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Written by By DAVID CRARY and RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press

Published: 20 August 2019

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Planned Parenthood said Monday it's pulling out of the federal family planning program rather than abide by a new Trump administration rule prohibiting clinics from referring women for abortions

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Written by Jeffrey L. Boney, NNPA Newswire Contributor

Published: 20 August 2019

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Attorney Benjamin Crump threatens to bring national civil rights and mental health advocates to Galveston if Sept. 15 deadline not met to release body camera footage

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Written by By BILL BARROW Associated Press

Published: 19 August 2019

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Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren framed their Democratic presidential bids in personal, faith-based terms Saturday before Black millennial Christians who could help determine which candidate becomes the leading progressive alternative to former Vice President Joe Biden

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Written by By TOM HAYS and MICHAEL R. SISAK undefined

Published: 19 August 2019

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New York City's police commissioner on Monday fired an officer involved in the 2014 chokehold death of an unarmed Black man whose dying cries of "I can't breathe" fueled a national debate over race and police use of force

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Written by KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press

Published: 19 August 2019

 

Repeated warnings that the state's voting machines are "unreliable, insecure, unverifiable" were ignored

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Written by By Stacy M. Brown

Published: 16 August 2019

The video, which Wester recorded after mistakenly believing he had shut off his body and dash cam, shows the officer pulling a woman over for an alleged traffic violation. 

Mary Maddox said Officer Zachary Wester’s behavior would have gone undetected had it not been for the eagle eye of an assistant State Attorney who was responsible for reviewing evidence in the pre-trials of the accused

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Written by By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press

Published: 16 August 2019

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Bidding was drawing to a close Friday for a basketball jersey believed to have been worn by President Barack Obama

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Written by By NOMAAN MERCHANT Associated Press

Published: 15 August 2019

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A biographer of poet Emma Lazarus challenged the comment by the acting director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, explaining that Lazarus' words were her way of urging Americans "to embrace the poor and destitute of all places and origins"

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Written by By ERRIN HAINES AP National Writer

Published: 14 August 2019

 

Some Democratic voters question whether such labeling might prove counterproductive

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Written by Zeke Miller and Ashley Thomas, Associated Press

Published: 14 August 2019

Acting Director of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services Ken Cuccinelli (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) 

"This administration finally admitted what we've known all along: They think the Statue of Liberty only applies to White people," tweeted former Texas Rep. Beto O'Rourke, a Democratic presidential candidate.