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Associated Press1 day agoTaliban enforcing face-cover order for female TV anchorsAssociated Press - By RAHIM FAIEZISLAMABAD (AP) — Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers on Sunday began enforcing an order requiring all female TV news anchors in the country to cover their faces while on-air. The move is part of a hard-line shift drawing condemnation from rights activists. After the order was announced Thursday, only a …
The Guardian1 day agoMexico’s migrant checks on buses and highways ruled racist and illegalverified_publisherThe Guardian - Nina LakhaniMexican immigration agents can no longer conduct stop and search operations on buses and highways after the country’s supreme court ruled that such checks are racist, discriminatory and therefore unconstitutional. The landmark ruling, handed down in Mexico City on Wednesday, found in favour of three …
Associated Press1 hour agoSpanish govt chides ex-king for failure to explain conductAssociated Press - APMADRID (AP) — A senior Spanish government official on Monday rebuked Spain’s former king, saying Juan Carlos should have used his first trip home from exile to clear the air over investigations into his financial affairs. Government spokeswoman Isabel Rodríguez said the ex-monarch “missed an …
The Hill9 hours agoJill Biden celebrates new childhood cancer partnership with Costa RicaThe Hill - Monique BealsFirst Lady Jill Biden visited a children’s hospital in Costa Rica’s capital on Sunday to celebrate a new partnership to combat childhood …
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Reuters10 hours agoMan fatally shot on New York City subway in latest random attackverified_publisherReuters - By Dan WhitcombMay 22 (Reuters) - A 48-year-old man was fatally shot in the chest while riding on a New York City subway car on Sunday in the latest in a series of random attacks in the city's transit system. The unidentified gunman fled when the train pulled into the next station, in Manhattan, and remained at …
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Fox News4 hours agoPelosi Communion ban timing has 'nothing to do' with leaked Supreme Court draft, archbishop saysverified_publisherFox News - Tyler O'NeilSan Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone, who announced Friday that he would bar House Speaker Nancy Pelosi from receiving Holy Communion due to her stance on abortion, said that the timing of his announcement had "nothing to do" with the leaked Supreme Court opinion overturning the abortion …
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The Hill5 hours agoBiden backs Japan joining ‘reformed’ UN Security Council, Japanese PM saysThe Hill - Brett SamuelsPresident Biden indicated Monday that he supports Japan becoming a permanent member of a “reformed” United Nations Security Council. Biden met …
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Associated Press6 hours agoPopular independent wins Bangkok governor's electionAssociated Press - By TASSANEE VEJPONGSABANGKOK (AP) — Residents of the Thai capital Bangkok, in their first opportunity in nine years to vote for their city’s governor, have elected an independent politician seen as representing opponents of the country’s military-backed government, results released Monday showed. Chadchart Sittipunt had …
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Reuters11 hours agoU.S. Southern Baptists release scathing report on sexual abuseverified_publisherReuters - By Rich MckayATLANTA, May 22 (Reuters) - For decades, complaints of sex abuse by pastors and staff in the largest U.S. Protestant denomination, the Southern Baptist Convention, were either ignored or covered up by top clergy, according to an internal report released on Sunday. The nearly 300-page report details …
CNN17 hours agoInside the push that landed a Trump legal adviser on a federal election advisory boardCNN - By Jeremy Herb and Dianne GallagherWhile Donald Trump has maintained a laser focus this primary season on ousting those Republicans who crossed him over the 2020 election -- especially in Georgia on Tuesday -- the Republican effort to elevate proponents of dubious election fraud allegations in the government runs deeper than the …
Fox News10 hours agoMichigan school that passed 'anti-racism resolution' suspends teacher for worksheet comparing Obama to monkeysverified_publisherFox News - Jon BrownA prestigious Detroit-area school that passed an "anti-racism resolution" in 2021 suspended one of its teachers after she passed out a worksheet to students comparing former President Barack Obama to monkeys. The paperwork, which was reportedly given to approximately 30 students at The Roeper School …
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Associated Press7 hours agoStacey Abrams aims to recapture energy of first campaignAssociated PressATLANTA (AP) — For Stacey Abrams, everything is different this time. Unlike her first campaign for Georgia governor in 2018, she enters Tuesday's primary election as the presumptive Democratic nominee, facing no competition. She's not the relatively unknown former state representative from the first …
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CNN9 hours agoMaryland Sen. Van Hollen released from hospital after strokeverified_publisherCNN - By Paul LeBlancWashington (CNN) — Sen. Chris Van Hollen said Sunday he's been released from the hospital after suffering a "minor stroke" last week. "It's great to be back home after a long week. I'm grateful for the generous outpouring of support from everyone and the dedicated care I received from the team at …
Associated Press8 hours agoRussia presses Donbas attacks as Polish leader praises KyivAssociated PressKYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia pressed its offensive in eastern Ukraine on Sunday as Poland’s president traveled to Kyiv to support the country’s European Union aspirations, becoming the first foreign leader to address the Ukrainian parliament since the start of the war. Lawmakers gave a standing …
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Associated Press1 hour agoBiden launches Indo-Pacific trade deal, warns over inflationAssociated PressTOKYO (AP) — President Joe Biden launched a new trade deal with 12 Indo-Pacific nations Monday aimed at strengthening their economies as he warned Americans worried about high inflation that it is "going to be a haul” before they feel relief. The president said he does not believe an economic …
