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How the “Welcome to Colorful Colorado” sign was almost taken from us

The state's welcoming sign is an icon, but that hasn't stopped officials from trying to mess with it. The post How the “Welcome to Colorful…

Life, death and despair: Searching for loved ones after Venezuela earthquakes

As international rescue teams head home and global media moves on, families still dig through rubble for missing relatives

Early Addition: If you find the secret bolt in a rock in Central Park, be cool about it

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Bridget Phillipson, new Labour chair, funded by pro-Israeli lobbyists

On June 28th, unelected Prime Minister Andy Burnham appointed Bridget Phillipson as the new Labour Party chair. What many in the mainstream media did not…

‘Scandal within a scandal’: DWP fails to begin Post Office convictions review

The UK government’s Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is still failing families affected by the potentially wrongful Post Office convictions scandal. It’s now almost…

The Washington dissensus on Myanmar

US President Donald Trump has remade American foreign policy into a dangerous mix of belligerence, atrocity crimes and incoherent lunacy. The broad elements of the…

Most states temporarily house foster children in hotels, offices

More than 9,000 children in foster care had to temporarily stay in hotels, office buildings and other potentially unsafe settings when states couldn’t find suitable…

This Floating Wetland Near O’Hare Is Working To Improve Water Quality On The Northwest Side

Inspired by the Wild Mile, the Forest Preserves’ first floating wetland was constructed for under $600 at Schiller Pond, which has long been a catch…

Chicagoans Can Vote On How Park District Should Spend $500,000. Here’s How To Cast Your Ballot

The Park District’s first citywide participatory budgeting process will allow residents to rank four project categories to help determine which ones get funding.

Disgraceful! Republicans Grill Fauci in Disturbing Hearing: Stephanie Miller Reacts

NYC officials order structural review at building next to buckled Midtown highrise

City officials said the former Pfizer headquarters that was being converted into residential apartments is at risk of collapse. The city is requiring the owner…

IT LEAKED: Trump SCREAMS at RFK Jr., EXPOSES Everything!

🚨All HELL BREAKS LOOSE as WAR MOVES toward POLAND?!!

When Hasan Piker Met Mehdi Hasan

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Trump’s Gives CHAOTIC Eulogy at Lindsey Graham’s Funeral

Trump Insults Lindsey Graham, Then Falls Asleep At Funeral

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On the 33-Ashbury bus. Photo by Walter Mackins. Nice socks!

Report from Springfield, Ohio: Haitians Brace for ICE Crackdown After TPS Protections End

The Haitian community is bracing for mass deportations after the Supreme Court last month sided with the Trump administration to end TPS, or Temporary Protected…