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"Ultimately shirking fiduciary responsibility to employees, consumers, and shareholders." Twenty civil rights organizations sent a letter Thursday to Fortune 1000 companies calling for them to recommit to diversity, equity and inclusion, after several major companies scaled back their efforts. She emphasized that LGBTQ+ consumers have $1.4 trillion of buying power, as reported by the National LGBT Chamber of Commerce. But a small, well-funded, and extreme group of right-wing activists is attempting to pressure companies into abandoning their DEI programs. Abandoning DEI will have long-term consequences on business success -- ultimately shirking fiduciary responsibility to employees, consumers, and shareholders.

Persons: Bill Ackman, Molson Coors, Harley Davidson, George Floyd, Forman, Kelley Robinson, CNBC's, Robinson, Brown, Lowe's, John Deere, Harley, Davidson, Edelman Organizations: National Action Network, Molson, Ford, Tractor Supply, Human Rights, HRC, Brown, National LGBT Chamber of Commerce, Molson Coors, . Tractor Supply, Companies, McKinsey & Company, Pew Locations: New York City, Rural, United States

☆ Harris pledges to 'earn the vote' of Black men, as Trump makes gains
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-17 | by ( Rebecca Picciotto | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday laid out how her economic proposals could specifically help young Black men, a key Democratic voting bloc that polls show Republican former President Donald Trump gaining ground with in this election cycle. "I think it's very important to not operate from the assumption that Black men are in anybody's pocket," Harris said in a sit-down interview with a panel from the National Association of Black Journalists. A new poll by the civil rights group NAACP released Friday found that more than a quarter of Black men under 50 years old support Trump over Harris. At NABJ, she described embarking on an "economic opportunity tour focused on Black men" earlier this year, before she was a candidate for president. Proposals like these could help Harris address two distinct vulnerabilities for the Democratic party in this election cycle: public perceptions of the economy, and young Black men who lean toward voting for Trump.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Harris, they've, — Organizations: Democratic, U.S, National Association of Black Journalists, Republican, NAACP, Trump Locations: Philadelphia , Pennsylvania, U.S, NABJ, Black

☆ David Lin: An American pastor held in a Chinese jail for nearly two decades is finally home
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-16 | by ( Jennifer Hansler | Nectar Gan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

David Lin, 68, was detained in China in 2006 after helping to construct an unapproved church building. Lin was one of three Americans deemed by the US State Department to have been wrongfully detained in China. “We welcome David Lin’s release from prison in the People’s Republic of China,” a spokesperson for the US State Department said in a statement Sunday. While in prison, Lin received several sentence reductions and was scheduled to be released in 2029, according to the Dui Hua Foundation. “I am extremely glad to hear David Lin was freed,” Rep. Michael McCaul said Sunday in a statement on social media.

Persons: Biden, David Lin, Lin, Kai Li, Mark Swidan, David Lin’s, ”, Antony Blinken, Jake Sullivan, Joe Biden, Xi Jinping, “, Michael McCaul, — Organizations: CNN, State Department, US State Department, National Security, Communist Party, Hua Foundation Locations: United States, Beijing, China, People’s Republic of China, San Fransisco, US, San Francisco

☆ TikTok has 15 minutes to fight for its life
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-16 | by ( Brian Fung | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

The law Biden signed seeks to ban TikTok on Americans’ personal devices unless its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, quickly sells TikTok to someone else — which may effectively end the app as we currently know it. TikTok will not get the luxury of a full trial to argue for its continued existence in its current form. But it won’t be alone: A group of TikTok creators also suing the Biden administration will go next, with 10 minutes to speak. Court filings show that TikTok and US national security officials had hammered out a draft proposal to address the security concerns. The question is whether all that amounts to enough influence over ByteDance and TikTok to gain access to US TikTok users’ data, in spite of the guardrails promised by Project Texas.

