Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori freed from prison on humanitarian grounds
- Fujimori, 85, was serving a 25-year sentence in connection with the slayings of 25 Peruvians by death squads in the 1990s.
Wed, 06 Dec 2023 20:02:13 -0500
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Police say 3 dead, as well as shooter, in University of Nevada, Las Vegas attack
- The attack just before noon sent police swarming onto the campus, while students barricaded themselves in classrooms.
Wed, 06 Dec 2023 19:25:35 -0500
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6 'fake electors' for Trump are indicted in Nevada
- A Nevada grand jury indicted six individuals who submitted documents falsely attesting that they were the state's official presidential electors, and that Donald Trump won Nevada in the 2020 election.
Wed, 06 Dec 2023 17:44:07 -0500
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Israel presses U.N. to investigate charges of sexual violence by Hamas fighters
- Israeli officials have accused international groups, including the United Nations, of ignoring what it describes as evidence of rape and sexual violence by Hamas fighters during the Oct. 7 attacks.
Wed, 06 Dec 2023 17:41:28 -0500
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A Black Texas student has been suspended once again for his natural hairstyle
- Darryl George, 18, showed up for class on Tuesday at Barbers Hill High School in Mont Belvieu, Texas, before being removed and placed back into in-school suspension for natural hairstyle.
Wed, 06 Dec 2023 16:45:33 -0500
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The College Board releases a new framework for its AP African American Studies course
- Controversy swirled around the new course after it was rejected by the Florida Department of Education, with conservative critics accusing the College Board of bias.
Wed, 06 Dec 2023 15:56:38 -0500
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Palestinians in Chicago mourn loss of family in Gaza
- Mohammed AbuSafia and his uncle Mohammed Abu Realh say at least 39 family members have been killed by Israeli bombardment.
Wed, 06 Dec 2023 15:50:28 -0500
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Pilots say they're afraid to seek mental health care. The FAA says it's listening
- At a summit on mental health in aviation, pilots and safety experts urged regulators to reform rules that discourage people from seeking treatment because they're afraid of losing clearance to fly.
Wed, 06 Dec 2023 15:44:29 -0500
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Texas woman asks court's permission for abortion because of pregnancy complications
- A woman who is pregnant and seeking an abortion is asking a judge to allow it to be performed in Texas. She has health problems, and the fetus has a condition that is almost always fatal.
Wed, 06 Dec 2023 15:41:19 -0500
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Gazan journalist says over 20 members of his family were killed in airstrike
- Ahmed Alnaouq posts the stories of Palestinians with the organization We Are Not Numbers. Then, he lost over 20 members of his family when an Israeli airstrike hit his family home.
Wed, 06 Dec 2023 15:35:14 -0500
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New Zealand's Indigenous people are furious over plans to snuff out anti-smoking laws
- A year ago, New Zealand enacted what are perhaps the world's toughest anti-smoking laws. The new conservative government plans a repeal — and an end the Maori Health Authority. Protests have ensued.
Wed, 06 Dec 2023 14:08:15 -0500
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'The Wicker Man' gets his AARP card today, as the folk horror classic turns 50
- The 1973 movie The Wicker Man helped kick off the subgenre known as "folk horror." The film, about a sinister pagan ritual on a remote Scottish island, has scared horror fans for five decades.
Wed, 06 Dec 2023 14:05:07 -0500
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'Periodical' filmmaker wants to talk about PMS, menopause and the tampon tax
- Lina Lyte Plioplyte sees menstruation as a "beautiful cycle" that happens to half of the world's population — one that "we're not supposed to talk about it." Her new film aims to break the stigma.
Wed, 06 Dec 2023 13:38:21 -0500
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Texas' illegal entry law will test states' powers on immigration, border enforcement
- The latest measure in Republican Gov. Greg Abbott's border crackdown "Operation Lone Star" makes it a state crime to enter Texas illegally from a foreign country.
Wed, 06 Dec 2023 13:28:08 -0500
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Senate fails to advance Ukraine aid despite dire warnings from Biden
- Republicans blocked a procedural vote on a national security funding bill over demands for additional border security measures.
Wed, 06 Dec 2023 13:24:13 -0500
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