© 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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Criminal justice group calls for closure of 10 CA prisons
FILE – In this June 14, 2005 file photo a correctional officer walks near a gate, which is one of two entrances into Kern Valley State Prison, in Delano, Calif. This prison is one of 10 that a criminal justice reform group is calling for to be closed. (AP Photo/Ric […]
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OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Dakota Access pipeline to remain in operation despite calls for shutdown | Biden hopes to boost climate spending by $14B | White House budget proposes $1.4B for environmental justice
TGIF! Welcome to Overnight Energy, your source for the day’s energy and environment news. Please send tips and comments to Rachel Frazin at [email protected], and follow her on Twitter: @RachelFrazin. Reach Zack Budryk at [email protected] or follow him on Twitter: @BudrykZack. Signup for our newsletter and others HERE. Today the Biden […]
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How Zack Snyder and the VFX team reimagined ‘Justice League’ and created those new scenes
It may have taken five years, but Zack Snyder’s original vision for Justice League is preserved for posterity in the just-released Snyder Cut, now streaming on HBO Max. But turning the 2017 version of Justice League, which was completed by Joss Whedon, into Zack Snyder’s Justice League wasn’t Snyder’s task […]
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Merrick Garland vows justice after Capitol riot
Good morning! We hope you had a great weekend. Welcome back to 10 Things in Politics. I’m Brent Griffiths. Sign up here to get this newsletter in your inbox each day. Send your tips and thoughts to [email protected] or tweet me @BrentGriffiths. Here’s what you need to know: 1. WHAT TO […]
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Biden needs to make good on environmental justice promises
After four years of an administration that seemed not only indifferent but actively hostile to questions of environmental justice (EJ), the prospect of a Biden administration carries the hope of a long-needed course correction. Indeed President-Elect Joe BidenJoe BidenNew York Post editorial board calls on President Trump to ‘start thinking’ […]
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Lovemore N’dou – The boxer who traded in his gloves for law and justice
A SHARP GLANCE down to the gold Rolex wrapped around his left wrist lets him know it’s almost time. In one Hollywood-like flourish, he scoops up his jacket, slips in the left arm, then the right; the finishing touch to his immaculate black Armani suit. After straightening his silver tie […]
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California Supreme Court gets historic new justice
Drip, drip, drip…those election results are still coming in. Ready for the latest? WHAT WE KNOW Proposition 15, the split roll property tax measure that would require commercial property worth more than $3 million to be assessed at market value, went down to defeat. The Associated Press called the race […]
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Google Paid Apple Billions To Dominate Search On iPhones, Justice Department Says : NPR
The Justice Department says Google CEO Sundar Pichai (left) met privately with Apple chief Tim Cook in 2018 to discuss how their two companies could collaborate. Bertrand Guay/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Bertrand Guay/AFP via Getty Images The Justice Department says Google CEO Sundar Pichai (left) met […]
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Capital Region student joins fight for racial justice one song at a time
SLINGERLANDS, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Many people angered and frustrated by racial and social injustice have been searching for ways to make real change. One Capital Region college student is working to do that with every song he sings. During the height of the pandemic, Ari Miller was like many other […]
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Appreciations of Justice Ginsburg and Mozart, takedown of Bob Woodward
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. (Nikki Kahn / Washington Post/Getty) It is no wonder that Mary McNamara won the Pulitzer Prize in 2015 for Criticism. Her appreciation on the front page [“RBG’s Final Call for Justice,” Sept. 19], coming from an Irish Catholic about Jewish Supreme Court Justice Ruth […]
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Sing A Song For Racial Justice Every Day With Washington Revels
WASHINGTON, DC — Washington Revels and Carpe Diem Arts have teamed up to give audiences a Daily Antidote of Song with a special end-of-August focus on “Singing for Racial Justice.” The program initially started in early April as a respite for singers trapped at home due to the coronavirus panedmic. […]