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Baltimore brothers set free after 24 years in prison for wrongful murder conviction

A judge set free two brothers from East Baltimore on Friday after finding they had been wrongly convicted of a murder conspiracy 24 years ago.

"For the establishment press corps, the idea of grassroots progressive populism as a pathway to the White House is very strange. But for people who want genuine progressive change, it’s the only path."

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Why So Many Journalists Are Clueless About the Bernie 2020 Campaign

The elite-oriented atmosphere of media aversion to his campaign is in sync with media disregard for the power of community-based activism that could result in a Sanders presidency.. They don’t get it.Mainstream journalists routinely ignore the essential core of the Bernie 2020 campaign. As far as ...

Workers allege racism at Harley-Davidson plant in Missouri

Minority employees at Harley-Davidson's plant in Kansas City have been subjected to years of harassment and discrimination — including having swastikas and nooses posted in the plant, frequent racial epithets and at least one assault, several employees said at a news conference organized by the NA...

WHOA Washington's Biggest Lobbyist, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Gets Shut Out

A month before his inauguration, and shortly after he had finished a round of golf with Tiger Woods, Donald Trump was introduced to an adviser of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the chief advocacy group for American corporations.

Stanton Anderson stood in the clubhouse of Mr. Trump’s golf course in West Palm Beach, Fla., and extended his hand to the president-elect.

Mr. Trump refused it.

“You guys did everything to stop me,” Mr. Trump said, his face reddening, according to two people who were there. “I haven’t forgotten.

In the two years since, relations between Mr. Trump and Washington’s biggest lobbying organization haven’t much improved.

The chill has hurt the U.S. Chamber, which for decades was the unmatched voice of industry. Its revenue has dipped, spending on lobbying and elections has fallen, and its large-donor pool has shrunk.

Washington's Biggest Lobbyist, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Gets Shut Out

Chilly relations with both the White House and congressional Democrats leaves the chief advocacy group for U.S. corporations struggling to adapt to changing politics and shift in the U.S. economy.

'Russian spy' whale shines spotlight on military-grade animals

For centuries, human beings have made use of animals' highly evolved capabilities, from the strength of horses to the hunting ability of birds of prey. Now, a discovery in Norway has turned the focus to the training of animals for military purposes.

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Women dressed as witches dance in front of a fire during Walpurgis Night in Erfurt, Germany, on April 30, 2019. Costumed devils and witches meet to celebrate Walpurgis Night, a traditional religious holiday of pre-Christian origins. The event is named after Saint Walburga, an English nun who helped convert the Germans to Christianity in the 8th century.

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PC CULTURE BY EXPRESSING HIS RACISM

Landlord to Pay Almost $700,000 After Refusing to Rent to Muslim Tenants

“She didn’t even give me an opportunity to talk to her to show who I am.”

Expelled in 1956, black woman gets doctorate at U of Alabama

The University of Alabama has bestowed an honorary doctoral degree to Autherine Lucy Foster, the first African American to attend the university. The 89-year-old Foster received the degree during Friday's graduation ceremonies. She enrolled at the university in 1956 but was expelled three days later...

"Congress has a moral duty to continue pushing for an end to U.S. military involvement in Yemen."

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'Microcosm of Everything Wrong With US Foreign Policy': Senate Fails to Override Trump Veto on Yemen

"Congress has a moral duty to continue pushing for an end to U.S. military involvement in Yemen."

ITS 2019 NOT 1919

Nurse denied marathon world record -- because she wasn't wearing a skirt

A woman who wanted to break the Guinness World Record for running a marathon dressed as a nurse has been told her successful attempt does not count -- because she was wearing scrubs and pants, rather than a skirt.