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Antitrust hearing on Netflix-Warner Bros. acquisition becomes partisan debate over ‘wokeness’ in entertainment

Antitrust hearing on Netflix-Warner Bros. acquisition becomes partisan debate over ‘wokeness’ in entertainment

by André Hiroki and Clara Martinez | Feb 4, 2026 | Business, Featured

WASHINGTON — A Senate antitrust hearing on Netflix’s proposed $83 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery began Tuesday with debate on market power, labor competition and consolidation in the entertainment industry — before exploding into a partisan fight over...
The Equal Rights Amendment, which would enshrine gender equality, comes to Judiciary Committee Hearing

The Equal Rights Amendment, which would enshrine gender equality, comes to Judiciary Committee Hearing

by Brennan Leach | Feb 28, 2023 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON – Senators discussed the legality and impact of the Equal Rights Amendment, which would guarantee gender equity under the law, in a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing this Tuesday.  The Equal Rights Amendment, also called ERA, was first introduced in 1923...
AHEAD OF MIDTERMS, TEXAS REPUBLICANS SET OMINOUS AGENDA FOR TRANS PEOPLE

AHEAD OF MIDTERMS, TEXAS REPUBLICANS SET OMINOUS AGENDA FOR TRANS PEOPLE

by Jenny Huh | Feb 24, 2022 | Featured, Health & Science

WASHINGTON – Six-year-old Isa says she doesn’t mind being a girl with a penis. “Yep, very happy,” said Isa, formerly Isaac, who, according to her mother Violet A., has identified herself as a girl since she started speaking at two. Though she’s too young to know that...
Programs for gender based violence in the DRC cut and replaced

Programs for gender based violence in the DRC cut and replaced

by Ashley Gilmore | Feb 11, 2015 | Living, Politics

By Ashley Gilmore WASHINGTON— The United States is making large cuts in funding and programming to reduce gender-based violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which is a major blow because it’s the single biggest government donor, Marcy Hersh of Refugees...

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