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USA TODAY op-ed says NFL, NBA and NCAA should also boycott Georgia over voting law

April 3, 2021

USA TODAY op-ed says NFL, NBA and NCAA should also boycott Georgia over voting law

A new op-ed in USA Today calls on the National Football League (NFL), National Basketball Association (NBA) and National College Athletics Association (NCAA) to boycott the state of Georgia over controversial changes to the state's voting laws.

First presidential vote cast using blockchain technology

October 16, 2020

First presidential vote cast using blockchain technology

EXCLUSIVE: With the 2020 Presidential election less than a few weeks away – encumbered yet again by questions and concerns surrounding ballot security and fraud – revolutionary blockchain voting technology is being piloted in small pockets of the country.

What it is like to be a Christian activist jailed with ISIS operatives in Sudan

May 18, 2020

What it is like to be a Christian activist jailed with ISIS operatives in Sudan

It was the kind of calling that Petr Jasek simply could not turn away from. For more than 28 years, Czech Republic native and Global Ambassador for international non-profit The Voice of the Martyrs (VOM) transgressed the globe’s most far-flung places in support of persecuted Christians.

Venezuelan foreign minister calls Trump meeting with opposition leaders 'shameful'

September 25, 2019

Venezuelan foreign minister calls Trump meeting with opposition leaders 'shameful'

Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza blasted President Trump Wednesday for meeting with the Venezuelan opposition’s delegation to the United Nations General Assembly instead of the official government delegation.

Florida counties scrambling after abrupt order mandating bilingual ballots by 2020 primary

June 14, 2019

Florida counties scrambling after abrupt order mandating bilingual ballots by 2020 primary

Rural counties across Florida are struggling to meet a state mandate to offer bilingual ballots to all its voters in time for March 2020 primary.

Head of House intelligence panel finds evidence of abuse in US government surveillance

December 8, 2017

Head of House intelligence panel finds evidence of abuse in US government surveillance

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes, R-Calif., told Fox News on Friday that his investigators have already uncovered evidence of "abuse" in the U.S. government's surveillance practices.

Illegal immigrants get OK to vote in Maryland city's elections

September 18, 2017

Illegal immigrants get OK to vote in Maryland city's elections

A city council in Maryland has voted in favor of allowing resident non-citizens such as illegal immigrants to participate in local elections.

Massive crowd protests Trump, anti-LGBT law in North Carolina

February 12, 2017

Massive crowd protests Trump, anti-LGBT law in North Carolina

A massive crowd took to the streets in North Carolina on Saturday in opposition of President Donald Trump and to a state law limiting LGBT rights for an annual civil rights march.

American dreaming: failure, your government and success

January 12, 2017

American dreaming: failure, your government and success

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Groups rally around think tank, publication being sued for global warming views

January 12, 2017

Groups rally around think tank, publication being sued for global warming views

News outlets, advocacy groups and fellow think tanks are jumping to the defense of a conservative-leaning D.C. policy center and publication being sued for libel by a scientist who didn't like what they had to say about his work on global warming.