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Activists sound alarm over US cuts to programs providing internet access and promoting democracy in Iran

By Kylie Atwood, Jennifer Hansler and Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — Days after Israel began striking Iran’s nuclear and military sites last month, a US non-profit that has provided Starlink internet service to Iranian citizens asked the State Department to urgently reinstate their funding, according to two sources familiar with the outreach. More than a

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A prison officer stands guard in the watchtower at the Center for Terrorism Confinement (CECOT) in Tecoluca

Lawyers for Kilmar Abrego Garcia detail ‘torture and mistreatment’ in El Salvador’s mega prison

By Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — Lawyers for Kilmar Abrego Garcia on Wednesday continued their push to keep their civil case against the Trump administration alive, requesting to amend the lawsuit to include what they describe as the “torture and mistreatment” he experienced at El Salvador’s notorious mega prison, where he was wrongfully deported and

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Missouri ACLU sues secretary of state, claims ballot language on abortion question ‘misleading’

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri ACLU is asking a judge to keep an abortion question off of next year’s ballot, or certify new and fair ballot language. A lawsuit filed on Wednesday against Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins alleges Hoskins approved an “intentionally misleading and inaccurate summary” for a measure that would overturn Amendment

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Virginia Republican gubernatorial candidate Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears speaks to supporters during a primary night rally at the Hippodrome Theater June 17

Glenn Youngkin wrote a GOP playbook for winning Virginia. Republicans hope Winsome Earle-Sears can follow it

By Eva McKend, CNN Vienna, VA (CNN) — On a Tuesday evening in northern Virginia, Republicans on edge across the state finally got their wish: a campaign event featuring gubernatorial nominee Winsome Earle-Sears, backed by incumbent Gov. Glenn Youngkin, who beat a Democrat four years ago. A racially diverse crowd was packed into a firehouse

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A view inside FEMA headquarters is seen in Washington

‘We’ve been ghosted by FEMA’: Officials across country say they can’t get answers on critical funding

By Gabe Cohen, CNN (CNN) — As hurricane season bears down, a new layer of uncertainty is spreading through the disaster response system: a wall of silence from the Federal Emergency Management Agency that’s leaving officials from across the country scrambling for answers. “We’ve been ghosted by FEMA,” Robert Wike Graham, deputy director of Charlotte-Mecklenburg

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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should the City of Columbia be investigated for DEI-related policies?

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey said Tuesday that he’s looking into the City of Columbia’s policies and practices related to diversity, equity and inclusion. It’s not the first time Bailey has intervened in Columbia’s local issues. In 2023, he wrote a letter to Columbia Public Schools demanding firings or resignations after students attended an event

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Stefanik criticizes Columbia University president over potential violation of the Civil Rights Act

By Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — House Republican Leadership Chairwoman Elise Stefanik is criticizing Columbia University’s president over past comments that the congresswoman said are a potential violation of the Civil Rights Act, including her call to have an Arab person on the university board, as the university faces continued investigations into its handling of

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Haitian immigrants and supporters rally to reject DHS Decision to terminate TPS for Haitians

Federal judge blocks Trump administration’s early termination of temporary protected status for Haitian migrants

By Angelica Franganillo Diaz, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge in Brooklyn has blocked the Trump administration’s attempt to end temporary protected status for Haitian migrants ahead of schedule, ruling that the Department of Homeland Security violated the law in its rush to strip deportation protections and work permits from over half a million people.

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Attorney general investigating City of Columbia for DEI practices

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey said Tuesday that his office has started an investigation into the City of Columbia’s practices related to diversity, equity and inclusion. The investigation will focus on “decision-making in city programs, hiring and funding,” according to a news release from Bailey’s office. “We will not allow government at

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