Persons: Joe Biden, Biden, TikTok, Sri Srinivasan, Judge Neomi Rao, Donald Trump, Douglas Ginsburg, Reagan, ’ TikTok, “, ”, Chris Inglis Organizations: CNN, Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit, Oracle, Justice Department, Independent, Project Texas, Federal Communications Commission Locations: China, United States, ByteDance, U.S, Beijing

☆ Why are killer whale attacks on the rise? These scientists set sail to find out.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-15 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Josh-Lederman-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Josh Lederman | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

Over the last five years, roughly 700 orca run-ins have been recorded, according to the Atlantic Orca Working Group-GTOA, a partnership of Spanish and Portuguese scientists that monitors the Iberian killer whale population. Why Iberian orcas are attacking ships in the Strait of Gibraltar, one of the world’s busiest waterways, has quickly become one of the terrifying mysteries of the sea. An Iberian orca is captured tracking a vessel in the Strait of Gibraltar in footage obtained by rights group WeWhale. “They need to ram, they need to hit, they need to bite, to isolate this large tuna. The subspecies striking boats is called the Iberian orca, and its future is anything but certain.

Persons: Manuel Merianda, Merianda, Angela Neil, ”, Janek Andre, WeWhale, Andre, ” Bruno Diaz Lopez, Michael Fiorentino, orcas, ” Andre Organizations: Ocean, Orca, NBC News, NBC, orcas, WeWhale, Dolphin Research Institute, Coastal Management, Hoyo, International Union for Conservation Locations: GIBRALTAR, Africa, Spanish, Gibraltar, Barbate, Spain, Strait, Atlantic

☆ Slain Ugandan Olympian buried with full military honors
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-14 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

Ugandan Olympic runner Rebecca Cheptegei, who died after allegedly being doused in petrol and set alight by her former partner, was due to be buried on Saturday with full military honors. Three weeks later her former boyfriend, Dickson Ndiema Marangach, allegedly attacked Cheptegei as she returned from church with her two daughters and younger sister in the village of Kinyoro, Kenya police and her family said. “I don’t think I am going to make it,” she told her father while being treated in hospital, he said. Born in eastern Uganda in 1991, she met Marangach during a training visit to Kenya, later moving to the country to pursue her dream of becoming an elite runner. Marangach died a few days after Cheptegei, from burns allegedly sustained during the attack, dividing opinion among the local running community.

Persons: Rebecca Cheptegei, Cheptegei, Dickson Ndiema Marangach, Ferenc Isza, Joseph Cheptegei, ”, “, ” Andrew Kasuku, Marangach, marathoner Viola Cheptoo, Anne Hidalgo Organizations: Paris Olympics, Kenya police, Getty, Reuters, Kenyan, Tirop’s Locations: Kenya, Kinyoro, Budapest, Paris, AFP, Uganda, Thailand, Italy, “ Paris

☆ Both parties court Navajo voters in battleground Arizona
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-14 | by ( Veronica Stracqualursi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Window Rock, Arizona CNN —Nearing the end of the annual Navajo Nation parade route last Saturday, the Arizona Republican Party’s float — pulled by an 18-wheeler and adorned with Trump-Vance campaign signs — came to a halt. The Navajo Nation makes up the largest tribe in Arizona, with about 131,000 members, according to the US Census. A Marine veteran, Gallego said his ties to the Navajo Nation stem from his military veteran friends from the tribe. “I believe we have many strong, educated women, especially on the Navajo Nation. “Not everybody wants to help the Indigenous.”Her remote part of the Navajo Nation rarely gets visitors, let alone campaigns knocking on her door.

