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AvatarLisa Mitchell-riegerProtesters block entry as World Congress of Families starts in chaosverified_publisherThe Guardian - Melissa DaveySpeakers and attendees held up on their way in to the Catch the Fire evangelical ministries venue
AvatarLisa Mitchell-riegerMan Killed by St. Louis Officers in Disturbance at Storeverified_publisherThe New York Times - Alan BlinderST. LOUIS — An emotionally disturbed 23-year-old black man was shot and killed by St. Louis police officers on Tuesday afternoon, the authorities said, threatening to further inflame a community still reeling after another shooting by an officer in a suburb less than two weeks ago. The St. Louis …
AvatarLisa Mitchell-riegerMarina Silva’s unlikely climb in Brazil’s presidential raceverified_publisherThe Globe and Mail - Stephanie NolenAs a film plot, Marina Silva's life story strains the bounds of credulity (yet a biopic is nevertheless in the works). As the background for a candidate with a real shot at being Brazil's new president, her story is both fantastical and a source of some anxiety: With a life this full of drama, just …
AvatarLisa Mitchell-riegerNigerians fear kidnapped school girls have been taken abroadverified_publisherpri.orgImagine your daughter heads off to school one day. You think she's safe. But later you find out that she and hundreds of her classmates were loaded …
AvatarLisa Mitchell-riegerOklahoma halts double execution after one is botchedverified_publisherLos Angeles Times - Matt Pearce, Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Paresh DaveA controversial double execution in Oklahoma was scrubbed Tuesday night after the first inmate to receive an experimental three-drug cocktail writhed and grimaced on the gurney, struggled to lift his head and died of a heart attack more than 40 minutes later, officials and witnesses said. Clayton …
