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Trump's White House press ban clashes with 130 years of independent reporting — and the law

Shutterstock WASHINGTON – President Trump speaks at a White House press briefing after a Black Hawk helicopter collided with American Airlines flight 5342 by DCA airport, Jan. 30, 2025. “Fake News” — ...

2026-09-21

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US deportation flights to Haiti puts lives at risk amid worsening humanitarian crisis, HRW warns

Human Rights Watch warned on Monday that the US has deported more than 450 Haitians since the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitians ended in late July, sending them back to a country facing sp...

2026-09-21

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Pakistan launches deadly strikes on eastern Afghanistan

The strikes follow an attack on a police headquarters in northern Pakistan Friday that killed at least 31 people, including 16 officers.

2026-09-21

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Examples Of Trusting Donald Trump Only To Be Stabbed In The Back

It's hard to believe that being stabbed in the back could be ... exhausting.The postExamples Of Trusting Donald Trump Only To Be Stabbed In The Backappeared first onAbove the Law.

2026-09-21

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Trump’s White House press ban clashes with 130 years of independent reporting — and the law

Trump’s press ban collides with 130 years of independent White House reporting — and constitutional limits on taking away press access.

2026-09-21

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FIRE Newsdesk

Free speech news as it happens from the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression covering civil rights advocacy and First Amendment litigation. MORE FREE SPEECH News FROM FIRE WATCH VIDEO: In t...

2026-09-21

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Employees sue global agribusiness following criminal data breach

The workers accuse Archer-Daniels-Midland of failing to implement basic cybersecurity measures, allowing employees' Social Security numbers and other personal data to be posted to the dark web.

2026-09-21

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Weil Seeks To Strengthen Its ‘Platform’ As Merger Rumors Swirl

The inevitable rumor when your biggest rainmaker walks out the door.The postWeil Seeks To Strengthen Its ‘Platform’ As Merger Rumors Swirlappeared first onAbove the Law.

2026-09-21

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Mizzou professor faces investigation after resurfaced remarks about DEI

Mizzou is investigating professor Wayne Brekhus over comments he made about the university’s DEI rollback several months ago.

2026-09-21

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Mizzou investigates professor over months-old remarks about DEI

Shutterstock Jesse Hall dome above Francis Quadrangle at the University of Missouri campus in Columbia Sociology professor Wayne Brekhus is in trouble. Why? Because Brekhus talked about research and a...

2026-09-21

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The main Kremlin party keeps control of Russian parliament after a carefully orchestrated vote

It was the first parliamentary election to include residents of four Ukrainian regions that were seized and illegally annexed by Moscow later that year.

2026-09-21

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China expels generals accused of graft from Communist Party: State media

The announcement fit into the sweeping anti-corruption drive that has defined President Xi Jinping’s time in power.

2026-09-21

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EU proposes energy rating for data centers

Data centers have yet to become a political flashpoint in the 27-nation EU, as the bloc lags well behind the United States in AI development.

2026-09-21

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Prof disclosed student’s childhood abuse in book

PHILADELPHIA — A federal court in Pennsylvania allowed a former graduate student to pursue privacy and intentional infliction of emotional distress claims against a Penn State professor who published ...

2026-09-21

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Rebel Wilson appears in Sydney court over ‘The Deb’ producers’ sabotage allegations

The star of the “Pitch Perfect” films and “Bridesmaids” won a defamation suit in July.

2026-09-21

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Federal Reserve official says fighting inflation likely to be ‘painful’

The Fed generally fights inflation by raising interest rates to cool borrowing and spending. Historically, such rate hikes have often slowed growth and have even led to recessions.

2026-09-21

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England, Wales roll out specialist rape courtrooms to cut delays

More than 15,000 sexual offense cases are clogging England and Wales’ senior criminal court, with survivors often waiting months or years for a trial.

2026-09-21

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The 119th Congress ends with a whimper, not a bang

Despite claims about the historic productivity of this session of Congress, lawmakers passed less legislation than in previous years and ceded political power to the White House.

2026-09-21

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Canadian candidate lost by 1 after administrative error

OTTAWA, Ontario — The Supreme Court of Canada published its reasons for a Feb. 13, 2026 judgment in favor of a federal candidate who lost by one vote and asked for the annulment of the election in her...

2026-09-21

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Alabama judge freezes ICE construction site tactics after US citizen targeted

A Mobile federal judge temporarily stopped agents from entering private job sites without a warrant, doing roundups without suspicion and detaining people who show proof they're in the country legally...

2026-09-21