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Trump is reversing the Justice Department's civil rights policies
Trump is reversing the Civil Rights Division's positions on major legal issues, including voting rights, abortion rights and DEI initiatives.NBC News - 13h -
Midnight Society shuts down and kills Dead Drop game
In the wake of parting ways with gaming personality Dr. Disrespect, Midnight Society has closed its doors and killed the first-person shooter game Dead Drop.VentureBeat - 17h -
WhatsApp says journalists and civil society members were targets of Israeli spyware
Messaging app said it had ‘high confidence’ some users were targeted and ‘possibly compromised’ by Paragon Solutions spyware. Nearly 100 journalists and other members of civil society using ...The Guardian - 7h -
Vatican: AI-generated deepfakes can ‘undermine the foundations of society’
A document released Tuesday by the Vatican outlines ethical guidelines for the use of artificial intelligence and issued a warning that the technology could “undermine the foundations of society.” ...The Hill - 3d -
From secret societies to Selfridges: the eccentric geniuses responsible for the macabre world of tarot
A new exhibition shows how, over the centuries, the cards went from courtly novelty to occultish tool of divination – and the way in which the art form is still evolving. There are few more ...The Guardian - 4d -
Sudan’s biggest oil refinery is on fire as its bloody civil war rages
Fighting around Sudan's largest oil refinery set the sprawling complex ablaze, data analyzed by The AP on shows, sending thick smoke over the country’s capital.NBC News - 6d -
Trump is rolling back a Civil Rights-era anti-discrimination rule
President Trump revoked a 1965 rule that prohibited federal contractors from discriminating against employees or job applicants.CBS News - Jan. 24 -
Man charged with murder of Maltese journalist released on bail
A Maltese court on Friday granted bail to a prominent businessman who is charged with complicity in the murder of anti-corruption journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia in 2017.NBC News - Jan. 24 -
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Trump DOJ leaders freeze civil rights litigation, police reform agreements
The Justice Department has put a freeze on civil rights litigation and indicated it could rethink numerous police reform agreements with local departments that were negotiated under the Biden ...The Hill - Jan. 23 -
Trump Seeks to Paralyze Independent Privacy and Civil Liberties Watchdog
The Trump White House has told three Democratic-selected members of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board to resign or be fired, which would stop the independent agency from functioning.The New York Times - Jan. 22 -
Journalist shot dead, prosecutor's office bombed in Peru
Gaston Medina previously told the Committee to Protect Journalists he received death threats related to his reporting.CBS News - Jan. 21 -
Biden pardons civil rights leader on last day
Garvey, one of the earliest internationally-known Black civil rights leaders, was convicted of mail fraud in 1923.ABC News - Jan. 20 -
Martin Luther King III urges return of civility, focus on equality
Martin Luther King III, a civil rights activist and the son of Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, spoke to CBS News on MLK Day and Trump's inauguration.CBS News - Jan. 20 -
China executes 2 men who committed deadly attacks known as 'revenge on society crimes'
China has executed two men who committed deadly attacks that killed dozens in November, raising concerns about a surge in what are called “revenge on society crimes.”NBC News - Jan. 20 -
China executes 2 men who committed attacks known as 'revenge on society crimes'
China has executed two men who committed deadly attacks that killed dozens in November, raising concerns about a surge in what are called “revenge on society crimes.”ABC News - Jan. 20 -
Trump Will Strip Protections from Career Civil Servants, Miller Says
The incoming deputy chief of staff told lawmakers that early action would include directives to give President-elect Donald J. Trump more control over federal workers, as well as on energy and ...The New York Times - Jan. 20 -
Biden pardons 5, including late civil rights activist and Virginia Speaker
President Biden on Sunday announced pardons for five individuals, including multiple civil rights advocates, and commuted the sentences of two others. “America is a country built on the promise of ...The Hill - Jan. 19 -
Are we a racist society? The majority of us say no – but science begs to differ
Although greater awareness of prejudice would suggest we are less bigoted than ever, empirical evidence indicates not. Q&A with Keon West, author of The Science of Racism Do we still have a ...The Guardian - Jan. 18 -
I’ve seen government reform work, but only with experienced civil servants
If reform is needed — and it no doubt is — achieving meaningful reform without the cooperation of career professionals is a non-starter.The Hill - Jan. 18 -
Remote Work for Civil Servants Faces a Challenge Under Trump
Federal employees and others in the capital have grown attached to work-from-home arrangements. But hybrid work may disappear in the second Trump era.The New York Times - Jan. 17 -
‘We are ready’: the ACLU is prepared to fight Trump’s attacks on civil liberties
Organization faces arguably its biggest test with Trump’s return to power with deportation, free speech and immigration on the agenda. The American Civil Liberties Union, a leading defender of ...The Guardian - Jan. 17 -
Sid Meier's Civilization VII Release Date, Platforms, And Everything We Know
One of the first major game releases of 2025 is one that players have been waiting years and years for. Sid Meier's Civilization VII is finally arriving after a long, eight-year hiatus ...GameSpot - Jan. 16 -
U.S. Hits Sudan's Leader With Sanctions Over Brutal Civil War
The move comes after the Biden administration last week accused a Sudanese rebel group of committing genocide.The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 16 -
Two giant films poke at our current society. Is it on purpose?
