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U.S.-backed Syrian fighters say they killed 18 pro-government gunmen in rare attack in eastern Syria

Associated Press QAMISHLI, Syria (AP) — U.S.-backed Syrian fighters have carried out a rare attack in eastern Syria, striking at three posts manned by pro-government gunmen and claiming that they have killed 18. It’s a major escalation near the border with Iraq. Monday’s attack is by members of the Arab-led Deir el-Zour Military Council that’s

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Palm Springs Unified School District hosts diversity & racial equity conference

PALM SPRINGS, California (KESQ) – Palm Springs Unified School District is set to host its third annual diversity and racial equity conference next month. Organizers hope this event will bring the community together, marking an important priority for the new school year. According to Dr. Nicole Crawford, the PSUSD Diversity and Racial Equity Coordinator, “It’s

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Dozens of pregnant women, some bleeding or in labor, are turned away from ERs despite federal law

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Bleeding and in pain, Kyleigh Thurman didn’t know her doomed pregnancy could kill her. Emergency room doctors at Ascension Seton Williamson in Texas handed her a pamphlet on miscarriage and told her to “let nature take its course” before discharging her without treatment for her ectopic pregnancy. When the 25-year-old

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Dozens of pregnant women, some bleeding or in labor, are turned away from ERs despite federal law

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Bleeding and in pain, Kyleigh Thurman didn’t know her doomed pregnancy could kill her. Emergency room doctors at Ascension Seton Williamson in Texas handed her a pamphlet on miscarriage and told her to “let nature take its course” before discharging her without treatment for her ectopic pregnancy. When she returned

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Puerto Rico cancels classes, activates National Guard as Tropical Storm Ernesto approaches

Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Tropical Storm Ernesto has formed in the Atlantic. Tropical storm warnings are in effect for Puerto Rico, the U.S. and British Virgin Islands, Antigua, Barbuda, Anguilla, St. Kitts, Nevis, Montserrat, Guadeloupe, St. Martin, St. Barts and St. Maarten. The National Hurricane Center said Ernesto is forecast to

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Released Palestinians describe worsening abuses in Israeli prisons

Associated Press OUTSIDE OFER PRISON, West Bank (AP) — Frequent beatings, overcrowding, withholding of basic rations. Released Palestinians have described to The Associated Press worsening abuses in Israeli prisons crammed with thousands detained since the war in Gaza began 10 months ago. Israeli officials have acknowledged that they have made conditions harsher for Palestinians in

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Sweden drops a probe into Joost Klein, Eurovision contestant who was expelled hours before the final

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Sweden has dropped its investigation into a backstage altercation in May involving a Dutch contestant in the Eurovision Song Contest who was expelled from the competition hours before the final. The Swedish Prosecution Authority says it can’t prove that Joost Klein hit the camera the woman was operating with intent or

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Danish justice minister denounces gangs who hire teenage Swedes to kill in Denmark

Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Danish Justice Minister Peter Hummelgaard has denounced organized criminal gangs who hire Swedish teenagers to carry out deadly shootings in Denmark. Hummelgaard said Monday that it “reflects a totally sick, depraved culture of violence.” Hummelgaard said that since April there have been 25 episodes where young Swedes have been

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