© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The seal of the United States Department of Justice is seen on the building exterior of the United States Attorney’s Office of the Southern District of New York in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., August 17, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Phot By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) […]
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Neo-Confederates worked with other far-right groups in failed efforts to preserve monuments
Photograph: Val Horvath Davidson/AP North Carolina members of the Sons of Confederate Veterans (SCV) collaborated with other neo-Confederate and far-right groups in failed efforts to preserve Confederate monuments in the state, according to emails, documents, and videos reviewed by the Guardian. Members of the coalition of groups protesting the removal […]
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Indigenous groups post billboards urging senators to confirm Deb Haaland
Indigenous groups are putting pressure on senators with billboards posted in multiple states urging them to confirm Rep. Deb HaalandDeb HaalandThe Memo: Biden faces first major setback as Tanden teeters OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Senate confirms former Michigan governor Granholm as Energy secretary | GOP bill would codify Trump rule on financing for fossil fuels, guns | Kennedy […]
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OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Five things to know about Texas’s strained electric grid | Biden honeymoon with green groups faces tests | Electric vehicles are poised to aid Biden in climate fight
HAPPY WEDNESDAY! Welcome to Overnight Energy, The Hill’s roundup of the latest energy and environment news. Please send tips and comments to Rebecca Beitsch at [email protected] Follow her on Twitter: @rebeccabeitsch. Reach Rachel Frazin at [email protected] or follow her on Twitter: @RachelFrazin. Signup for our newsletter and others HERE. ALL […]
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Indigenous groups mount campaign against ABC’s ‘Big Sky’
Indigenous groups are mounting a public campaign against the ABC drama “Big Sky,” which they are accusing of cultural insensitivity. The show’s plot focuses on young women kidnapped by a truck driver in Montana, where there is a disproportionately high rate of murdered and missing indigenous women and girls. Indigenous […]
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CA groups lobby for, against expanding paid sick leave
Good morning and welcome to the A.M. Alert! Thank you as always for reading. FIRST UP: California officials acted Wednesday to move everyone over age 65 into the state’s COVID-19 vaccine line, positioning them right after health care workers and skilled nursing home residents, a change made in response to […]
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Texas advocacy groups will hold virtual event to recognize lives lost on Transgender Day of Remembrance
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Many will remember the year 2020 for a litany of unfortunate milestones, including that it’s reported as the deadliest for violence against transgender and gender non-conforming people in the country’s history. A report released this week by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation detailed the violent deaths of […]
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Green groups sue over Arctic drilling plans
A coalition of six environmental groups is suing the Trump administration for its plans to expand drilling in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPRA). The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) finalized the Willow Project last month, allowing ConocoPhillips to produce up to 590 million total barrels of oil over the next […]
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Overnight Energy: EPA reapproves use of pesticide previously struck down in court | Interior OKs expanded oil activity in Alaska petroleum reserve | Green groups seek overturn of Colorado land plans after court decision ousting Pendley
HAPPY TUESDAY! Welcome to Overnight Energy, The Hill’s roundup of the latest energy and environment news. Please send tips and comments to Rebecca Beitsch at [email protected] Follow her on Twitter: @rebeccabeitsch. Reach Rachel Frazin at [email protected] or follow her on Twitter: @RachelFrazin. CLICK HERE to subscribe to our newsletter. WEEDING […]
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How Hulu’s ‘Monsterland’ Expertly Tells the Horror of Internet Conspiracy Groups
Refinery29 R29 Binge Club: The Boys Season 2 Recap This is not your daddy’s superhero show! If you watched season 1 of The Boys, Amazon’s reimagining of Garth Ennis and Darrick Robertson’s controversial comic then you’ll know that this series’ caped crusaders are far from the saccharine do-gooders that we’re […]
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China’s piggy bank, the National Social Security Fund, set to be among Ant Group’s top IPO investors
Ant Group is making room for China’s state pension fund, the National Social Security Fund (NSSF), to buy shares during the financial technology giant’s blockbuster initial public offering (IPO) in the coming weeks, according to people familiar with the matter. The group is favouring long-term investors who backed the country’s […]
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Montclair Residents, Groups Earn Awards For Safeguarding History
MONTCLAIR, NJ — It’s no secret that Montclair is a town steeped in local history. But sometimes it takes a helping hand – or several – to make sure that the past is kept safe for the future. Recently, the Montclair Township Historic Preservation Commission announced the 2020 recipients of […]
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Amid virus lockdowns, prison ministry groups had to adapt
Normally Teresa Stanfield spends her days in prisons talking with inmates about how she changed the course of her troubled life, and how they can do the same. But the coronavirus has locked her on the outside. “When COVID came and shut down programming, I was extremely disappointed,” said Stanfield, […]