National Cathedral replaces windows honoring Confederacy with stained-glass homage to racial justice
The landmark Washington National Cathedral has unveiled new stained-glass windows with a theme of racial justice. The windows fill the space that had once held windows honoring Confederate Gens. …
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By PETER SMITH
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9/23/23
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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced several support measures for Ukraine including military, economic and humanitarian assistance. Trudeau also pledged an additional show of …
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By BRIAN P.D. HANNON
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9/23/23
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The shocking allegation that India may have been behind the assassination of a Sikh separatist leader in Canada is shining the light on various layers of activism as well as diverse views on a …
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By DEEPA BHARATH
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9/23/23
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A month after Yevgeny Prigozhin was killed in a suspicious plane crash, the Kremlin seems to be succeeding in keeping the demise of the profane and outspoken Wagner chief as low-key as possible. What …
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By The Associated Press
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9/23/23
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U.S. wildlife officials have finalized an agreement with Ted Turner’s Endangered Species Fund regarding the release of more Bolson tortoises on the media mogul’s Armendaris Ranch in central New …
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By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN
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9/22/23
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Hollis Watkins, who was jailed multiple times for challenging segregation in Mississippi, dies at 82
Longtime Mississippi civil rights activist Hollis Watkins has died. He was 82. Watkins started challenging segregation and racial oppression in his home state when he was a teenager, and he worked …
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By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS
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9/22/23
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The Biden administration is pledging $100 million to support a proposed Kenyan-led multinational force to restore security to conflict-ravaged Haiti and urged other nations to make similar …
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By MATTHEW LEE
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9/22/23
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Fall gets its official start this weekend in the Northern Hemisphere. This year's autumnal equinox arrives on Saturday. But what does that mean? The Earth's axis is tilted at an angle as it travels …
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By MADDIE BURAKOFF
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9/22/23
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A United Methodist Church court has acquitted a California bishop of all charges in the first trial of one of the church’s bishops in nearly a century. Bishop Minerva Carcaño faced four charges of …
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By PETER SMITH
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9/22/23
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Lahaina residents are bracing for what they'll find when they return to the ruins of their homes after the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century killed at least 97 people and destroyed …
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By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER
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9/22/23
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A street dog walks in front of the presidential escort regiment during a military parade in Chile. Migrants rush to the U.S.-Mexico border and overwhelm border services. Formula One driver Sergio …
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9/21/23
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A military pilot whose advanced fighter jet went temporarily missing over the weekend is heard repeatedly requesting an ambulance in a perplexing 911 call from the South Carolina home where he had …
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By JAMES POLLARD and TARA COPP
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9/21/23
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A federal appeals court is considering cases out of North Carolina and West Virginia that could have significant implications on whether individual states are required to cover health care for …
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By LEAH WILLINGHAM
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9/21/23
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U.S. applications for unemployment benefits fell to their lowest level in eight months last week as the labor market continues to show strength in the face of elevated interest rates. Applications …
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By MATT OTT
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9/21/23
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Talks have opened between representatives from Nagorno-Karabakh and the Azerbaijan government after Azerbaijan claimed full control of the breakaway region. The Azerbaijan State News agency says a …
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9/21/23
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The Asian Games are an attention grabber. They involve more participants than the Summer Olympics. Organizers say about 12,500 competitors will be entered as the opening ceremony takes place Saturday …
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By STEPHEN WADE
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9/21/23
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Debate over a Black student's suspension over his hairstyle in Texas ramps up with probe and lawsuit
The debate over whether a Black high school student in Texas should be serving in-school suspension for wearing twisted dreadlocks to class has intensified as the student’s family and his school …
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By JUAN A. LOZANO
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9/20/23
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The Senate is poised to confirm a new chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff as Democrats try to maneuver around holds placed on nominations by Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville over Pentagon abortion …
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9/20/23
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The family of a man who died while handcuffed and pinned to the floor for about 11 minutes as he was being admitted to a Virginia pscyhiatric hospital has reached an $8.5 million settlement with the …
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By SARAH RANKIN
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9/20/23
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The influential abortion-rights group NARAL Pro-Choice America has changed its name to Reproductive Freedom for All. The group says the rebrand better reflects how people think about abortion access …
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By KIMBERLEE KRUESI
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9/20/23
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