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Bribery charge against US congressman Cuellar implicates Mexico's Azteca
An executive of Mexico’s Banco Azteca helped arrange payments to U.S. House Democrat Henry Cuellar of Texas and his wife in exchange for influence in Washington, according to court documents.
U.S. attorneys accuse Cuellar of acting on behalf of the Mexican bank to loosen U.S. rules regarding the shipments of U.S. currency to banks in the U.S...Read more
Media coverage of campus protests tends to focus on the spectacle, rather than the substance
Protest movements can look very different depending on where you stand, both literally and figuratively.
For protesters, demonstrations are usually the result of meticulous planning by advocacy groups and leaders aimed at getting a message out to a wider world or to specific institutional targets. To outside onlookers, however, ...Read more
Labour mayor wins cap triumphant election run for Starmer
Labour wins in the U.K.’s two biggest cities completed a string of local election successes by opposition leader Keir Starmer that showed his party firmly on course for victory at a general election later this year.
Not only did Sadiq Khan comfortably win a historic third term as London mayor, but Labour candidate Richard Parker eked out an ...Read more
A Georgian charged in Jan. 6 attack wants to return to US Capitol -- as member of Congress
Some candidates might run away from their role in the violent pro-Donald Trump mob that engulfed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Chuck Hand is embracing it.
The Republican contender for a rural Georgia U.S. House seat refers to his arrest as a “nonviolent protest participation” on his campaign website. He posted on social media that he ...Read more
Labour on course for power: 5 takeaways from UK elections
The governing Conservatives suffered heavy defeats in a set of local elections on Thursday, adding to the sense that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will struggle to turn things around before a general election that he must hold within nine months.
Keir Starmer’s opposition Labour Party made some eye-catching gains, taking control of councils in ...Read more
Michigan congressional bid for ballot at risk over possible forged signatures
DETROIT — A set of what appears to be forged petition signatures could complicate a prominent U.S. House candidate's bid to secure a spot on the Democratic primary ballot in August.
Former state Sen. Adam Hollier's petitions are facing a formal challenge by first-term Democratic Rep. Shri Thanedar of Detroit, whom Hollier is looking to unseat...Read more
Togo's initial vote count shows family dynasty on track to extend 57-year rule
Togo’s ruling party opened up a commanding lead as the vote count from this week’s parliamentary vote passed the half-way mark, setting the stage for the family dynasty of President Faure Gnassingbé to extend its 57-year rule of the West African nation.
Gnassingbé’s Union for the Republic party won 60 out of the 65 seats for which ...Read more
Labour mayor wins cap triumphant election run for Keir Starmer
Labour wins in the U.K.’s two biggest cities completed a string of local election successes by opposition leader Keir Starmer that showed his party firmly on course for victory at a general election later this year.
Not only did Sadiq Khan comfortably win a historic third term as London mayor, but Labour candidate Richard Parker eked out an ...Read more
Trump campaign talks up his prospects of flipping 2 states
Donald Trump’s campaign sought to stir enthusiasm among prospective donors to his White House bid, contending that the ex-president has a chance to go on offense and expand the electoral map.
Trump’s team said its polling shows he has a chance to win Minnesota and Virginia, according to two donors who heard the presentation at a retreat in ...Read more
Trump campaign talks up prospects of flipping 2 states to GOP
Donald Trump’s campaign sought to stir enthusiasm among prospective donors to his White House bid, contending that the ex-president has a chance to go on offense and expand the electoral map.
Trump’s team said its polling shows he has a chance to win Minnesota and Virginia, according to two donors who heard the presentation at a retreat in ...Read more
As protests roil college campuses, young voters' support for Biden hangs in the balance
After days of protests roiling college campuses, President Joe Biden broke his silence with a short, terse speech condemning the chaos and calling for order, while also holding up protest as a fundamental American right.
Will Biden's comments be enough to sate young voters? Some political analysts think not.
"For Biden to get back on track ...Read more
Oil-rich Chad's junta leader set to win vote as US ties fray
Chad’s military ruler Mahamat Deby is almost certain to win the country’s May 6 presidential election, cementing the ruling junta’s power in a move that could jeopardize the future of U.S. military engagement in the region.
The election comes as Chad has become the last remaining military ally of the U.S., France and its European partners...Read more
Sadiq Khan vows more climate action after London mayor win
London Mayor Sadiq Khan pledged to press ahead with “world-leading green action” after comfortably winning a historic third term, a result that will bolster expectations for a Labour Party victory in a general election later this year.
Khan got 43.8% of the vote, compared with 32.7% for his Conservative opponent, Susan Hall, according to ...Read more
Use of ‘white privilege’ makes online discussions more polarized and less constructive
A wide variety of historical, economic and cultural forces combine to allow a larger percentage of whites to climb up the socioeconomic ladder than Blacks and Hispanics.
Some people call the combined effects of these forces “white privilege.” Though these words are commonly used, research by Lia Bozarth and me has found that use ...Read more
What Shakespeare can teach us about racism
William Shakespeare’s famous tragedy “Othello” is often the first play that comes to mind when people think of Shakespeare and race. And if not “Othello,” then folks usually name “The Merchant of Venice,” “Antony and Cleopatra,” “The Tempest,” or his first – and bloodiest – tragedy, “Titus Andronicus,” my ...Read more
Many immigrants to the US are fleeing violence and persecution − here’s how the federal government can help cities absorb them
Immigration has become a defining issue in the 2024 elections and a major challenge in many U.S. cities. Over the past several years, wars and armed conflict, violent persecution and desperate poverty have displaced millions of people worldwide and propelled the arrival in the U.S. of thousands seeking protection, mainly at the U.S.-Mexico ...Read more
Supporting ‘democracy’ is hard for many who feel government and the economy are failing them
Americans, it seems, can both value the idea of democracy and not support it in practice.
Since 2016, academics and journalists have expressed concerns that formerly secure democracies are becoming less democratic. Different measures of democracy, such as scores produced by the Economist Intelligence Unit, Freedom House and the ...Read more
On its 125th anniversary, W.E.B. Du Bois’ ‘The Philadelphia Negro’ offers lasting lessons on gentrification in Philly’s historically Black neighborhoods
Society Hill, where Sixers star Joel Embiid recently put his penthouse condo on the market for US$5.5 million, has long been one of Philadelphia’s most exclusive neighborhoods.
It’s a distant cry from what the neighborhood looked like 125 years ago when sociologist and civil rights activist W.E.B. Du Bois published “The ...Read more
A look inside the cyberwar between Israel and Hamas reveals the civilian toll
The news about the Israel-Hamas war is filled with reports of Israeli families huddling in fear from relentless rocket attacks, Israeli tanks and artillery flattening buildings in the Gaza Strip, hundreds of kidnapped hostages imprisoned in subterranean tunnels, and millions of people driven from their homes by fighting.
But beyond ...Read more
Longtime Trump loyalist Hope Hicks in tears after potentially damaging testimony in hush money trial
NEW YORK — Donald Trump’s loyal former White House press secretary Hope Hicks testified at his Manhattan trial Friday, breaking down after divulging potentially damaging testimony for the former president regarding the motivations behind his fixer’s hush money payoff to porn star Stormy Daniels.
Trump’s former White House Communications...Read more
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- Longtime Trump aide Hope Hicks breaks down during hush money trial testimony
- As protests roil college campuses, young voters' support for Biden hangs in the balance
- A Georgian charged in Jan. 6 attack wants to return to US Capitol -- as member of Congress
- Michigan congressional bid for ballot at risk over possible forged signatures
- Oil-rich Chad's junta leader set to win vote as US ties fray