“We share the frustration. We understand the pain,” said Jason Straziuso, a spokesman for the Red Cross. “We’re not bulletproof, and it’s not possible for us to walk into a …
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A federal appeals court moved on Monday to drastically weaken the Voting Rights Act, issuing a ruling that would effectively bar private citizens and civil rights groups from filing lawsuits …
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Army Ammunition Factory Tied to Mass Shootings Faces New Scrutiny
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesAn agreement between the Army and one of the nation’s largest ammunition manufacturers is receiving new scrutiny because of a little-known provision allowing a government facility to produce hundreds of …
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Rosalynn Carter Lauded for Humanitarian Work, Mental Health Advocacy
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesNot long after Rosalynn Carter, the former first lady, died on Sunday, politicians from both sides of the aisle commended her work in that public role and the strides she …
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Rosalynn Carter, First Lady and a Political Partner, Dies at 96
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesRosalynn Carter, a true life partner to Jimmy Carter who helped propel him from rural Georgia to the White House in a single decade and became the most politically active …
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A Jan. 6 Defendant Pleads His Case to the Son Who Turned Him In
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis Jones“That push is the thing that sticks out,” A.J. told Brian, back at the kitchen table in Wisconsin. “Can I explain, though?” Brian asked, and soon he was playing more …
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F.B.I. Faulted Agents for Shooting at a Fleeing Suspect and Killing a Family Dog
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe F.B.I. faulted agents in 2019 for misusing their guns in two separate shootings, each an exceedingly rare internal finding of violations of its lethal force policy, according to documents …
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Trump Focuses on Iowa as He Looks to Close Out the Republican Race
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWith just under two months until the Iowa caucuses, former President Donald J. Trump on Saturday returned to the state and made explicit a campaign strategy that he had only …
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Israel Says Gaza Hospital Held Hamas Command Center: What We Know So Far
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesIsrael is trying to produce solid evidence for its assertion that Hamas has been using tunnels under Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza as a command center. But an Israeli military-led tour …
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Stones and seashells for people killed in the Sept. 11 attacks began appearing at a signpost at Guantánamo Bay a few years ago, not far from the courtroom for war …