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Published on May 2, 2025

Felony charges dismissed against former Harris County Health Director Barbie Robinson

The district attorney's office dismisses felony indictments against Barbie Robinson due to insufficient evidence and legal concerns. HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — The Harris County District Attorney’s Office on Friday announced the dismissal of four felony …

Source: KHOU - Texas - Pending
Published on May 2, 2025

Rogue DOJ Investigation Of Columbia Protestors Alarmed Federal Judge

A lot of things happened. Here are some of the things. This is TPM’s Morning Memo. Sign up for the email version. Never Seen This Before In an important new story, the NYT reveals for the first time that senior Trump DOJ official Emil Bove directed the …

Source: TPM – Talking Points Memo - Pending
Published on May 1, 2025

International News Briefs for Thursday, May 1, 2025

HAVANA TIMES – Here are some of the top international news stories compiled by Democracy Now on, Thursday, May 1, 2025. “I Am Not Afraid of You”: Mohsen Mahdawi Sends Message to Trump After Release from ICE Detention May 01, 2025 Image Credit: Courtesy of …

Source: Havana Times - Neutral
Published on May 2, 2025

Denver May Day Protesters Support Immigrants, Workers, Constitution

On May 1, Denver protesters came to the Colorado State Capitol for "A Day Without Immigrants," a rally opposing President Donald Trump's aggressive actions against immigrants. Aurora Unidos Community Service Organization, a group that …

Source: Westword - Colorado - Neutral
Published on May 2, 2025

Politics: 2025Talks - May 2, 2025

Politics and views in the United States. National Security Advisor Mike Waltz is leaving that job to become UN ambassador, bipartisan Arizona poll finds Latino voters dissatisfied by Trump's first 100 days, and Florida mass deportations frighten …

Source: Kiowa County Press - Colorado - Pending
Published on May 2, 2025

Trump Signs Order Creating Religious Liberty Commission

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday establishing a commission with the goal of protecting religious liberty in the nation. “The Founders envisioned a Nation in which religious voices and views are integral to a vibrant public …

Source: Townhall - Right-wing
Published on May 2, 2025

Debating ceasefire misses the point | Letters to the editor

Debating the ceasefire in Gaza misses the larger point. When the Japanese attacked U.S. troops at Pearl Harbor, America rained hell down on their country for four years, causing the deaths of three million civilians and the destruction of their country. …

Source: South Florida Sun Sentinel - Pending
Published on May 2, 2025

Tucson Speaks Out: May 2

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., right, arrives April 6 at Reinlander Mennonite Church in Seminole, Texas, after a second measles-related death in the state. Annie Rice, Associated Press Measles resurgence and vaccination declines …

Source: The Arizona Daily Star - Center-left
Published on May 2, 2025

Students protest Trump’s commencement address at University of Alabama

President Donald Trump delivered an almost hour long commencement address at the University of Alabama Thursday night. At one point joking that “most of what I’ve said tonight is not on the teleprompter,” Trump used the opportunity to talk at length about …

Source: Alabama Political Reporter - Center-left
Published on May 2, 2025

FRI: U.S. Sen. Luján calls out Trump order on NPR, PBS, + More

U.S. Sen. Luján calls out Trump order on NPR, PBS- Julia Goldberg, Source New Mexico “Unlawful” and “illegal” is how U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján on Friday described President Donald Trump’s May 1 executive order eliminating funding for NPR and PBS. Entitled “ …

Source: KUNM - New Mexico - Public Broadcaster
Published on May 1, 2025

Trump Is Fulfilling Kissinger’s Dream

Behind closed doors, the late Henry Kissinger left no doubt about how little he valued human rights. Exhibit A is the conversation he had with his boss, President Richard Nixon, on March 1, 1973, which was caught, like so much else, on Nixon’s Oval Office …

Source: The Atlantic - Neutral
Published on May 2, 2025

Let's restore simple majority rule to housing decisions | Opinion

David Sullivan and C. Whit Ewen Most Austinites believe in majority rule. We elect our City Council. We hold public hearings. We expect that our communities are shaped by open votes — not by private vetoes. Yet hidden deep in Texas law is a century-old …

