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First reported 12 hours ago - Updated 7 mins ago - 16 reports

Immigration bill nears finish line

Chairman Patrick Leahy has been pushing the panel to get its work done. | John Shinkle/POLITICOCloseBy SEUNG MIN KIM and CARRIE BUDOFF BROWN | 5/21/13 12:12 AM EDTThe Senate Judiciary Committee will almost certainly pass the sprawling immigration overhaul ... [Published Politico - 7 mins ago]

Entities: Immigration, Orrin Hatch, Patrick Leahy

First reported 7 hours ago - Updated 12 mins ago - 7 reports

Guatemala’s Highest Court Overturns Genocide Conviction of Former Dictator

The decision, which rolled back the proceedings to April 19, when a decision by a pretrial judge sent the trial into disarray, is a dramatic legal victory for General Ríos Montt, 86, and a blow to human rights advocates. ... [Published New York Times - 58 mins ago]

Entities: Genocide, Guatemala, Dictator, Conviction

First reported 11 hours ago - Updated 17 mins ago - 4 reports

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)

Sanctions have disrupted transfer of funds for refugees in Iran: UNHCR representative

TEHRAN,May 21(MNA) – The transfer of funds for refugees living in Iran has been disrupted by the sanctions imposed on the country, Bernard Doyle, the representative of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Iran, said in Tehran on Monda ... [Published Organization of Asia-Pacific News Agencies - 17 mins ago]

Entities: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (..., Refugees, Sanctions, Iran

First reported 13 hours ago - Updated 38 mins ago - 5 reports

US Supreme Court

Economic impact from Immigration Reform

Recently the Heritage Foundation and the Cato Institute have been sparing over the economic impact of federal immigration reform. But they both miss the main point. The real economic impact lies in a subtle aspect of the pending federal legislation.The ... [Published Deming Headlight - 38 mins ago]

Entities: Immigration Reform, Immigration, US Supreme Court

First reported 6 hours ago - Updated 49 mins ago - 9 reports

Thousands march to protest gay murder

MANHATTAN - Thousands of New Yorkers, including mayoral candidate Christine Quinn, marched on Monday to protest the death of a gay man in the neighbourhood that was the cradle of the modern US gay rights movement."Homophobia's got to go," protesters chanted ... [Published ENCA - 2 hours ago]

Entities: Gay, Homicide, Gay Rights

First reported 16 hours ago - Updated 56 mins ago - 13 reports

David Cameron

Gay marriage bill intensifies divisions in Britain

LONDON — Rebels in British Prime Minister David Cameron’s Conservative Party, who voted against him last week over his policy towards the European Union (EU), were on course on Monday to oppose him again over plans to introduce gay marriage.Last Wednesday, ... [Published BDlive - 56 mins ago]

Entities: Gay, David Cameron, United Kingdom, The Labour Party (United Kingdom), The Conservative Party (United Kingdom)

First reported 5 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 6 reports

Over 150 conservative leaders, groups sign letter opposing Gang of 8 bill

Over 150 conservative leaders, groups and grassroots activists have signed an open letter opposing the Senate immigration reform bill.“We write to express our serious concerns regarding the Gang of Eight’s immigration bill, S. 744. We oppose this bill ... [Published Daily Caller - 1 hour ago]

Entities: Immigration, Monica Crowley, Mickey Kaus, Victor Davis Hanson

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated 1 hour ago - 56 reports

Poverty numbers in suburbs remain below those in Reading

Contrary to the findings of a national study released Monday, poverty in Reading's suburbs has not increased more quickly than it has in the city.The national study by The Brookings Institution showed that suburban poor began to outnumber urban poor over ... [Published Reading Eagle - 1 hour ago]

Entities: Census, Sprawl, Brookings Institution

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated 1 hour ago - 26 reports

Immigration officers union opposes Senate bill

WASHINGTON, May 20 (UPI) --National Citizenship and Immigration Services Council President Kenneth Palinkas said the bill creates an "insurmountable bureaucracy" within the federal agency responsible for reviewing immigration applications. Palinkas said ... [Published UPI - 8 hours ago]

Entities: Immigration, Homosexuality, Advocate

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated 4 hours ago - 8 reports

Equality still an elusive goal for many

Last Friday, May 17, marked the International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHO). IDAHO provided an opportunity to galvanise support behind eradicating discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, as well as the violence that so often ... [Published Gay News Network - 4 hours ago]

Entities: Equality, Hermaphrodite, Sexual Orientation, Homophobia, Lesbian

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated 5 hours ago - 16 reports

Thein Sein becomes first Burmese president to visit US since 1966

Former general's trip sparks human rights protests as President Obama uses controversial name Myanmar for country Former general Thein Sein became the first Burmese president to visit the White House in almost 50 years on Monday – a visit human rights ... [Published Guardian.co.uk - 7 hours ago]

Entities: Myanmar/Burma, Thein Sein, Barack Obama, Human Rights

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated 9 hours ago - 11 reports

NYPD to up presence after bias killing of gay man

NEW YORK A spate of hate-fueled attacks on gay men in New York, including a killing in the heart of one of its most gay-friendly neighborhoods, is stirring up anxiety, disbelief and outrage heading into what is usually a time of gay pride celebration ... [Published Charlotte Observer - 9 hours ago]

Entities: Gay, Anti-Gay, Gay-Bashing, New York Police Department

Quotes

Sir Richard Leese, Leader of Manchester City Council, said: "This is a significant step forward in terms of our ambition and determination to provide the best social work service there is here in Manchester."

