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Today — 4 September 2025Main stream

Seattle Police Conclude 13 Years of Federal Oversight

4 September 2025 at 07:42
A federal judge ended the monitoring imposed after allegations of excessive force and racial bias. The city pointed to progress in improving officer accountability and training.

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Seattle Police Department officers blocked a street as crews dismantled a protest area in the city in 2020.
Yesterday — 3 September 2025Main stream

Judge Apologizes to Conservative Justices in Case Over N.I.H. Cuts

3 September 2025 at 04:49
The display of contrition came after Justices Gorsuch and Kavanaugh issued a stern warning directing judges to heed their orders in August.

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The grants in question supported a wide variety of research at the National Institutes of Health.
Before yesterdayMain stream

In Trump’s Federal Work Force Cuts, Black Women Are Among the Hardest Hit

31 August 2025 at 17:00
President Trump has cut hundreds of thousands of jobs from the federal work force, disproportionately affecting Black employees.

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Dr. Peggy Carr, the chief statistician at the Education Department, was dismissed after a 36-year career as part of the Trump administration’s plan to drastically reduce the size of the federal work force.
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