Persons: , Arizona CNN —, Vance, —, “, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris ’ ascendance, Gina Swoboda, Trump, ” Swoboda, ”, Swoboda, we’re, Harris, it’s, “ let’s, Ruben Gallego, Kari Lake –, Eli Crane, Jonathan Nez, Sen, Kyrsten Sinema, –, Myron Lizer, Gallego, Republicans don’t, that’s, ” Gallego, Danielle Doctor, Harris ’, Tom Ranger, Biden, Allie Young, Loretta Charley, they’re, “ Who’s Organizations: , Arizona CNN, Navajo, Arizona Republican, Trump, Arizona, Democrats, White, Senate, Arizona GOP, Republican National Committee, CNN, Republican Party, Tribal, Democratic, GOP, Navajo Nation Museum, Republicans, Marine, Voters, Republican, Biden, House Administration, US, Navajo Nation Locations: , Arizona, Arizona, Washington, Navajo Nation, Flagstaff, “, Apache, Navajo, Gallego, Phoenix, House, Rocky

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled Friday that mail ballots that are improperly dated won't be counted in November, a move that could have major implications in the closely divided battleground state. The decision reverses a lower court ruling from last month that found it was unconstitutional to reject mail ballots that had a missing or incorrect date. "This makes mail voting in the Keystone State less susceptible to fraud," he said. "Today’s procedural ruling is a setback for Pennsylvania voters, but we will keep fighting for them. Democrats have utilized mail voting more heavily than Republicans in recent elections in Pennsylvania and elsewhere.

Persons: Michael Whatley, Steve Loney, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Votebeat, Kamala Harris, Democratic Sen, Bob Casey, Dave McCormick Organizations: Republican National Committee, Pennsylvania Republican Party, Commonwealth, ACLU, Public Interest Law, Pennsylvania, Trump, Democratic Locations: Pennsylvania, Keystone

☆ During ‘China Week,’ House GOP revived surveillance program. Asian Americans are slamming it.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-13 | by ( Kimmy Yam | Kimmy Yam Is A Reporter For Nbc Asian America. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

Asian American groups are sounding the alarm after the House this week passed a bill seeking to revive the highly controversial, Trump-era surveillance program the China Initiative. “Originally a Trump-era initiative sold as a national security measure, the China Initiative instead turned out to be a witch hunt,” leaders from civil rights groups Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC, Stop AAPI Hate, and the Asian American Scholar Forum said in a joint statement. The groups added that the initiative devastated families and impeded the United States’ ability to retain and attract academic talent. Asian American advocacy groups have long been warning of the security program’s “chilling” effects. He said that he “concluded that this initiative is not the right approach.”For more from NBC Asian America, sign up for our weekly newsletter.

Persons: Lance Gooden, ”, Mike Johnson, Jeff Sessions, Gang Chen, Chen, ” Chen, “, Anming Hu, University of Tennessee —, China Initiative —, ” Hu, Biden, Matthew Olsen Organizations: China Initiative, Lawmakers, Trump, Justice, American, Forum, NBC News, Chinese Communist Party, ”, MIT, U.S . Capitol, Nanotechnology, University of Tennessee, White, of Justice, George Mason University, National Security Division, DOJ, NBC Asian Locations: China, U.S, States, Texas, NBC Asian America

A Minneapolis man was sentenced to more than three decades in prison for killing a transgender woman in November, though prosecutors said they couldn’t prove the crime was bias-motivated. “Savannah deserved safety.”Bible told police that he shot Williams following a sex act because he felt “suspicious” about her. “Across the country and in our community, hateful acts of violence against transgender people are on the rise. Kim Stillday, Williams’ mother, described her daughter as her best friend. “Savannah Ryan Williams was a beloved member of the trans and Two Spirit community, and she should be alive today,” Finke said, according to KARE.

Persons: Damarean, Savannah Ryan Williams, KARE, Mary Moriarty, “ Savannah, Williams, Moriarty, ” Moriarty, “, Courtuni Mason, Savannah Williams, Ben Hovland, Kim Stillday, ”, Gabrielle Stillday, I’ll, ” Stillday, Kelly Stillday, ” KARE, ” Kelly Stillday, Leigh Finke, ” Finke Organizations: NBC, Williams Institute, UCLA School of Law, Human Rights, HRC, Minnesota Star Tribune, Minnesota Public Radio, state’s, Queer Caucus, Capitol Locations: Minneapolis, Hennepin County , Minnesota, Cuban, Savannah, ” Hennepin County, St, Paul, “ Savannah, ” Minnesota

