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Almost as soon as he left his plane, Private John Steele of the 82nd’s 505th Regiment saw that instead of landing in a lighted drop zone he was heading for the center of a town that seemed to be...
Dodgeball isn't just problematic, it's an unethical tool of 'oppression': researchers
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Thousands of academics are gathering in Vancouver for the annual Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences from June 1-7. They will present papers on everything from child marriage in...
More than 55,000 children caught at border in May
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The government set another grim record in May with more than 55,000 children nabbed by Border Patrol agents along the southwest border. They were part of more than 130,000 unauthorized migrants...
THIS DAY IN HISTORY — JUNE 2, 1924: CONGRESS ENACTS THE INDIAN CITIZENSHIP ACT
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On June 2 , 1924, Congress enacted the Indian Citizenship Act, which granted citizenship to all Native Americans born in the U.S. The right to vote, however, was governed by state law; until...
High school track star runs to raise awareness for missing and murdered indigenous women
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Even without the three gold medals, one silver medal and the sportsmanship award she earned at the Class 1B state meet in Washington, Rosalie Fish would’ve been impossible to miss when she took...
Are You Ready To Be Nauseated? or "What The #$@& Has Happened To "The Hill" ?"
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Someone at The Hill must have fallen and hit their head. How else to explain the sudden urge to publish fawning love letters to President* Trump? There are always people trying to slobber over the...
China Issues US Travel Alert Warning of Official Harassment
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China Issues US Travel Alert Warning of Official Harassment China has issued a travel warning for the U.S. saying Chinese visitors have been interrogated, interviewed and subjected to other...
Alabama mayor defends Facebook post on ‘killing out’ LGBTQ people, socialists and ‘baby killers’
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U.S. Alabama mayor defends Facebook post on ‘killing out’ LGBTQ people, socialists and ‘baby killers’ Paulina Cachero, Yahoo Lifestyle 13 hours ago Mark...
New Pew Survey Finds Americans Consider Made-Up News a Bigger Problem Than Terrorism
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By Josh FeldmanJun 5th, 2019, 1:04 pm Josh Feldman New Pew Survey Finds Americans Consider Made-Up News a Bigger Problem Than Terrorism New Pew Survey Finds Americans Consider Made-Up...
Congress tackles crisis of missing and murdered Native American women
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Although May 5 is nationally considered a day for celebration, in many tribal communities, it is the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native American Women. The date...
Senate Republicans Hint at Overriding Any Trump Veto on Tariffs
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Senate Finance Chairman Chuck Grassley urged President Donald Trump, who recently threatened new tariffs on Mexico, to take a different approach to addressing illegal immigration. | Tom...
Rachel Maddow's credibility and ratings at a low ebb following Mueller findings, critics say
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MSNBC 's "The Rachel Maddow Show" has been hit with a serious one-two punch. One day after finishing May with its worst ratings since Donald Trump took office, the lefty pundit's...
