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Month: November 2023

Migration experts say Italy’s deal to have Albania house asylum-seekers follows worrying trend

By COLLEEN BARRY and TRISHA THOMAS Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Migration experts and activists are planning an agreement between Italy and Albania that would direct thousands of migrants to the Balkan nation while their asylum applications are under review. The exact workings of the arrangement announced Monday as Albania’s leader visited Rome were still

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US health officials alarmed by ‘dire’ rise in dangerous, preventable syphilis infections in babies

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — US public health officials are calling for urgent action to curb an alarming increase in the number of babies born with syphilis. In infants, syphilis can be a severe, disabling and sometimes life-threatening infection. When babies get it in the womb from an infected mother, it’s called congenital syphilis. Each

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“Ya están dadas todas las condiciones” para liberar al papá de Luis Díaz, dicen las Fuerzas Militares de Colombia

urielblanco (CNN Español) — El coronel Giovanny Montañez, de las Fuerzas Militares de Colombia, dijo este martes que ya están dadas las condiciones y garantías sobre el terreno para que se pueda llevar a cabo la liberación de Luis Manuel Díaz, el padre del futbolista colombiano Luis Díaz. Montañez comentó que las tropas que se

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Jewish man, 69, dies after clash during dueling protests over Israel-Palestinian conflict

By Matthew Rodriguez Click here for updates on this story     LOS ANGELES, California (KCAL, KCBS) — A 69-year-old man died after an altercation while two sides rallied over the Israel-Hamas conflict Sunday afternoon in Thousand Oaks. The Ventura County Sheriff’s Office identified the 69-year-old man as Paul Kessler, a pro-Israel protester. The Jewish Federation of

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Biden administration says colleges must fight ‘alarming rise’ in antisemitism and Islamophobia

By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is warning U.S. schools and colleges that they must take immediate action to stop antisemitism and Islamophobia on their campuses, citing an “alarming rise” in threats and harassment. In a Tuesday letter, the Education Department said there’s “renewed urgency” to fight discrimination against

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