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Oklahoma death row inmate plans to reject chance for clemency despite maintaining his innocence

A man scheduled to be executed in September for the 1996 killing of a University of Oklahoma dance student plans to reject his chance for a clemency hearing, saying there is little hope the state’s Republican governor would spare his life. Anthony Sanchez, 44, said in a telephone interview Thursday from Oklahoma’s death row that even in the rare case when the five-member Pardon and Parole Board recommends clemency, Gov. Kevin Stitt is unlikely to grant it. “I’ve sat in my cell and I’ve watched inmate after inmate after inmate get clemency and get denied clemency,”

Oklahoma death row inmate plans to reject chance for clemency despite maintaining his innocence
World

Greek elections a one-horse race after conservatives topple left-wing strongholds

Greeks return to the polls Sunday for a second general election in five weeks, with the conservative front-runners eyeing a landslide win after toppling strongholds dominated by their opponents for decades. Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the 55-year-old conservative leader, is seeking a second four-year term as prime minister. His center-right New Democracy party won by a huge margin in May elections but is heading to a second ballot to take advantage of election law changes that favor the winning party. Sunday’s vote comes days after hundreds of migrants died and went missing in southern Greece when an over-crowded

Greek elections a one-horse race after conservatives topple left-wing strongholds
World

Germany's biggest Jewish educational and cultural complex since the Holocaust to open in Berlin

When Berlin Rabbi Yehuda Teichtal first talked about his dream of building Germany’s biggest Jewish educational and cultural complex since the Holocaust, most people who heard about the plan were skeptical. But five years after the groundbreaking, Teichtal, a Berlin rabbi and head of the local Chabad community, beams as he steps onto the seventh-floor balcony of the new curved, blue-tiled building overlooking the campus amphitheater, garden, playground and a plot still covered with containers and construction material that will eventually become a sports field. “We’re changing the narrative about Jews in Germany,” Teichtal told The Associated

Germany's biggest Jewish educational and cultural complex since the Holocaust to open in Berlin
World

Time for Ja Morant to change his behavior, there's been enough talking, Grizzlies GM says

Memphis Grizzlies general manager Zach Kleiman said the 25-game suspension the NBA slapped guard Ja Morant with “was appropriate,” and it is up to Morant to change the behavior that led to two bans in four months. The Grizzlies’ vice president of basketball operations made the comments after Thursday night’s NBA draft. Kleiman is the first team official to publicly discuss Morant’s situation and the NBA’s punishment of the two-time All-Star for flashing a gun on social media after the season. Kleiman said the latest incident is part of a pattern of “problematic behavior” for Morant,

Time for Ja Morant to change his behavior, there's been enough talking, Grizzlies GM says
World

Storms and heavy rain flood roads, block railway lines in Germany

Storms and heavy rain across a large swath of Germany flooded roads and forced the closure of some major railway routes on Friday, but there was no immediate word of any injuries. Germany’s national weather service had warned earlier this week of severe storms with significant amounts of rainfall, which hit on Thursday. In the western city of Duisburg, the fire service said it rescued several people from cars that got stuck on flooded streets. Shops were flooded and streets inundated in the northern city of Braunschweig, and there were similar reports from Kassel. In Hattersheim, near

Storms and heavy rain flood roads, block railway lines in Germany
World

Stock market today: Asian shares sink as central banks crank interest rates still higher

Asian shares sank sharply Friday after several central banks around the world cranked interest rates higher in their fight against inflation. Hong Kong and Tokyo shed nearly 2% and most other regional markets declined. U.S. futures and oil prices also were lower. Japan reported its inflation rate was higher than expected, adding to expectations the central bank might adjust its policies to reflect upward price pressures, which have pushed the dollar’s value against the yen sharply higher. The Bank of Japan has kept its benchmark interest rate at minus 0.1% for a decade as policymakers keep credit

Stock market today: Asian shares sink as central banks crank interest rates still higher
World