SAN ANTONIO — In the three weeks since Texas’ attorney general executed raids at the homes of several Latino election activists, the state’s oldest civil rights organization has been marshaling members to step up voter registration for what they say is a stand against voter suppression. A voter at news conference to respond to allegations by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, on Aug. 26 in San Antonio. A contingent of LULAC members and other Hispanic activists attended the hearing in support of Medina. Texas LULAC President Gabriel Rosales said in a phone interview that along with the fear, the raids “kind of lit a fire from Hispanics around Texas. “Councils have been doubling their efforts to engage Latino voters across Texas and across the country,” Proaño said.

Persons: ANTONIO —, “, ”, Juan Proaño, Paxton, Ken Paxton, Eric Gay, Juan Manuel Medina, Geoffrey Goldstein, ” Medina’s, Medina, Lidia Martinez, Martinez, ” Martinez, Gabriel Rosales, ” Rosales, Houston, LULAC, Proaño, ” Proaño, Lidia Organizations: ANTONIO, League of United Latin American, Texas, NBC, Tejano Democrats, LULAC, American GI, Latinos Locations: Texas, South Texas, Frio County, county's, San Antonio, Medina, America, “, Mexican

Even though Latinos in the U.S. have become more aware of the word "Latinx," about half of the Hispanic population still has never heard of the gender-neutral alternative, the Pew Research Center found in a study published Thursday. The number of Latinos who have heard of "Latinx" has nearly doubled since 2019, when only 23% of the Hispanic population reported being aware of it. Now, almost half of the U.S. Latino population (47%) say they have heard of "Latinx," according to the study. The share of the Hispanic population who use "Latinx" to describe themselves remained statistically unchanged from 2019 to 2023. Only 3% of the Hispanic population nationwide used the word to describe themselves in 2019, which rose to 4% in 2023.

Persons: “, La Raza Organizations: Pew Research Center, Pew, Puerto, National Council, La Locations: U.S, Spanish, Spain, Puerto Rican, Latin America, Caribbean

San Salvador, El Salvador CNN —For decades, life choices were bleak for many in El Salvador: Leave or die. El Salvador, once synonymous with violence and waves of emigration, saw a dramatic drop in crime. We are not stupid.”Villatoro’s words echo the brutal reality El Salvador has faced for years. Unlike in places like Cuba or China, where residents can seem nervous to criticize repressive regimes, in El Salvador the optimism appears real. Evelio Contreras/CNNTeresa Lilian Gutierrez is caught in the middle, and her experience shows the many complexities of life in El Salvador today.

Persons: Nayib Bukele, Victor Bolaños, Blanca, “, ” Victor, ” Blanca, Evelio Contreras, Bukele, Victor, Diego Morales, ”, El, ” Diego, Salvadorans, Diego, Jairo, “ We’ve, … it’s, ” Jairo, ‘, El Salvador, —, Cecot, Gustavo Villatoro, they’ll, Bukele’s, Donald Trump, ” Trump, ” Villatoro, Juan Carlos Cornejo, Juan Carlos, Socorro Jurídico, Juan Carlos ’, Critics, CNN Teresa Lilian Gutierrez, San Salvador . “, “ He’s, …, they’re, René Merino, Merino, Blanca Bolaños Organizations: San Salvador , El, San Salvador , El Salvador CNN —, New, New York City, CNN, El, Central, Rights Watch, Northern, Customs, Border Protection, World Bank, Houston, La Libertad, Barrio, El Salvador Presidency Central, ”, Republican National Convention, Salvadoran, Officials Locations: San Salvador ,, San Salvador , El Salvador, El Salvador, New York, Denver, San Salvador, Central American, Central America, Honduras, Guatemala, El, Houston, Florida, Austin, Hawaii, Tamanique, Salvadoran, United States of America, Santa Ana, “, Socorro, Cuba, China, La Campanera, San Salvador ., Mariona, America, Bukele

