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Vox photo editor Kainaz Amaria thinks it's time the photojournalism world reckons with what she sees as an industry-wide culture of sexual harassment with roots in a glaring gender imbalance. (Nick Oza/Courtesy of Kainaz Amaria)

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Photojournalists are demanding a #MeToo reckoning

Amaria argues that her male-dominated field creates a "toxic culture" that silences women in the profession and has kept a full reckoning from taking place.

7 years ago

The Trump International Hotel is seen, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018, in Washington.

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Courts & Law

Emoluments lawsuit moves a step closer to Trump

The proposal is one of several for "document discovery" in the historic civil suit against the president.

7 years ago

This courtroom sketch depicts former Donald Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, (center), and his defense lawyer Richard Westling, (left), before U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson, (seated upper right), at federal court in Washington, Friday, Sept. 14, 2018, as prosecutors Andrew Weissmann, (bottom center), and Greg Andres watch. Manafort has pleaded guilty to two federal charges as part of a cooperation deal with prosecutors. (Dana Verkouteren via AP)

Courts & Law

Manafort plea deal begs key question: What does he know?

What information is Manafort able to provide about the president?

7 years ago

Members of a swift water rescue team check a flooded street caused by the tropical storm Florence in New Bern, N.C., on Saturday. Rescuers have pulled more than 200 people from their homes to safer ground as of Saturday morning in New Bern. (Chris Seward/AP)

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Community

At least 8 dead as tropical storm Florence moves west through the Carolinas

The main threat — flooding — is coming into focus.

7 years ago

President Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Judge Brett Kavanaugh, testifies during his is Senate Judiciary committee confirmation hearing on Sept. 6. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP)

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Courts & Law

Kavanaugh denies allegation of sexual misconduct during high school

Kavanaugh strongly pushed back on an allegation of sexual misconduct from more than 30 years ago.

7 years ago

Paul Manafort arrived for a hearing at District Court in Washington, D.C. He will not go on trial after all after having reached a plea agreement with the Justice Department. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images)

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Courts & Law

Manafort pleads guilty, agrees to cooperate with Mueller’s Russia probe

The plea took place three days before he was to face trial on charges related to his lobbying work for Ukraine and alleged witness tampering.

7 years ago

A woman reacts after a large tree fell on a house in Wilmington, N.C., as Hurricane Florence hit the area Friday. One man was taken out of the home in critical condition. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

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Community

Hurricane Florence, ‘an uninvited brute,’ brings floods, causes at least 4 deaths

As of 2 p.m. ET, Florence's sustained winds dropped to 75 mph.

7 years ago

Paul Manafort arrived for a hearing at U.S. District Court on June 15 in Washington, D.C. (Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images)

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Politics & Policy

Paul Manafort close to plea deal to avoid second federal trial

The tentative deal was first reported on Thursday evening by ABC News.

7 years ago

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee last month.
(Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

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Politics & Policy

Democrats refer Kavanaugh allegations to FBI, deepening divide over his nomination

The White House is accusing Senate Democrats of an unfounded "11th hour attempt to delay" a vote on the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court.

7 years ago

Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos listens as President Donald Trump speaks during a June 21 cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington.
(Evan Vucci/AP)

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Courts & Law

Student borrowers and advocates win court case against DeVos

A federal judge has ruled that Education Secretary Betsy DeVos' delay of a key student borrower protection rule was improper and unlawful.

7 years ago

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, left, accompanied by Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., the ranking member, right, speaks during a Senate Judiciary Committee markup meeting on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Sept. 13, 2018, in Washington. The committee will vote next week on whether to recommend President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh for confirmation. Republicans hope to confirm him to the court by Oct. 1.(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Courts & Law

Republicans brush aside Dems’ effort to delay Kavanaugh vote

Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee brushed aside a flurry of Democratic attempts to delay the consideration of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh on Thursday.

7 years ago

Asylum seekers line up at the San Ysidro port of entry in Tijuana, Mexico. The ACLU announced today a preliminary agreement with the Trump administration to allow some parents already in the U.S. but separated from their children at the border to apply for asylum.
(Gregory Bull/AP)

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Politics & Policy

Agreement would allow separated families to seek asylum in U.S.

The American Civil Liberties Union says it reached an agreement overnight with the Trump administration regarding the future of families separated at the Southwest border.

7 years ago