Tropical Storm Bret brings winds and rain to islands in eastern Caribbean

Tropical Storm Bret brought winds and heavy rain early Friday to islands in the eastern Caribbean that shut down to prepare for potential landslides and flooding. The storm’s center was west of St. Vincent and west-southwest of St. Lucia and moving west at 17 mph (28 kph). Its maximum sustained winds were 60 mph (95 kph). Airports, businesses, schools and offices closed on St. Vincent, St. Lucia, Dominica, Martinique and other islands by midday Thursday. Ralph Gonsalves, prime minister for St. Vincent and the Grenadines, had urged people to go to a government shelter

Tropical Storm Bret brings winds and rain to islands in eastern Caribbean
World

Infighting among Putin's lieutenants seems to reveal signs of 'deep dysfunction'

The video was shocking — not just for what it showed but also for what was said. Yevgeny Prigozhin, the outspoken millionaire head of the private military contractor Wagner, stood in front of the bloodied bodies of his slain troops in Ukraine and yelled expletive-riddled insults at Russian military leaders, blaming them for the carnage. “They came here as volunteers and they died to let you lounge in your red wood offices,” Prigozhin shouted. “You are sitting in your expensive clubs, your children are enjoying good living and filming videos on YouTube. Those who don’t give us ammunition will be

Infighting among Putin's lieutenants seems to reveal signs of 'deep dysfunction'
World

South Africa says 31 illegal miners believed killed in explosion in May, only now coming to light

At least 31 illegal miners are believed to have died in a gas explosion in a shuttered gold mine in South Africa that happened more than a month ago but is only now coming to light after people reported their relatives missing, authorities said Friday. The miners are all believed to come from the neighboring country of Lesotho. A search of the mine was being delayed because methane gas levels were still dangerously high in the ventilation shaft where the miners are thought to have died, the national Department of Mineral and Energy Resources said in a

South Africa says 31 illegal miners believed killed in explosion in May, only now coming to light
World

The Olympic flame for the 2024 Paris Games will be carried for 68 days before the cauldron is lit

The Olympic flame for the 2024 Paris Games will pass through 64 departments — including five overseas — and 400 towns over 68 days before the cauldron is lit. Organizers announced the route for the torch relay on Friday at a Paris university. “Paris 2024 is the greatest collective project in our history,” organizing committee president Tony Estanguet said. “The torch relay plays an important role because it has the capacity to touch so many people.” The torch will be lit by the sun’s rays on April 16 in Ancient Olympia, Greece. It will then be carried

The Olympic flame for the 2024 Paris Games will be carried for 68 days before the cauldron is lit
World

New York Mets to play Philadelphia Phillies in London in 2024

The New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies will play in London next season, MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred said Friday. The teams will play at London Stadium in the third MLB series in the British capital. The New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox played in London in 2019, and the St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs will meet in a two-game series this weekend. The Mets-Phillies series had been widely reported earlier, though league officials held off on an announcement until the eve of the Cardinals-Cubs series. Manfred spoke at a news conference Friday before Cardinals and

New York Mets to play Philadelphia Phillies in London in 2024
World

UK elections watchdog says new voter ID law stopped thousands from casting ballots

Britain’s electoral watchdog said Friday that about 14,000 people were prevented from voting in last month’s local elections because of a new law requiring voters to show photo identification. The Electoral Commission said 0.25% of people who went to polling stations were unable to cast ballots because they didn’t have the right ID, and “significantly more” than that likely did not show up at all. Craig Westwood, the commission’s communications director, said there was “concerning” evidence that disabled and unemployed people were more likely than other groups to give a reason related to ID for not voting.

UK elections watchdog says new voter ID law stopped thousands from casting ballots
World

UN aid enters Syrian rebel enclave from government territory in first such crossing since earthquake

A convoy carrying U.N. aid entered Syria’s last rebel-held enclave from government-held territory on Friday, the first such shipment to cross battle lines since February’s deadly 7.8-magnitude earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria. The convoy with humanitarian supplies crossed from a government-controlled area in the province of Aleppo, and entered Idlib, according to the U.N. office for humanitarian affairs or OCHA. The last aid shipment to cross the front lines in the conflict was in early January. After the February earthquake that struck Turkey and northern Syria, causing widespread destruction, convoys have been prevented from entering