☆ Ex-partner accused of fatally burning Olympian dies from injuries sustained in attack
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-10 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Cheptegei, 33, who competed in the marathon at the Paris Olympics, suffered burns to more than 75% of her body in the Sept. 1 attack and died four days later. “He died from his injuries, the burns he sustained,” Lang’at told Reuters. Local media reported that he had suffered 30% burns when he assaulted Cheptegei as she was returning home from church with her children. Cheptegei, who finished 44th in Paris, is the third elite sportswoman to be killed in Kenya since October 2021. Globally, a woman is killed by someone in her own family every 11 minutes, according to a 2023 U.N. Women study.

Persons: Rebecca Cheptegei, dousing, Dickson Ndiema Marangach, Daniel Lang’at, Cheptegei, “, ” Lang’at, ”, Viola Cheptoo, ” Cheptoo, Cheptoo, Agnes Tirop, Ibrahim Rotich Organizations: Kenyan, Paris, Moi Teaching, Reuters, Local, Rights, Tirop’s Locations: Cheptegei, Eldoret, Kenya, Paris, East, Iten

New Hampshire voters will head to the polls Tuesday for a primary that will set up the matchup for one of just two governor’s races in presidential battleground states this year. In addition to North Carolina, New Hampshire is the only other swing state to hold a race for governor this election cycle. “I think that helps people in New Hampshire realize that Kelly Ayotte is a New Hampshire Republican, not a straight party loyalist,” Williams said. In New Hampshire, abortion is banned after fetal viability, or around the 24th week of pregnancy. “We’ve seen in the last few years that governors and state leadership sort of make or break it when it comes to protecting abortion rights,” Levy said.

Persons: Sen, Kelly Ayotte, Chuck Morse, Chris Sununu, Joyce Craig, Cinde Warmington, Amy Walter, Cook, Kamala Harris, Ayotte, Morse, Donald Trump, Trump, didn’t, hasn’t, Chuck Morse’s, he’s, Kelly, ”, Fergus Cullen, Cullen, Trumper, Sununu, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, “ She’s, Ryan Williams, “, ” Williams, “ Kelly, she’s, Maya Harvey, Chuck, ” Harvey, Craig, Jon Kiper, Warmington, Joyce Craig’s, Philip Stein, Kelly Ayotte’s, Joyce Craig's, ” Craig, Craig Brown, Craig “, “ It’s, Williams, They’ve, nodded, Neil Gorsuch, Gorsuch, Roe, Wade, Izzi Levy, “ We’ve, ” Levy, Dobbs, we’ve, Jason Osborne Organizations: New, Republican, GOP Gov, Democrats, Manchester, Hampshire, White, Democratic, GOP, New Hampshire Republicans, ” New, Republican Party, New Hampshire Republican, Purdue Pharma, Ayotte, Republicans, Hampshire Democrats, Trump, Democratic Governors Association Locations: New Hampshire, state’s, North Carolina , New Hampshire, Trump, Dover, ” New Hampshire, Manchester, Hampshire, New England, “ New Hampshire

☆ Rebecca Cheptegei: Alleged killer of Ugandan Olympian dies from burns, hospital says
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-10 | by ( Story Reuters | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Cheptegei, 33, who competed in the marathon at the Paris Olympics, suffered burns to more than 75% of her body in the Sept. 1 attack and died four days later. ET) on Monday, said Daniel Lang’at, a spokesperson at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in Eldoret in western Kenya, where Cheptegei was also treated and died. “He died from his injuries, the burns he sustained,” Lang’at told Reuters. Local media reported that he had suffered 30% burns when he assaulted Cheptegei as she was returning home from church with her children. Cheptegei, who finished 44th in Paris, is the third elite sportswoman to be killed in Kenya since October 2021.

