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Better Bus Project: July Committee Update
Watch our July update to the Transportation & Finance Committee where we offer an update on our progress, a preview of the Choices report, and explain what's...
As the Epstein Case Grows, Manhattan and DC Brace for Impact
“It’s going to be staggering, the amount of names,” says a person involved with litigation against Epstein. “It’s going to be contagion numbers.”
Dangerous by Design 2016
— Dangerous by Design 2016 was made possible by the support of AARP, the American Society of Landscape Architects, and Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates.
Survey: Street Harassment and Age
Our 2019 nationally representative study shows that around 71% of women in the U.S. have experienced street harassment, as have 28% of men. It’s clearly a huge problem. In the nearly 13 years that I have been researching, writing and speaking out...
South Miami to File Lawsuit Challenging Florida's New Ban on Sanctuary Cities
Since its inception, Senate Bill 168 was something critics said Florida never needed. The bill, which originated from an anti-immigrant extremist group, sought to force municipalities across the state to cooperate with federal immigration...
'Shaken To My Core': Testimony Describes Conditions For Detained Migrants
A lawyer, lawmakers and the acting homeland security inspector general spoke to members of the House oversight committee on Friday about what they have seen and heard at the southern border.
'No shower, no shower!': Migrants shout as Pence visits Texas detention centers
The vice president saw detainees packed into their holding areas surrounded by chain-link fence.
Homestead isn’t just for kids at the border, it’s for kids living in the U.S. their whole lives
At the 3,200-bed Homestead detention center for immigrant youths, one 15-year-old boy is an aberration: he has lived in the United States virtually his entire life.
As Floods Keep Coming, Cities Pay Residents to Move
The United States spends more on helping people rebuild after disasters than preventing problems. Nashville is leading an effort to change that by helping people move out of flood zones.
New Jeffrey Epstein accuser: He raped me when I was 15
Jennifer Araoz says she was recruited outside her New York City high school to provide sexual massages to the wealthy financier.
Jeffrey Epstein Donated Thousands To Chuck Schumer. Schumer Says He'll Donate That Amount Of Money.
Epstein, the billionaire former hedge fund manager charged with sex trafficking earlier this week, made political donations to both Democrats and Republicans in the 1990s and early 2000s.
Democratic congresswoman from Virgin Islands reverses course, will donate campaign contributions from accused child molester Jeffrey Epstein
The move comes a day after her team told CNBC that she was unlikely to return the campaign donations after Epstein's arrest.
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Robert Foster, GOP governor candidate, denies woman reporter access because of her gender
A top campaign aide told reporter Larrison Campbell she needed to bring a male colleague to ride along with the candidate; Mississippi Today declined
While Jeffrey Epstein Is in Jail, the Reporter Julie K. Brown Keeps Digging
The case seemed cold when a Miami Herald investigative journalist started looking into it. Then she persuaded accusers to tell their stories.
Why Are U.S. Drivers Killing So Many Pedestrians?
U.S. drivers are killing 50 percent more pedestrians than a mere decade ago; meanwhile, European drivers are killing a third fewer. Why?
Teenager Accused of Rape Deserves Leniency Because He’s From a ‘Good Family,’ Judge Says
The family court judge also said the victim should have been told that pressing charges would destroy the accused’s life.
How the GI Bill's Promise Was Denied to a Million Black WWII Veterans
When Eugene Burnett saw the neat tract houses of Levittown, New York, he knew he wanted to buy one. It was 1949, and he was ready to settle down in a larger
Disney Heiress Calls For Wealth Tax: 'We Have To Draw A Line'
Abigail Disney is among the superrich speaking out against income inequality. When Disney workers told her they were rationing insulin and sleeping in cars, she says, she felt an indescribable rage.
Corporations Have Led on LGBTQ Workplace Inclusion, but Many Challenges Remain
20 percent of LGBTQ Americans report experiencing discrimination when applying for jobs.