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Reports of sexual assault increased by 25% and reports of sexual harassment increased by 150% at US military academies during the 2020-2021 academic year compared to the previous academic year

Reports of sexual assault and harassment increased at military academies during 2020-2021 academic year

By Ellie Kaufman, CNN Reports of sexual assault increased by 25% and reports of sexual harassment increased by 150% at US military academies during the 2020-2021 academic year compared to the previous academic year, according to a Defense Department report released Thursday. The three US military academies received 161 reports of sexual assault compared to

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US Border Patrol agents on horseback try to stop Haitian migrants from entering an encampment on the banks of the Rio Grande near Del Rio

Congressional Democrats call on Biden to review ‘disparate and often inhumane treatment’ of Black migrants

By Shawna Mizelle, CNN More than 100 congressional Democrats have urged President Joe Biden in a recent letter to review the “disparate treatment of Black migrants” throughout the immigration system and end the public health order that allows authorities to turn away migrants encountered at the US southern border. “It is time to undo the

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Michelle Wong makes a sign during a rally in support of the San Francisco School Board recall at Carl Larsen Park in San Francisco on February 12.

San Francisco School Board recall election was partially funded by billionaires

By Rachel Janfaza, CNN The more than $1.9 million effort that ousted three San Francisco School Board members from their positions Tuesday was funded in large part by Silicon Valley-area billionaires, records show. According to publicly available information, the recall effort’s three biggest donors were “Neighbors for a Better San Francisco Advocacy,” a political action

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Louisville Democratic mayoral candidate Craig was the target of the Monday morning shooting at his campaign headquarters

Louisville mayor candidate says his family is ‘traumatized again’ after campaign HQ shooting suspect is released on bond

By Devan Cole and Paradise Afshar, CNN The mayoral candidate in Louisville, Kentucky, who survived a shooting at his campaign headquarters earlier this week said Thursday that his family and campaign team are “traumatized again” after the suspected shooter was released from jail on bond. “Our criminal justice system is clearly broken. It is nearly

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IRS to stand up second ‘surge team’ to address massive tax filing backlog, per Taxpayer Advocate

By Liz Stark and Gabe Cohen, CNN The Internal Revenue Service will stand up a second “surge team” to address its massive backlog of tax returns and correspondence, the National Taxpayer Advocate said during a congressional hearing Thursday. The IRS has already redirected roughly 1,200 employees back into entry-level clerical positions, where they are manually

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Chief U.S. District Judge for the District of Columbia Beryl A. Howell's comments came during two sentencing hearings on Thursday.

Chief DC federal judge blasts GOP’s ‘legitimate political discourse’ description of Capitol attack

By Hannah Rabinowitz and Holmes Lybrand, CNN The chief judge of Washington, DC’s federal court lambasted the Republican Party Thursday for saying that the January 6, 2021, attack at the US Capitol was “legitimate political discourse.” “A major political party has described what happened on January 6 as legitimate political discourse,” Chief Judge Beryl Howell

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Chief DC federal judge blasts GOP’s ‘legitimate political discourse’ description of Capitol attack

By Hannah Rabinowitz and Holmes Lybrand, CNN The chief judge of Washington, DC’s federal court lambasted the Republican Party Thursday for saying that the January 6, 2021, attack at the US Capitol was “legitimate political discourse.” “A major political party has described what happened on January 6 as legitimate political discourse,” Chief Judge Beryl Howell

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