Indigenous leader Brooklyn Rivera dies in Nicaragua after nearly 3 years of detention

Brooklyn Rivera, a renowned Indigenous leader from Nicaragua who spent years fighting for the rights of his community and was imprisoned by the government in September 2023, has died. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The Nicaraguan government issued a statement Sunday claiming that Rivera died…

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Andy Beshear says ‘Texas is in play’ for Democrats after Ken Paxton’s Senate GOP primary win

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said Sunday that “Texas is in play” for Democrats in this year’s Senate race after state Attorney General Ken Paxton beat Sen. John Cornyn in last week’s Republican primary. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Beshear, a Democrat, told NBC News’ “Meet…

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Family visitation resumes at New Jersey ICE detention center after days of protests

Family visitation at a New Jersey immigration detention center is set to resume after being suspended amid days of protests, arrests and clashes outside the facility, Gov. Mikie Sherrill announced Sunday. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. In a statement posted on social media, Sherrill said…

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Graham Platner’s wife ‘angry, disappointed’ her past disclosures of his extramarital sexting were made public

The wife of Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner said she is “really angry” and “disappointed” about reports that she had told her husband’s campaign last year that he had exchanged sexually explicit texts with other women. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. “It makes me…

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Claude Lemieux’s brain is being donated to Boston University’s CTE Center, his family says

Claude Lemieux’s brain is being donated to the Boston University CTE Center to research the long-term effects of repetitive brain injuries, his family said Saturday in a statement released by daughter Claudia Lemieux Bishop. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Lemieux died of suicide at age…

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