First Lady attends Nashville school shooting vigil
Hundreds of people gathered Wednesday at a candlelight vigil in Nashville. First lady Jill Biden and singer Sheryl Crow were among those attending, as were civic leaders…
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Skeletons out of Red Closet: Russian-Australian author tells appalling stories of USSR’s gay oppression
From portraying male lovers of a KGB officer to making a Scottish gay man’s letter to Joseph Stalin public, Rustam Alexander believes learning about the USSR’s past…
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Australia condemns Myanmar junta disbanding Aung San Suu Kyi’s party ahead of election
The Myanmar junta’s decision to dissolve 40 political parties, including that of Aung San Suu Kyi, has sparked condemnation from Australia, US, UK and Japan.
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In Nashville, an officer urged his colleagues to run toward the sound of gunfire that erupted inside an elementary school. It’s a sharp contrast from Uvalde.
Two active shooters in two elementary schools, both armed with assault rifles and both ready to kill. Police in both Uvalde, Texas, last May and Nashville just…
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‘Britain heading towards partition?’: Pakistan-origin leader demands Scotland’s independence from Sunak
Nearly two days after Scotland elected Humza Yousaf of Pakistani origin as its first leader despite his strong pitch for an independent country, social media flooded with…
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Mexico Investigates Migrant Deaths in Border City Fire as Homicide
The authorities identified eight suspects and said government workers and private security workers had done nothing to help migrants flee the blaze at a detention center in Ciudad…
Read moreFirst lady Jill Biden joins vigil; officers Engelbert, Collazo seen in body cam video hailed as heroes: Nashville shooting live updates
Two police officers are being hailed as heroes for their role in ending a shooting rampage at a local Christian elementary school in Nashville.
Read morePaul Rusesabagina: Hotel Rwanda hero and government critic arrives in US
The outspoken critic of Rwanda’s government arrives in America days after being released from prison.
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Kentucky GOP Lawmakers Override Governor’s Veto on Anti-Trans Laws
The Kentucky measure bans access to gender-transition care for young people, and West Virginia’s governor signed a similar bill on Wednesday. Passage of bans also appears imminent…
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Washington Shrugs Off Nashville Shooting, as G.O.P. Rejects Pleas to Act
President Biden said he had reached the limit of his powers to act alone on gun violence, and needed Congress to respond. Republicans said they had already…
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Zainab was born in Australia but does not qualify for fast-tracked residency under new visa rules
Zainab El Saadany, 9, is among an estimated 12,000 people living in Australia who do not qualify for the federal government’s new Resolution of Status (RoS) visa….
Read moreDmitry Muratov: The Russian journalist refusing to be silenced
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Dmitry Muratov is looking for hope in his country’s younger generation.
Read moreGeorgia parent fired for taking time off after child’s birth awarded more than $67,000 in FMLA case
US Logistics Solutions illegally terminated an employee for taking time off to care for his newborn baby and spouse, the Department of Labor said.
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‘Making history’: UN adopts landmark resolution on climate justice
Pushed for years by Vanuatu and Pacific islander youth, the United Nations has adopted a resolution calling on the ICJ to outline legal obligations related to climate…
Read moreMelissa Joan Hart: I helped kids flee shooting
The Sabrina The Teenage Witch actress says she was near Monday’s deadly Nashville school shooting.
Read moreSenate votes to repeal Iraq War authorization
The Senate voted Wednesday to repeal the resolution that gave a green light for the 2003 invasion of Iraq, a bipartisan effort to return a basic war…
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