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Hundreds of women’s rights marchers mobilized together at freedom plaza in the District. Their message is clear: “I don’t think we should ever be living in a society when I have less rights than my mother or my grandmother,” said demonstrator Keisha Jackson of Virginia. “I think everyone should vote and come out and support […]
Supreme court rejects Republican argument on Pennsylvania ballot counting: AP The supreme court on Friday rejected an emergency appeal from Republicans that could have led to thousands of provisional ballots not being counted in Pennsylvania, the Associated Press reports. The justices left in place a state supreme court ruling that elections officials must count provisional […]
DCSDC Around 30,000 are expected to watch the closing parade Thousands of people are taking part in the finale of the annual Halloween festival in Londonderry, with about 600 of them parading through the city. Billed by organisers as the largest Halloween event in Europe, the four-day festival will culminate in a parade and fireworks […]
Tens of thousands of Georgians took to the streets Monday to protest against the ruling party’s victory in parliamentary polls denounced as “stolen” by the pro-Western opposition, while Georgia’s president alleged to AFP that the vote was rigged using “sophisticated” methods she linked to Russia. The Caucasus country — rocked by mass anti-government protests earlier this […]
Loading Tunick, 57, said the Story Bridge was a beautiful location for the shoot, which he called an “art action”. “The bridge reminds me of the skeleton of a whale, it’s so retro and unique. I think it’s fantastic to connect the human form to the steel bridge,” he said. Famous for his photographs of […]
India’s tiger conservation authority has ordered the eviction of 64,000 tribal families from their land to make way for reserves Prioritizing the conservation of tigers over the rights of tribal and forest-dwelling communities in India, the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) earlier this year ordered the relocation of over 64,000 families in 19 of the […]
I know that time spent with my kids is supposed to be its own reward, and it is. But I also want to believe that what I do in this time matters, as much as possible. Elegantly handling a tantrum feels more worthwhile if I’m helping my son learn to express his feelings, not just […]