‘Urgent need to transform lives’: Manchester social worker recruitment drive aims to improve qual ... [Published Mancunian Matters - 5 mins ago]

It also found there were "significant delays in the roll-out of the psychological support program for the prevention of self harm for people in immigration detention"

Report delves into issue of refugee detention and suicide [Published Central Queensland News - 11 mins ago]

"The Cape Bar is notorious, among black African advocates, for excluding our people" he was quoted as telling the newspaper

Sue the racists! - black lawyer [Published iafrica.com - 34 mins ago]

"Firstly, we live in an open country, where people are free to come (and) leave. Secondly, we are living in the period when the demographic situation is complicated, when we need additional labour force. Russia is unlikely to be able to fully..."

Medvedev calls for tougher control of migration [Published PardaPhash - 41 mins ago]

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Man jailed over crashed that killed his cousin [Published News.net - 16 mins ago]
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UKIP councillors: “We’re not racist” [Published NewsRT.co.uk - 21 mins ago]
Gay & Lesbian - Out in the Spotlight [Published Time Out Melbourne - 21 mins ago]
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Economic impact from Immigration Reform [Published Deming Headlight - 38 mins ago]
Medvedev calls for tougher control of migration [Published PardaPhash - 41 mins ago]
Sudanese refugees relocated to camp in Ethiopia [Published Sudan Tribune - 41 mins ago]
Iraqi Students to Benefit from UNICEF Project [Published Iraq Updates - Latest News - 43 mins ago]
Legalizing immigrants may cost government, but ... [Published Bismarck Tribune - 46 mins ago]

Blogs

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Noted for May 21, 2013 [Published Brad DeLong - 1 hour ago] Brink Lindsey:Jason Richwine's IQ-based argument that American Hispanics are less intelligent than native-born whites has been called racist. It's also wrong\|Jon Bakija et al.:Jobs and Income Growth of Top Earners and the Causes of Changing Income Inequality: ...
Noted for May 21, 2013 [Published J. Bradford DeLong's Grasping Reality with All ... - 2 hours ago] Jon Bakija et al.: Jobs and Income Growth of Top Earners and the Causes of Changing Income Inequality: Evidence from U.S. Tax Return Data \| The World Top Incomes Database \| Unconventional Monetary Policies \| Summary of Informal Discussion \| Robert ...
Areas With Consitutional Bans On Marriage Are M... [Published BuzzFeed - Latest - 2 hours ago] This infographic shows some surprising research on same-sex couples raising children in metro areas. Mississippi has the highest percentage of same-sex couples raising children at 26 percent. The metro areas with the highest percentages of same-sex couples ...
Conservative talkers, grassroots groups push an... [Published First Read - 2 hours ago] By Carrie Dann, Political Reporter, NBC News Several prominent conservative media figures are backing a new effort by groups who oppose bipartisan comprehensive immigration reform, signaling growing willingness from conservative outlets to marshal ...
WNU #1177: Argentine Dictator Dies in Prison [Published Weekly News Update on the Americas - 2 hours ago] Weekly News Update on the AmericasIssue #1177, May 19, 2013 1. Argentina: Ex-Dictator Videla Dies in Prison 2. Latin America: 7 Ex-Rulers Remain Jailed or on Trial 3. Brazil: 30,000 People Displaced for Sports Events 4. Mexico: Activists Protest GMO ...

Audio/Video

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Immigration Debate: Models and Computer Scienti... [Published Bloomberg - YouTube - 11 hours ago]
Immigration Debate: Models and Computer Scienti... [Published Bloomberg - YouTube - 12 hours ago]
Why immigrants are making pizza in Italy [Published CNN.com - Video - 19 hours ago]
Medgar Evers: How his legacy shaped the civil r... [Published CBS News Online - YouTube - May 20 2013]
Obama: Racism is no excuse for not excelling [Published CBS News Online - YouTube - May 19 2013]

Press Releases

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AmeriCares Disaster Response Team Headed to Okl... [Published PR Newswire: Health - 5 hours ago]
LIRS Opposes Threats to Gut Senate Bill's Provi... [Published PR Newswire: Policy & Public Interest - 15 hours ago]
Ericsson and Refugees United announce Global Ha... [Published Marketwire - Breaking News Releases - 22 hours ago]
The European Union – Russian Federation human r... [Published European Council - Press - EN - May 18 2013]
Council conclusions on the contribution of qual... [Published European Council - Press - EN - May 17 2013]