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US health officials seek to phase out artificial dyes from the food supply
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health officials say they will urge foodmakers to phase out petroleum-based artificial colors in the nation's food supply, but stopped short of promising a formal ban and offered few specifics on how they intended to achieve the sweeping change.
Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary ... (full story)
Justice Department lawyers work for justice and the Constitution – not the White House
(THE CONVERSATION) In the 1970s, President Richard Nixon tried to fire the Department of Justice prosecutor leading an investigation into the president's involvement in wiretapping the Democratic National Committee's headquarters.
Since then, the DOJ has generally been run as an impartial law enforcement agency, separated from t ... (full story)
Habeas corpus: A principle getting a workout under the Trump administration
(THE CONVERSATION) In some parts of the world, a person may be secreted away or imprisoned by the government without any advanced notification of wrongdoing or chance to make a defense. This has not been lawful in the United States from its very inception, or in many other countries where the rule of law and respect for individual c ... (full story)
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International students stripped of legal status in the US are piling up wins in court
ATLANTA (AP) — Anjan Roy was studying with friends at Missouri State University when he got an email that turned his world upside down. His legal status as an international student had been terminated, and he was suddenly at risk for deportation.
"I was in literal shock, like, what the hell is this?" said Roy, a ... (full story)
Black churches back embattled Smithsonian African American history museum after Trump's order
As he does one day each month, the Rev. Robert Turner hit the road from his home in Baltimore last week and traveled — on foot — 43 miles (69 kilometers) to Washington.
He arrived by evening on April 16 outside the White House, carrying a sign that called for for "Reparations Now."
This time, Turner add ... (full story)