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Artist Betye Saar, whose work reflected Black identity, culture and spirituality, died Sunday morning in Los Angeles at 99. Saar’s death was confirmed Monday by relatives. She would have turned 100 this week. A central figure of the 1960’s Black Art Movement, Saar pioneered assemblage, or sculptures made of found objects, and reclaimed Jim Crow-era memorabilia as powerful totems of Black liberation. “Her symbolically rich body of work has evolved […]

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Former Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday endorsed Maine’s Democratic U.S. Senate candidate, Troy Jackson, just two days after the state’s party used a hastily called nominating process to name him as the replacement candidate in a race seen as crucial for control of the chamber. Jackson secured the Democrats’ nomination on Saturday to run against longtime Republican Sen. Susan Collins. Party delegates held a special […]

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva praised Argentine President Javier Milei’s austerity policies and reform agenda Monday, saying they have restored market confidence in a country long regarded as a serial defaulter on its sovereign debt. Georgieva, the first IMF head to visit Buenos Aires in eight years, expressed confidence that Argentina could meet its debt obligations. As the fund’s largest debtor with about […]

A federal judge tossed out a lawsuit Monday from an interfaith group that challenged the legitimacy of President Donald Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission, dismissing claims that its overwhelmingly conservative Christian makeup lacked a legally required balance of viewpoints. Judge John P. Cronan said that although a federal law requires that advisory commissions have a balance of viewpoints, it didn’t specify how this should be done. The New York judge said […]

MILFORD, Mich. (SRN NEWS) – President Trump’s visit to Michigan Monday wasn’t just a photo opportunity—it was a direct pitch to auto workers, GOP voters, and the people who measure an economy by whether factories are hiring or closing. Standing at a General Motors facility in Milford, in the Detroit suburbs, he argued that his approach—especially his tariffs—has pushed American manufacturing forward and forced the global economy to stop treating […]

(SRN NEWS) – The Trump administration has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to clear the way for President Trump’s executive order that would dramatically change mail-in voting before the November midterms. In plain terms, the Justice Department wants the high court to pause lower-court decisions that blocked parts of the plan—so the policy can move forward while lawsuits continue. Why does this matter? Supporters of the President maintain that elections […]

One win has put Jackson Koivun on the map. It might also be enough to get him a spot in the FedEx Cup playoffs. Koivun won the 3M Open on Sunday in Minnesota in his third start since turning pro. The 21-year-old, a former college star and No. 1-ranked amateur in the world, went 25 under par at TPC Twin Cities and beat World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler by three […]

By Dietrich Knauth NEW YORK, July 27 (Reuters) – Johnson & Johnson said on Monday it has reached a $5.5 billion settlement that will resolve tens of thousands of lawsuits alleging its baby powder and other talc products cause ovarian cancer. J&J said the settlement will resolve about 69,000 cases consolidated in federal court, and related cases in state court, totaling 99.75% of the remaining talc claims. Plaintiffs’ law firms […]

WASHINGTON, July 27 (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate voted by 51 to 43 on Monday to advance the nomination of Jay Clayton, President Donald Trump’s pick to be director of national intelligence, paving the way for his confirmation as soon as later this week. (Reporting by Patricia Zengerle; Editing by Chris Reese) Brought to you by www.srnnews.com