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Jamaican-American Congresswoman Yvette Clarke has introduced a bill in the United States House of Representatives, asking the Congress to recognise the life and legacy of legendary reggae artiste Robert ‘Bob’ Nesta Marley. A copy of the resolution...

And fears of escalation in the Middle East grow.

And Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is in Washington.

Sean Penn urged the White House to take a more aggressive approach toward arming Ukraine, telling a crowd at a screening of his film Superpower that those who are influencing U.S. policy “need to get out of the pure caution business.” “I don’t mind being foolish in saying that I deeply believe, whether Democrat or …

And the United Auto Workers union went on strike.

The actor director said that the U.S. needs to step up its support for Ukraine now.

Vice put together an in-depth documentary exploring DeSantis’ time at Guantanamo Bay. Showtime suddenly shelved the documentary one day after DeSantis declared for president.

Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/GettyWhen executives at Showtime pulled a VICE documentary exploring Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ experiences with Guantanamo Bay detainees, it was hard to ignore the timing: It was one day after DeSantis officially declared for president.The Daily Beast has obtained a transcript of that unaired documentary, “The Guantanamo Candidate,” which was anchored by Seb Walker, a longtime correspondent for the Emmy-winning newsmagaz...

“I cannot forget when he was there watching us with the force-feeding. You cannot forget that because those people left really bad scars in your soul," one former detainee said

Former Guantanamo detainees alleged in a Vice documentary canceled by Showtime that DeSantis oversaw "force feedings" and "mistreatment."