Tag: Social issues
US Rep. Alcee Hastings dies at 84; was impeached as judge
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Longtime Congressman Alcee Hastings of Florida has died after a two-year fight with pancreatic cancer. He was 84.
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7 shot in Chicago as gunfire erupts during sidewalk fight
CHICAGO — Seven people were shot and wounded in a Chicago neighborhood in a burst of gun violence during what's shaping up to be...
Tanzania’s new president changes policy on COVID-19, media
NAIROBI, Kenya — Tanzania's new president appears to be taking a new, scientific approach to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Castellanos, Moustakas lift Reds to third straight win
CINCINNATI — Nick Castellanos hit a go-ahead homer in the seventh inning hours after deciding to appeal a two-game suspension for his part in...
Players in Spain disagree on details of racism incident
MADRID — Valencia player Mouctar Diakhaby talked about being the victim of an intolerable and hurtful racial insult. Cádiz defender Juan Cala spoke about...
Analysis: Baylor bullied the Bulldogs to win national title
INDIANAPOLIS — The big, bad Baylor Bears bullied college basketball's beautiful game into a corner.
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Russia: Navalny supporters denied prison visit and detained
MOSCOW — Supporters of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny were detained Tuesday outside a penal colony east of Moscow where the Kremlin critic is...
Federal low-income housing grant doubles in size this year
WASHINGTON — Thanks to a pandemic-fueled mortgage boom, states will get nearly $700 million in federal grants from a special program for low-income housing,...
Indiana Senate blocking repeal of state handgun permit law
INDIANAPOLIS — The Republican-dominated Indiana Senate is blocking a bill that would repeal the state's permit requirement for carrying a handgun in public.
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San Francisco school board to vote on school renaming, again
SAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco school board is poised to reverse a much-criticized decision to purge 44 schools of names it said were...