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Senegalese women take aim at polluting countries in march for climate justice
Senegalese women marched in Dakar for climate justice Saturday, calling for what they call “polluting countries” to curb greenhouse gas emissions ahead of the 2024 UN Climate Change Conference ...World - ABC News - November 2 -
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Murray Sinclair, First Nation advocate for justice and Canadian senator, has died
Murray Sinclair, a former First Nation judge, senator and chair of the commission that delved into Canada’s troubled history of residential schools for First Nations students, has diedWorld - ABC News - November 4 -
Jim Justice wins West Virginia Senate race, flipping the seat for Republicans
NBC News projects the state's Republican governor Jim Justice flipped the seat currently held by Democratic-turned-independent Joe Manchin, who is retiring.Top stories - NBC News - 6 days ago -
West Virginia attorney general wins governor's race to replace Jim Justice
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey (R) is the projected winner of the state's gubernatorial race, according to The Hill/Decision Desk HQ. Morrisey defeated Democratic nominee Steve ...Politics - The Hill - 6 days ago -
‘If We Care About Justice in America, There’s Going to Be a Lot of Work to Do’
Two Opinion writers consider a second term for Donald Trump.Top stories - The New York Times - 6 days ago -
The Justice Department policy that could end some Trump prosecutions
A longstanding Justice Department policy could be applied to some of former President Donald Trump's legal cases as conversations are underway about winding down the prosecutions before Trump takes ...Top stories - CBS News - 5 days ago -
Trump poised to appoint conservative justices if Thomas, Alito step down
President-elect Donald Trump's return to the White House puts him in a position to influence the make-up of the Supreme Court and the effects could be felt for decades. CBS News legal contributor ...Top stories - CBS News - 4 days ago -
Justice Department files charges in murder-for-hire scheme targeting Donald Trump
The Department of Justice announced charges against an Iranian man and two others in a plot to kill President-elect Donald Trump.Politics - NBC News - 4 days ago -
Justice Department unseals alleged Iranian plot to kill Trump
The Justice Department on Friday revealed an alleged Iranian plot to kill President-elect Trump during his campaign this fall. A newly unsealed criminal complaint reveals that Farhad Shakeri, 51, ...Politics - The Hill - 4 days ago -
Justice Department files charges in murder-for-hire scheme targeting Trump
The Department of Justice charged an Iranian man in a murder-for-hire plot to assassinate President-elect Trump while he was still a candidate and two others in a plot to kill an American ...Top stories - NBC News - 4 days ago -
Supreme Court unlikely to see justices retire before Trump takes office
Justice Sonia Sotomayor is the first Hispanic justice and at 70, is not the oldest member of the Supreme Court.Politics - CBS News - 4 days ago -
Top Justice Department official worries Putin could target enemies in America
Mysterious deaths of Putin critics around the world highlight Russia's long and violent reach. A top U.S. Justice Department official explains his concerns for the U.S.Top stories - CBS News - Yesterday -
Justice Department sues to block UnitedHealth Group's $3.3 billion purchase of Amedisys
The Justice Department is suing to block UnitedHealth Group’s $3.3 billion purchase of AmedisysHealth - ABC News - 1 hour ago -
Democrats are nervous — and Harris may be OK with that
Democrats are notoriously quick to worry and slow to appease.Top stories - NBC News - October 17 -
Luís Roberto Barroso, Brazil’s Chief Justice, Defends Supreme Court’s Expanded Power
The chief justice of Brazil’s Supreme Court, Luís Roberto Barroso, defended the court in the face of growing debate over its aggressive role in politics.World - The New York Times - October 16 -
The judge handling Boeing’s plea deal asks Justice Department to explain its diversity policy
The federal judge considering Boeing’s plea deal with prosecutors wants to know how the Justice Department’s diversity, equity and inclusion policies would affect the selection of an independent ...Politics - NBC News - October 16 -
NH Supreme Court justice indicted over alleged attempts to interfere with investigation into husband
New Hampshire Supreme Court Associate Justice Anna Barbara Hantz Marconi was indicted for allegedly trying to interfere in a criminal investigation into her husband, state officials announced ...Politics - The Hill - October 17 -
