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N. Korea, setting stage for talks, halts nuclear, ICBM tests

N. Korea, setting stage for talks, halts nuclear, ICBM tests

North Korea announced Saturday it will suspend nuclear tests and intercontinental ballistic missile launches ahead of its summits with Seoul…
In new walkouts, students look to turn outrage to action

In new walkouts, students look to turn outrage to action

Once again, they filed out of class. In a new wave of school walkouts, they raised their voices against gun…
Wells Fargo to pay $1B for mortgage, auto lending abuses

Wells Fargo to pay $1B for mortgage, auto lending abuses

Wells Fargo is being fined a combined $1 billion by two federal regulators for abuses tied to its mortgage and…
Argentine women see legal abortion closer than ever

Argentine women see legal abortion closer than ever

Pushed by a wave of demonstrations by women’s groups, the homeland of Pope Francis seems closer than ever to legalizing…
Alabama executes man, 83, oldest in modern US history

Alabama executes man, 83, oldest in modern US history

An 83-year-old inmate has been executed in Alabama. The convicted serial mail bomber was the oldest person executed since the…
Germany to accept 10,000 refugees from North Africa, Middle East

Germany to accept 10,000 refugees from North Africa, Middle East

EU Commissioner for Refugees Dimitris Avramopoulos said Germany would be accepting more than 10,000 refugees from North Africa and the…
Angela Merkel and Emmanuel Macron present united front in Berlin

Angela Merkel and Emmanuel Macron present united front in Berlin

Chancellor Angela Merkel received her French counterpart on a building site in central Berlin on Thursday, andĀ German media delighted in…
2,000 Kachin trapped by Myanmar fighting lack food, medicine

2,000 Kachin trapped by Myanmar fighting lack food, medicine

Community leaders from the Christian ethnic Kachin community have called for urgent medical attention for about 2,000 civilians, including pregnant…
Some male sexual assault victims feel left behind by #MeToo

Some male sexual assault victims feel left behind by #MeToo

For some male victims of sexual assault and abuse, #MeToo can feel more like #WhatAboutMe? They admire the women speaking…
Poland marks 75th anniversary of uprising in Warsaw Ghetto

Poland marks 75th anniversary of uprising in Warsaw Ghetto

People in Warsaw pinned paper daffodils to their clothes as the Polish capital began a day of commemorations Thursday on…
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