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American Sign Language workshop promotes inclusion in social justice movement

American Sign Language workshop promotes inclusion in social justice movement

by Alicia Diaz and Madison Muller | Oct 8, 2020 | Featured, Social Justice, Topics

(Madison Muller/MNS) WASHINGTON — Throughout the summer, chants reverberated through the streets of D.C. as protesters demanded justice for Black lives. At the same time, a different type of battle cry was also being demonstrated – for those who knew how to spot it....
Vice presidential debate sheds light on key differences between Democratic and Republican pick for VP

Vice presidential debate sheds light on key differences between Democratic and Republican pick for VP

by Katie Livingstone | Oct 8, 2020 | Politics, Topics

WASHINGTON—Vice President Mike Pence defended the Trump administration’s response to the coronavirus pandemic Wednesday in Salt Lake City, Utah against repeated attacks by Democratic vice presidential nominee Sen. Kamala Harris, who said President Donald Trump and...
VIDEO: A Recap of the Vice-Presidential Debate

VIDEO: A Recap of the Vice-Presidential Debate

by Julia Benbrook | Oct 8, 2020 | Featured, Politics, Topics

The vice-presidential debate took place in Salt Lake City just a few days after President Trump and other White House officials tested positive for COVID-19. “The American people have witnessed what is the greatest failure of any presidential administration in the...
America engaged in “endless war” on terror, head of U.S. counterterrorism agency says

America engaged in “endless war” on terror, head of U.S. counterterrorism agency says

by Augusta Saraiva | Oct 8, 2020 | National Security

WASHINGTON – Nineteen years after the largest terrorist attack on American soil, the director of the National Counterterrorism Center said Thursday that the U.S. is still at war with al-Qaida. “I personally have my phone on me 24/7 waiting for the alert that something...
DHS removes privacy protections for Insider Threat Program

DHS removes privacy protections for Insider Threat Program

by Dalia Faheid | Oct 8, 2020 | Featured, National Security

WASHINGTON  —  The Department of Homeland Security finalized a new rule Tuesday that broadens its ability to investigate insider threats by eliminating key Privacy Act protections for all past and current employees regardless of their security clearance. DHS said...
Harris, Pence spar over COVID-19 response, Supreme Court nominee

Harris, Pence spar over COVID-19 response, Supreme Court nominee

by Julia Benbrook | Oct 7, 2020 | Featured, Politics

Democratic vice presidential nominee Sen. Kamala Harris, criticized the Trump administration’s COVID-19 response during the debate on Wednesday as “the greatest failure of any presidential administration in the history of this county.” Vice President Mike Pence, who...
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