Kevin McCarthy's 'sold his soul' and it will haunt him forever: Jen Psaki - Raw Story

With former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy stepping down from his seat in Congress representing his California district at the end of the year, former White House press secretary and current MSNBC host Jen Psaki claims he will be most remembered for "selling his soul" and not any legislative..

Amazon algorithm juiced prices, cost US consumers $1 billion new FTC lawsuit documents allege | CNN Business

When the Federal Trade Commission and 17 states sued Amazon for antitrust violations this fall, a heavily redacted portion of the lawsuit referenced “Project Nessie,” a secret algorithmic pricing tool. Now, a newly unsealed version of the lawsuit describes it as a tool used to raise prices on produc..

These 176 Books Were Banned in Duval County, Florida - PEN America

PEN America and We Need Diverse Books are calling attention to 176 banned books that Duval, County, Florida removed from classroom libraries in January 2022 for “review,” and kept in storage.

Family offers $16K reward in search for missing 17-year-old in Chemawawin Cree Nation | CBC News

The family of a 17-year-old boy in Chemawawin Cree Nation is offering a $16,000 reward for the teen, who has been missing for 15 days.

Ron DeSantis is learning that not every state wants to be Florida

As Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis pushes his "Make America Florida" agenda, states start to (politely) push back.

Buckingham Palace refuses to return remains of Ethiopian Prince Alemayehu

The British royal family has said it will not return the body of Ethiopia's Prince Alemayehu, captured by British troops, in the latest high-profile feud over the legacy of its brutal colonial past.

House investigative panel reveals probe of AG Ken Paxton’s office | The Texas Tribune

The dramatic turn of events began with Paxton accusing Phelan of presiding over the House while drunk. Phelan’s office called it a ploy and “a last ditch effort to save face.”

Florida library stops children from reading Biden inaugural poem

It only took a complaint from one parent for Miami-Dade County libraries to ban children in grades K-5 from accessing this historic poem.

Ban Law Enforcement Deception in Connecticut - Innocence Project

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Howard University Appoints Stacey Abrams, Esq. As Inaugural Ronald W. Walters Endowed Chair for Race and Black Politics | The Dig at Howard University

As the inaugural Ronald W. Walters Endowed Chair for Race and Black Politics, Stacey Abrams, Esq. will foster interdisciplinary collaborations across the University on critical issues of race and Black politics.

Baltimore Catholic Church sexual abuse: What's in the Maryland AG’s report - The Washington Post

The long-awaited findings took four years to compile and cover alleged abuse in the Archdiocese of Baltimore from the mid-1940s to 2002.

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