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Trump vows to 'stop transgender lunacy' as a top priority

President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday pledged to "stop the transgender lunacy" on day one of his presidency, as Republicans -- set to control both chambers of Congress and the White House -- continue their push against LGBTQ rights. Speaking to the AmericaFest conference in a border state he easily carried in the November election, Trump further promised immediate measures against …

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3 hours, 41 minutes ago

Gaslighting and the price good people pay for confronting the latest American tragedy

Raw Story

I’d be lying if I didn’t admit to being at least mildly jealous of the people who refuse to give modern-day politics, and the sorry state of our fading nation the worry they so haughtily demand. I’ll see them during my rare visits to Facebook, and I swear to you, if the America-attacking Trump threatened imminent nuclear Armageddon, they’d be …

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Trump vows to 'stop transgender lunacy' as a top priority

Deccan Chronicle

PHOENIX, President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday pledged to "stop the transgender lunacy" on day one of his presidency, as Republicans -- set to control both chambers of Congress and the White House -- continue their push against LGBTQ rights. Speaking to the AmericaFest conference in a border state he easily carried in the November election, Trump further promised immediate measures …

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Trump appoints Indian American entrepreneur as senior policy advisor on AI

Deccan Chronicle

US President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday named Indian American entrepreneur, venture capitalist and author Sriram Krishnan as Senior White House Policy Advisor on Artificial Intelligence. Sriram Krishnan will serve as the Senior Policy Advisor for Artificial Intelligence at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, Trump said on Sunday as he announced a number of appointments on artificial …

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12 hours, 12 minutes ago

Panama rejects Trump's threat to take control of Canal

Deccan Chronicle

Panama's president Jose Raul Mulino on Sunday dismissed recent threats made by US President-elect Donald Trump to retake control of the Panama Canal over complaints of "unfair" treatment of American ships. "Every square meter of the Panama Canal and its adjacent areas belongs to Panama and will continue belonging to Panama," Mulino said in a video posted to X.Mulino's public …

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An atheist explains why America should 'become more truly Christian'

Raw Story

In a recent episode of "The Opinions" by The Salt Lake Tribune, longtime evangelical and New York Times columnist David French, and Jonathan Rauch, a Brookings Institution senior fellow — and atheist — discussed Christianity's past and present role in American democracy. "You don’t believe in God, but one of the points to your book is for American democracy to …

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14 hours, 38 minutes ago

After Panama Canal, Trump now wants US to buy Greenland: 'Absolute necessity'

India Today

After Donald Trump demanded the return of the Panama Canal under the US's control, the President-elect has now said that he wanted to buy and control Greenland, which is a part of the North American continent but is controlled by Denmark. "For purposes of national security and freedom throughout the world, the United States of America feels that the ownership …

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14 hours, 38 minutes ago

US higher education is staring at an uncertain future under Trump

Al Jazeera

Rashid Khalidi, America’s foremost scholar on Palestine, best described the sorry state of higher education in the United States today in a recent interview. “For some time now, I have been both disgusted and horrified by the way higher education has developed into a cash register – essentially a money-making, MBA, lawyer-run, hedge fund-cum-real estate operation, with a minor sideline …

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Indian American entrepreneur is Trump's pick for senior policy advisor for AI

India Today

US President-elect Donald Trump has nominated an Indian American entrepreneur, Sriram Krishnan, as the Senior White House Policy Advisor for Artificial Intelligence. Krishnan, who has an impressive background in technology, will work closely with David Sacks, the White House AI and Crypto Czar, to shape and coordinate AI policy for the Donald Trump administration. “Sriram Krishnan will focus on ensuring …

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1 day, 14 hours ago

Younger Asian Americans navigate something new to their generation: Taking up space

LA Times

Karho Leung, 33, one of the founders of 12 Pell, a local barbershop, stands for his portrait on Pell Street in Manhattan’s Chinatown. “I am American, but I’m also South Asian,” she says. Born and raised in Las Vegas to a Filipino father and Mexican mother, the spoken word artist says that “it sounds like a different world” to hear …

