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N. Korea, setting stage for talks, halts nuclear, ICBM tests
April 21, 2018
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
April 21, 2018
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
April 20, 2018
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
April 20, 2018
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
April 20, 2018
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
April 19, 2018
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
April 19, 2018
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
April 19, 2018
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
April 19, 2018
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
April 19, 2018
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…