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afn.net > education > 02/19/2026 > doe-investigating-portland-schools-for-black-only-programs

DOE investigating Portland Schools for black-only programs

40+ min ago  (467+ words) The U.S. Department of Education (DEO) is investigating Portland Public Schools over allegations of racial discrimination in the allocation of school funds. According to a'press release from the DOE, its Office for Civil Rights is leading the investigation into PPS's conduct....

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afn.net > church-faith > 02/19/2026 > cnn-tells-dangerous-right-wing-christians-youre-really-paranoid

CNN tells dangerous right-wing Christians you're really paranoid

55+ min ago  (645+ words) A documentary airing soon on CNN warns its dwindling audience about the danger of "Christian Nationalism" in the United States. Teasing her upcoming project, CNN show host Pamela Brown says she has been hard at work for several months examining…...

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afn.net > israel-middle-east > 02/19/2026 > israeli-leader-says-trump-needs-prayer-iranians-deserve-freedom

Israeli leader says Trump needs prayer, Iranians deserve freedom

2+ hour, 38+ min ago  (948+ words) NASHVILLE " Gilad Erdan, a longtime Israeli politician and diplomat, Thursday morning called on President Donald Trump to authorize strikes against Iran. Erdan, who has served in Israel's Knessett, has also served as ambassador to the U.S. and later his country's representative…...

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afn.net > education > 02/19/2026 > doe-investigates-portland-schools-for-discriminating-federal-funding-on-race

DOE investigates Portland schools for discriminating federal funding on race

3+ hour, 30+ min ago  (467+ words) The U.S. Department of Education (DEO) is investigating Portland Public Schools over allegations of racial discrimination in the allocation of school funds. According to a'press release from the DOE, its Office for Civil Rights is leading the investigation into PPS's conduct....

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afn.net > opinions > joshua-arnold > 02/19/2026 > two-white-guys-collude-to-block-out-black-woman-then-claim-victimhood

Two white guys collude to block out black woman, then claim victimhood

4+ hour, 56+ min ago  (474+ words) James Talarico, a Texas Democrat and U.S. Senate candidate, shares a laugh with "Late Show" host Stephen Colbert." Colbert's relationship with CBS News has been less-than-friendly since they announced the cancellation of his show in May, due to it"losing"the…...

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afn.net > opinions > ben-shapiro > 02/19/2026 > europe-heard-rubio-articulate-why-the-west-is-worth-defending

Europe heard Rubio articulate why the West is worth defending

5+ hour, 49+ min ago  (685+ words) Pictured: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio delivers remarks Feb. 7 at the Munich Security Conference." Ben Shapiro is a graduate of UCLA and Harvard Law School, host of "The Ben Shapiro Show," and co-founder of Daily Wire+. He is a three-time…...

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afn.net > culture > 02/19/2026 > brazilian-student-charged-for-posting-her-belief-against-gender-ideology

Brazilian student charged for posting her belief against gender ideology

6+ hour, 50+ min ago  (351+ words) A veterinary student in Brazil is facing up to 10 years in prison. In 2020, Isadora Borges was on Twitter (now X) where she stated that transgender women were "obviously born male." Borges also wrote that a person identifying as transgender still retains…...

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afn.net > politics-govt > 02/19/2026 > city-council-member-protects-children-library-books-despite-defamation-lawsuit

City council member protects children library books despite defamation lawsuit

12+ hour, 53+ min ago  (298+ words) A city council member in Hillsdale, Michigan, is being threatened with a $25,000 defamation lawsuit although he insist that he was doing his job. "He said that we should not create a system to determine what books were appropriate for children…...

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afn.net > culture > 02/19/2026 > the-lgbtq-tipping-point-has-arrived-in-the-us-dacus-says

The LGBTQ tipping point has arrived in the U.S., Dacus says

12+ hour, 53+ min ago  (694+ words) NASHVILLE " A little more than a year ago, more than five percent of U.S. teens considered themselves transgender or at least questioned how their Creator made them. The data came from the first nationally representative survey to include a question on…...

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afn.net > legal-courts > 02/19/2026 > 16-ags-give-little-guys-a-fighting-chance-against-big-tech

16 AGs give 'little guys' a fighting chance against Big Tech

12+ hour, 53+ min ago  (367+ words) A free speech defender says more than a dozen state attorneys general have given conservatives a fighting chance to get answers from the world's largest online video-sharing platform. In their letter sent to Alphabet, Inc. and YouTube, Republican Attorneys General…...