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April 19, 2024
US Consumers’ 2024 Sustainability Score Declines and Lags the Global Average, According to New Report
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Solar Sector Sees $8.1 Billion in Corporate Funding in Q1 2024, Reports Mercom Capital Group
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Kellanova and Shaw's join No Kid Hungry to help end summer hunger for kids and families in Maine
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Hartford HealthCare makes Earth-friendly pledge of carbon neutrality by 2050
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Avangrid Thanks Southern Connecticut Gas Employee for 51 Years of Service
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Adhering to Asthma Medication is Safe for Pregnant Women with Asthma
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El Car Wash Partners With “CARD” to Support Neurodiversity in the Workplace
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USAA to Gift Vehicles to Military and Their Families in 2024
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Strengthening Canadian research and innovation
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Anta Kids joins hands with teenagers to launch running events in five cities, showcasing the essence of Chinese culture
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Divert Announces Purchase of New Site in Lexington, North Carolina for Future Integrated Diversion & Energy Facility
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University of Phoenix College of Nursing Faculty Leadership Selected for Prestigious Fellows of the American Association of Nurs
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R.H. Boyd Hosts Third Annual Legacy Ball Honoring Influential Leaders and Supporting Scholarships and Grants
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New Jersey Natural Gas to Reduce Fleet Emissions with Neste MY Renewable Diesel
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MCR and BLT Complete $632 Million Refinancing of 53-Hotel Portfolio
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Prime Minister announces appointment of the next Commissioner of the Northwest Territories
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Investigation by the RCMP National Child Exploitation Crime Centre results in the arrest of a Gatineau man for distribution and
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Energy Transition Accelerator Advances with New Secretariat, Expert Consultative Group
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H2 Green Mining and Ohmium Sign Agreement to Boost Green Hydrogen in Chile
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NABCO 2024 Leadership Summit & Retreat: Uniting African-American County Officials for Empowerment and Advocacy
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Groups Allege Ulterior Motive Of Immigration Program
July 06, 2011
Immigration rights groups allege documents obtained through Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) litigation show that the controversial Secure Communities deportation program (S-Comm), designed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to target people for deportation, is also a key component of a little-known FBI project to accumulate a massive store of personal biometric information ...
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MICHIGAN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION BAN KO'D
July 01, 2011
Michigan's ban on using race and gender as a factor in admission to public colleges and universities was overturned today by a federal appeals court, which said the voter-approved measure harms minorities and is unconstitutional. ...
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Stunning Admissions In Katrina Shootings Case
June 29, 2011
Shortly after Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans police officers allegedly fired on two black families on the Danziger Bridge. Two people died. Now the officers are on trial in a case that exposes widespread corruption in the city's justice ...
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Audit Finds That Tucson's Ethnic Studies Program Is Legal
June 23, 2011
In the battle over Tucson’s ethnic studies program, which has been effectively outlawed when Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer signed HB 2281 into law last year, opponents of the program have been able to more or less hide their political agenda behind vague worries about the district’s Mexican American studies program. Not so now, say supporters of the ethnic studies program after an independent audit found that the programs are perfectly legal. ...
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House Rejects GOP Bill To Terminate Election Assistance Commission
June 22, 2011
The Congressional Tri-Caucus members denounced Republican efforts to terminate the Election Assistance Commission, the agency Congress created in the wake of the debacle in Florida during the 2000 Presidential Election. Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer, Elections Subcommittee Ranking Member and Congressional Hispanic Caucus ...
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NY Dept Of Ed. Accused Of Mistreating Minorities
June 22, 2011
The New York Civil Liberties Union is urging the Department of Education to continue its ongoing efforts to include positive-discipline practices in the city’s schools. In testimony provided on the disciple code for New York City public schools the NYCLU cautioned that the DOE’s disciplinary code and zero-tolerance policies criminalize ...
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ICE Immigration Program Under Fire
June 20, 2011
ICE director John Morton has announced changes to the embattled immigration-enforcement program Secure Communities, which allows local law enforcement agencies to check the fingerprints of people they arrest with FBI and Department of Homeland Security databases to make sure they are not undocumented criminals. ...
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Report: More Hispanics Go To Federal Prison
June 06, 2011
Statistics released this week revealed that Hispanics now comprise nearly half of all people sentenced for federal felony crimes, a number swollen by immigration offenses. ...
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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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NY Gov Opts Out Of Controversial Deportation Program
June 02, 2011
Two weeks ago, a letter released by a former ICE contractor confirmed that ICE intentionally misled New York to obtain the state’s participation in Secure Communities. ...
