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Vance Booed as Olympics Kicked Off Amid Local Opposition to Hosting the Games
The Olympics have become a place to test new security and surveillance measures that then stay in place after the games.
Olympic Skier Hunter Hess Responds After Trump Calls Him a “Real Loser”
“Just because I’m wearing the flag doesn’t mean I represent everything that’s going on in the US,” Hess said Friday.
Trump’s Fuel Embargo Forces Cuba to Take Emergency Steps to Avert Catastrophe
The Trump administration has threatened to slap tariffs on any country that sells oil to the Cuban government.
Inside the Right-Wing Movement Pushing Alberta to Secede From Canada
Trump officials have repeatedly met with secessionist leaders from the province, which has large oil and gas deposits.
DOJ Under Congressional Scrutiny After Improper Redactions in Epstein Files
“Concealing the reputations of these powerful men is a blatant violation” of federal law, Rep. Ro Khanna said.
Far Right Indian Organization Ends US Lobbying Operations After Controversy
The Hindu nationalist group appears to be backtracking after a Prism report sparked public backlash.
Under Trump, Concerns Grow Over Grant Guidelines for Libraries and Museums
Some fear that accepting grants from a little-known federal agency would open institutions up to scrutiny and control.
Supreme Court Is Going to New Lengths to Hide Its Inner Workings From Scrutiny
The high court now requires its employees to sign nondisclosure agreements that threaten legal action for leaks.
Critics Warn TrumpRx Will Further Enrich Big Pharma, Not Reduce Drug Prices
Trump’s son is on the board of a prescription drug platform that may benefit from the direct-to-patient medicine sales.
The UK’s Anti-Migrant Right Is Surging. Local Elections Will Test Their Power.
As the anti-immigrant Reform UK Party has risen in the polls, the Labour Party has co-opted some of its toxic policies.