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Turkey accuses Saudi Arabia of murdering political journalist Jamal Khashoggi on Turkish soil

Nearly 200 protestors arrested as Kavanaugh is confirmed by the Senate

After exploiting her for research, Johns Hopkins University to name building after Henrietta Lacks

Texas invalidates 2,400 online voter registration forms ahead of midterms based on vague law

Tsunami and earthquake leave over 1,000 missing, 1,400 dead & 70,000 homeless in Indonesia

Time’s Up hires WNBA President Lisa Borders as its first president and CEO

Four suspected white supremacists charged for actions during Charlottesville riots

Amazon will pay US employees $15 minimum wage, but what about international workers?

Trump’s immigration policies are making it easier for desperate immigrants fall for fraud schemes

Marches in NY, D.C. call for emphasis on the rights of Black women to overturn status quo

Conviction of Brazilian political prisoner echoes injustice in the U.S.

#MeToo era sees surge in colleges tackling toxic masculinity on campus

World Bank warns Gaza economy approaching collapse, calls on Israel to lift blockade

Texas argues on behalf of school that expelled student who didn’t kneel for pledge of allegiance

Haitian deportee fighting to return to U.S. after Florida police framed him and 2 others

Trump admin bypasses Congress with new policy targeting immigrants on public assistance

Brookings Institute finds poverty has decreased in the US, but not for everyone

Many blame deputies after 2 mental health patients drown in cop car during Hurricane Florence

Dallas cops still free & working after killing Black men while Dallas 9 spent 40 hours in jail for protests

Michael Jordan donates $2 million to Hurricane relief efforts, stresses long term effects on Carolinas

US refugee cap to be reduced to 30,000 in 2019, lowest level in 40 years

Woman who wrote letter accusing Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault comes forward

Border patrol agent charged with the murders of 4 sex workers after a two-week killing spree

Lawyer: Publicizing marijuana found in home of Black man killed by Dallas cop is a “smear”

Senator drops potential SCOTUS bombshell in rumored sexual assault allegation against Kavanaugh

Pope Francis summons bishops to discuss sexual abuse after global pressure builds

South Carolina won’t relocate inmates in Hurricane Florence’s path

‘Black-ish’ creator explains exit from ABC after they shelved an anti-Trump episode

Here are the nominees we’re excited to see vie for the Young People’s Literature National Book Award

NC elections board unanimously votes to allow fight of ICE’s voter records subpoena

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