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May 3, 2024
ZACAPA RUM AND RAUL LOPEZ OF LUAR UNVEIL A LIMITED-EDITION COLLECTION: AN ODE TO HERITAGE, COMMUNITY, AND CRAFTSMANSHIP
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Water Engineering Inc., a Portfolio Company of Nolan Capital, Announces the Acquisition of WET Solutions, Inc., a Leading Provid
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Governments of Canada, Saskatchewan and Prince Albert Grand Council announce funding to study implementation of Indigenous-led p
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The Ply Gem® Brand Debuts Ply Gem Pro Academy: Enhanced Training Resources for the Exterior Contractor
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"The Firing Squad" Sets Wide USA Theatrical Release
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Triple-I Stresses Preparedness for ‘Very Active’ 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season
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AHF Backs FTC Challenge to Big Pharma Junk Patents
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Melmark's Dream Maker's Ball Raised $500,000 to Support Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
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Ronald McDonald House Charities Bay Area Welcomes Porsche Gordon as Vice President of Advancement
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Valley Children's Receives Historic $15 Million Gift to Create Advanced Cell Therapy Program for Pediatric Cancer
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REAL SALT LAKE AND ALSCO UNIFORMS EXTEND PARTNERSHIP TO INCLUDE UTAH ROYALS
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University of Phoenix College of Nursing Alumna and Faculty Publish Article on Lived Experiences of Intensive Care Unit Nursing
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MyAdvisor Opens New Office in Bedford County to Support Continued Growth
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Innovative partnership to bring 100 units of social and affordable housing units for independent seniors to Terrebonne
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Lac Seul First Nation and Canada settle Flooding Claim
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California Launches Youth-Focused Statewide Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES) Campaign
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CORRECTING and REPLACING Wheaties™ Pushes the Limits of Breakfast with New Wheaties Protein
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Northern Trust Named Best Private Bank in U.S. for Digital Wealth Planning, Best Digital Innovator of the Year in U.S.
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WWPR WELCOMES RETURNING MEMBERS TO 2024 - 2025 ADVISORY COUNCIL
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TN eCampus Selects YuJa Panorama Digital Accessibility Platform to Drive Inclusivity Across Its Online Courses
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Rutgers Hosts Screening of Documentary Film Chronicling Landmark 14th Amendment Case
September 15, 2009
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Hastings Withdraws 'Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Amendment to DoD Appropriations Bill
July 29, 2009
“I realize that this issue is considered controversial. But, it shouldn’t be. The vast majority of Americans not only support the inclusion of gay service members in the military ...
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NOW Hails Reintroduction of the Equal Rights Amendment
July 21, 2009
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Hastings’ Amendment to Financial Services Appropriations Bill Passes House
July 17, 2009
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Amendment Could Cause Unjust Termination Of U.S. Workers Lacking Photo ID, Says ACLU
July 13, 2009
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Congressman Hastings Amendments Bee-come Part of Ag Appropriations Bill
July 10, 2009
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GOP takes Second Amendment aim at Sotomayor
June 24, 2009
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Bucknell bake sale sparks First Amendment debate
June 24, 2009
The "affirmative-action bake sale," at which the Bucknell University Conservatives Club charged different prices depending on a customer's race, was shut down by the administration in April. But it didn't end there. ...
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NLIHC Applauds Passage of Crucial Renter Protection, Homeless Amendments in Senate Housing Bill
May 07, 2009
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Federal Appeals Court Decision Reinstating Whistleblower Complaint Is an Important First Amendment Victory
April 03, 2009
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Moms March Against Guns
January 21, 2013
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Fed Report Blasts "Heavy-Handed" Puerto-Rico Police
September 08, 2011
Following a comprehensive investigation, the Justice Department today announced its findings that the Puerto Rico Police Department (PRPD) has engaged in a pattern and practice of misconduct that violates the Constitution and federal law. The investigation, launched in July 2008, was conducted in accordance with the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 and the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968. ...
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Rally Tonight Against Alabama Immigration Law
September 01, 2011
Opponents of Alabama's law on illegal immigration are holding a rally tonight in Birmingham. The demonstration was originally timed to coincide with the law taking effect Earlier this week a federal judge temporarily blocked the law from going into effect, saying she needed more time to consider lawsuits filed by critics who believe the law is unconstitutional. ...
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CA Passes Law Protecting Minority Voting Strength
August 31, 2011
The California State Legislature is receiving praise for passing legislation to end prison-based gerrymandering. Assembly Member Mike Davis sponsored the bill that will help bring California's redistricting process in line with basic principles ...