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1 day, 17 hours ago

'It's telling': Insider spills about 'break from Mr. Trump' among Republican lawmakers

Raw Story

There is a "break" from Donald Trump happening among Republican lawmakers, according to a congressional insider who broke down the recent votes for a bill to fund the federal government. United States Representative Rep. Madeleine Dean, who previously called out President-elect Donald Trump's "incoherent" plans for immigration on CNN, appeared on MSNBC on Saturday. It does not work for the …

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1 day, 17 hours ago

A Native American tribe is closer to acquiring more land in Arizona after decades of delay

Associated Press

Federal officials have joined with the state of Arizona to begin fulfilling a settlement agreement that was reached with the Hopi Tribe nearly three decades ago, marking what tribal officials described as a historic day. A long time coming Friday’s filing was born out of the 1996 passage of the Navajo-Hopi Land Dispute Settlement Act, which ratified an agreement between …

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1 day, 21 hours ago

Chennai-born Indian American Caitlin Sandra Neil crowned Miss India USA 2024

India Today

Caitlin Sandra Neil, a Chennai-born Indian American teenager, was crowned Miss India USA 2024 at the annual pageant held in New Jersey. Sanskriti Sharma from Illinois was crowned Mrs. India USA, and Arshita Kathpalia from Washington won the Miss Teen India USA title in the pageant organized by the India Festival Committee. Rijul Maini, Miss India USA 2023 and Sneha …

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2 days, 1 hour ago

Justice Thomas hit with new allegations of undisclosed jet and yacht trips: report

Raw Story

Early Saturday morning, Senate Democrats released the results of an investigation that alleges that Justice Clarence Thomas once again failed to disclose trips paid for by one of his billionaire benefactors. According to a report from the Washington Post's Justin Jouvenal, a 20-month investigation conducted by Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee turned up previously undisclosed Thomas jet and yacht …

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2 days, 9 hours ago

Florida students are giving up Saturdays to learn Black history lessons their schools don’t teach

Associated Press

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Buried among Florida’s manicured golf courses and sprawling suburbs are the artifacts of its slave-holding past: the long-lost cemeteries of enslaved people, the statutes of Confederate soldiers that still stand watch over town squares, the old plantations turned into modern subdivisions that bear the same name. Florida has required public schools to teach African American history for …

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Oath Keeper sentenced as judge laments 'true American hero' who 'turned against democracy'

Raw Story

A federal judge on Friday sentenced a former leader of the Oath Keepers militia group to three years of probation in exchange for the Army combat veteran’s extensive cooperation with prosecutors investigating the violent MAGA-inspired attack on the Capitol, according to media reports. But the road to redemption for Joshua James came with a catch: he was required to hand …

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2 days, 13 hours ago

'Got a little dark and swampy': MAGA lawmaker reacts after House OKs spending bill

Raw Story

WASHINGTON — Rep. Anna Paulina Luna exclusively told Raw Story that she isn't at all concerned about tech billionaire Elon Musk's interference with the legislative process that caused a government shutdown threat and days of chaos as Republicans scuttled a bipartisan continuing resolution. "What we're seeing right now is this, really, time in politics where people can get direct feedback …

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2 days, 14 hours ago

How Merseyside became America’s 51st state

New York Times

Beyond the dust of Liverpool’s dock road and the huge lorries rolling in and out of the city’s port, the glass panels of Everton’s new home at the Bramley-Moore Dock sparkle impressively, radiating ambition. Meanwhile, a third, League Two side Tranmere Rovers, could join them if the English Football League ratifies a takeover by a consortium led by Donald Trump’s …

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2 days, 14 hours ago

Who is the politician at the center of the latest Chinese influence scandal?

