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Sikhs deported from US forced to remove turbans – AsAmNews
As the latest deportation flights from the US landed in India over the weekend, authorities receiving them at the airport discovered that at least 24 Sikh men had been forced to remove their turbans while in detention. For baptized Sikh men, uncut hair bound in a turban is a mark of faith. To add to the indignity, US authorities had
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Zelensky ‘politely declines’ to sign agreement granting U.S. mining rights for half of Ukraine’s ‘future mineral reserves’ — Meduza
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has reportedly refused to sign an agreement presented by American lawmakers in Munich that would have pledged half of Ukraine’s “future mineral reserves” to U.S. mining interests. On Friday, Washington Post journalist Josh Rogin tweeted the following: — Read on…
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Elon Musk calls for US to 'delete entire agencies' from federal government | Euronews https://www.euronews.com/2025/02/13/elon-musk-calls-for-us-to-delete-entire-agencies-from-federal-government (Me: president Musk - no way!)
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GOP Sen. Chuck Grassley Says Trump Isn’t Following The Law | HuffPost Latest News
The Iowa Republican said the president needs to notify Congress before firing watchdogs in charge of rooting out waste, fraud and corruption. — Read on www.huffpost.com/entry/donald-trump-inspector-general-grassley_n_67ace0dbe4b0f939708cb3bb
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Russia asks Elon Musk to hand over names of dissidents
MPs in Moscow wants a list of Russians funded by USAid, the American aid scheme shut down by Donald Trump, to be given to the security services — Read on www.thetimes.com/world/europe/article/russia-elon-musk-list-names-dissidents-usaid-s798gktd7
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US aid freeze claims first victims as oxygen supplies cut off
Seventy-one-year-old woman dies after being sent home from USAID funded hospital. Others die after hospitals close in refugee camps — Read on www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/climate-and-people/us-aid-freeze-claims-first-victims-as-oxygen-supplies-cut/
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Heather Cox Richardson: Which Matters More: Voting Rights or Gun Rights?
Heather Cox Richardson brilliantly identifies the signal flaw of the MAGA movement. Trump described the Second Amendment right to bear arms as “… Heather Cox Richardson: Which Matters More: Voting Rights or Gun Rights?
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Trump administration owes U.S. business millions in unpaid bills, lawsuit says – Los Angeles Times
The Trump administration’s dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development is stiffing American businesses on hundreds of millions of dollars in unpaid bills for work that has already been done, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday. The administration’s abrupt freeze on foreign aid also is forcing mass layoffs by U.S. suppliers and contractors for USAID,…
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Religious groups suing over immigration arrests at houses of worship – Los Angeles Times
Source: Religious groups suing over immigration arrests at houses of worship - Los Angeles Times
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Trump ordered by judge to immediately restore frozen funding | Trump administration | The Guardian
John McConnell says administration had defied earlier order to resume disbursement of billions of dollars Anna Betts Mon 10 Feb 2025 16.15 EST Share A federal judge said on Monday that the Trump administration had defied his order to unfreeze billions in federal funding and issued a directive demanding that the government “immediately restore frozen funding”. In…
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NOAA told to search its grants for climate change terms https://www.axios.com/2025/02/09/noaa-search-grants-climate-change-terms
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This "Legal" Item Is Banned On Cruises—& Getting Caught Out Could Be A Costly Lesson (CBD products) https://www.thetravel.com/the-legal-item-banned-on-cruises-could-be-costly-is-caught/
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Trump’s immigration moves put Afghans who helped with US airstrikes against Taliban in limbo | AP News
Source: Trump's immigration moves put Afghans who helped with US airstrikes against Taliban in limbo | AP News
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Street Protest (24 photos)
In the world of street art, walls become megaphones for those without a platform. Across cities and alleyways, artists leave statements that … Street Protest (24 photos)
http://nedhamsonsecondlineviewofthenews.com/2025/02/09/street-protest-24-photos/
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German court orders X to hand over election data in legal blow to Musk’s platform – POLITICO
A German court handed Elon Musk’s X a legal defeat, ruling that the platform must immediately provide researchers with access to data on politically related content ahead of the country’s Feb. 23 election. The court decision, seen by POLITICO, was issued Thursday and marks one of the first major judicial tests of the European Union’s Digital Services Act (DSA), raising fresh…
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Wyoming Republicans’ anti-abortion bill inadvertently targets chemotherapy and surgeries | Wyoming | The Guardian
...Wyoming attorneys and healthcare law professionals at Boston University, George Washington University, Johns Hopkins and Pittsburgh University, say the problem is that a broad swath of healthcare procedures can be considered to cause “harm” by design. “There’s a slew of medical procedures, surgeries, treatments that can have potentially positive…
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The Christian Case for Separation of Church and State | Diane Ravitch’s blog
Benjamin Cremer is a Wesleyan minister on Idaho. He posted an important commentary, making the Christian case for separation of church and state. I believe in the separation of church and state as a Christian, not because I’m against Christianity, but because I know the history of Christianity. It is because I have studied all… — Read on…
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CÚNG | Thanh Dang
A poem in Vietnamese by Thanh DangTranslator: Nguyễn Thị Phương Trâm ancestral offerings and prayers give thanks to the Gods of the Landthank God … CÚNG | Thanh Dang
http://nedhamsonsecondlineviewofthenews.com/2025/01/30/cung-thanh-dang/
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Electricity bill going up? It’s complicated but don’t blame renewables.
Berkeley Lab just released a report on what’s behind increasing electricity rates. For those of you not familiar with utility jargon, I’ll try to … Electricity bill going up? It’s complicated but don’t blame renewables.
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Caroline Kennedy calls cousin RFK Jr a predator ahead of confirmation hearing | Trump administration | The Guardian
Source: Caroline Kennedy calls cousin RFK Jr a predator ahead of confirmation hearing | Trump administration | The Guardian
Long time activist/researcher. Was an editor in days gone by. Focussed now on #environment, #climate, and #pandemic issues along with human rights, animal rights, and immigrant rights. https://nedhamsonsecondlineviewofthenews.com Authored/co-authored three books on quality management, #innovation and organizational change. Worked in Democratic politics as researcher and #speechwriter for two #Democrat city council members. My father and grandfather emigrated from Oldham, England in 1912.
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