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George Santos criticized gay marriage on his own wedding anniversary: 'It should have been a civil union'
"To force that on society was a problem," said George Santos, who said that he was "an opposer" of …
Bryan Metzger
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Right-wing commentators have a theory about plane safety concerns and they say diversity is to blame
Right-wing commentators such as Elon Musk have baselessly decided that DEI initiatives are to blame…
Alia Shoaib
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'Unite The Right' organizers discussed whether they could legally hit protesters with a car before the Charlottesville rally: testimony
The ex-girlfriend of a "Unite the Right" organizer said some also discussed what kinds of weapons t…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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Facebook 'did nothing' about violent militia and hate groups for 5 years despite being warned at least 10 times, advocacy group says
The civil-rights group Muslim Advocates says Facebook ignored its repeated warnings about Islamopho…
Tyler Sonnemaker
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Civil rights groups want big advertisers to boycott Facebook
San Francisco, June 18 (IANS) Six civil rights groups, including Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and N…
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Australian civil rights group requests US Treasury to deny licence to Adani Ports for its dealings with the Myanmar military
Australian civil rights collective Australian Centre for International Justice (ACIJ) and activist …
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Sidney Poitier, legendary actor and civil-rights advocate, dead at 94
Poitier's trailblazing career saw him fight for equal rights during the 1960s and become the first …
Jason Guerrasio,Rebecca Cohen
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Police investigating after a Black man said he was attacked during march through Boston by white supremacist group Patriot Front
An estimated 100 far-right Patriot Front supporters marched through downtown Boston on Saturday on …
Alia Shoaib
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Civil rights lawyers are accusing LAPD officers of brutalizing trans advocates and journalists at Wi Spa protests
LGBTQ advocates said they sustained injuries from LAPD officers and members of the Proud Boys at a …
Morgan Keith
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Shiv Nadar is India’s most generous billionaire but young guns have their hearts in the right place
Tech billionaires like Shiv Nadar of HCL Technologies and Wipro’s Azim Premji are a cut above the r…
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White House officials tell civil rights leaders they can 'out-organize voter suppression' as voting rights bills stall: report
The officials told advocates that they believe it's possible to "out-organize voter suppression," a…
Bryan Metzger
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LAPD declares unlawful assembly at Wi Spa following a second round of protests over transgender rights
A second series of dueling trans rights protests occurred outside of Wi Spa in Los Angeles early Sa…
Morgan Keith
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Trudeau declares national emergency over Canadian trucker protests, allowing government to override civil rights
The far-reaching Emergencies Act gives the Canadian government the ability to prohibit public assem…
Jake Epstein,Sarah Al-Arshani
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Aussie civil rights group calls on India's stock exchanges to take action against Adani Ports for 'factually misleading' stakeholders
The Australian Centre of International Justice (ACIJ) and activist group Justice for Myanmar (JFM) …
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7 shots in the back: How 3 minutes with police ripped apart Jacob Blake's life and rekindled his family's push for justice
Jacob Blake was paralyzed from the waist down after a police officer shot him in the back seven tim…
Aisha I. Jefferson
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The ACLU and other civil- and disability-rights groups filed a brief asking an LA court to allow Britney Spears to choose her own lawyer
"Britney Spears has said that she wants to pick her own lawyer and the court should respect that wi…
Connor Perrett
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The far right is calling for civil war after the FBI raid on Trump's home. Experts say that fight wouldn't look like the last one.
"People's sense of the civil and civic ways of resolving disputes" is "out the window," Fiona Hill …
John Haltiwanger
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Federal judge blocks Florida's 'anti-riot' law that Gov. DeSantis championed as a way to combat protests but civil rights groups said targeted people of color
Signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis in April, the law criminalizes protests that turn violent and can end i…
Jake Epstein
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36 civil rights organizations urge Biden to cancel $50,000 in student debt per borrower
The NAACP, ACLU, and other civil rights organizations said the student debt burden disproportionate…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Facebook has hired its first vice president of civil rights
"I am excited to join Facebook at this moment when there is a national and global awakening happeni…