Activists plan new voter outreach for communities of color
Activists in Louisiana and nationwide push for refreshed strategies to engage voters of color amid fatigue from voting rights battles and stalled policies. They cite Biden’s mixed support, court rulings, and state issues while stressing tailored, issue focused outreach to Black, Hispanic, and young voters ahead of 2024 elections.
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Louisiana
Ashley Shelton
Shelton
Power Coalition For Equity & Justice
Joe Biden
United States
Biden
Donald Trump
Associated Press- Norc Center For Public Affairs
Supreme Court
Lily Trieu
Asian Texans For Justice
Frederick Haynes
Rainbow Push Coalition
Jesse Jackson
Democratic Party
Rainbow Push
Haynes
Quentin Fulks
Fulks
Arizona
Wisconsin
Trump
Georgia Black Republican Council
Elsie Cooke-Holmes
Delta Sigma Theta
Cooke- Holmes
Appeals Court
Cesar Ruiz
Yterenickia Bell
Leadership Conference Education Fund
Georgia
Michigan
Nevada
North Carolina
Pennsylvania
Bell
LaTasha Brown
Black Voters Matter
Mishara Davis
State Voices
Wyoming
Davis
Arkansas
Detroit
Ohio
Prentiss Haney
Ohio Organizing Collaborative
Haney
William Barber
Poor People’s Campaign
Barber
Belgorod shelling kills 21 in border city strike
A Belgorod shelling killed 21 people including three children and wounded 110, local officials said, in one of the deadliest attacks on Russian soil since the Ukraine invasion. Authorities blamed Kyiv. the blast hit near a public ice rink in Belgorod, a city 25 miles from Ukraine and 415 miles south of Moscow.
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Belgorod
Vyacheslav Gladkov
Moscow
Ukraine
Kyiv
Netanyahu says Gaza war will last many more months
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel's war on Hamas in Gaza will continue for many more months. He thanked the Biden administration for support including a new emergency weapons sale and opposed a U.N. cease-fire. Israel says ending now would mean Hamas victory, a view echoed by the U.S. while urging civilian protections.
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Gaza
Deir Al-Balanh
Gaza Strip
Benjamin Netanyahu
Israel
Hamas
Biden Administration
U.N. Security Council
Biden
Thousands rally in Belgrade over Serbia election fraud claims
In Belgrade thousands protested against President Aleksandar Vucic and the ruling Progressive Party, accusing the authorities of widespread irregularities in the Dec 17 parliamentary and local vote. Opposition groups say the election was stolen, with protests ongoing amid recent clashes and arrests.
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Aleksandar Vucic
Serbian Progressive Party
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Lawrence transit steering group eyed in 2024 site plan
The Lawrence City Commission considers creating a steering committee to guide downtown site selection for a new transit hub with six appointed members from city groups and downtown stakeholders. The panel will advise on the downtown boundary, site criteria, and ranking of sites for 2024 through 2025 design and construction targets. A consent agenda item asks to donate land at 620 E Eighth St for trail use and to approve demolition of 815 New Hampshire St, home to Cielito Lindo since 2006, with demolition possible within weeks. The commission meets Tuesday at City Hall.
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LAN
Public Transit Advisory Committee
Lawrence Transit
First Transit
City Transit
Lawrence
City Commission
Adam Weigel
University of Kansas and
Haskell Indian Nations University
Journal-World
Eighth St
Eighth and
Delaware Streets
Santa Fe
Whistle Is Screaming LLC
Iowa Crossing
Iowa Street
Michigan Street
Sandra Shaw Park
Seventh Street
Constant Park
New Hampshire St
Historic Resources Commission
Lawrence 2004 LLC
Brian Jimenez
Lawrence City Commission
City Hall
E. Sixth St
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