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Posted on September 4, 2025 by dtorres

9/4/25: Nhmptn City Councilor-at-large candidate Benjamin Spencer. Human Rts Atty Laura Pitter: Mass municipalities & ICE. Representative Jim McGovern: gerrymandering, 2026 & losing democracy. Ruth Griggs w/ pianist & Jazzfest performer Miki Yamanaka.

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Assata Shakur, a fugitive Black militant sought by the US since 1979, dies in Cuba

Assata Shakur, a Black liberation activist who was given political asylum in Cuba after her 1979 escape from a U.S. prison where she had been serving a life sentence for killing a police officer, has died, her daughter and the Cuban government said.

2 days ago in National

Hegseth abruptly summons top military commanders to a meeting in Virginia next week

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has summoned the military's top officers — hundreds of generals and admirals — to a base in northern Virginia for a sudden meeting next week, according to three people familiar with the matter.

2 days ago in National

Trump escalates retribution campaign with charges against Comey and threats against liberal groups

President Donald Trump's unprecedented retribution campaign against his perceived political enemies reached new heights as his Justice Department brought criminal charges against a longtime foe and he expanded his efforts to classify certain liberal groups as "domestic terrorist organizations."

4 days ago in National

Camp Mystic plans to reopen in Texas next summer, a year after floods killed 27

The owners of Camp Mystic say they plan to partially reopen next summer the all-girls camp where 27 campers and counselors were killed during catastrophic floods that swept through the Texas Hill Country in July.

4 days ago in National

3 people shot at immigration facility in Dallas and the shooter is dead, official says

Three people have been shot at an Immigration and U.S. Customs Enforcement facility in Dallas and the shooter is dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, the agency's director said.

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Recent Headlines

Assata Shakur, a fugitive Black militant sought by the US since 1979, dies in Cuba

Hegseth abruptly summons top military commanders to a meeting in Virginia next week

Trump escalates retribution campaign with charges against Comey and threats against liberal groups

Camp Mystic plans to reopen in Texas next summer, a year after floods killed 27

3 people shot at immigration facility in Dallas and the shooter is dead, official says

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