UN aid enters Syrian rebel enclave from government territory in first such crossing since earthquake
World

About 350 Pakistanis were on migrant boat that sank off Greece and many may have died, official says

Pakistan’s interior minister said Friday that an estimated 350 Pakistanis were on board an overcrowded fishing boat carrying migrants that sank off Greece last week, and many remain missing and may have died in one of the deadliest incidents in the central Mediterranean Sea. Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah Khan told lawmakers in the National Assembly that an estimated 700 migrants were on the boat when it sank June 14. Only 104 people, including 12 Pakistanis, were rescued and 82 bodies have been recovered. The total number of people on the ship has not been confirmed. Khan said

About 350 Pakistanis were on migrant boat that sank off Greece and many may have died, official says
World

Russia is likely to cancel July's Moscow air show as sanctions affect attendees and import of parts

Russia is likely to cancel this year’s Moscow air show, which for decades has been a major venue for showing off new warplanes and negotiating aerospace contracts, a top official of its organizing agency said Friday. Viktor Kladov, director for international cooperation at the state-owned defense conglomerate Rostec, was quoted by the state news agency Tass as saying that the show “in all probability” won’t take place this year. It had been scheduled for the end of July. Kladov did not state a reason for putting off the event, but Russian news media earlier suggested it was

Russia is likely to cancel July's Moscow air show as sanctions affect attendees and import of parts
World

'Titanic' director James Cameron says the search for the missing sub became a 'nightmarish charade'

“Titanic” director James Cameron says the search operation for a deep-sea tourist sub turned into a “nightmarish charade” that prolonged the agony of the families of the passengers. Cameron told the BBC in an interview broadcast on Friday that he “felt in my bones” that the Titan submersible had been lost soon after he heard it had lost contact with the surface during its descent to the wreckage of the ocean liner at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. He said focus in the media over the next few days about the submersible having 96 hours of

'Titanic' director James Cameron says the search for the missing sub became a 'nightmarish charade'
World

Andrew Tate to remain under house arrest in Romania as human trafficking case drags on

A Romanian court on Friday extended by 30 days the house arrest of Andrew Tate, the divisive social media personality and former professional kickboxer who was charged this week with rape, human trafficking, and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women. The Bucharest Tribunal’s decision comes days after prosecutors from Romania’s anti-organized crime agency, DIICOT, formally indicted the 36-year-old social media star after filing their criminal investigation to a Bucharest court. Tate, who has amassed nearly 7 million Twitter followers and is known for expressing misogynistic views and hate speech online, was initially arrested near

Andrew Tate to remain under house arrest in Romania as human trafficking case drags on
World

Israel arrests 3 settlers suspected in violent attacks in Palestinian towns

Israel’s security agency said Friday it had detained three Israeli settlers on suspicion of involvement in mass rampages through Palestinian towns in the occupied West Bank this week following the killing of four Israelis. While rights groups welcomed the arrests, the small number of suspects given the scale of the attacks have revived criticism of the wider lack of accountability for Israeli settlers. The arrests fueled concerns that the Israeli military is not doing enough to stop and prevent settler attacks. “We didn’t expect much,” said Roy Yellin, of the Israeli rights group B’Tselem. “The rule is

Israel arrests 3 settlers suspected in violent attacks in Palestinian towns
World

Rights groups denounce Spain and Morocco's lack of justice as Melilla tragedy anniversary nears

Rights groups on Friday denounced a lack of justice and transparency over the deaths of 37 migrants on June 24, 2022, during a mass attempt to cross the border from Morocco into the Spanish enclave city of Melilla. Ahead of the tragedy’s anniversary, Amnesty International said the Spanish and Moroccan authorities were “preventing attempts to find the truth” of what happened when up to 2,000 African migrants tried to climb a border wall and dozens were crushed, beaten and denied medical attention by security forces at the “Barrio Chino” border crossing. Spain’s interior minister has repeatedly rejected

Rights groups denounce Spain and Morocco's lack of justice as Melilla tragedy anniversary nears
Education

Moms lose significant sleep and free time during kids' school year, new study finds

