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The Daily Planet, Vol. 85

Speakers' Corner Chernynkaya - May 27, 2011 13

News and opinion from around US-opolis for Friday, May 27,2011

The Daily Planet, Vol. 84

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News and opinion from around US-opolis for Thursday, May 26, 2011

The Daily Planet, Vol. 83

Speakers' Corner Chernynkaya - May 25, 2011 13

News and opinion from around US-opolis for Wednesday, May 25, 2011

On Why Dogs Are Better Than Cats

Speakers' Corner ADONAI - May 24, 2011 79

The poor dog, in life the firmest friend. The first to welcome, foremost to defend. ~Lord Byron But if you really want to learn about life,...

The Daily Planet, Vol. 82

Speakers' Corner Chernynkaya - May 24, 2011 0

News and opinion from around US-opolis for Tuesday, May 24, 2011

The fragility and unpredicatability of life….

Speakers' Corner Abbyrose86 - May 23, 2011 42

This weekend something happened in my life that I was NOT prepared for; didn't expect and has shaken some of my beliefs to the...

The Daily Planet, Vol. 81

Speakers' Corner Chernynkaya - May 23, 2011 10

News and opinion from around US-opolis for Monday, May 23, 2011

Parking Wars (or: Oh no- You Didn’t?!)

Speakers' Corner jkkFL - May 23, 2011 6

Ever get a ticket for a parking violation? Ever have your car towed? Did you make an ass of yourself over it? Good News!! You can...

Time Travel

Speakers' Corner ADONAI - May 22, 2011 10

I myself believe that there will one day be time travel because when we find that something isn't forbidden by the over-arching...

Rude Pundits

Speakers' Corner Marion - May 22, 2011 40

Nowadays, with the internet and social networking sites, more and more self-appointed political pundits are using this media, in addition to more traditonal forms, to spread their opinions to a wider audience. Further still, many double as "political contributors" to the various 24/7 cable news outlets.

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The Supreme Court Case That Could Hand the House to Republicans

Democrats would be in danger of losing around a dozen majority-minority districts across the South if the court struck down part of the Voting Rights Act. [...]

Who Are the Louisiana Voters Behind a Major Supreme Court Challenge?

There is little information in court filings about the dozen plaintiffs who challenged the state’s voting map as an illegal racial gerrymander. [...]

Supreme Court Asks When Police Can Enter Without Warrant in Emergency

Montana is defending the actions of law enforcement officers who did not have a warrant when they responded to a possibly suicidal Army veteran. [...]

Chicago’s Uprising Against ICE, and 80,000 Stolen Phones

Plus, there may be lead in your protein supplements. [...]

ICE Is Cracking Down on Chicago. Some Chicagoans Are Fighting Back.

Residents have begun forming volunteer groups to monitor their neighborhoods for federal immigration agents. Others honk their horns or blow whistles when they see agents nearby. [...]

Meta Removes Facebook Group That Shared Information on ICE Agents

The Facebook page was taken down for “violating our policies against coordinated harm,” according to Meta. [...]

L.A. County Declares State of Emergency Over Immigration Raids

The move would allow county officials to provide financial aid to those affected by Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids. [...]

U.S. Says It Revoked Visas of Some People Who Criticized Charlie Kirk

The State Department’s X account listed six examples of people who it said had made comments about the assassination of Mr. Kirk, a right-wing activist, and said it was withdrawing their visas. [...]

Spies, Burgers and Bombs: After a New War, Old Wounds Resurface in Tehran

A deep sense of unease has gripped Iran since American and Israeli airstrikes in June, but on a recent visit to the capital, we found that many Iranians seemed to be just trying to get by. [...]

First Burials to Be Held for Israelis Returned From Gaza

Hamas has handed over the bodies of eight people, but says it is struggling to find the remains of others in Gaza after two years of war. [...]

How Kyrsten Sinema's decision makes Democrats' 2024 Senate map tighter

Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema decided to shake up the political world on Friday by becoming an independent. The former Democrat is still caucusing with the party in the Senate, so the Democratic caucus still has 51 members. Now, instead of 49 Democrats and two independents within their ranks, the caucus has 48 Democrats and three independents. [...]

Meet the woman steering Biden's bipartisan winning streak on Capitol Hill

The Biden administration managed to rack up a long list of major legislative wins in its first two years despite facing one of the most closely-divided Congresses in history. From bipartisan action on infrastructure, gun safety and same-sex marriage to party-line bills tackling climate change and expanding health care coverage, it's a record President Joe Biden and Democrats on the ballot were all eager to tout on the campaign trail during the midterms. [...]

CNN Political Briefing

The political news you need to know, in 10 minutes or less. Hosted by David Chalian. [...]

The Axe Files with David Axelrod

Go beyond the soundbites and get to know some of the most interesting players in politics. [...]

Margins of Error

Look closely at almost anything and you'll find data—lots of it. But what are those numbers really saying about who we are and what we believe? Harry Enten is on a mission to find out. [...]

The notable legal clouds that continue to hang over Donald Trump

All eyes are on former President Donald Trump, who has launched another White House bid. [...]

The fine print of the Respect for Marriage Act

Let's start with the positive: Republicans and Democrats are coming together to protect same-sex marriage from the Supreme Court. [...]

Everything you need to know about Biden's student loan forgiveness program

President Joe Biden's federal student loan forgiveness program, which promises to deliver up to $20,000 of debt relief for millions of borrowers, is on hold indefinitely as legal challenges work their way through the courts. [...]

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Hostage families confirm identities of three of four bodies handed over by Hamas

Hamas has yet to return 21 hostages' bodies as agreed under a ceasefire deal brokered by the US. [...]

Gaza experts work to identify bodies of 90 Palestinians returned by Israel

Under the Gaza ceasefire deal, Israel has agreed to hand over the bodies of 15 Palestinians in return for every dead Israeli hostage. [...]

'Father of our democracy': Kenya's Raila Odinga dies in India aged 80

President Ruto leads the tributes to Kenya's former prime minister and long-time opposition leader. [...]

Row over bringing back military service splits German government

Plans to re-introduce military service have been thrown into chaos because of an 11th hour disagreement. [...]

China seizes 60,000 maps over 'mislabelled' Taiwan

The maps also omitted "important islands", the source of competing claims between Beijing and its neighbours. [...]

Madagascar military says it has seized power as president moves to 'safe place'

The military promises elections within two years, but President Rajoelina insists he is still in charge. [...]

Bangladesh garment factory fire kills at least 16

The dead have been burned beyond recognition and officials have warned that the toll could rise. [...]

'He transformed R&B forever' - Stars pay tribute to D’Angelo, after his death at 51

The Grammy-winning singer, who died of cancer, "transformed R&B forever", says Beyoncé. [...]

ChatGPT will soon allow erotica for verified adults, says OpenAI boss

CEO Sam Altman says upcoming versions of the popular chatbot would enable it to behave in a more human-like way - "but only if you want it". [...]

Bitcoin worth $14bn seized in US-UK crackdown on alleged scammers

The UK has also frozen assets linked to the alleged scammers, including a £100m London office building. [...]

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