Tag Archives: Advocates

Over a dozen women told advocates and their attorneys that they suffered mistreatment and neglect while they were pregnant and held in immigration custody, including “medical neglect” and substandard care during pregnancy and miscarriage, such as being shackled, placed in solitary confinement and fed with poor-quality food, according to a letter sent to Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials and Senate …

Silicon Valley leaders including White House AI & Crypto Czar David Sacks and OpenAI Chief Strategy Officer Jason Kwon caused a stir online this week for their comments about groups promoting AI safety. In separate instances, they alleged that certain advocates of AI safety are not as virtuous as they appear, and are either acting in the interest of themselves …

Pope Leo will ‘stand with’ Catholic leaders in protecting immigrants’ rights, advocates say  Politico ‘The church cannot be silent,’ Pope Leo XIV tells El Pasoans in Vatican meeting on mass deportation fears  El Paso Matters What has Pope Leo said about Trump? He is outspoken on immigration  USA Today Pope Leo Ramps Up His Trump Feud With Order to American Bishops  The Daily Beast …

Datacenters’ electricity demands have been accused of delaying the US’s transition to clean energy and requiring fossil fuel plants to stay online, while their high level of water consumption has also raised alarm. Now public health advocates fear another environmental problem could be linked to them – Pfas “forever chemical” pollution. Big tech companies like Google, Microsoft and Amazon often …

The memo states that parks that collect entrance fees will be staying open to do what they can to collect those fees and use them to run the park during the shutdown, Chakrin explained. Those that don’t collect fees may be able to pull from those same pots of cash to keep extremely limited services going. While peak summer tourism …

Jimmy Kimmel advocates for free speech, slams FCC chair in late-night return  The Washington Post Joe Rogan defends Kimmel and tells conservatives supporting censorship: ‘Oh my God, you’re crazy’  CNN Jimmy Kimmel remembers Seattle radio station in return monologue  The Seattle Times Like His Suspension, Kimmel’s Return Draws a Divided Reaction  The New York Times Portland ABC station skips Kimmel’s return  Axios Source link

By ADAM S. LEVY, US SENIOR SHOWBUSINESS REPORTER Published: 03:37, 24 September 2025 | Updated: 04:58, 24 September 2025 Violet Affleck, the daughter of Hollywood A-listers Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck, appeared before the United Nations in New York City on Tuesday. The 19-year-old activist spoke about the importance of masks and other preventative devices more than five years after …

Energized by RFK Jr., anti-vax advocates take their fight to red states  Politico What to know about RFK Jr., the MAHA movement and vaccines in a pivotal week  CNN Trump sees RFK Jr as key to midterms  The Independent Trump’s Fraying Alliance With RFK Jr.  The American Prospect Explaining the Make America Healthy Again Statement  Autistic Self Advocacy Network Source link

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington D.C., on September 11, 2025. Mehmet Eser | Afp | Getty Images President Donald Trump floated the idea Monday of companies no longer providing earnings report on a quarterly basis and switching to semiannual instead. In a Truth …

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Voting-rights advocates sued Tuesday to overturn a redistricting map drawn by Texas Republicans meant to favor the party in the 2026 midterm elections, saying it weakens the electoral influence of Black voters. The NAACP and the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law filed the lawsuit in Texas. They accuse Texas legislative leaders of engaging in …