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While the documentary doesn’t spend much time addressing his re-election, it provides more than enough context to the gravitas of his work to ensure that Black people were allowed to vote.
From Salon
Gibson was issued deportation orders in 2009 but was allowed to remain in the U.S. under ICE supervision, including wearing an ankle monitor and regularly checking in with immigration officials.
“To give defendant a further windfall of being allowed to return to the United States with these charges irrevocably erased from his record would be improper under the law and unfair given the facts.”
From Los Angeles Times
The company also said it planned to return to five days a week on site for all teams, though employees will still be allowed to work remotely through an allowance.
This controlled environment allowed the researchers to carefully measure changes in energy use throughout the reproductive process.
From Science Daily
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