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Hearing On Alabama Immigration Law Begins
August 24, 2011
Alabama’s immigration law is in court today with attorneys from the Obama administration, civil rights groups and state churches arguing that the measure is an unconstitutional attack on civil liberties. The new immigration law requiring that police officers check immigrants’ legal status might lead to lawsuits for unlawful detention, a judge said in a hearing on challenges to the statute. ...
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ACLU Wants Info On Boston Police Surveillance‎
August 19, 2011
Civil rights groups want to know more about the Boston Police Department's surveillance of political activists and protests and what it does with the collected information. The American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts and the National Lawyers Guild of Massachusetts have filed a lawsuit on behalf of eight Boston-area political groups and four individual activists. The groups want the department to disclose information ...
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Civil Rights Museum Presents 20th Anniversary Freedom Awards
August 11, 2011
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the National Civil Rights Museum, the 2011 Freedom Awards will be given to select individuals for their contributions to civil and human rights, education, the arts, sports community, justice and for their dedication to creating opportunity for the disenfranchised. Honorees this year include Danny Glover, Cicely Tyson, Bill Russell, Alonzo Mourning, the Reverend Jesse Jackson, among others. The Freedom Awards is a global civil rights event, part of the mission ...
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GA Redistricting May Limit Minority Voting Power
August 09, 2011
The passage of HB 87, state legislation clearly targeting immigrants, has given rise to an increasing awareness among Georgia’s ethnic minorities about what’s at stake for their political empowerment under the ongoing ...
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Lawsuit To Block Alabama Immigration Law
July 22, 2011
The Southern Poverty Law Center and a coalition of other civil rights groups filed a motion today asking a federal judge to block Alabama’s anti-immigrant law from taking effect Sept. 1. The motion for preliminary injunction, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama, follows a federal lawsuit the groups filed earlier this month that charged the law is unconstitutional on multiple grounds. ...
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OBAMA + DEBT = BIAS?
July 19, 2011
Congressional Black Caucus member Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas suggested to members of Congress that President Obama is being treated unfairly in debt negotiations because of his race. As Jackson and many members of the Black community see it, Republican’s reluctance to raise the debt ceiling when it has been raised ...
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MI Vows To Appeal Affirmative Action Ruling
July 13, 2011
The debate over racial preferences in higher education admissions could be headed back to the U.S. Supreme Court. A three-judge panel from the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals struck down a ban on the Michigan Civil Rights Initiative, which was approved by the state’s voters in 2006. ...
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Decision Day For CA Affirmative Action Ban
July 08, 2011
The deadline for Governor Jerry Brown to file his brief in the Ninth Circuit in the case challenging Proposition 209’s ban on affirmative action at the University of California is Friday. In 2009, as Attorney General, Governor Brown told the California Supreme Court that Proposition 209 violated ...
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Crack Offenders Eligible For Early Release
June 30, 2011
Thousands of federal prisoners locked up for offenses involving crack cocaine will be eligible for early release following today's vote by the United States Sentencing Commission to apply the Fair Sentencing Act guidelines retroactively ...
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Challenge Filed Against GA's "Show Me Your Papers" Law
June 02, 2011
“Georgia's law is fundamentally un-American: we are not a 'show me your papers' country nor one that believes in making certain people ‘untouchables.’ ...
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House Democrats Blast Dept Of Ed. On Gainful Employment Regulation
June 02, 2011
DOE recently released a regulation that would make programs ineligible for federal student aid if they fail to meet one of three measures of “gainful employment.†...
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More Than Immigration At Stake In Historic AZ Recall Effort
June 01, 2011
A bipartisan effort to recall conservative state Senator Russell Pearce, known for his tough stance on illegal immigration, could signal a shift in the political climate in Arizona. ...
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Fed's Flip-Flop Over Black Police Department Test Scores
June 01, 2011
"We are appalled to learn that the DOJ has branded our tests as "invalid," despite having been appraised openly in advance of our validation steps." ...
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Sentencing Commission Urged To Apply Guidelines Retroactively
June 01, 2011
“It would be cruel to change policy because of the injustice they suffered only to deny them relief." ...
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IS MEMORIAL DAY A BLACK CREATION?
May 27, 2011
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Civil Rights Groups Urge Reversal Of Prison Censorship Decision
May 27, 2011
“TDCJ’s censorship of these books is a transparent attempt to suppress speech that is critical of the government." ...
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Broad Civil Rights Coalition Lays Out Plan For 2012 Budget
May 25, 2011
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