Donald Rumsfeld, influential but controversial George W Bush defense secretary, dies at 88 politics usa.il Article 620 words 12 votes
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Maryland enacts landmark police overhaul, first state to repeal police bill of rights usa.md law Article 1894 words, published Apr 10 2021 14 votes
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There’s no migrant ‘surge’ at the US southern border. Here’s the data. politics usa mexico Article 1030 words 9 votes
UK declares China in breach of 1984 Hong Kong declaration china united kingdom law hong kong politics Link 19 votes
Pennsylvania Republicans block seating of Democratic state senator, take control from lieutenant governor politics usa.pa Article 692 words 20 votes
‘This is the reality’: Far-right Newsmax and One America channels grapple uneasily with Biden’s electoral college victory usa politics journalism Article 764 words 20 votes
Minneapolis violence surges as police officers leave department in droves usa.mn.minneapolis crime Article 2854 words 14 votes
"The intelligence coup of the century" - For decades, the CIA read the encrypted communications of allies and adversaries usa germany switzerland Article 8446 words 12 votes
Robin Kemp lost her news job in Clayton County, Ga. — but she kept reporting the news. It paid off on election week. journalism usa.ga Article 1708 words 16 votes
A little-known Donald Trump appointee is in charge of handing transition resources to US President Joe Biden — and she isn’t budging politics usa Article 1635 words 20 votes
Joe Biden can end the drama on election night. All he has to do is win Texas. politics usa.tx Article 1873 words 13 votes
Postal Service workers quietly resist DeJoy’s changes with eye on election usa politics Article 3055 words 16 votes
College newspaper reporters are the journalism heroes for the pandemic era journalism usa Article 1137 words 5 votes
In Georgia’s chaotic primary, as many as 1,000 voters may have cast ballots by mail and in person, secretary of state says usa.ga Article 782 words, published Sep 8 2020 9 votes
US Postal Service memos detail ‘difficult’ changes, including slower mail delivery usa politics Article 1442 words 24 votes
Supreme Court rules against Trump’s attempt to end DACA, a win for undocumented ‘Dreamers’ brought to US as children usa politics Article 64 words 21 votes
Boris Johnson says three million people in Hong Kong will get path to British citizenship united kingdom politics china hong kong Article 301 words 7 votes
Protests over death of George Floyd disrupt Minneapolis, and beyond usa.mn.minneapolis Article 550 words 77 votes
Chinese foreign minister warns US against taking the countries ‘to the brink of a new Cold War’ china usa politics Article 701 words 10 votes
US State Department Inspector General fired after investigating Secretary of State Mike Pompeo; Democrats decry ‘dangerous pattern of retaliation’ usa politics Article 9 votes
Top Republican fundraiser and Donald Trump ally named postmaster general, giving US President new influence over Postal Service usa politics Article 1312 words 8 votes
Bernie Sanders's campaign says he'll participate in an April debate if one is announced politics usa Article 92 words 4 votes
Many young voters sat out Super Tuesday, contributing to Bernie Sanders' losses usa politics Article 725 words 29 votes
Staff at Ottawa County Jail in Oklahoma mocked a sick man and denied care as he begged for help, video shows. Days later, he was dead. usa.ok Article 2533 words 12 votes
US Supreme Court hears arguments in New Jersey "Bridgegate" scandal. The decision could have broad implications for how federal prosecutors pursue allegations of public corruption usa.nj politics law Article 971 words 8 votes
Taiwan’s president wins second term with landslide victory over pro-Beijing rival taiwan china politics Article 1415 words 20 votes
LA-area residents flock to Taiwan to vote in ‘do or die’ presidential election usa.ca.los angeles taiwan politics Article 1596 words 12 votes
Prince Harry and Meghan quit the Firm - Couple step back as senior members of Royal Family united kingdom Article 229 words 21 votes
Police used a stun gun on a grandmother three times after she wouldn’t let them enter her home usa.fl crime Article 832 words 7 votes
Federal judge rules that the government is entitled to all proceeds from Edward Snowden's book and paid speeches usa Article 608 words 14 votes
UPS employees allegedly ran massive drug shipment operation, evading authorities for a decade usa.az.tucson mexico crime.organized Article 1048 words 12 votes
Iraq's defence minister Najah al-Shammari accused of benefit fraud in Sweden sweden crime iraq Article 223 words 3 votes
'OK boomer': New Zealand MP shuts down climate change heckler with viral quip new zealand politics Article 211 words 21 votes
US envoy testifies that release of Ukraine aid was contingent on public declaration to investigate Bidens, 2016 election ukraine politics usa Article 1422 words 18 votes
Hillary Clinton accuses Tulsi Gabbard of being Russian asset usa politics russia Article 530 words 12 votes
Amber Guyger, police officer who shot a man to death in his apartment, found guilty of murder usa.tx crime Article 751 words 14 votes
Meet Thomas Cullen, the Trump-appointed US Attorney who's putting white supremacists in jail using an anti-riot statute passed in the 1960s to rein in leftist Vietnam War protesters usa.va law Article 3209 words 10 votes
‘I think it’s a cap gun,’ the police officer said. He opened fire on an eighth-grader moments later. The district attorney decided not to file charges. usa.ok.oklahoma city Article 2197 words 8 votes
Russia will begin delivering its S-400 air-defense system to NATO member Turkey in the coming days, in a deal likely to trigger US sanctions russia usa Article 497 words 15 votes
Newtown, Connecticut massacre divided NRA leaders, foreshadowing split to come usa.ct.newtown politics crime Article 2296 words 10 votes
2020 US Census will not include citizenship question, DOJ confirms politics usa Article 104 words 21 votes
Masks, cash and apps: How Hong Kong’s protesters find ways to outwit the surveillance state hong kong china Article 1494 words 10 votes