Trump speaks at Al Smith dinner after Harris during rally ridicules ‘father of IVF’ claim – US politics live
Donald Trump receives warm response and criticises lack of personal appearance by Kamala Harris, who spotlights reproductive rights during rally in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Don’t miss important US ...World - The Guardian - October 18 -
Bondholders could make $14bn from emerging market restructurings, says Debt Justice
Campaign group says debt resolution in countries from Ghana to Ukraine means potential big profits for investorsWorld - Financial Times - October 18 -
Yahya Sinwar’s death raises ceasefire hopes and is a ‘moment of justice’ says Biden – Middle East crisis live
US president tells Netanyahu ‘let’s make this moment an opportunity to seek a path to peace, a better future in Gaza without Hamas’. At least 28 people have been killed in an Israeli airstrike on a ...World - The Guardian - October 18 -
Why fight for justice isn't over in India's 'horrific' widow-burning case, 37 years on
Roop Kanwar was burned alive in 1987 on her husband’s funeral pyre. Her story is making headlines again.Top stories - BBC News - October 19 -
Lidia Thorpe shrugs off Dutton’s call to resign, saying she’s looking for ‘justice’ not re-election
Independent senator, who made international headlines for heckling King Charles about Indigenous injustices, says people should ‘get used to truth-telling’. Follow our Australia news live blog ...World - The Guardian - October 22 -
DOJ warns Elon Musk's America PAC that $1M voter giveaways could be illegal
Elon Musk's America PAC has been giving away $1 million daily, an effort it debuted in conjunction with Musk's push to register swing-state voters.Top stories - NBC News - October 23 -
‘Time has come’: Commonwealth heads agree to reparatory justice dialogue despite reluctant UK
UK government stresses it does not pay reparations and said before Chogm summit that issue was not on agenda. Commonwealth leaders have resolved that “the time has come” for a conversation on ...World - The Guardian - October 26 -
Commonwealth nations adopt their first ocean declaration
Commonwealth countries have adopted their first ocean declaration during their summit held for the first time in the Pacific island nation of SamoaWorld - ABC News - October 26 -
Republican Jim Justice wins West Virginia Senate race, CBS News projects
Republican West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice will win his state's Senate race, flipping the seat red, CBS News projects. Scott MacFarlane looks at other key races that could determine control of ...Top stories - CBS News - 6 days ago -
Rounded up, massacred and posted on social media: can Ethiopia bring justice for atrocities in Tigray?
The country is about to start investigating crimes reported in a brutal regional war. But trust is at an all-time low and survivors feel forgotten. Meaza Teklemariam was seven months pregnant when ...World - The Guardian - 5 days ago -
US justice department files charges over alleged Iranian plot to kill Trump
Trump campaign said US officials warned him in September about suspected Iranian assassination plot. The US justice department is bringing criminal charges over an Iranian plot to kill the ...World - The Guardian - 4 days ago -
Justice Department says Mississippi Senate paid a Black attorney less than her white colleagues for years
The discrimination lawsuit said Kristie Metcalfe was paid "significantly less" than her white co-workers for 8 years.Politics - NBC News - 3 days ago -
Sen. Bernie Sanders says he doesn't support urging Justice Sonia Sotomayor to step down
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., on Sunday defended keeping Justice Sonia Sotomayor on the Supreme Court, after some Democrats have reportedly considered pressuring her to step down while President Joe ...Top stories - NBC News - 2 days ago -
Bernie Sanders says he doesn’t support urging Justice Sotomayor to step down
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Meet the Press says he doesn’t support urging Justice Sonia Sotomayor, who is 70, to step down from her post while President Joe Biden can nominate a liberal ...Top stories - NBC News - 2 days ago -
How fierce Trump ally Kash Patel could help reshape the FBI or Justice Department
Trump ally Kash Patel, a former Defense Department official who wants to end the "Deep State," could make big changes if he's given a top spot at the FBI or DOJ.Top stories - ABC News - Yesterday