Persons: Rebecca Cheptegei, dousing, Dickson Ndiema Marangach, Daniel Lang’at, Cheptegei, “, ” Lang’at, ”, Viola Cheptoo, ” Cheptoo, Cheptoo, Agnes Tirop, Ibrahim Rotich Organizations: Reuters, Kenyan, Paris, Moi Teaching, Local, Rights, Tirop’s Locations: Cheptegei, Eldoret, Kenya, Paris, East, Iten

☆ ‘Russian spy’ whale probably died after stick became lodged in its mouth, police say
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-09 | by ( Story Reuters | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

The body of Hvaldimir – a combination of the Norwegian word for whale and the first name of Russian President Vladimir Putin – was spotted a week ago floating in the sea by a father and son fishing in southern Norway. Norway and Russia share a maritime border in the Arctic, leading to jokes that the whale was a Russian spy. Norwegian police had opened an investigation into the death of the animal after two animal rights groups filed a complaint. An autopsy showed a stick measuring 35 centimeters in length (14 inches) and 3 centimeters wide (1.2 inches) was stuck in the whale’s mouth, police for the South West district said in a statement. The animal rights groups had alleged the whale had been shot dead.

Persons: –, Vladimir Putin –, Hvaldimir Organizations: Norway Reuters, South Locations: Oslo, Norway, Russia, Russian, South West

CNN —Filipino pastor Apollo Carreon Quiboloy, who is wanted by both the FBI and local law enforcement officers on sexual abuse and human trafficking charges, has been arrested weeks after a standoff with the police. The arrest concludes a fraught showdown between the pastor’s supporters and police who had surrounded a compound in the country’s south where Quiboloy had holed up. ET), the detainees were issued a 24-hour ultimatum to come out from the church’s sprawling 30-hectare (75 acre) compound. Nearly 2,000 officers surrounded the church compound where Quiboloy was believed to be hiding. “Although he is a very prominent person… we will treat him like any other arrested person and will respect his rights.

Persons: Apollo Carreon Quiboloy, Quiboloy, Benhur Abolos, “, God ”, of Jesus Christ, Nicolas Torre III, Ferdinand Marcos Jr, ”, Israelito Torreon, Rodrigo Duterte Organizations: CNN, FBI, Facebook, Philippines ’, ” National, Philippine News Agency, Police, PTV Locations: Philippines, of, Davao, Manila, Brig, California, Philippine

☆ A beloved whale long suspected of being a Russian 'spy' was shot dead, animal-rights groups say
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-04 | by ( Joshua Nelken-Zitser | Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Go to newsletter preferencesSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewA white beluga whale nicknamed Hvaldimir, beloved in Norway and believed to have been trained to spy for Russia, was found dead in Norwegian waters over the weekend. The animal-rights groups provided Business Insider with images of the whale's body, which appeared to show bullet holes. The lifeless body of Hvaldimir was discovered by a teenage fisherman and his father near the town of Risavika on Saturday morning. A spokesperson for the Norwegian Veterinary Institute said it couldn't comment on any results as Hvladimir's autopsy was still ongoing.

Persons: —, NOAH, they'd, Regina Haug, Hvaldimir, Vladimir Putin's, Siri Martinsen, Martinsen, Sebastian Strand, Hvladimir, Strand Organizations: Service, Business, NATO, Marine, Norwegian Veterinary Institute, of Fisheries Locations: Norway, Russia, Risavika, Petersburg

☆ A Russian murder convict joined Wagner, went home, killed again, then got out a 2nd time by joining the army: rights group
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-28 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Court records show Rossomakhin committed this first murder in Kirov in October 2019, when he was drunk and killed a woman with whom he quarreled. AdvertisementDuring his first prison sentence, Rossomakhin was recruited by the Wagner mercenary group, which was accepting convicts into its ranks, in September 2022, per Travmpunkt. The legal rights group said that after spending time on the front, Rossomakhin returned home to Kirov. AdvertisementThe group added that Rossomakhin had served less than six months of his 23-year sentence before being shipped off again to Ukraine. AdvertisementRussia initially recruited thousands of prisoners to fight in Ukraine through the Wagner Group, but the practice soon slowed because convicts feared they would be treated poorly on the frontline.