LA Times

An Arcadia City Council member is the fiancée of a man charged by federal prosecutors this week with acting as an illegal agent for the Chinese government by attempting to influence local politicians, according to court records and interviews. “He’s been very active in Southern California for a long time.” Residents said Sun threw and promoted numerous events in the …

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2 days, 21 hours ago

Murder and terrorism charges brought against Iranian officer in 2022 killing of American in Iraq

Associated Press

NEW YORK — An Iranian officer blamed for the 2022 killing of an American in Iraq has been charged in New York with federal murder and terrorism crimes, authorities announced on Friday. Federal authorities in New York City said Mohammad Reza Nouri, a captain in Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, has been charged in Manhattan federal court with multiple terrorism and …

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3 days, 7 hours ago

Pig War: The war that wasn’t

The Hindu

In 1859, a boundary dispute on the U.S.-Canada border almost escalated into a full-scale conflict, all because of a pig. The incident took place on the San Juan Islands, a disputed territory in the Pacific Northwest, where the U.S. and British territories met. Escalation of tensions British authorities on Vancouver Island backed Griffin, seeing this as an opportunity to assert …

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3 days, 14 hours ago

Indians second-largest group to get US citizenship in FY24

India Today

There's desi dhamaka in the US again. Indians solidified their presence in the US by becoming the second-largest group to obtain American citizenship or Green Card in FY 2024. Data from the US Citizenship and Immigration Services reveals that 49,700 Indians were naturalised, making up 6.1% of all new US citizens. The majority of naturalised citizens come to the United …

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3 days, 14 hours ago

US charges IRGC officer with killing of American citizen in Iraq

Al Jazeera

US says Mohammad Reza Nouri orchestrated the killing of Stephen Troell in 2022 as revenge for Qassem Soleimani. The United States has charged an alleged officer of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps with “terrorism and murder” over the killing of a US citizen in Iraq in 2022. The Department of Justice released the charges on Friday, accusing Mohammad Reza Nouri …

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3 days, 21 hours ago

American Airlines settles lawsuit filed by 3 Black men who were ordered off a flight

Associated Press

American Airlines said Thursday it has settled a federal race discrimination lawsuit filed by three Black men who were ordered to deboard a flight last January. The plaintiffs – Alvin Jackson, Emmanuel Jean Joseph and Xavier Veal – said they and five other Black men were ordered to deboard an American flight from Phoenix to New York on Jan. 5, …

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Trump vows to 'stop transgender lunacy' as a top priority

Gaslighting and the price good people pay for confronting the latest American tragedy

Trump vows to 'stop transgender lunacy' as a top priority

Trump appoints Indian American entrepreneur as senior policy advisor on AI

Panama rejects Trump's threat to take control of Canal

An atheist explains why America should 'become more truly Christian'

After Panama Canal, Trump now wants US to buy Greenland: 'Absolute necessity'

US higher education is staring at an uncertain future under Trump

Indian American entrepreneur is Trump's pick for senior policy advisor for AI

Younger Asian Americans navigate something new to their generation: Taking up space

'It's telling': Insider spills about 'break from Mr. Trump' among Republican lawmakers

A Native American tribe is closer to acquiring more land in Arizona after decades of delay

Chennai-born Indian American Caitlin Sandra Neil crowned Miss India USA 2024

Justice Thomas hit with new allegations of undisclosed jet and yacht trips: report

Florida students are giving up Saturdays to learn Black history lessons their schools don’t teach

Oath Keeper sentenced as judge laments 'true American hero' who 'turned against democracy'

'Got a little dark and swampy': MAGA lawmaker reacts after House OKs spending bill

How Merseyside became America’s 51st state

Who is the politician at the center of the latest Chinese influence scandal?

Murder and terrorism charges brought against Iranian officer in 2022 killing of American in Iraq

Pig War: The war that wasn’t

Indians second-largest group to get US citizenship in FY24

US charges IRGC officer with killing of American citizen in Iraq

American Airlines settles lawsuit filed by 3 Black men who were ordered off a flight