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Beleaguered Harris County judge releases juvenile offenders after losing election, highlighting problems with the system

Alyssa Milano demands Women’s March leaders condemn Farrakhan—or step down

Trump fires Jeff Sessions as attorney general over Mueller investigations a day after midterms

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu endorses death penalty bill designed specifically for Palestinians

Party of Trump tightens control of the Senate, the House becomes Democratic again, and progressives clench notable wins

Motel 6 will pay millions after releasing guest lists to ICE, leading to arrests and deportations

The CDC predicts Congo’s Ebola outbreak may not be able to be contained

Iran promises to “break” sanctions reimposed by Trump when he voided Obama’s nuclear deal

Brian Kemp announces last minute investigation into Democrats for registration tampering, offers no evidence

U.S. officials say Saudi crown prince tortured & blackmailed rivals into submission at 2017 meeting

Google employees stage mass walkout over sexual harassment and other workplace issues

As Brian Kemp suppresses the Black vote in Georgia, Oprah comes to campaign for Stacey Abrams

Pittsburgh residents protest Trump’s visit after synagogue shooting over racist rhetoric

Racist white woman arrested after targeting Black child with letter: “This is a white neighborhood.”

31 years after her son was kidnapped by his father, a mother is reunited with her long lost son

Jamal Khashoggi’s fiance blames Saudi royal family for his murder in new interview

Ahead of midterm elections, four bullets fired at Florida GOP office

Trump’s plan to end birthright citizenship sparks fiery responses ahead of midterms

Texas voting machine errors and draconian voter registration laws combine to spur voter disenfranchisement in the state

White supremacist kills 11 at synagogue following hate-filled week of mail bombs and Black people executed at Kroger

Saudis finally admit journalists death was premeditated, but questions still remain over crown prince’s involvement

White Kroger shooter who killed two Black people told white bystander, “Whites don’t shoot whites.”

Judge overrules jury who awarded terminally ill man $289 million in case against Monsanto, offering $78 million instead

Trump admin releases propaganda filled report about Socialism that only shows they don’t understand anything

In response to Trump administration’s memo define gender to exclude transgender people, organizers, activists say we #WontBeErased

Taylor Energy’s 14 year oil spill could overtake BP’s as the worst offshore environmental disaster in the U.S.

Georgia continues voter suppression tactics while denying they are taking place

Nnedi Okorafor ‘Shuri #1’ comic is finally here, all hail the Princess of Wakanda!

Canada becomes second country to legalize marijuana, and also creates pathway to pardon past drug offenders

PEN America is suing Trump for his attacks on the press

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