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A Black teen was wrongfully executed for murdering a White woman in 1931. Now, his family is suing to defend his name

By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — For 85 years Susie Williams Carter believed her brother was guilty of the crime he’d been convicted of and executed for: A brutal murder of a White woman at a Pennsylvania youth detention center. In 1931, Alexander McClay Williams became the youngest person to be executed in Pennsylvania, when

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RFK Jr. loses in first round of Libertarian Party’s presidential nomination vote. Trump didn’t file paperwork to qualify

By Aaron Pellish, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was eliminated from contention for the Libertarian Party’s presidential nomination during the party’s convention Sunday. In a surprise move earlier Sunday, Kennedy was put up for consideration as a nominee to represent the party in 2024. But he received support

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Indigenous community in the heart of Peru’s Amazon hosts film festival celebrating tropical forests

By RODRIGO ABD and FRANKLIN BRICEÑO Associated Press BELÉN, Peru (AP) — In the heart of Peru’s Amazon region, a poor Indigenous community put aside the trials and tribulations of everyday life and celebrated an international film festival with works from countries with tropical forests. Many who attended the 10-day event had never seen a

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Bipartisan congressional delegation visits Taiwan following days of Chinese military drills around island

By Avery Lotz, CNN (CNN) — House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul and a bipartisan delegation of lawmakers arrived in Taiwan on Sunday following the election of the island’s new president and after days of Chinese military drills. The arrival of six lawmakers come just days after the inauguration of Lai Ching-te, who has

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At least 7 dead in Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas after severe weather roars across region

By ACACIA CORONADO, SOPHIA TAREEN and KATHY McCORMACK Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Powerful storms have left at least seven people dead in Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas and a trail of destruction. Tens of thousands of people remained without power Sunday after destructive winds and reported tornadoes obliterated homes and destroyed a truck stop

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California evangelical seminary ponders changes that would make it more welcoming to LGBTQ students

By DEEPA BHARATH Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fuller Theological Seminary, an evangelical school in Pasadena, California, is deliberating whether to become more open to LGBTQ+ students who previously faced possible expulsion if found to be in a same-sex union. That’s according to a draft of proposed revisions to the seminary’s sexual standards that

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California evangelical seminary ponders changes that would make it more welcoming to LGBTQ students

By DEEPA BHARATH Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fuller Theological Seminary, an evangelical school in Pasadena, California, is deliberating whether to become more open to LGBTQ+ students who previously faced possible expulsion if found to be in a same-sex union. That’s according to a draft of proposed revisions to the seminary’s sexual standards that

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Over 670 people died in a massive Papua New Guinea landslide, UN estimates, as survivors seek safety

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The International Organization for Migration on Sunday increased its estimate of the death toll from a massive landslide in Papua New Guinea to more than 670 as emergency responders and traumatized relatives gave up hope that any survivors will now be found. Serhan Aktoprak, the chief

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