Imprisonment of political activist in Azerbaijan sparks international concern amid hunger strike – JURIST
Amnesty International on Friday called for the urgent release of political activist Tofig Yagublu following his hunger strike that began on April 1. Amnesty International’s Eastern Europe and Central Asia…
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How the Crypto Industry’s Political Spending Is Paying Off
At the end of a three-hour hearing last month, Senator Ruben Gallego, Democrat of Arizona, sided with a group of Republicans in a hotly contested debate. He voted to advance…
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Tesla attacks mark a surreal twist in political violence as Musk divides America
There were broad expectations that the widening political divides in America following Donald Trump’s second presidential victory would explode. But few could have predicted the flash point would be electric…
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Judges No Longer Need To Stop Federal Law Clerks From Applying To ‘Political’ Jobs While Clerking
Back in September, the U.S. Judicial Conference’s Committee on Codes of Conduct published an advisory opinion concerning judicial employees’ political activities. At the time, judges were encouraged to curtail law…
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What If Trump Worked for Russia? Global, Legal & Political Impact
What Would Happen if British, EU, or Ukrainian Intelligence Found Clear Evidence Donald Trump Was Working for Russia? The question of whether U.S. President Donald Trump ever collaborated with Russia…
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Google still limits how Gemini answers political questions
While several of Google’s rivals, including OpenAI, have tweaked their AI chatbots to discuss politically sensitive subjects in recent months, Google appears to be embracing a more conservative approach. When…
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Democrats See Political Opening in G.O.P. Budget as Republicans Eye Medicaid Cuts
In 2018, Democrats won back the House, flipping 41 seats including in conservative-leaning places like the suburbs of Utah and Oklahoma by focusing narrowly on a single issue: Republican efforts…
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Tesla Stock Falls 8% as Concerns About Elon Musk’s Political Role Grow
Shares of Tesla had been on a tear since Donald J. Trump won the presidential election. Investors were betting that the carmaker would benefit from the more than $250 million…
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Column: Bass fires the L.A. fire chief, but her own smoldering political crisis is far from over
Well, you could see that one coming. After Pacific Palisades was torched while a reservoir sat empty and fire hydrants ran dry, the fire chief didn’t even wait for the…
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Venezuelan Americans Are About to Find Out if They Hold Real Political Sway
Republicans worked hard in recent years to court Venezuelan American voters in Florida, convinced that their party’s focus on law and order and attacks on socialism could win over the…
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Study of TikTok, X ‘For You’ feeds in Germany finds Far Right political bias ahead of federal elections
Recommendation algorithms operated by social media giants TikTok and X have shown evidence of substantial Far Right political bias in Germany ahead of a federal election that takes place Sunday,…
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Committee to Protect Journalists urges Taliban to lift broadcast ban on political and economic content – JURIST
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) urged the Taliban to lift its restrictive prohibition on the airing of political and economic programs by local Afghan media outlets on Friday. According…
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Swifties for Kamala: How Taylor Swift fans are creating a new blueprint for political organizing
“Kamala loves a Venn diagram, right? So in one circle, you’ve got Swifties, who love Taylor, and in the other circle, you’ve got people who love Kamala. In the middle, you have…
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Silicon Valley’s rise from apathy to lords of political universe
When the high and mighty of Silicon Valley assumed their privileged perch at the swearing-in of President Trump, it was an ostentatious show of wealth and power unlike any before….
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History, Ideology, and Political Impact
The Proud Boys: A Deep Dive into the Far-Right Group and Its Influence. The Proud Boys, a far-right extremist group founded in 2016, has garnered significant attention for its involvement…
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Trump inauguration follows unprecedented political comeback
By ZEKE MILLER, CHRIS MEGERIAN and MICHELLE PRICE, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump, who overcame impeachments, criminal indictments and a pair of assassination attempts to win another term in…
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DJI claims its decision to let drones fly in dangerous areas is not political
DJI will no longer stop drones from flying over airports, wildfires, and the White House, passing the buck to US law enforcement to prevent some of the worst forms of…
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Stuart Spencer dead: Strategist launched Ronald Reagan’s political career
Stuart K. Spencer, a Republican strategist who took a washed-up movie actor named Ronald Reagan and helped make him California governor and, later, president — helping invent the modern political…
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South Korea acting president to urgently fill Constitutional Court vacancies amid political turmoil – JURIST
South Korea acting president Choi Sang-mok announced on Tuesday that he would immediately move to fill vacancies on the Constitutional Court to restore stability after the impeachment of two of…
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Florida is winning the political battle with California as Trump takes office
WASHINGTON — The rivalry between California and Florida reached a high mark in November 2023 when Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, faced off against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican, on…
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