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Lawsuit Challenges NYPD Over Stop & Frisk Practices Of Cab Passengers
May 26, 2011
The lawsuit maintains that the NYPD is using its Taxi/Livery Inspection Program to expand the reach of its unconstitutional stop-and-frisk practices. ...
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Minorities A Factor In Drawing Political Lines​
May 26, 2011
Angelo Falcon, president of the National Institute for Latino Policy and a panelist at the summit, questioned why there are no Latino legislators on the committee. ...
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Broad Civil Rights Coalition Lays Out Plan For 2012 Budget
May 25, 2011
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Group Leader Concedes Anti-Gay Side Has "Probably Lost" On Marriage
May 23, 2011
"We're losing on that one, especially among the 20- and 30-somethings: 65 to 70 percent of them favor same-sex marriage." ...
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Asians Outraged Over Senate Republicans Blockage Of Judicial Nominee
May 20, 2011
A coalition of Asian groups called the U.S. Senate's failure to pass a cloture vote on judicial nominee Professor Goodwin Liu a travesty of the democratic process. ...
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Students Retrace Civil Rights Journey With Freedom Rider
May 18, 2011
Rip Patton will retrace that journey, this time joined by Stetson University undergraduate and law students and several nationally respected civil rights scholars. ...
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Watchdog Group Sues Justice Dept. Over DOMA docs.
May 17, 2011
The Office of Information Policy and the Referral Unit both acknowledged receipt of Judicial Watch’s FOIA requests but have failed to respond to these requests. ...
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South Carolina Passes Controversial Voter ID Bill
May 13, 2011
Voter ID bills have been introduced across the country this legislative season, but South Carolina is only the second state to pass legislation this year. ...
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SPLC Sues School District Over Suspensions
May 13, 2011
"The principal just called and said he was out for the rest of the year, but he wouldn't tell me what for," she said. "That's just not fair." ...
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AZ's Immigration Bill Could Face Long Road To Supreme Court
May 13, 2011
“It’s highly unlikely that the Supreme Court would take the case at this point,†said MALDEF president, Thomas A. Saenz. ...
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Civil Rights Group Sues MD. Education Commission For Discrimination
May 12, 2011
The lawsuit, filed in 2006 and amended four times, says the state under-funds traditionally black colleges, causing them to lag behind the state's other institutions. ...
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NY Court Bans Sale Of Tax-Free Cigarettes By Tribes
May 11, 2011
“What this does is, it puts us out of business. It won’t stop people from buying tax-free cigarettes—it will just create a black market, like during Prohibition." ...
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Univision Honors Organization Of The Year
December 31, 2011
"“We are delighted to present Univision’s Community Corazon Award for Organization of the Year to the Hispanic Scholarship Fund and the Leadership Award to Thomas Saenz." ...
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AZ Gov. To Accelerate Immigration Law Appeal
May 10, 2011
Brewer and Horne said it was necessary to accelerate the appeals process, which normally would involve a ruling by the full 9th Circuit, followed an appeal to the Supreme Court. ...
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Hispanic Caucus Calls For Freeze On ICE Program
May 09, 2011
Lawmakers in Congress and in states throughout the country say ICE officials lied about program details and requirements at its early stages. ...
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Rights Orgs File Amicus Brief In CA Prop 8 Challenge
May 05, 2011
"California law does not permit the unelected proponents of a constitutional initiative to step into the state's shoes." ...
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ACLU Challenges Utah's "Show Me Your Papers" Law
May 03, 2011
"America is not a 'show me your papers' country. No one should be subject to investigation, detention and arrest without any suspicion of criminal activity.†...
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Court Upholds Injunction Against Day Laborers Ordinance
April 27, 2011
“This ruling is a great victory for the First Amendment and for the day laborers who can continue to work and support their families." ...
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Gay CA Judge's Prop. 8 Ruling Challenged
April 26, 2011
Since Walker never ruled out the possibility that he would marry his partner, the former jurist had a "clear and direct stake in the outcome" of his own ruling." ...
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Law Firm Drops Defense Of DOMA, Lawyer Resigns
April 25, 2011
"Today, we learned once again that it is a bad idea to defend antigay bias and discrimination in court, and fewer and fewer people are willing to do it." ...
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A New President, More Uncertainty for Haiti?
April 22, 2011
Mr. Martelly's ascension to the top job over the impoverished nation was unexpected and astonished most. ...
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