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    The Arctic's Melting Glaciers

    May 11, 2005 04:00 AM EST

    ... ice has disappeared in the last quarter century. Less ice means fewer places for the seals to lay their pups. And that means fewer seals for the hunters and polar bears to eat, bears now threatened with extinction because the melting ice stops them from reaching their prey. And so ...

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    Prime Minister Blair on the Sept. 11 Attacks

    Oct 02, 2001 08:44 PM EST

    ... some of the reaction to 11 September betrays a hatred of America that shames those that feel it. So I believe this is a fight for freedom. And I want to make it a fight for justice too. Justice not only to punish the guilty. But justice to bring those ...

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    Cincinnati Lifts Curfew

    Apr 16, 2001 10:00 PM EST

    ... announced his resignation, citing health reasons. The city council will meet in special session tomorrow to discuss demands from black leaders for changes in procedures for choosing police and fire chiefs. Luken today announced the formation of a commission to look into citizen complaints about police. The Justice Department is ...

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    Judgement Day for Microsoft

    Jun 07, 2000 10:00 PM EST

    ... of the free market to guide innovation, pricing, and economic success, rather than the will of a powerful and abusive monopolist. We commend Judge Jackson for the fairness and skill with which he has conducted these proceedings, and the Department of Justice and the State Attorneys General for their diligence ...

  • Americans celebrate Juneteenth as the push for social justice persists

    Americans celebrate Juneteenth as the push for social justice persists

    Jun 20, 2022 10:50 PM EST

    ... and the 1880s.So, in a way, when we think about Juneteenth taking place against the backdrop of January 6 and legislation to deny the teaching of Black history and to deny the teaching of our history of racial injustice, they're all connected. They're all intimately linked. We ...

  • News Wrap: Biden voices hope of reaching COVID vaccine skeptics

    News Wrap: Biden voices hope of reaching COVID vaccine skeptics

    Mar 15, 2021 10:50 PM EST

    ... respects the LGBTQ community, but cannot recognize any marriages because -- quote -- "God cannot bless sin." Tens of thousands of women marched in Australia today, demanding justice for victims of sexual assault. In Canberra, demonstrators rallied outside Parliament. Brittany Higgins said that she was raped by a senior colleague in the ...

  • What Trump is saying about 1619 Project, teaching U.S. history

    What Trump is saying about 1619 Project, teaching U.S. history

    Sep 17, 2020 10:20 PM EST

    ... facts, Judy, not on any sort of exploitation or falsehoods. Judy Woodruff: So, Yamiche, the president also today, as he has before, criticized the protests for racial justice around the country. Give us a sense of what the message was there. Yamiche Alcindor: Well, the president was saying that this ...

  • Supreme Court showdown looms with far-reaching consequences

    Supreme Court showdown looms with far-reaching consequences

    Apr 01, 2017 06:46 PM EST

    WASHINGTON -- The Senate is headed for a tense showdown over President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee that could have far-reaching consequences for Congress, the high court and the nation. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and his Republicans are determined to confirm Judge Neil Gorsuch within the week. But to ...

  • 100 years after a man was convicted for teaching evolution, debate over religion in schools continues

    100 years after a man was convicted for teaching evolution, debate over religion in schools continues

    Jul 10, 2025 06:38 PM EST

    ... significant issues, how do we treat each other more seriously?” Holly Meyer is global religion news editor for The Associated Press. AP's religion coverage receives support through the AP’s collaboration with The Conversation US, with funding from Lilly Endowment Inc. The AP is solely responsible for this content.

  • What makes the first U.S.-born pope an ‘unusual’ choice

    What makes the first U.S.-born pope an ‘unusual’ choice

    May 09, 2025 09:53 PM EST

    ... encouraged the creation of labor unions, encouraged employers to create labor unions and to negotiate with labor, encouraged the creation of a force for social justice in the church.” Leo XIII sought to improve diplomatic relations with civil governments around the world. He also published two encyclicals calling for slavery ...