Source: Austin American-Statesman - Texas - Pending
Published on May 2, 2025

Trump creates Religious Liberty Commission

Americans’ competing visions of what “religious liberty” means came into full view May 1 as President Donald Trump created a Religious Liberty Commission that was immediately denounced by watchdogs of traditional religious liberty. Dwayne Royster “This …

Source: Baptist News Global - Center-left
Published on May 2, 2025

5 things to know for May 2: May Day protests, PBS-NPR funding, Alien Enemies Act, Mike Waltz, Gaza

By Jade Walker, CNN (CNN) — Ever heard of the de minimis exception? It’s about to make President Donald Trump’s trade war with China hit much closer to home. The exception is a major shipping loophole that allowed the importing of goods worth less than $ …

Source: KESQ-TV - California - Neutral
Published on May 2, 2025

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — 5.2.25

Good Friday morning. As the Legislature convenes for the last day of the Legislative Session, when policy bills will be considered, several matters remain unresolved. From Senate President Ben Albritton’s high-priority Rural Renaissance bill to proposed …

Source: Florida Politics - Neutral
Published on May 2, 2025

I was a green card holder and student activist. But Donald Trump wasn't president.

Growing up on the South Side of Chicago, I lived without fear as a little Mexican girl with a green card. Back then, Mexico had one-party rule. My family was so happy to be in the U.S., where it appeared to us that democracy was welcomed from the streets …

Source: MSNBC - Center-left
Published on May 2, 2025

Hundreds of protesters gather at anti-Trump rallies in Tuscaloosa

Hundreds of protesters gathered in Tuscaloosa to oppose former President Trump's appearance at a University of Alabama commencement ceremony. Protesters organized by groups such as Indivisible Northport-Tuscaloosa and the 50501 Movement marched from …

Source: The Tuscaloosa News - Alabama - Pending
Published on May 2, 2025

Letter: A plan to give dictator Trump the small, efficient fiefdom he wants

To the editor: President Donald Trump made promises to create a smaller, more efficient government. His method to arbitrarily eliminate entire agencies and then rehire key personnel is a bit confusing. It might be that Trump no longer has the intellectual …

Source: The Berkshire Eagle - Massachusetts - Center-left
Published on May 1, 2025

Donald Trump Impeachment Proposal Rejected by Top Democrat Leader

A leading Democrat has rejected his colleagues' efforts to impeach Republican President Donald Trump. "Impeachment is, at times, a tool that can be used. This president is no stranger to that; he's been impeached twice," Representative …

Source: Newsweek - Left-wing

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Published on May 5, 2025 - 13:20 GMT

Notable efforts to address electoral integrity but certain aspects of Romania’s presidential campaign left without ...

BUCHAREST, 5 May 2025 – The first round of Romania’s repeat presidential election was efficiently run and the rights to freedom of assembly and association were respected. However, widespread inauthentic behaviour online by candidates, the fragmented …

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Published on May 2, 2025 - 01:06 GMT

Turkey at a Crossroads: Protests, Crackdowns, and the Future of Democracy

The arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu has sparked the largest wave of public protests in Turkey in over a decade, signaling a potential turning point in the country’s political trajectory. As the opposition rallies support and President Erdoğan …

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Published on May 5, 2025 - 12:57 GMT

Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi: Handover and reburial of remains of Anti-Apartheid Activists

Good morning. We gather here today for the handover and reburial of the exhumed remains of two courageous and brave patriots, Benjamin Moloise and Abraham Mngomezulu. These two patriots are part of the great army of liberation that took up arms and fought …

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Published on May 5, 2025 - 12:57 GMT

Deputy President Paul Mashatile: Launch of Transformation Fund

Programme Director; Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Mr Parks Tau; Ministers Gwede Mantashe, Stella Ndabeni and Ronald Lamola; Deputy Minister Zuko Godlimpi and other Deputy Ministers present; Members of the Executive Councils here present; …

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Published on May 5, 2025 - 13:19 GMT

We need to protect the rights of workers to build an inclusive economy

We need to protect the rights of workers to build an inclusive economy Dear Fellow South African, We have just observed Workers’ Day, which is commemorated across the world in honour of the struggles of workers for fair labour standards and conditions of …