Persons: —, Ivan Rossomakhin, Rossomakhin, Wagner, Travmpunkt, Anna Pekareva, Yulia Byuskikh, Pekareva Organizations: Service, Business, Russian Defense Ministry, BBC, Press, Kremlin, Russian Ministry of Defense, Wagner Locations: Ukraine, Kirov, Russia, Moscow

Spokesperson Jillian Cowherd said the voter registration process is started at the DMV, but completed at the Virginia Elections Department. It’s also used to verify voter rolls. But user and data errors in the DHS system — such as confusing people who share the same name — have led to people being inaccurately flagged on voter rolls, Clapman said. She said Youngkin’s announcement of noncitizen voters “stokes election denial generally, undermining faith in election results. Last October, election officials under Youngkin removed nearly 3,400 legal Virginia voters from the rolls, after misclassifying probation violators as felons.

Persons: Glenn Youngkin, “, Donald Trump, Mike Johnson, noncitizens, Youngkin, Trump, ”, Alice Clapman, Brennan, Johnson, Griffin Neal, Christian Martinez, Jossie Flor Sapunar, Jillian Cowherd, It’s, Clapman, it’s, Tony Castrilli, Castrilli, Gretchen Reinemeyer, Reese Brogdon, don’t, Reinemeyer, she’s, ” Reinemeyer, Brennan Center’s Clapman, “ stokes, ” Clapman, Virginia, Trump’s, J.Christian Adams Organizations: Virginia Gov, NBC News, NBC, stoke, Brennan Center for Justice, Louisiana Republican, SAVE, CASA, Social, Virginia Elections Department, Elections Department, Social Security Administration, of Homeland Security, DHS, Fairfax County, Local, The League, United Latin, “ Locations: Virginia, Local Virginia, Louisiana, Fairfax County, Arlington County, Manassas, Richmond

“They are using food as a weapon,” a senior aid official told CNN. “No official travel authorization has been granted to humanitarian partners to implement activities outside of Sittwe township since November 2023,” a senior aid official told CNN. The UN aid officials made clear in their meetings, which have not been previously reported, that the status quo is unacceptable, the sources said. A World Food Programme (WFP) warehouse in Maungdaw was looted and burned in June, depriving that community of urgently needed food aid. A senior UN aid official in Myanmar blamed the funding shortfall in part on international apathy.

Persons: CNN — Khin Mar Cho, Soldiers, Byine Phyu, Khin Mar Cho, ” Khin Mar Cho, “, —, ”, Myint Kyaw, Sen, Min Aung, Mohammed, ” Mohammed, Shayna Bauchner, we’ve, OCHA, Sai Aung, Rakhine —, Ejaz, Jamila, Bangladesh Azim Khan Ronnie, Buthidaung, drenching, ” Jamila, ULA, ” Sajjad Mohammad Sajid Organizations: CNN, United Nations, Arakan Army, AA, UN, Myanmar’s Ministry of Information, AFP, Getty, Partners Relief, Development, Human Rights, ” Aid, SAC, Administration Council, Food, UN Office, Humanitarian Affairs, UN Security Council, European Union, Aid, Human Rights Watch, Solent, Myanmar, Development Coordination, United League of, Programme, Junta Locations: Myanmar, Byine, Rakhine, Sittwe, Rakhine State, Myanmar’s, Yangon, “, Sai, AFP, China, Buthidaung, Bangladesh, Cox’s Bazar, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh Tanbirul Miraj Ripon, Kutupalong, Tanbirul Miraj Ripon, Arakan, Maungdaw, ULA, Gaza, Ukraine

Former Trump administration officials argue that more foreign students are involved in the campus protests and accuse the Biden administration and universities of withholding such information. He contended that it would be unconstitutional for authorities to try to deport them based solely on their expressing support for Hamas at protests. About 40,000 Palestinians have died in Gaza since Hamas’ terrorist attack on Oct. 7, according to local health officials. Kena Betancur / AFP - Getty Images fileBiden’s approachBiden administration officials told NBC News that Trump’s threats don’t match the realities of the country’s overburdened immigration system. It argued that the Education Department is purposely protecting “pro-Hamas foreign extremists on American college campuses” and failing to provide records on foreign students, or pro-Hamas activities, at schools.

