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  • Published on 19:22 GMT

    Meet the Catholic ‘Girl Dad’ Leading the Charge for Women’s Sports in Maine

    The drama surrounding Graham Platner, who was forced to drop out of Maine’s race for the U.S. Senate amid accusations of sexual assault, has overshadowed another hotly contested election issue in the Pine Tree State: a proposed ballot initiative that would …

    Source: National Catholic Register - Center-right
  • Published on 07:18 GMT

    Maine’s Religious Schools Cannot Discriminate Against LGBTQ+ Students

    In a case involving a Catholic school, a federal court in Boston has ruled that religious schools in Maine seeking federal funding are not exempt from the Maine Human Rights Act, which prohibits discrimination by LGBTQ+ people    According to ACLU Maine, …

    Source: New Ways Ministry - Left-wing
  • Published on 06:01 GMT

    Remember the Maine

    Remember the Maine. It was the rallying cry that carried the United States into war with Spain in 1898. The battleship had blown up in Havana harbor, and we accused Spain of the deed. In fact the likeliest cause was a fire in a coal bunker igniting the …

    Source: The Press Dispatch - Indiana - Pending
  • Published on Jul 29, 2026

    Human Rights Council 's annual event salutes LGBTQ+ community

    July 28, 2026, 5:12 a.m. ET Visibility, resilience and community were celebrated as the Palm Beach's LGBTQ+ community came together for the annual Palm Beach Pride Happy Hour. The event, sponsored by the Palm Beach County Human Rights Council and …

    Source: Palm Beach Daily News - Florida - Neutral
  • Published on Jul 29, 2026

    After fatal ICE shooting, Maine community unites for accountability

    Under a blazing summer sun on Friday, July 17, hundreds of people gathered in downtown Biddeford to mourn the death of Johan Sebastián Guerrero, demand accountability for the fatal shooting of the Colombian immigrant by a federal immigration agent, and …

    Source: Amjambo Africa - Maine - Pending
  • Published on 19:24 GMT

    Deal or No Deal? Enforcing Preliminary Settlement Agreements

    Brief author introduction: My name is Sage Shaheen and I am a summer associate finishing the last week of my summer here at Pierce Atwood. You can find my previous writing and research for this blog here and here. The Law Court recently issued an opinion …

    Source: National Law Review - Neutral
  • Published on 13:32 GMT

    Abdul El-Sayed Fuses Together Two Toxic Ideologies

    Abdul El-Sayed is running for Senate as a Democrat in Michigan, where he is waging a close and bitter contest against Representative Haley Stevens in a primary that will be held on Tuesday. Were he to win, and then go on to defeat Mike Rogers, the presumed …

    Source: The Atlantic - Center-left
  • Published on 21:23 GMT

    ACLU Report Documents Civil Rights Violations by Immigration Agents

    Courtesy of ACLU Foundation of San Diego & Imperial Counties On July 20, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) released a new report, Agents of Chaos and Cruelty, documenting widespread civil rights violations carried out by immigration agents in …

    Source: The San Diego Voice and Viewpoint - California - Pending
  • Published on 10:02 GMT

    Ballot question aimed at Israel will ask Providence voters to divest city funds

    Zack Kligler, an organizer with Providence for Palestine, said the group is not aware of any countries other than Israel that would currently qualify. Get Rhode Map A weekday briefing from veteran Rhode Island reporters, focused on the things that matter …

    Source: The Boston Globe - Massachusetts - Center-left
  • Published on 19:53 GMT

    RFK Jr. Releases $600 Million for Gavi After Months-Long Vaccine Funding Freeze

    The Trump administration said Wednesday it will release $600 million in congressionally appropriated funding to Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, ending a monthslong freeze led by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over vaccine safety concerns. The State …

    Source: International Business Times Singapore - Pending
  • Published on 05:43 GMT

    US Congress hasn’t authorized Trump’s Iran war—or ended it

    On July 23, the House of Representatives voted 214-208 to direct President Donald Trump to remove US forces from hostilities with Iran unless Congress authorizes them. Hours later, the Senate rejected a motion to bring a separate war powers resolution out …

    Source: Asia Times - Neutral
  • Published on Jul 29, 2026

    The Anti-Democrat

    You won’t find a much harsher critic of the Democratic Party than the progressive trying to secure its nomination for Senate in Michigan, Abdul El-Sayed. When I caught up with him last week in Ann Arbor, he was at a café holding an outdoor roundtable with …

    Source: The Atlantic - Center-left
  • Published on Jul 29, 2026

    Congress Hasn’t Authorized Trump’s Iran War—or Ended It

    On July 23, the House of Representatives voted 214-208 to direct President Donald Trump to remove US forces from hostilities with Iran unless Congress authorizes them. Hours later, the Senate rejected a motion to bring a separate war powers resolution out …

    Source: Common Dreams - Left-wing
  • Published on Jul 20, 2026

    ICE fallout: TN human rights voices on high alert after fatal shootings

    Shootings involving federal immigration officers are drawing urgent warnings from human rights leaders, who say fatal encounters with agents are rising in Tennessee and across the U.S. Human Rights Watch reports deaths in ICE custody have more than doubled …

    Source: Nashville Herald - Tennessee - Pending
  • Published on Jul 18, 2026

    For Next FIFA World Cup, Make Human Rights The Goal

    EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY - July 13, 2025. Gianni Infantino, President of FIFA, and U.S. President Donald Trump present the FIFA Club World Cup trophy to Chelsea captain Reece James following the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 Final at MetLife Stadium in East …

    Source: Forbes - Neutral
  • Published on Jul 29, 2026

    An oasis inside the Cook County jail?

    In mid-February, a team from DLR Group, an international architectural firm, met with a coterie of local government officials to unveil plans for an open, airy 22,000-square-foot building it had been contracted to design in southwest Chicago. DLR’s …

    Source: Chicago Reader - Illinois - Left-wing
  • Published on Jul 29, 2026

    Bell-Bush rematch could be critical test for where national Democrats are heading

    Wesley Bell and Cori Bush are again facing each other to represent Missouri's St. Louis- and St. Louis County-based 1st Congressional District with a lot of familiar elements at play in a nationally watched primary. The issue differences, particularly …

    Source: KRPS - Kansas - Public Broadcaster
  • Published on Jul 23, 2026

    California Man Charged with Sex Trafficking in Maine

    A 40-year-old California man faces felony sex trafficking charges after being indicted by a grand jury in Maine. Shawn Bonneau of Fullerton, California is accused of compelling three adult women to perform commercial sex acts in Maine, and elsewhere, for …

    Source: Pure Oldies 105.5 - Maine - Pending
  • Published on 01:32 GMT

    State Department agrees to reinstate vaccine funding for Gavi

    WHO / Ismail Taxta The chair of the Senate appropriations committee said yesterday that the State Department has agreed to disburse US funding for Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance.  The department has been withholding $600 million appropriated by Congress …

    Source: CIDRAP - Neutral

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