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Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson raises eyebrows with comment that First Amendment “hamstrings” government

In a debate Monday at the Supreme Court challenging the Biden administration’s alleged coordination with Big Tech to censor certain messages, one justice raised eyebrows in her comments about the government’s relationship with the First Amendment.  The case stems from a lawsuit brought by Republican-led states Missouri and Louisiana that accused high-ranking government officials of working Read More

Who is Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and why is he running for president?

The lack of excitement many Americans feel about a presidential rematch has heightened interest in alternatives to the major-party candidates, none more so than Robert F. Kennedy Jr., whose famous name has helped him build buzz for his independent bid. Kennedy is a huge longshot to win Electoral College votes, much less the presidency. But Read More

At least 12 bodies found after gang attacks in upscale Haiti suburb

Bodies found outside capital, Port-au-Prince, as attacks by gang members have ravaged the country for weeks. At least 12 bodies have been removed by ambulance from the affluent neighbourhood of Petion-Ville on the outskirts of the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince, as tensions simmer pending the announcement of a new government. Gunmen looted homes in the mountainous Read More

Israel asks ICJ not to order new measures over looming famine in Gaza

Israel asks the UN court to reject South Africa’s request for more emergency orders in the Gaza genocide case. Israel has asked the International Court of Justice (ICJ) not to issue emergency orders for it to step up humanitarian aid to Gaza to address a looming famine, dismissing South Africa’s request to do so as Read More