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Details: Written by Stacy M. Brown; Published: 07 October 2024

President Joe Biden (Photo: NNPA)

Among the falsehoods spreading online is the claim that disaster relief funds are being used to support undocumented immigrants. The administration was quick to debunk this. “No money is being diverted from disaster response needs. None,” clarified a White House official.

Details: Written by The Associated Press; Published: 07 October 2024

Idaho Sen. Dan Foreman, R-Moscow, waits for the State of the State address inside the house chambers at the state Capitol building, on Jan. 9, 2017 in Boise, Idaho. (AP Photo/Otto Kitsinger, File)

Republican Sen. Dan Foreman left the event early after the outburst and later denied making any racist comments in a Facebook post.

Details: Written by JESSE BEDYAN and ARUSHI GUPTA, Associated Press/Report for America; Published: 06 October 2024

Americans continue to struggle under high rents, while up to 223,0000 affordable housing units could disappear across the U.S. in the next five years alone. Units built with the federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credit, which gave developers tax credits in exchange for keeping rents low, typically only need to be kept affordable for a minimum of 30 years. The wave of construction in the 1990s means those deadlines are arriving now, threatening to eliminate affordable housing when Americans need it most. Local governments and nonprofits who own the buildings can keep them affordable. But some renters will face huge rent increases, even eviction

Details: Written by Wilson K. Okello, Assistant Professor of Higher Education and Director of the Black Study in Education Lab, Penn State; Published: 04 October 2024

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Harris is often asked questions about her Black identity. She has responded by saying how it relates to her sense of self. “I’m really clear about who I am, and if anybody else is not, they need to go through their own therapy.”

Details: Written by Stacy M. Brown; Published: 02 October 2024

(Photo: United States Congress, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons) and Governor Tim Walz of Minnesota. (Photo: ffice of Governor Tim Walz & Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan)

Ultimately, Walz positioned himself as a champion of middle-class families, touting healthcare and affordable housing policies. At the same time, Vance remained firmly aligned with Trump, repeatedly defending the former president’s record and platform.

Details: Written by Mary Reischmann; Published: 01 October 2024

Traffic stops by Chicago police have more than doubled over the past nine years in what the ACLU is calling the “new stop-and-frisk.”

Details: Written by SEAN MURPHY Associated Press; Published: 30 September 2024

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An attorney for the last two known survivors of the massacre called the announcement a “joyous occasion.”

Details: Written by SOPHIE AUSTIN Associated Press/Report for America; Published: 30 September 2024

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The Democrat approved the measure on California Native American Day. It comes after Newsom issued a formal apology in 2019 for the state’s violence against and mistreatment of Native Americans.

Details: Written by Stacy M. Brown; Published: 30 September 2024

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“For too long, millions of Americans have faced the impossible choice of paying for their prescription drugs or being able to afford other basic needs,” Biden said. “While Big Pharma made record profits, Americans footed the bill for the industry’s price hikes. Not anymore.”

Details: Written by WILL WEISSERT and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press; Published: 30 September 2024

In Las Vegas, she talked about her middle class background and compared it to Trump's “silver platter” pedigree that nonetheless produced six bankruptcies. Harris also moved into what Trump considers his terrain — immigration — with a Friday visit to the border town of Douglas, Arizona