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Published on May 5, 2025 - 13:20 GMT

To safeguard human rights we must protect civic space and the right to peaceful assembly, OSCE leaders say

VIENNA, 5 May 2025 – A vibrant civic space in which everyone contributes to public and political life is increasingly challenged by growing threats to freedom of peaceful assembly and severe challenges faced by human rights defenders through discreditation …

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Published on May 5, 2025 - 07:40 GMT

Ukraine critic secures first term of Romanian presidential election rerun

(MENAFN) George Simion, a nationalist politician known for his criticism of the EU and opposition to Ukraine, has emerged as the frontrunner in the first round of Romania’s presidential election rerun, held on Sunday. With over 95% of votes counted, Simion …

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Published on May 4, 2025 - 18:14 GMT

Half of Germans Support Ban on AfD

(MENAFN) Close to half of the German population is in favor of prohibiting the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party after it was labeled an “extremist” organization by the country's internal security service. This sentiment was captured in a …

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Published on May 5, 2025 - 13:00 GMT

First 5 California Welcomes Anthony Pane as New Chief Counsel

First 5 California proudly announces the appointment of Anthony Pane as its new Chief Counsel. SACRAMENTO, CA, UNITED STATES, May 5, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- First 5 California proudly announces the appointment of Anthony Pane as its new Chief …

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Published on May 5, 2025 - 12:45 GMT

Veteran M&A Attorney Joins Spiro Harrison & Nelson to Lead Corporate Business Transactions Practice Group

Spiro Harrison & Nelson Continues Strategic Growth with Addition of Industry Leader RED BANK, NJ, UNITED STATES, May 5, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Bringing its headcount to 25 attorneys, Spiro Harrison & Nelson is pleased to announce …

Distribution channels: Business & Economy, Law ...
Published on May 5, 2025 - 06:34 GMT

After Clergy Arrested for Praying, Moral Monday Returns to U.S. Supreme Court to Confront Deadly Federal Budget

Faith leaders and impacted people to hold prayerful protest calling out a budget that will kill Medicaid, starve children, and abandon the poor WASHINGTON DC, DC, UNITED STATES, May 5, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- On Monday, May 5, 2025, at 11:00 …

Distribution channels: Environment, Human Rights ...
Published on May 5, 2025 - 13:20 GMT

To safeguard human rights we must protect civic space and the right to peaceful assembly, OSCE leaders say

VIENNA, 5 May 2025 – A vibrant civic space in which everyone contributes to public and political life is increasingly challenged by growing threats to freedom of peaceful assembly and severe challenges faced by human rights defenders through discreditation …

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Published on May 5, 2025 - 13:20 GMT

Notable efforts to address electoral integrity but certain aspects of Romania’s presidential campaign left without ...

BUCHAREST, 5 May 2025 – The first round of Romania’s repeat presidential election was efficiently run and the rights to freedom of assembly and association were respected. However, widespread inauthentic behaviour online by candidates, the fragmented …

Distribution channels: Politics
Published on May 5, 2025 - 12:53 GMT

TMC CEO Testifies Before Congress: Deep-Sea Minerals Key to U.S. Industrial Future

CEO and Chairman Gerard Barron testified before the House Committee on Natural Resources on “Exploring the Potential of Deep-Sea Mining to Expand American Mineral Production” Mr. Barron highlighted the abundant, unattached polymetallic nodule resource as a …

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Published on May 5, 2025 - 12:23 GMT

G7 should act as stabilizer and reformer to reshape international order, urges T7 report

Waterloo, Canada, May 05, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A new report to the Group of 7 (G7) suggests the nations’ leaders should set directions to help address root causes of instability while also innovating in new areas at the global level. The Think7 …

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Published on May 5, 2025 - 11:00 GMT

AAFA Calls on Congress to Restore Lifesaving National Asthma Control Program

Washington, DC, May 05, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On May 6, 2025 – World Asthma Day – the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA) will visit the U.S. Capitol to call on Congress to protect the 28 million people in the U.S. with asthma and restore …

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Published on May 5, 2025 - 06:56 GMT

Enhancing Military Transparency: International Seminar on the Vienna Document 2011 was held in Almaty as part of ...

