Exxon uses Big Tobacco’s playbook to downplay the climate crisis, Harvard study finds
For decades, ExxonMobil has deployed Big Tobacco-like propaganda to downplay the gravity of the climate crisis, shift blame onto consumers and…
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George Floyd’s family to meet with Biden and Harris at White House
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will meet on Tuesday with the family of George Floyd exactly one year after he was killed by a…
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Judge blasts Barr’s Justice Dept. for ‘getting a jump on public relations’ in Mueller report rollout
A federal judge slammed the Department of Justice for “getting a jump on public relations” when its leaders in 2019 discussed a public…
Continue ReadingBiden and Putin summit to take place next month in Switzerland
The first face-to-face meeting between President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin will take place next month in Switzerland, the White…
Continue ReadingDylann Roof’s appeal in his 2015 church massacre conviction focuses on killer’s competency to stand trial
Lawyers for the White nationalist who killed nine people at a historically Black church in Charleston, South Carolina, began making their case…
Continue Reading‘Mike Tyson: The Knockout’ doesn’t live up to its title, but the ABC documentary wins on points
“Mike Tyson: The Knockout” initially feels like it’s simply retracing the same old steps, charting the boxer’s epic rise,…
Continue Reading Senate poised to confirm Kristen Clarke as first Black woman to lead DOJ civil rights division
Democrats are poised to confirm Kristen Clarke Tuesday as the first Black woman to lead the Justice Department’s Civil Rights division, a…
Continue ReadingOlivia Rodrigo celebrates ‘Good 4 U’ hitting No. 1 on the charts
Olivia Rodrigo has a lot to celebrate. The 18-year-old’s new single “Good 4 U” has hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100. This is…
Continue ReadingPolice forces across Europe accused of ‘ethnic profiling’ when stopping and searching people
Police forces across the European Union have been accused of illegal “ethnic profiling” and discrimination after a survey found they were…
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Mid Oregon Credit Union’s ‘Adopt-a-Bear’ effort raises over $6,100 for Healthy Beginnings
Mid Oregon Credit Union’s Adopt-A-Bear Fundraiser raised more than $6,100 for Healthy Beginnings’ free health and development screenings for…
Continue ReadingEfforts to combat poverty in Nepal backslide during the latest deadly wave of Covid-19
As Nepal wrestles with a deadly wave of Covid-19, efforts to help vulnerable families there are facing new and unimaginable challenges. Maggie Doyne,…
Continue ReadingAirbnb CEO: Business travel won’t ever go back to what it was pre-pandemic
Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky said travel demand is rebounding, but he doesn’t expect business travel to ever return to the way it was before the…
Continue ReadingTexas female deputies in human trafficking task force accuse superiors of sexual exploitation, abuse
Three former and current Harris County deputy constables allege they were being sexually exploited, molested and harassed by their superiors while…
Continue Reading Texas lawmakers send permit-free gun carrying legislation to governor’s desk
Texas is a step closer to allowing residents to carry handguns in public without obtaining a license or training. The Texas legislature on Monday…
Continue ReadingIn 2008, he was CEO of the biggest bank to ever fail. He’s worried about another crisis
The banking world nearly caved in 13 years ago. The former CEO of Washington Mutual is worried that another bubble is brewing. Kerry Killinger was…
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Family Access Network receives $2,500 grant from First Interstate Foundation
Family Access Network announced Tuesday that it had received a grant of $2,500 from First Interstate Bank’s Redmond branch, designated to help…
Continue ReadingBuckhead mother survives attack, family uses phone to track suspect
Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — An Atlanta mother and teacher fought off a suspect who tried to…
Continue ReadingSinger Akon’s Range Rover recovered after being stolen from Buckhead gas station
Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — An SUV belonging to a musician Akon was recovered in Forest Park…
Continue ReadingDetained Belarusian dissident appears in video as fury mounts over ‘hijacking’ of Ryanair flight
Dissident journalist Roman Protasevich has appeared in a new video after his arrest by Belarusian authorities on Sunday, following the…
Continue ReadingOne year after George Floyd’s murder, Minneapolis’ businesses are still reeling
It’s been 365 days since George Floyd was murdered by a police officer on a Minneapolis street. Many of the city’s residents and small…
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