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Trump's attack on diversity takes center stage as Boston remembers 1965 Freedom Rally led by MLK

Trump's attack on diversity takes center stage as Boston remembers 1965 Freedom Rally led by MLK

BOSTON (AP) — As a Black teenager growing up in Boston, Wayne Lucas vividly remembers joining some 20,000 people to hear the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
Big Tech's soaring energy demands are making coal-fired power plant sites attractive

Big Tech's soaring energy demands are making coal-fired power plant sites attractive

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Coal-fired power plants, long an increasingly money-losing proposition in the U.S.
The end of the Vietnam War was also a turning point for protest songs

The end of the Vietnam War was also a turning point for protest songs

NEW YORK (AP) — Out of the many Vietnam War protests she performed at in the 1960s and 1970s, Judy Collins can never forget one in Washington, D.C., where she stood before thousands and sang Bob Dylan's “Masters of War.
Ex-US Rep. George Santos sentenced to over 7 years in prison for fraud and identity theft

Ex-US Rep. George Santos sentenced to over 7 years in prison for fraud and identity theft

CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) — Disgraced former U.S. Rep. George Santos was sentenced Friday to over seven years in prison, sobbing as he learned his punishment for the crimes that led to his expulsion from Congress.
Some see Trump weaponizing government in targeting of judge and Democratic fundraising site

Some see Trump weaponizing government in targeting of judge and Democratic fundraising site

On Thursday, President Donald Trump directed his Department of Justice to investigate ActBlue , the Democratic Party-aligned fundraising site that has fueled so many successful challenges against his own party.
Virginia GOP candidate for lieutenant governor says he won't exit race despite governor's push

Virginia GOP candidate for lieutenant governor says he won't exit race despite governor's push

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Republican John Reid said Friday he will continue his campaign to be Virginia’s lieutenant governor and denied he had anything to do with a social media account containing sexually explicit photos that had prompted GOP Gov.
Kennedy Center’s events scheduled for LGBTQ+ pride celebration canceled, organizers say

Kennedy Center’s events scheduled for LGBTQ+ pride celebration canceled, organizers say

WASHINGTON (AP) — Organizers and the Kennedy Center have canceled a week’s worth of events celebrating LGBTQ+ rights for this summer’s World Pride festival in Washington, D.C.
The Latest: FBI arrests a judge accused of helping a man evade immigration agents

The Latest: FBI arrests a judge accused of helping a man evade immigration agents

The FBI on Friday arrested Milwaukee Judge Hannah Dugan , saying she “intentionally misdirected” federal immigration agents away from a man they were trying to take into custody at her courthouse.
Judge blocks Trump administration from nixing collective bargaining for most federal employees

Judge blocks Trump administration from nixing collective bargaining for most federal employees

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from implementing an executive order that a labor union says would cancel collective bargaining rights for hundreds of thousands of federal employees. U.S.
ICE is reversing the termination of legal status for international students around the US

ICE is reversing the termination of legal status for international students around the US

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The U.S. government is reversing the termination of legal status for international students around the country after many filed court challenges against the Trump administration crackdown, federal officials said Friday.