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Month: September 2023

Ta’Kiya Young, killed by police in an Ohio parking lot, is mourned along with her unborn child

By MICHAEL RUBINKAM and SAMANTHA HENDRICKSON Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ta’Kiya Young treated her two little boys like kings, dressing them sharply, letting them have too many sweets, cooking them big gourmet meals of T-bone steak with broccoli, cheese and rice. The royal life also awaited her unborn daughter. When Young found out

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New Jersey failed veterans in state-run homes hit by dozens of COVID-19 deaths, federal report says

By MIKE CATALINI Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A scathing federal report has found New Jersey’s two state-run veterans homes were unprepared to keep residents safe during the COVID-19 outbreak, violating their constitutional rights to reasonable care while in state custody. The report Thursday by the U.S. Justice Department cites systemic failures at the

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Elementary schoo principal resigns following assembly that singled out Black children

By Chelsea Robinson Click here for updates on this story     BUNNELL, Florida (WESH) — On Thursday morning, it was announced that the principal of Bunnell Elementary had resigned. Principal Donelle Evensen’s resignation comes following a wave of controversy surrounding an assembly where Black children were singled out. The students were called into assemblies, only Black

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An ailing American explorer trapped 3,000 feet deep in Turkish cave awaits difficult rescue

By ROBERT BADENDIECK Associated Press ISTANBUL (AP) — Rescuers from across Europe rushed to a cave in Turkey on Thursday, launching an operation to save an American researcher who became trapped almost 1,000 meters (3,000 feet) below the cave’s entrance after suffering stomach bleeding. Experienced caver Mark Dickey, 40, suddenly became ill during an expedition

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Brazil’s Lula seeks to project unity and bring the army in line during Independence Day events

By DIANE JEANTET Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has tried to project national unity during Independence Day events that have included a military parade in the capital. The celebration comes just eight months after his predecessor’s supporters launched an uprising hoping to prompt the army to

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Regardless of immigration status, people in Minnesota can begin applying for driver’s licenses

By TRISHA AHMED Associated Press/Report for America MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — People living in Minnesota without legal immigration status can now begin the process of getting their driver’s license by making an appointment for their written driver’s test. Around 81,000 people are expected to be eligible under the state’s new law — dubbed “Driver’s License for

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Thousands rally in support of Israel’s judicial overhaul before a major court hearing next week

By JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Several thousand protesters supporting the Israeli government’s judicial overhaul have rallied in front of the Supreme Court in Jerusalem. The court is set to hear a pivotal case next week on the legality of the first major bill of the overhaul, which Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition

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An American explorer trapped deep inside a Turkish cave says his health is improving

By ROBERT BADENDIECK Associated Press ISTANBUL (AP) — Rescuers from across Europe rushed to a cave in Turkey on Thursday, launching an operation to save an American researcher who became trapped almost 1,000 meters (3,000 feet) below the cave’s entrance after suffering stomach bleeding. Experienced caver Mark Dickey, 40, suddenly became ill during an expedition

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