Persons: Donald Trump, Biden, Trump, Ben Wizner, ” Wizner, ” Reed Rubinstein, Stephen Miller, aren’t, “, ”, Rubinstein, ‘, you’re, Seth, ” Trump, Benjamin Netanyahu’s, Kena Betancur, Jon Feere, isn’t, Feere, Kenneth Marcus, George W, Bush, Marcus, Louis D, ” Marcus, Vanessa Harmoush, Nerdeen Kiswani, hasn’t, Kiswani, ” Kiswani, Stephanie Keith, Daniel Richman, Richman, Edward Ahmed Mitchell, that’s, ” Mitchell, it’s Organizations: GOP, Republican National Convention, Democratic National Convention, NBC News, Trump, Israel, Harvard, Emory, University of Pennsylvania, Hamas, American Civil, Technology, America, Justice, “, Fountain, Washington , D.C, Seth Herald, Republicans, Congress, NBC, D.C, Israeli, Brooklyn Museum, Times, U.S, Popular Front, Liberation, Palestine, Columbia University, Getty, Biden, United States, State Department, Immigration, Customs Services, ICE, Center of Immigration Studies, Education Department, Justice Department, Department’s, Civil Rights, Brandeis Center for Human, Department of Education, IDF, Israel Defense Forces, Columbia Law, Islamic, CAIR wouldn’t, CAIR, don’t Locations: Israel, U.S, Chicago, Gaza, Columbia, Columbus, Washington ,, New Jersey, Palestinian, Washington, New York City, Brooklyn, Vandals, New York, Germany, AFP, United States, Palestine

☆ The UN says Sudan is at a ‘catastrophic breaking point’ amid flooding and fighting
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-13 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Ap-Live-Blog-Byline-Image.Png | The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

War-wrecked Sudan's humanitarian crisis is at "a catastrophic breaking point" amid fighting and devastating flooding, the U.N. migration agency said Monday, ahead of peace talks planned for later this week. The talks face uncertainty as Sudan's military has yet to confirm its participation in the meeting in Switzerland brokered by the United States and Saudi Arabia. Sudan’s war has created the world’s largest displacement crisis. More than 10.7 million people have been forced to flee their homes since fighting began, according to the International Organization for Migration. AFP - Getty Images"We are at a breaking point, a catastrophic, cataclysmic breaking point," said Othman Belbeisi, IOM’s regional director.

Persons: Othman Belbeisi, Belbeisi, Tom Perriello, We’ve, Perriello Organizations: Rapid Support Forces, International Organization for Migration, Getty, IOM, U.S, SAF, Sudanese Armed Forces, United Locations: Switzerland, United States, Saudi Arabia, Khartoum, Darfur, Meroe, Sudan, AFP, Darfur’s, al, Sennar, Geneva, Saudi, Jeddah, Union, Egypt, United Arab Emirates, UAE

☆ Arizona Will Vote on Abortion in November: Could That Give Democrats an Edge?
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-13 | by ( Kate Zernike | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Arizona voters will decide in November whether to establish a right to abortion in the state constitution, a measure that could strongly influence turnout in a battleground state that is critical to the presidential election as well as control of the Senate. In the two years since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, which had established a right to abortion in the United States Constitution, abortion rights groups have prevailed in all seven states where the question of abortion has been put directly before voters. Similar measures on abortion rights are already on the November ballot in six other states, but only two are battleground states — Arizona and Nevada. (The others are Florida, South Dakota, Colorado, New York and Maryland.) And Democrats are hoping that support for abortion rights will drive higher turnout in their favor.

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