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A federal judge ruled on Friday that President Obama did not have the legal authority to create the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which offers protection from deportation for immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally as children. The latest: Calling the ruling "disappointing," President Biden on Saturday urged…

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O-T Fagbenle, pictured above as Luke in the Hulu series The Handmaid's Tale, received an 2021 Emmy Award nomination for his performance. Hulu This story is part of I'm So Obsessed (subscribe here), our podcast featuring interviews with actors, artists, celebrities and creative types about their work, career and current…

Former President Barack Obama has shared his annual summer playlist. The 2021 edition includes tracks by Jazmine Sullivan, Arooj Aftab, Wye Oak, Migos, Joni Mitchell, Chicago, Rihanna, JAY-Z, Erykah Badu, George Harrison, and more. “With so many folks getting together with family and friends, there’s a lot to celebrate this…

In keeping with past tradition, Barack Obama is sharing some of his favorite summer tunes as we head into the blistering season. On Saturday (July 10), the former U.S. president shared his annual "Summer "Playlist," featuring music by Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak's Silk Sonic, Bob Dylan, Migos, H.E.R., The…

Damon Weaver, a kid journalist who in 2009 at age 11 scored an interview with President Barack Obama, has died. He was 23. Weaver’s sister Candace Hardy told The Palm Beach Post that Weaver died on May 1 of natural causes. “He was loved by everyone. No matter if it…

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The student reporter who gained national acclaim when he interviewed President Barack Obama at the White House in 2009 has died of natural causes, his family says. Damon Weaver was 23 when he died May 1, his sister, Candace Hardy, told the Palm Beach…

In 2016, the killing of Laquan McDonald brought reform prosecutor Kim Foxx into office in Chicago. Larry Krasner, a criminal defense attorney who had sued the Philadelphia Police Department 75 times over the course of his career, scored an improbable victory in his run for district attorney the following year.…

Politicians are attacking IP protection, but shareholders are Big Pharma’s bigger headache ONE OF THE first rules of American politics is not to pick a fight with Big Pharma. Its army of lobbyists in Washington, DC, has ensured that presidents from both parties, from Ronald Reagan to Barack Obama, have…