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South Korea’s government has said it will launch an investigation into whether human rights violations were committed when hundreds of its citizens were detained in a US immigration raid. About 475 people, mostly South Korean nationals, were arrested at the construction site of an electric vehicle battery factory in the US state of Georgia on 4 September. The raid was …

Last week, the Department of Defense renamed itself the Department of War. Never mind that the department’s name is prescribed by Congress and can’t actually be changed by presidential fiat. The Trump administration and its allies made a big show of renaming the department anyway, with a social media blitz emphasizing WAR in capital letters and a speech from Secretary …

What does the morning after the VMAs feel like? A splitting headache for Van Toffler, producer of the 2025 show, which aired on CBS for the first time, in addition to MTV and Paramount+. The veteran television producer and former head of MTV has had a front-row seat to dozens of awards shows, and he knows the intricacies and complications …

Readers Write: Vaccines, hit on Venezuelan vessel, James Dobson, women’s rights  Star Tribune Do legislators know more than scientists, doctors about vaccines? | Letters  Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Letters: Polio wasn’t beaten by politics | Vaccine decision is a nightmare | GOP ignoring Christian teachings  Orlando Sentinel Daily Herald opinion: Crazy comes to health: Sadly, the polarized insanity of our politics has now spread …

The National Guard was deployed to Washington, D.C., and reportedly may be sent to other cities. But wherever Americans live, it is speaking to larger issues – ranging from crime and their safety, to rights and freedoms and their views on the powers of a president. Those in favor of President Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops to cities are …

Gun rights groups took aim Friday at the Trump administration’s reported consideration of a plan to restrict transgender Americans from owning firearms — claiming such a proposal is a nonstarter. The National Rifle Association insists the Second Amendment “isn’t up for debate” as senior Justice Department officials have reportedly held internal deliberations about issuing regulations restricting transgender individuals from possessing …

Morrissey would apparently like to divest from the Smiths. A post on his website claims that he “has no choice but to offer for sale all of his business interests in ‘The Smiths’ to any interested party / investor” because he is “burnt out by any and all connections to” his former bandmates: guitarist Johnny Marr, drummer Mike Joyce, and …

Joseph McNeil, Young Spark in a Civil Rights Battle, Dies at 83  The New York Times Maj. Gen. Joseph McNeil of Legendary A&T Four Passes Away at 83  North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University Joseph McNeil, member of the Greensboro Four, dies at 83  WUNC Joseph McNeil, known for 1960 lunch counter sit-in protest, dies aged 83  The Guardian Major General Joseph McNeil, …

More details are emerging about a company that allegedly paid Clippers star Kawhi Leonard millions, including that the team came close in 2021 to granting naming rights for its Inglewood arena to Aspiration Partners. Clippers owner Steve Ballmer nearly granted naming rights to the company, but ended up choosing financial services firm Intuit to grace the $2-billion venue, a source …

Morrissey Seeks to Sell His Rights to the Smiths’ Songs  The New York Times ‘The musty whiff of a yard sale’: why is Morrissey attempting to sell his share of the Smiths’ catalogue?  The Guardian Controversial Singer Offers to Sell His Rights to Beloved ’80s Band  yahoo.com Smiths For Sale? Morrissey Puts Stake In Iconic Band Up For Potential Big Bucks Bids  Deadline Morrissey, …