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Protestors urge WA governor to pardon Vietnamese man deported to Africa
KING 5 - Washington State
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June 26, 2025
Family and advocates seek gubernatorial pardon for man sent to East Africa despite Vietnamese origin. SEATTLE — Protestors gathered outside Gov. Bob Ferguson’s Downtown Seattle office on Tuesday, demanding he intervene in the case of a Vietnamese...
Six health facilities shut down due to funding shortage in Lainya County
Eye Radio
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July 18, 2025
Author: Nyamuot Puot | Published: 21 minutes ago A section of Juba-Lainya and Yei road. Photo: Curtesy The Commissioner of Lainya County in Central Equatoria says six health facilities have shut down in the county after partners ended support due...
Regional health conference kicks off in Juba
Sudans Post
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June 25, 2025
Delegates participate at the 10th East Africa Health and Scientific Conference and International Health Exhibition and Trade Fair in Juba. [Photo: Courtesy]JUBA – The 10th East Africa Health and Scientific Conference and International Health...
AU delegation did not meet Machar in Juba – diplomats
Radio Tamazuj
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June 24, 2025
A delegation from the African Union (AU) did not meet with detained First Vice President Riek Machar in Juba this week to discuss South Sudan’s stalled peace deal, multiple high-level diplomatic sources said. Social media reports since Monday...
Russia to open Embassy in Juba in September
Sudans Post
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June 24, 2025
Chol Tong Mayay, South Sudan’s Ambassador to Russia. [Photo: Courtesy]JUBA – The Russian Federation is set to open its embassy in the Republic of South Sudan between September and October 2025, in a step toward deepening diplomatic and economic...
Colorado justices consider whether AI-generated child porn was prosecutable prior to law change
Colorado Politics
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Earlier this month, Colorado's governor signed a bill making it a crime for someone to have or share fake, but "highly realistic" images of children that are explicitly sexual. But prior to that, did state law allow someone to be prosecuted for...
Youth urged to reject toxic politics, embrace peace in WES
The City Review
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June 25, 2025
Addressing a youth leadership forum in Yambio over the weekend, Taban expressed concern over the growing trend of youth involvement in violence driven by political agendas By Emmanuel Mandella Yambio County, Western Equatoria State- The...
Syracuse mayoral candidate Chol Majok concedes, vows to keep fighting ‘brick by brick’
Syracuse.com - New York
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June 25, 2025
Syracuse, NY — Common Councilor Chol Majok knows he finished third in Tuesday’s three-way mayoral primary. But Majok, 40, maintained that his presence on the ballot was a win for refugees, immigrants and other minority communities. “An opportunity...
Gen. Malual Majok welcomes retirement from SSDPF as activist questions military pensions
Radio Tamazuj
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June 24, 2025
Lieutenant General Malual Majok Ciengkuac, the former Assistant Commander of Defence Force (A/CDF) for Administration, Personnel and Finance, has expressed acceptance and satisfaction with President Salva Kiir’s decision to retire him, alongside...
Business community donates food items to Juba military hospital
The City Review
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June 24, 2025
By Binia Elizabeth The National Chamber of Commerce and Industry, in collaboration with members of South Sudan’s private sector, has donated several food items to patients at a military hospital in Juba on Sunday. The institution intends to...
Biden-Appointed Judge Openly Defies Supreme Court Deportation Ruling, Sparking Heated Legal Battle
The New York Sun
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June 24, 2025
The Justice Department on Tuesday filed a motion accusing a federal judge appointed by President Biden of “unprecedented defiance” of a Supreme Court ruling issued the day before. On Monday, the high court granted the Trump administration’s...
Gout Gout, 17, sets new Australian 200m record on senior international debut
The Athletic
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June 24, 2025
Teenage sprinting sensation Gout Gout broke his own Australian 200m record on Tuesday at the Golden Spike meeting in Ostrava, Czech Republic, his first senior international competition. The 17-year-old clocked a time of 20.02 seconds to eclipse...
Activist calls on parliament to address Machar’s detention, peace deal
Eye Radio
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July 16, 2025
Author: Obaj Okuj | Published: 1 hour ago Dr. Riek Machar, First Vice President of the republic of South Sudan - Courtesy JUBA, South Sudan (Eye Radio) – A civil society activist is urging the National Legislative Assembly to address the continued...
Supreme Court Blesses Human Trafficking With No Explanation In Stunning Abandonment Of Rule Of Law
Techdirt
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June 24, 2025
from the shameful-evil dept The Supreme Court just gave the Trump administration a green light to traffic humans to random countries around the world—including war zones where migrants face torture, slavery, or death. And they did so while...
Bombshell whistleblower letter reveals 'lawlessness' inside Trump's DOJ
Raw Story
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June 24, 2025
Senior Justice Department official Emile Bove told lawyers under him that he was willing to ignore court orders to ensure President Donald Trump got what he wanted, a whistleblower letter to the Senate said. Bove, Trump's former personal lawyer,...
Trump news at a glance: Supreme court hands Trump immigration victory as president declares Iran-Israel ceasefire
The Guardian
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June 24, 2025
The US supreme court on Monday paved the way for the Trump administration to resume deporting migrants to countries they are not from, including to conflict-ridden places such as South Sudan. In a brief, unsigned order, the court’s conservative...
Dem primary cheat sheet: 5 things to know before voting for Syracuse mayor
Syracuse.com - New York
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June 24, 2025
After a long six months of campaigning in Syracuse, primary election day is here. Syracuse Democrats head to the polls today to finish voting for their candidate for mayor. They’ll also pick candidates in races for common council and school board,...
DEFIANCE of the Executive irks Speaker of Parliament
Number One Citizen Daily
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July 20, 2025
By Yiep Joseph As the Transitional National Legislative Assembly (TNLA) reopens for tasks, Speaker, Jemma Nunu Kumba poked on the Executive for non- compliance. In her speech during the reopening of TNLA on Wednesday, Nunu pointed that some...
NBA draft will have tons of international talent, which is to be expected
National Post
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It’s not outside the realm of possibility that somewhere around a third of the picks called on Wednesday and Thursday will be players who either originally or currently hail from outside the United States — from the Bahamas, South Sudan, Russia,...
Renk county lifts taxes on farm inputs to boost food production
Eye Radio
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July 16, 2025
Author: Elshiekh Chol Ajieng | Published: 8 hours ago A South Sudanese farmer holds a plow he uses to work, in Renk, northern South Sudan.| By CAMILLE LEPAGE/AFP via Getty Images) Authorities in Renk County have announced a full tax exemption on...