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Jackson led a rainbow coalition of Americans through decades of protest and progress Published February 17, 2026 2:45PM (EST) Reverend Jesse Jackson speaks to a Democratic gathering at the Cheyenne Civic Center on April 20, 1989 in Cheyenne, Wyoming. An African American Baptist minister and political activist, Jackson was aContinue Reading

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Detainees and advocates across the country say conditions inside U.S. immigration detention centers are deteriorating, with detained people taking extraordinary risks to be heard, organizing hunger strikes, writing public declarations and even attempting to get messages out through improvised channels.  Detainees from New Jersey to Washington state have described inadequateContinue Reading

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The US and Iran reached an understanding on key “guiding principles” at indirect nuclear talks in Geneva., NewsFeed The US and Iran reached an understanding on key “guiding principles” at indirect nuclear talks in Geneva, mediated by Oman, according to Iran’s FM Abbas Araghchi. There was no immediate comment fromContinue Reading

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OPINION — “This memorandum consolidates approximately ten separate outdated memoranda that were inadequate to address the current, complex unmanned aircraft system (UAS) threat environment. The new guidance affects a culture shift by empowering commanders to unambiguously apply their authority to mitigate threat UAS. Our message is clear, Department of WarContinue Reading

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Germany has run out of its own air defense missiles and can no longer transfer them directly to Ukraine from national reserves, German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said in an interview with Deutschlandfunk, as reported by Suspilne on 17 February. Speaking after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned at the MunichContinue Reading

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced on 17 February that 2,000 Ukrainian children have been brought home from areas under Russian control through the Bring Kids Back UA initiative.  Since the start of its full-scale invasion, Russia has systematically removed Ukrainian children from occupied territories, removing them from their families and transferringContinue Reading