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The U.S. government ends two Trump-era policies that made it more difficult for Central American migrants fleeing violence to qualify for asylum.
Vice President Harris is leading the administration’s push on voting rights. As prospects dim in Congress, she’s trying to rally voters and activists.
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Jack Weinstein also awarded millions to Vietnam vets who had been exposed to Agent Orange.
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The march posed a test for Israel’s fragile new government as well as the tenuous truce that ended last month’s 11-day war between Israel and Hamas.
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The EU will begin letting U.S. travelers in, but individual governments have authority to require test results or vaccination records.
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A Yemeni militia leader acknowledges that his UAE-backed fighters are stationed on an island where a mysterious air base is now under construction.
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German authorities say the number of far-right extremists increased last year as neo-Nazis sought to join protests against coronavirus restrictions.
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The Chinese government says that a nuclear power plant near Hong Kong had five broken fuel rods in a reactor but that no radioactivity leaked.
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North Korea’s Kim Jong Un has faced rumors about his health on previous occasions when he walked with a cane and missed a major state anniversary.
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California has lifted coronavirus-related restrictions at most businesses, and Californians fully vaccinated against COVID-19 can go without masks in most settings.
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President Biden brings up human rights and cyberattacks in meeting with Putin. The Russian leader later rejects blame and accuses the U.S. of abuses.
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To an amazing degree, life can now return to something close to pre-pandemic normal. But to enjoy these newfound freedoms, there’s one thing we need: trust.
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Digital sex crimes devastate women’s lives in South Korea but are inadequately punished, a human rights group found
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The Senate has passed a bill that would make Juneteenth, or June 19th, a federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery.
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At least 1,900 U.S. military firearms were lost or stolen over the last decade, according to a new investigation.
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President Biden’s picks for high-profile ambassadorial postings include career diplomats, political allies and an American aviation hero.
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Hungarian lawmakers claim the ban on sharing LGBTQ-related content with minors will help prevent pedophilia. Human rights groups denounce the measure.
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Even if you are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, you don’t need to stop wearing a mask if doing so would make you uncomfortable.
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The Southern Baptist Convention is facing a showdown over racial justice, the role of women and how to handle sexual abuse allegations within the church.
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The U.S. COVID death toll has topped 600,000, even as vaccinations have slashed cases and deaths and allowed the country to begin to emerge from the pandemic.
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Drew Pavlou’s battle against the University of Queensland illustrates China’s influence over a key U.S. ally.
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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. makes chips for iPhones, video game consoles and fighter jets. Now it’s being forced to choose sides.
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In U.S.-China dispute over missile defense system, Beijing punishes South Korea by restricting tourism and holding trade hostage.
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Beijing’s aggressive South China Sea expansion shows its willingness to defy international laws for President Xi Jinping’s visions of power.
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China’s paramount leader, Xi Jinping, sees himself as a savior, anointed to steer the Communist Party and China away from corruption and foreign influence, into a ‘new era’ of prosperity, power and political devotion. Whether his vision matches reality is another question.
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China’s oppression of Muslims reaches beyond Xinjiang into Pakistan. Why does it stay quiet?
China’s ‘purification’ of classrooms: A new law erases history, silences teachers and rewrites books
China’s ‘purification’ of classrooms: A new law erases history, silences teachers and rewrites books
China’s crackdown on Hong Kong is purging teachers, rewriting textbooks and increasing pressure on schools over what to put in the minds of students. A new national security law has endangered freedom of thought and expression.
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The Southern Baptist Convention is facing a showdown over racial justice, the role of women and how to handle sexual abuse allegations within the church.
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The pinching hand symbol has become a point of contention in a charged battle over gender and anti-feminist backlash by men’s rights groups.
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North Korea’s Kim Jong Un has faced rumors about his health on previous occasions when he walked with a cane and missed a major state anniversary.
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A Yemeni militia leader acknowledges that his UAE-backed fighters are stationed on an island where a mysterious air base is now under construction.
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Digital sex crimes devastate women’s lives in South Korea but are inadequately punished, a human rights group found