From 22 to 24 April 2025, the OSCE Programme Office in Astana, in co-operation with the Centre for Arms Control and Inspection Support and the Kazakhstan Peace Operations Centre (KAZCENT) of the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Kazakhstan, and with …

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Published on May 3, 2025 - 18:59 GMT

AMMWEC and UPF Honor Pakistani Senator Kamran Michael for Championing Religious Freedom

WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES, May 3, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The American Muslim & Multifaith Women’s Empowerment Council (AMMWEC), in partnership with the Universal Peace Federation (UPF), proudly presented awards to Pakistani Senator …

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Published on May 3, 2025 - 16:04 GMT

Statement by the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina on the Occasion of World Press Freedom Day

Sarajevo, 3 May 2025 – A free society depends on a free press. In recognition of World Press Freedom Day, the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (Mission) reaffirms its continued commitment to defending the fundamental right to free and independent …

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Published on May 2, 2025 - 20:59 GMT

Quin Christian and Eugene Rhuggenaath Engage in Exchange of Ideas in Washington for Curaçao’s Sustainable Development

A focus on sustainable development and future-proof investments WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES, May 2, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- During a visit with U.S. lawmakers last week, Quin Christian held a productive meeting with former Prime Minister of Curacao …

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Published on May 3, 2025 - 06:26 GMT

Many Citizens of Redington Beach Seeking Formal Complaints Regarding Alleged Retaliation by Local Officials

We The People Of Redington Beach Image REDINGTON BEACH, Fla., May 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Citizens for Fair Governance, a civil rights advocacy group representing many residents of Redington Beach, Florida, are seeking to file a formal complaint with …

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Published on May 2, 2025 - 17:00 GMT

EIN Presswire’s Debut Edition of ‘Heard on the Streets': PR Expert Clears Up Important PR Misconception

Sherrie Handrinos discusses how to earn media coverage and the key differences between earned PR and paid placement WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES, May 2, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- In the debut edition of “Heard on the Streets,” a new series on …

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Published on May 2, 2025 - 14:32 GMT

President Trump Backs Italian Columbus as Notorious Historian Challenges Italian Columbus Myth and Fraud

President Trump revives Columbus Day as renowned historian dares to correct ancient misconceptions that have shaped American misunderstandings for generations. TRELEW, PANTAGONIA, ARGENTINA, May 2, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- As President Donald …

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Published on May 2, 2025 - 23:28 GMT

ThinkCareBelieve: Week 15 of the Trump Administration

Washington, DC, May 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Link to ThinkCareBelieve's Article: https://thinkcarebelieve.blog/2025/05/02/week-15-of-the-trump-administration/ Article on Deportations, Criminal Aliens and Child …

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Published on May 2, 2025 - 20:47 GMT

Empowering the Next Generation: OSCE Trains Over 3,000 Youth in Financial Literacy across Kyrgyzstan

For several years, the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek (POiB) has been leading a sustained effort to promote financial literacy among youth in Kyrgyzstan. Through comprehensive training programmes held annually across the country, the POiB helps young …

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Published on May 2, 2025 - 20:46 GMT

OSCE and EU support Central Asian states to safeguard non-profit organizations from abuse by terrorists

Ensuring a proportionate approach to combating the instrumentalization of non-profit organizations (NPOs) by terrorists in Central Asia was the focus of a workshop organized by the OSCE Transnational Threats Department and the EU Global Facility on Anti- …

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Published on May 2, 2025 - 20:46 GMT

Building Climate Resilience: OSCE Chairpersonship Event in Vienna

VIENNA, 2 May 2025 – Over 140 participants from OSCE Participating States, Partners for Co-operation, OSCE Institutions, civil society, and international organizations gathered in Vienna for the "Resilient Together in a Changing Climate" …

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Published on May 2, 2025 - 20:46 GMT

International observers to Romania’s repeat presidential election to hold press conference on Monday

BUCHAREST, 2 May 2025 – International election observers will hold a press conference to present their findings following the repeat presidential election in Romania. What: A press conference of the international election observation mission to the repeat …

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