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Month: June 2024

How troops convicted under a gay sex ban can apply for a pardon from Biden. Will benefits follow?

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden says troops who were convicted under an old military policy criminalizing consensual gay sex can now apply for full pardons. That could restore their discharges from military service to an honorable status and pave the way for benefits. Potentially thousands of veterans are affected, but many questions

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Así es el árbol genealógico de la casa Targaryen en “House of the Dragon” y “Game of Thrones”

Ángela Reyes Haczek (CNN Español) — Desde Aegon el Dragón hasta la princesa Daenerys, la casa Targaryen de “Game of Thrones” y “House of the Dragon” tiene un complicado árbol genealógico de reyes, reinas, príncipes y princesas atravesado por las guerras y por la tradición valyriana de casar a hermanos entre sí. El árbol genealógico

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Indictment alleges West Virginia couple used adopted Black children as ‘slaves,’ judge says

Associated Press A couple in West Virginia is set for trial later this year after some of their adopted children were found locked in a shed. Donald Ray Lantz and Jeanne Kay Whitefeather face charges including civil rights violations, human trafficking and forced labor. Lantz and Whitefeather are white. Four children whose initials are referenced

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Despite high demand, kidneys donated by Black Americans are more likely to be thrown away. Here’s why

Analysis by Ana S. Iltis, Wake Forest University (The Conversation) — As one of the leading causes of death in the U.S., kidney disease is a serious public health problem. The disease is particularly severe among Black Americans, who are three times more likely than white Americans to develop kidney failure. While Black people constitute only 12% of the

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US ambassador calls China’s tech support for Russia during Ukraine invasion a ‘major mistake’

SHANGHAI, China (AP) — The U.S. ambassador to Beijing says China’s support for Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine by providing technology for missiles and other weaponry is a “major mistake.” Ambassador Nicholas Burns made the remark in a speech in China’s financial hub of Shanghai. He also said China “is not neutral, but has effectively

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Empieza el juicio oral por el intento de asesinato de Cristina Fernández de Kirchner: esto fue lo que pasó

mondemanola (CNN Español) — Este miércoles comenzó en Argentina el juicio oral por el intento de homicidio contra la expresidenta Cristian Fernández de Kirchner. Hace casi dos años, el jueves 1 de septiembre de 2022, un hombre se acercó a la entonces vicepresidenta mientras saludaba a sus simpatizantes en la puerta su domicilio, en el

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