Actress Kerry Washington are optimistic that Democrats will soon make automatic voter registration a reality in the Empire State.
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Study: Insufficient Sleep Could Be Suppressing Voter Turnout
Why do people decide not to vote? New research published in the journal Nature Human Behaviour provides evidence that lack of sleep may play a role.
Kremlin-Friendly Chernobyl Miniseries Blames CIA for 1986 Disaster
A pro-Kremlin Russian TV network is planning to air a mini-series about Chernobyl, suggesting a CIA saboteur was behind the 1986 disaster in Ukraine.
Singer Billie Eilish Joins Nationwide Voter Registration Campaign
Billie Eilish is teaming up with Head Count, a non-partisan organization working with musicians to get people registered to vote.
Putin’s Media Struggle To Deal With HBO’s Chernobyl
Every major Russian media outlet had to chime in about the “Chernobyl” TV series by HBO. Although the foreign program airs only online to paying viewers.
Spanish Court Halts Government Plan to Exhume Franco
Spain’s Supreme Court on Tuesday temporarily halted the government’s plan to move the remains of Gen. Francisco Franco to a discreet tomb next week.
Sudanese Tea Seller Supports Protesters with Free Food, Drinks
Demonstrators sustained through lengthy negotiations and armed attacks by donations of food and drinks, many distributed by an extraordinary tea seller.
China’s Artful Dissident: New Documentary Profiles Badiucao
Film by Australian documentarian Ben-Moshe will be broadcast on ABC next week, showing career of the exiled Chinese cartoonist and street-artist Badiucao.
Coming To Theatres Across America: Indian Election Results, Live
When lights dim at around 9:30 pm US central time, audience at cinema hall Minneapolis, will be hit with six to eight news channels airing election results.
Turkish Rights Group Turns to Art to Represent the ‘Disappeared’
The hope of organizers of an Istanbul exhibition is to keep up the pressure to find those who vanished and ultimately to hold accountable those responsible.