rights

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Root would have been well within his rights to tell England to jog on when his name arose as a potential solution to this latest crisis.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Conditions there have prompted outcry from rights groups, and UN experts have condemned it as a site of "unparalleled notoriety."

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

During the past two years, box owners have been in a dispute with stadium administrators over their rights to their seats during the World Cup.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Riley crafting a cogent message about workers’ rights and the price of labor would be a feat in and of itself, especially in a film this fun.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

On February 21, 1965, Malcolm X, a civil rights activist and a former leader of the Nation of Islam, an organization of Negro American Muslims, was assassinated in New York.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson