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Today: September 22, 2024

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Phoenix police have pattern of violating civil rights and using excessive force, Justice Dept. says

The Justice Department says Phoenix police discriminate against Black, Hispanic and Native American people, unlawfully detain homeless people and use excessive force, including unjustified deadly force

Phoenix police have pattern of violating civil rights and using excessive force, Justice Dept. says
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Naomi Klein and V. V. Ganeshananthan win Women's Prize literary awards

Author-activist Naomi Klein has won the inaugural Women’s Prize for Nonfiction with “Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World.”

Naomi Klein and V. V. Ganeshananthan win Women's Prize literary awards
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Minnesota man who joined Islamic State group is sentenced to 10 years in prison

A Minnesota man who once fought for the Islamic State group in Syria after becoming radicalized expressed remorse and wept in court as he was sentenced to 10 years in prison

Minnesota man who joined Islamic State group is sentenced to 10 years in prison
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G7 confronts China on commerce, pope talks about AI

Pope Francis made an historic appearance at the Group of Seven summit on Friday to speak about the pros and cons of artificial

G7 confronts China on commerce, pope talks about AI
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Alex Jones’ personal assets to be sold to pay $1.5B Sandy Hook debt. Company bankruptcy is dismissed

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones is facing a court-ordered sell-off of many of his personal assets while the future of his Infowars media platform remains up in the air

Alex Jones’ personal assets to be sold to pay $1.5B Sandy Hook debt. Company bankruptcy is dismissed
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Who is Alex Jones? The conspiracist and dietary supplement salesman built an empire over decades

Alex Jones has pushed many theories over the last three decades, including that the U.S. government was behind or failed to stop the Oklahoma City bombing and the 9/11 attacks

Who is Alex Jones? The conspiracist and dietary supplement salesman built an empire over decades
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Pope Francis becomes first pontiff to address a G7 summit, raising alarm about AI. The G7 responds

Pope Francis has challenged leaders of the world’s wealthy democracies to keep human dignity foremost in developing and using artificial intelligence

Pope Francis becomes first pontiff to address a G7 summit, raising alarm about AI. The G7 responds
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Chinese journalist who promoted #MeToo movement sentenced to 5 years in prison

Supporters say a a Chinese journalist who promoted women's rights as part of the country's nascent #MeToo movement has been sentenced to five years in prison on charges of undermining state security

Chinese journalist who promoted #MeToo movement sentenced to 5 years in prison
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Trooper with checkered FBI past convicted of child rape in Alabama

An Alabama jury has convicted a state trooper of sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl

Trooper with checkered FBI past convicted of child rape in Alabama
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Trump blasts immigrants for taking jobs as he courts voters at a Black church, MAGA event in Detroit

Donald Trump is blaming immigrants for stealing jobs and government resources as he courts separate groups of Black voters and hardcore conservatives in battleground Michigan

Trump blasts immigrants for taking jobs as he courts voters at a Black church, MAGA event in Detroit
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On Father's Day, this LGBTQ+ couple celebrates the friend who helped make their family dream reality

On Father’s Day, Kansas residents Jen and Whitney Wilson will pack up their three young children and head to the home of a childhood friend for a picnic to celebrate the man who helped make their family possible

On Father's Day, this LGBTQ+ couple celebrates the friend who helped make their family dream reality
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Michigan, CUNY didn't suitably assess if Israel-Hamas war protests made environment hostile, US says

The University of Michigan and the City University of New York didn't adequately investigate complaints about antisemitic or anti-Palestinian harassment linked to campus protests over the Israel-Hamas war and other incidents

Michigan, CUNY didn't suitably assess if Israel-Hamas war protests made environment hostile, US says
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Quavo hosts summit against gun violence featuring VP Kamala Harris on late rapper Takeoff's birthday

Migos rapper Quavo’s quest to transform his nephew Takeoff’s tragic shooting into a force for change during a movement-building summit aimed against gun violence on what would have been the late rapper’s 30th birthday

Quavo hosts summit against gun violence featuring VP Kamala Harris on late rapper Takeoff's birthday
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Biden is offering some migrants a pathway to citizenship. Here's how the plan will work

A new Biden administration policy will give roughly half a million immigrants who are married to American citizens but lack legal status in the United States a pathway to citizenship for them and their children

Biden is offering some migrants a pathway to citizenship. Here's how the plan will work
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Noam Chomsky's wife says reports of famed linguist's death are false

Noam Chomsky’s wife, Valeria Wasserman Chomsky, says reports that the famed linguist and activist had died are untrue

Noam Chomsky's wife says reports of famed linguist's death are false
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Immigrant families rejoice over Biden's expansive move toward citizenship, while some are left out

Hundreds of thousands of immigrants had reason to rejoice when President Joe Biden unveiled a highly expansive plan to extend legal status to spouses of U.S. citizens but, inevitably, some were left out

Immigrant families rejoice over Biden's expansive move toward citizenship, while some are left out
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The fight for abortion rights gets an unlikely messenger in swing state Pennsylvania: Sen. Bob Casey

Abortion rights have found an unlikely champion in swing state Pennsylvania

The fight for abortion rights gets an unlikely messenger in swing state Pennsylvania: Sen. Bob Casey
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On Juneteenth, a journalist honors ancestor at ceremony for Black soldiers who served in Civil War

Darren Sands, now a reporter for The Associated Press, was researching his family history three years ago when he found a riveting missing piece

On Juneteenth, a journalist honors ancestor at ceremony for Black soldiers who served in Civil War
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Weary Lebanese brace for war after new Hezbollah threats

Lebanese product designer Tara Tabet does not want to see her country pulled into a full-scale war with Israel, but like many of her compatriots is bracing for possible

Weary Lebanese brace for war after new Hezbollah threats
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A US veteran died at a nursing home, abandoned. Hundreds of strangers came to say goodbye

Former U.S. Marine Gerry Brooks died alone at a nursing home in Maine, abandoned and all but forgotten

A US veteran died at a nursing home, abandoned. Hundreds of strangers came to say goodbye
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Defense for woman accused of killing police officer boyfriend tries to show she was framed

Attorneys for a woman accused of striking her Boston police officer boyfriend with her SUV and leaving him for dead in a snowbank outside another officer’s home have begun presenting their case that she was framed by police

Defense for woman accused of killing police officer boyfriend tries to show she was framed
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Trump endorses Ten Commandments in schools, implores evangelical Christians to vote in November

Donald Trump has told a group of evangelicals that they “cannot afford to sit on the sidelines” of the 2024 election, imploring them at one point to “go and vote, Christians, please!”

Trump endorses Ten Commandments in schools, implores evangelical Christians to vote in November
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Ceremony marks start of rebuilding for Pittsburgh synagogue targeted in antisemitic mass shooting

Second gentleman Douglas Emhoff and Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro are among the dignitaries marking the groundbreaking of a new structure replacing the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh

Ceremony marks start of rebuilding for Pittsburgh synagogue targeted in antisemitic mass shooting
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How Democrats could replace Biden as presidential candidate before November

After President Joe Biden's shaky performance at the debate with former President Donald Trump on Thursday night, some Democrats openly questioned whether he

How Democrats could replace Biden as presidential candidate before November
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Moderate Pezeshkian makes it to Iran presidential run-off

In an election campaign dominated by hardliners, Iranian presidential hopeful Massoud Pezeshkian stood out as a moderate, backing women's rights, more social

Moderate Pezeshkian makes it to Iran presidential run-off

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