Do films like 'Wicked' and 'Gladiator II' tell stories that tackle societal realities in order to meet a need, or do audiences interpret them through the lens they bring into the theater?Los Angeles Times - Jan. 16 -
Ancient DNA suggests women were heart of social networks in Celtic society in Britain
Genetic evidence from a late Iron Age cemetery in southern Britain shows that women were closely related while unrelated men tended to come into the community from elsewhere, likely after marriageABC News - Jan. 15 -
Celtic Women Held Sway in ‘Matrilocal’ Societies
An ancient cemetery reveals a Celtic tribe that lived in England 2,000 years ago and that was organized around maternal lineages, according to a DNA analysis.The New York Times - Jan. 15 -
Record number of journalists dead in Gaza war
The conflict between Israel and Hamas has been especially deadly for the people documenting it.CBS News - Jan. 13 -
Alec Baldwin sues prosecutors in Rust trial, alleging civil rights violations
Actor has filed civil lawsuit claiming prosecutors targeted him for professional or political gain, and intentionally concealed evidence that vindicated him. Actor Alec Baldwin has filed a civil ...The Guardian - Jan. 10 -
Tietoevry: A Nordic Vision for Global AI Innovation - reshaping businesses and societies
Tietoevry has played a leading role in many technology evolution cycles that have enhanced quality of life and the societies we live in. The era of AI will once again offer new opportunities for ...CBS News - Jan. 9 -
Civil servant long-term sickness hits post-pandemic high in UK
Ministry of Justice was department with highest average length of absenceFinancial Times - Jan. 9 -
Iran Frees Italian Journalist Cecilia Sala
Sala’s arrest in Tehran last month had sparked fears of a lengthy hostage crisis. Italy is expected to free Iranian businessman, wanted by the U.S., as part of a deal.The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 8 -
Italian journalist Cecilia Sala freed by Iran
Reports said Sala had been held in solitary confinement in Tehran's notorious Evin prison.BBC News - Jan. 8 -
U.S. accuses one side in Sudan's vicious civil war of genocide
The U.S. government has determined that Sudan's RSF paramilitary force and its allies have committed genocide in the country's raging civil war.CBS News - Jan. 7 -
Evening Report — 'Order and civility' return to Jan. 6
❄️ Plus: Dangerous winter storms blast the US from the East Coast to the Midwest. {beacon} Evening Report © Greg Nash Trump victory certified in drama-free Jan. 6 anniversary CONGRESS FORMALLY ...The Hill - Jan. 6 -
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Texas GOP civil war reaches bruising climax with leadership battle
Long-simmering tensions within the Texas GOP are spilling out into the open amid a heated battle for the state House Speaker seat. The fight underscores long-standing friction between the rump of ...The Hill - Jan. 5 -
Body of missing Indian journalist found in septic tank
Mukesh Chandrakar's corpse was found with severe injuries consistent with a blunt-force attack, police say.BBC News - Jan. 5 -
The journalist, the manager, the fax machine and the hairdryer
Journalist Jonathan Northcroft tells Kelly Cates about his first experience of meeting Sir Alex Ferguson.BBC News - Jan. 2
