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This undated photo provided by Hector Alejandro Santiago shows his farm in Barranquitas, Puerto Rico, destroyed by September 2017’s Hurricane Maria. For 21 years Santiago raised poinsettias, orchids and other ornamental plants which were sold to major retailers including Costco, Walmart and Home Depot. In a matter of hours Maria wiped it away. (Héctor Alejandro Santiago via AP)
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Archives for September 2017

Catalonia Refuses Spanish Demands To Halt Referendum

Spain has been desperately trying to undermine the vote in recent weeks, sending thousands of national police into Catalonia.

Jason Ditz
By Jason Ditz
A pro-independence protester holds a "estelada" flag, that symbolizes Catalonia's independence, as lawmakers vote on whether to seek the right to hold a referendum on independence from Spain at the Parliament of Catalonia in Barcelona, Spain, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2014. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

The regional government of Catalonia has reiterated today that they will absolutely not comply with the Spanish national government’s orders to abandon the Sunday referendum, saying that there is no legal basis for threatening to arrest those involved in the vote. Spain has been desperately trying to undermine the vote in recent weeks, sending

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Did Russia Hack State Election Systems? DHS Says Yes, No, Maybe

The AP reported that the DHS – in a stunning reversal – told Wisconsin election officials that the Russian government did not scan any part of the state’s voting system, asserting that it was actually the state’s Dept. of Workforce Development that was scanned by “Russian IP addresses.”

Whitney Webb
By Whitney Webb
Voters use electronic voting machines at the Schiller Recreation Center polling station on election day, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2015, in Columbus, Ohio.

While it seemed as though the “Russiagate” hysteria was beginning to lose steam, corporate media outlets in recent weeks have worked to rekindle the scandal through a series of stories that purport to expose the meddling of the Russian government in last year’s U.S. presidential election. One of those stories, first published by The Associated

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Mother Desperate To Find Son In Puerto Rico Begs Trump: Stop Talking Football And Help

Trump’s response to Hurricane Maria and the damage it wreaked on Puerto Rico has been anemic, especially in comparison with the recent hurricanes that hit Texas and Florida.

Anne Branigin | The Root
By Anne Branigin | The Root
Trees are reflected in the water in the Buena Vista community in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Sunday, Sept. 24, 2017. (AP Photo/Carlos Giusti)

It’s been over a week since Jacqui Gormley has heard from her son, who was in Puerto Rico with his grandmother when Hurricane Maria hit. Desperate and running out of options, Gormley had a strong message for President Donald Trump during an interview with CNN’s Brooke Baldwin. “I really don’t need to hear about who’s kneeling and who’s standing;

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Judge Rules Black Lives Matter Can’t Be Sued

A police officer anonymously sued Black Lives Matter and DeRay Mckesson, a prominent activist in the movement, after being injured by a rock thrown during a protest over a deadly police shooting in Baton Rouge last year.

Michael Kunzelman
By Michael Kunzelman
Black Lives Matter demonstrators gather at the police vehicle stuck facing northbound during a protest march south on Broad Street in Philadelphia, Tuesday, July 26, 2016, during the second day of the Democratic National Convention.

Black Lives Matter is a social movement, like the tea party or the civil rights movement, and therefore can’t be sued, a federal judge ruled Thursday. A police officer anonymously sued Black Lives Matter and DeRay Mckesson, a prominent activist in the movement, after being injured by a rock thrown during a protest over a deadly police shooting

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Wrapped In The Flag, Trump Attacks Protests Emblematic Of American Freedom

Thanks to his “base’s” reflexive flag worship, Donald Trump was able to inflame an already fraught situation — bringing, as is his want, angry division and chaos in his wake, a chaos he apparently needs to thrive both personally and politically.

Roqayah Chamseddine
By Roqayah Chamseddine
President Donald Trump walks off the stage after he speaks at campaign rally in support of Sen. Luther Strange, Friday, Sept. 22, 2017, in Huntsville, Ala. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

American football quarterback Colin Kaepernick exploded across national headlines in 2016 for his evolving, bended-knee protest against systemic racism and police brutality. Kneeling during the national anthem became a rallying point for athletes not just in professional football but in other sports and at other levels, including among high school

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The Lying Billion-Dollar Beneficiary Of His Own Tax Plan: President Trump

After offering “pants on fire” lies about who his reform proposal, Times analysis shows just how much Trump would gain personally.

Jon Queally
By Jon Queally
President Donald Trump speaks to the National Association of Manufactures at the Mandarin Oriental hotel, Friday, Sept. 29, 2017, in Washington. (AP/Evan Vucci)

Despite declaring the "full-on whopper" of a lie this week that his tax plan "is not good for me, believe me," a new analysis by the New York Times published overnight shows that President Donald Trump would save himself well over a $1 billion if the proposals he laid out were to become law. Using what it is known about Trump's fortune—a still

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