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Laws needed to stop LGBTQ housing discrimination rather than market solutions, experts say

Laws needed to stop LGBTQ housing discrimination rather than market solutions, experts say

by Alec Bose | Oct 29, 2019 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON – Professors and activists urged the Senate to act on a House-approved measure to reduce housing discrimination among the LGBTQ+ community at a House Financial Services subcommittee hearing on Tuesday. “This kind of discrimination is real, and it is...
Cruz condemns Boko Haram, calls for release of Nigerian religious prisoner

Cruz condemns Boko Haram, calls for release of Nigerian religious prisoner

by Alec Bose | Oct 24, 2019 | National Security

WASHINGTON – Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz demanded Thursday that Boko Haram release the last of 110 girls it captured a year ago, saying the kidnapping points to a larger problem of persecutions of Christians in many countries. Leah Sharibu16,  was among 110 girls...
Community violence should be a public health issue, experts say

Community violence should be a public health issue, experts say

by Alec Bose | Oct 10, 2019 | Featured, Health

WASHINGTON – The public health effects on communities that have witnessed mass shootings, murders, child abuse and other violence need more attention, experts said Thursday. “It’s not just those who died in mass shootings, it’s not even those who are involved in...
Barr touts SEC, DOJ enforcement record as corporate penalties and fines are eased by Trump administration

Barr touts SEC, DOJ enforcement record as corporate penalties and fines are eased by Trump administration

by Alec Bose | Oct 3, 2019 | Politics

WASHINGTON – Attorney General William Barr Thursday praised the Justice Department and Securities and Exchange Commission for cracking down on large-scale financial crimes that are “growing more sophisticated by the day.” Speaking at the SEC’s 2019 Criminal...
“We want to be fair to the president.” Pelosi, Schiff Hold Joint Press Conference as Impeachment momentum grows

“We want to be fair to the president.” Pelosi, Schiff Hold Joint Press Conference as Impeachment momentum grows

by Alec Bose | Oct 2, 2019 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON – House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House intelligence chairman Adam Schiff Wednesday criticized the White House for its “stonewall” strategy of refusing to hand over requested documents and threatened that they may issue subpoenas as early as Friday....
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