Twitter sues Texas AG, claiming retaliation for Trump ban

DALLAS — Twitter has filed a lawsuit against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, claiming the Republican used his office to retaliate against it for banning the account of former President Donald Trump following the riot at the U.S. Capitol. Days after the deadly January insurrection, Paxton announced an investigation into […]

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Push to oust judge over absentee vote ruling sparks outcry

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Republican-dominated Tennessee House is sparking fears of an unprecedented breach of judicial independence by moving forward with a proposal to remove a judge for expanding absentee voting in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A resolution with nearly unanimous House GOP support is calling for proceedings […]

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Meghan: I didn't want to be alive anymore

London (CNN Business)When British newspapers first broke the news of Prince Harry’s relationship with Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, one Mail Online headline declared that she was “(almost) straight outta Compton.” Around the same time, The Daily Star ran a headline asking whether Harry would “marry into gangster royalty?” The […]

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Jill Biden helps honor women from 15 countries for courage

First lady Jill Biden says nearly two dozen women the State Department is honoring for their courage made an “intentional decision” to persist and demand justice despite their fear. The 21 women being recognized Monday with the department’s International Women of Courage Award include seven from Afghanistan who are receiving […]

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On International Women’s Day, Biden to sign executive orders on gender equity, Title IX policies

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden is set to mark International Women’s Day Monday by signing two executive orders creating a Gender Policy Council and reviewing Trump-era changes to Title IX, the federal law prohibiting sex-based discrimination in education, according to administration officials.  The first order establishes the White House Gender Policy Council to work […]

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