Former death row prisoner Richard Glossip, left, speaks to media after exiting a detention facility after being granted bond while awaiting retrial, May 14, 2026, in Oklahoma City.
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CBS News,
CBS News,
24 June 2026
The Supreme Court ruled that a Louisiana prisoner whose dreadlocks were forcibly shaved off by prison guards cannot sue them under a federal law designed to protect the religious rights of prisoners.
The site commemorates the original town of Kaskaskia and its role in supporting George Rogers Clark’s capture of it during the American Revolution.
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Andrew Carter,
Chicago Tribune,
5 July 2026
On Friday, Putin visited the Russian military headquarters directing the war in Ukraine and received a report on the capture of the city of Kostyantynivka, after weeks of intense street battles.
The hijackers had threatened to execute the 106 captives if their demands were not met.
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Anne Neuberger,
The Atlantic,
3 July 2026
It is thought to be the only slave revolution in history where the former captives overthrew their rulers and went on to govern the country themselves.
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