Moms get about 25 minutes less sleep each weeknight when their kids’ school is in session. Jose Luis Pelaez Inc/DigitalVision Collection/Getty Images The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea Moms of school-age children get significantly less sleep during the school year than during the summer. We are economists who specialize in education and health research. We combined extensive data on school district schedules with information derived from the American Time Use Survey to explore the ways families use their time differently depending on whether school is in session or out for summer. We

Moms lose significant sleep and free time during kids' school year, new study finds
Political

There is no legal reason the US shouldn't supply cluster bombs to Ukraine – but that doesn't make it morally right

The remains of a rocket that carried cluster munitions found in a Ukrainian field. Alice Martins/For The Washington Post via Getty Images Pressure on the Biden administration to provide Ukraine with cluster bombs has refocused attention on the legal and moral use of such weaponry. The U.S. has been here before. It provided Saudi Arabia with cluster munitions – which contain bomblets that can scatter across a wide area, often not exploding until later – during the kingdom’s military intervention in Yemen. Washington suspended sales of cluster bombs to the Saudis in 2016 following mounting concern over the toll they

There is no legal reason the US shouldn't supply cluster bombs to Ukraine – but that doesn't make it morally right
Political

There is no legal reason the US shouldn't supply cluster bombs to Ukraine – but that doesn't make it morally right

The remains of a rocket that carried cluster munitions found in a Ukrainian field. Alice Martins/For The Washington Post via Getty Images Pressure on the Biden administration to provide Ukraine with cluster bombs has refocused attention on the legal and moral use of such weaponry. The U.S. has been here before. It provided Saudi Arabia with cluster munitions – which contain bomblets that can scatter across a wide area, often not exploding until later – during the kingdom’s military intervention in Yemen. Washington suspended sales of cluster bombs to the Saudis in 2016 following mounting concern over the toll they

There is no legal reason the US shouldn't supply cluster bombs to Ukraine – but that doesn't make it morally right
Health

Processing and grieving an ongoing loss – such as a child with a devastating injury or disability – does not fit neatly into traditional models of grief

Loss without a clear resolution can be particularly painful. laflor/iStock via Getty Images Plus Traditional loss is typically considered a five-stage process, linear and time-bound, where a person moves from denial to acceptance. Generally, traditional loss is linked to death – such as the death of a loved one, or a miscarriage. It is permanent, often abrupt, occurring when someone or something once present is suddenly absent. But loss is complex. Other kinds of loss do not follow the one-size-fits-all archetype, and many experts now criticize the five stages of grief model. As a nursing professor who researches the impact

Processing and grieving an ongoing loss – such as a child with a devastating injury or disability – does not fit neatly into traditional models of grief
Health

Migrants often can't access US health care until they are critically ill – here are some of the barriers they face

‘We heal alone,’ a migrant to the U.S. told a researcher. Jasmin Merdan/Moment via Getty Images “Can you tell me about cancer care for the undocumented?” I asked Henry during an interview. He was a doctor who volunteered his time at a community-based clinic designed exclusively for low-income undocumented migrants. I use pseudonyms throughout this story to protect migrants’ identities. “It’s bad,” Henry said. “Cancer care for the undocumented is not there. It’s just not there for the most part. They’re dying of cancer. Period.” “So where do they go?” I asked. “They don’t,” he responded solemnly. “They either go

Migrants often can't access US health care until they are critically ill – here are some of the barriers they face
Economy

More than 1.5 million Americans lost Medicaid coverage in the spring of 2023 due to the end of pandemic policies – and paperwork problems

Medicaid helps millions of low-income Americans get health care. skynesher/E+ via Getty Images CC BY-ND At least 1.5 million Americans lost Medicaid coverage in April, May and the first three weeks of June 2023, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation, a nonprofit that tracks health data. Because only 25 states had publicly reported this data as of June 22, the actual number of people who lost coverage through Medicaid, the government’s main health insurance program for low-income people and people with certain disabilities, is surely much higher. This swift decline in Medicaid enrollment follows a huge increase that started in

More than 1.5 million Americans lost Medicaid coverage in the spring of 2023 due to the end of pandemic policies – and paperwork problems

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