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Palestinians protest in Ramallah over Gaza sanctions

Arabnews 24 Jun 2018

Author ... 1529775217593413600 RAMALLAH ... Demonstrators in Ramallah chanted “scrap the sanctions!” during protests against the Palestinian Authority, organized by civil society groups ... Tens of thousands of its civil servants in the coastal enclave, separated from the West Bank by a strip of Israeli territory, have gone without full pay for months ... Rights groups say the siege amounts to collective punishment ... Main category. Middle-East Tags....

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Southern Poverty Law Center has lost all its credibility

The Grand Island Independent 24 Jun 2018

The SPLC is a once-storied organization that did important work filing civil rights lawsuits against the Ku Klux Klan in the 1970s. But it has become a caricature of itself, labeling virtually anyone who does not fall in line with its left-wing ideology an “extremist” or “hate group.” ... Colorado Civil Rights Commission ... It is not a “hate group.” If anything, it is fighting anti-Christian hate....

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Southern Poverty Law Center lost all credibility

Reflector 24 Jun 2018

The SPLC is a once-storied organization that did important work filing civil rights lawsuits against the Ku Klux Klan in the 1970s. But it has become a caricature of itself, labeling virtually anyone who does not fall in line with its left-wing ideology an "extremist" or "hate group." ... Colorado Civil Rights Commission ... It is not a "hate group." ... After an uproar, the group removed him and apologized....

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Violence claims more lives in Nicaragua amid protests

Elko Daily Free Press 24 Jun 2018

The attacks began Friday evening, hours after the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights presented a report signaling the Nicaraguan government as having violated human rights during the protests, which started in mid-April and have been met by a heavy-handed crackdown by security forces and allied civilian groups. Opposition and civic groups ......

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Violence claims more lives in Nicaragua as unrest continues

Rapid City Journal 24 Jun 2018

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VIRGINIA CONFEDERATE CAVALRYMAN STONE DEDICATION IN ILLINOIS

Citizen Tribune 24 Jun 2018

Simpson of the 14th Virginia Cavalry on April 21st. The stone placed on his grave in 1918 had disappeared long ago ... The Ward Hill Lamon Civil War Roundtable and Illiana Civil War Historical Society applied for the stone, had it installed and conducted the dedication ceremony. The groups’ President, Larry Weatherford, told the story of the Simpson’s service ... Fifty-eight Civil War veterans are buried in the cemetery near Fairmount ... .......

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Border patrol agents stopping people on highways in New England to check their citizenship

Courier Express 24 Jun 2018

Far from ground zero in the Trump administration's crackdown on illegal immigration along the southern border, US Customs and Border Protection checkpoints on highways in Maine and New Hampshire are catching the eye of civil liberties groups ... The actions of the federal agency in the area also came under scrutiny earlier this month when a Maine bus company employee told a group of passengers they had to be US citizens to ride a bus....

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Club news

Arkansas Online 24 Jun 2018

The Northwest Arkansas Civil War Roundtable will meet at 7 p.m ... The program is free and open to anyone with an interest in Civil War history ... Hope Cancer Resources offers a support group for men and women living with any type of stage IV cancer. The group will meet from 1 to 2.30 p.m ... LifeWriters, a group for people interested in writing the stories of their own lives or those of family and friends, will meet at 10 a.m....

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Boston school superintendent resigns after allegedly providing student information to ICE officials

New York Daily News 24 Jun 2018

The superintendent of Boston Public schools resigned Friday after civil rights groups claimed he gave student information to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers. Superintendent Tommy Chang confirmed his resignation to The Boston Globe without explanation. Boston Mayor Martin Walsh ... ....

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This teen is one of about 200 immigrants excluded from Collier high schools

Naples Daily News 24 Jun 2018

Collier is part of a growing wave of complaints from civil rights groups alleging school districts are excluding teen immigrants from schools ... ....

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Studiner joins Great West Engineering

Billings Gazette 24 Jun 2018

... Great West Engineering as a project engineer in the firm’s Municipal Group....

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LMU breaks ground on library expansion

Citizen Tribune 24 Jun 2018

“We are going to use this campaign money to transform the way we tell the story of Lincoln and the Civil War.” ... New exhibits are planned that will tell the story of the Civil War from the perspective of ordinary Americans and showcase ways Americans have commemorated Lincoln through sculptures, art, print, souvenirs and more....

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More Die in Nicaragua as Unrest Continues

Voa News 24 Jun 2018

The attacks began Friday evening, hours after the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights presented a report indicating the Nicaraguan government had violated human rights during the protests, which started in mid-April and have been met by a heavy-handed crackdown by security forces and allied civilian groups. Opposition and civic groups called off a march planned for Saturday afternoon to honor those killed in recent protests....

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