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UVa graduate bridged gap with local Latino community
The Daily Progress, Charlottesville, Va.Shortly before moving to Albemarle County, Allie Cooper started learning Spanish in middle school, honing her skills watching soap operas in the language. By her senior year at Monticello High School, Cooper had been recruited for a fledgling program...Tags: Politics, Students, Teaching and Learning, Arizona State University, Public Schools
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The main question: Why did Hashimoto open his mouth?
The Japan TimesSince Monday, when news broke that Osaka Mayor and Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Restoration Party) coleader Toru Hashimoto said Japan's wartime "comfort women" system, which forced thousands of young females around Asia into sexual slavery, had been...Tags: Politics, Japan, Government, Civil Rights, Crime, Law and Justice
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Racial equity, inclusion still is lacking at UMD, group says
Duluth News TribuneMembers of Duluth's communities of color and their supporters plan to make their voices heard about inclusion and equity at the University of Minnesota Duluth graduation ceremony today. Claudie Washington, president of the Duluth chapter of the NAACP,...Tags: Weather, Politics, Interior Policy, Teaching and Learning, Teachers
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Debate over end-of-life care legislation falters
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, TexasWhat once looked like an impending change to Texas legislation regarding end-of-life care fell short Friday morning, May 17. Although the bill passed 26-4 in the Texas Senate on April 18, it will not be put to a vote in the Texas House of...Tags: Religion and Belief, Roman Catholicism, Christianity, Politics, U.S. Senate
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Govt calls SBY critics on freedom award narrow-minded
The Jakarta PostJAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/ANN) -- A presidential spokesman said on Friday that howls of protest against a plan by the US-based Appeal of Conscience Foundation (ACF) to honor President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono for upholding religious freedom would not...Tags: Politics, Christianity, Freedom of Religion, Germany, Crime, Law and Justice
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Filipino assaulted by 4 Taiwanese in Tainan
China PostTAIPEI (The China Post/ANN) -- Police confirmed that a Philippine worker was attacked by four Taiwanese and beaten with iron sticks and baseball bats in Tainan City on May 16 following the recent heated dispute between Taiwan and the Philippines....Tags: Philippines, National Government, Politics, Career and Workplace, Fishing
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BRIEF: Thailand, Cambodia agree to strengthen bilateral ties
The Nation, Bangkok, Thailand / Asia News NetworkBANGKOK (The Nation/ANN) -- Thailand and Cambodia yesterday agreed to strengthen cooperation and solve any border conflicts with mutual trust. Defence Minister ACM Sukampol Suwannathat met his Cambodian counterpart General Tea Banh at a General Border...Tags: International Law, Politics, Thailand, International Court or Tribunal, Germany
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BRIEF: Murder suspect shot after escaping from Rumbek prison
Sudan TribuneA murder suspect who escaped from Rumbek's main prison over a month ago was shot in the Malual-Kodi area of Lakes state on Thursday by wardens from South Sudan Prison Services. A senior security official in Rumbek told Sudan Tribune that Maciec Maker...Tags: Politics, Prisons, Sudan, France, Crime, Law and Justice
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Khartoum behind fresh wave of violence over gold in Darfur: report
Sudan TribuneA new report argues that the Sudanese government's struggle for control of Darfur's gold resources, rather than inter-tribal conflicts is behind the recent surge in violence in the war-torn western region. The report, titled Darfur's Gold Rush: State-...Tags: National Government, Politics, France, Crime, Law and Justice, Wars and Interventions
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Myanmar frees dissidents before leader's U.S. visit
NEW DELHI — Myanmar President Thein Sein released some 20 political prisoners Friday, days before a historic summit with President Obama in Washington early next week, according to officials and prisoner rights groups. The ex-general's...
Tags: Burma, Political Dissent, Politics, Prisoners and Detainees, Media Industry
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Mary Sanchez: Responsibility for Asian sweatshop safety lies with us, too
Another apparel factory has collapsed in a poor Asian country, killing three workers, and I fear I'm partly to blame. The evidence of my complicity sits idle on the landing, next to a tennis racquet. Asics shoes. My adored new pair, so light, makes it...Tags: Walmart, Politics, Career and Workplace, Tommy Hilfiger, Consumers
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Gay rights activists in Mexico City accuse police of abuses
MEXICO CITY -- Same-sex marriage is legal in this city. Gay and lesbian couples can adopt children, and the government touts tolerance and respect for "sexual diversity" in messages posted on subway platforms and bus billboards. Yet, according to...
Tags: Politics, Media Industry, Mexico City, Same-Sex Marriage, Crime, Law and Justice
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