Today: September 21, 2024
Today: September 21, 2024

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Texas health department appoints anti-abortion OB-GYN to maternal mortality committee

Texas’ health department has appointed an outspoken anti-abortion OB-GYN to a state committee that reviews pregnancy-related deaths

Texas health department appoints anti-abortion OB-GYN to maternal mortality committee
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Trump allies face skepticism as they try appealing to disaffected Arab Americans in Michigan

An adviser to Donald Trump's reelection campaign has met with close to 40 Arab American activists from across the country in Michigan

Trump allies face skepticism as they try appealing to disaffected Arab Americans in Michigan
Economy|Education|Opinion

Javier Milei, the hard rocker in Argentina's highest office, turns his book talk into wild show

A book presentation about neoclassical economic theory may not sound like a crowd-pleaser

Javier Milei, the hard rocker in Argentina's highest office, turns his book talk into wild show
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Donald Trump may be stuck in a Manhattan courtroom, but he knows his fave legal analysts

Donald Trump may be stuck in a Manhattan courtroom for his hush money trial, but he knows his favorite television analysts

Donald Trump may be stuck in a Manhattan courtroom, but he knows his fave legal analysts
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France is proud of its secularism. But struggles grow in this approach to faith, school, integration

The upcoming Paris Olympics are likely to draw new attention to France's ban on its athletes wearing hijabs

France is proud of its secularism. But struggles grow in this approach to faith, school, integration
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Muslim majority Kosovo considers same-sex unions amid fierce opposition

In a Pristina apartment, gay actors laugh and cry their way through rehearsals for a play lampooning homophobic politicians and advocating equal rights for the

Muslim majority Kosovo considers same-sex unions amid fierce opposition
Economy|Environment|News|Opinion|Political

In rural South Africa, voters weigh frustration and ANC loyalty

In Nelson Mandela's hometown of Qunu there has been no running water since 2016, jobs are scarce and crime is on the rise as

In rural South Africa, voters weigh frustration and ANC loyalty
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Trump hush money trial to shape prosecutor Alvin Bragg's legacy

Alvin Bragg says he decided to become a lawyer after guns were pulled on him six times while growing up in New York - three of those times by police. 

Trump hush money trial to shape prosecutor Alvin Bragg's legacy
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Labour leader Keir Starmer is often called dull. But he might be Britain's next prime minister

Critics say British Labour Party leader Keir Starmer is dutiful, managerial and a bit dull

Labour leader Keir Starmer is often called dull. But he might be Britain's next prime minister
Health|Opinion

Pope Francis praises natural beauty in meeting with plastic surgeons

Pope Francis praised natural beauty that has not been cosmetically enhanced while meeting plastic surgeons during an audience hosted on Thursday in the Vatican.

Pope Francis praises natural beauty in meeting with plastic surgeons
News|Opinion|World

Activists chide pope over handling of sex abuse and cover-ups

Pope Francis has not done enough to stamp out clerical sex abuse and its cover-up, activists and abuse survivors said on Thursday, protesting before a Vatican-hosted

Activists chide pope over handling of sex abuse and cover-ups
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5 things to know about Memorial Day, including its evolution and controversies

Memorial Day is supposed to be about mourning the nation’s fallen service members

5 things to know about Memorial Day, including its evolution and controversies
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Mohammad Rasoulof fled Iran to debut his film in Cannes. 'I have many more stories to tell,' he says

Mohammad Rasoulof was facing eight years in prison and likely more considering the uncompromising nature of his latest film, “The Seed of the Sacred Fig,” when he decided to flee Iran

Mohammad Rasoulof fled Iran to debut his film in Cannes. 'I have many more stories to tell,' he says
Entertainment|Opinion|Political|World

Dave Chappelle says there's a 'genocide' in the Gaza Strip as Israel-Hamas war rages on there

American comedian Dave Chappelle has said a “genocide” is striking the Gaza Strip amid the Israel-Hamas war to cheers during his performance in the capital of the United Arab Emirates

Dave Chappelle says there's a 'genocide' in the Gaza Strip as Israel-Hamas war rages on there
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Fate of lawsuit filed by Black Texas student punished over hairstyle in hands of federal judge

A federal judge has not issued an immediate ruling after hearing legal arguments over whether to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a Black high school student in Texas over his hairstyle

Fate of lawsuit filed by Black Texas student punished over hairstyle in hands of federal judge
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Lawsuit seeks to block Washington parental rights law that critics call a 'forced outing' measure

Youth services and civil rights groups are suing to block a new Washington state parental rights law that is set to take effect next month

Lawsuit seeks to block Washington parental rights law that critics call a 'forced outing' measure
Opinion|Political

Trump swaps bluster for silence, and possibly sleep, in his hush money trial

Donald Trump isn’t known for letting slights pass

Trump swaps bluster for silence, and possibly sleep, in his hush money trial
Political|Economy|Opinion

Mexico's poorest receiving less government funds under president who brought poor to the fore

President Andrés Manuel López Obrador swept into office nearly six years ago with a simple motto laying out his administration’s priorities: “For the good of all, first the poor.”

Mexico's poorest receiving less government funds under president who brought poor to the fore
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King Charles III won’t be out and about much over the next six weeks amid election campaign

King Charles III won’t be out and about much over the next six weeks

King Charles III won’t be out and about much over the next six weeks amid election campaign
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Uvalde families sue Meta and Call of Duty maker on second anniversary of school attack

The families of a group of victims of the Uvalde school shooting have announced new lawsuits against Instagram parent company Meta Platforms, the maker of the video game Call of Duty and the gun company that made the assault rifle used in the shooting

Uvalde families sue Meta and Call of Duty maker on second anniversary of school attack
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Pronouns and tribal affiliations are now forbidden in South Dakota public university employee emails

A new South Dakota Board of Regents policy keeps employees from including their gender pronouns in school email signatures and other correspondence

Pronouns and tribal affiliations are now forbidden in South Dakota public university employee emails
Arts|News|Opinion|Sports

Jackie Robinson is rebuilt in bronze in Colorado after theft of statue from Kansas park

Metalsmiths in Colorado are remaking Jackie Robinson in bronze after the theft of a beloved Kansas statue of the civil rights baseball icon set off a national outpouring of donations

Jackie Robinson is rebuilt in bronze in Colorado after theft of statue from Kansas park
Opinion|Political

Ranked-choice voting has challenged the status quo. Its popularity will be tested in November

Alaska’s new electoral system — with open primaries and ranked-choice voting — has been a model for voters in other states who are frustrated by political polarization and a sense that voters lack real choice at the ballot box

Ranked-choice voting has challenged the status quo. Its popularity will be tested in November
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Four years after George Floyd killing, police reform slow to follow

Stevante Clark felt a glimmer of hope when racial justice protests swept the globe in 2020 after the police killing of George Floyd.

Four years after George Floyd killing, police reform slow to follow
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Scarred by 2020 Hindu-Muslim riots, India district voters want peace

Suhel Mansuri, who carries scars from Hindu-Muslim riots that killed dozens in his district of India's capital in 2020, says his vote on Saturday in national

Scarred by 2020 Hindu-Muslim riots, India district voters want peace

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