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Demonstrations against the far right held in Germany following a report on a deportation meeting

BERLIN (AP) — Thousands of people have gathered in Germany for demonstrations against the far right, among them Chancellor Olaf Scholz and his foreign minister. The protests follow a report that extremists recently met to discuss the deportation of millions of immigrants, including German citizens, if they took power. There were protests on Sunday in

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Guatemala is expectant as the new president is set to take office after months of legal battles

By SONIA PÉREZ D. Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemalan President-elect Bernardo Arévalo is scheduled to be sworn into office. But the inauguration will be tinged with doubts and tensions on Sunday just like almost every day since his resounding Aug. 20 election victory. Attorney General Consuelo Porras has tried every legal trick in

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Denmark’s Queen Margrethe signs her historic abdication. Her son Frederik X becomes king

By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II signed her historic abdication on Sunday, a step that made her son Frederik X immediately become king. Margrethe, 83, is the first Danish monarch to voluntarily relinquish the throne in nearly 900 years. Many thousands of people gathered outside the palace

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High-profile political figures are the targets in the latest wave of ‘swatting’ incidents. Why the trend is so alarming

By Josh Campbell and Kat Jaeger, CNN (CNN) — The emergency police dispatch went out just before 10 p.m.: Gunfire reported at the Washington, DC, home of a prominent federal official. A male caller said he shot his girlfriend and threatened to kill himself, according to a source familiar with the incident last Sunday. With claims of a

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DEI opponents are using a 1866 Civil Rights law to challenge equity policies in the workplace

By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO and ALEXANDRA OLSON AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Opponents of diversity programs are increasingly banking on an 1866 civil rights law meant to protect Black people from economic exclusion as a way to challenge corporate diversity and equity policies as well as funding to Black-owned businesses. The cases are being

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War of words after Taiwan election highlights the intractable divide over the island’s fate

By EMILY WANG FUJIYAMA and KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A war of words erupted the day after Taiwan’s presidential and parliamentary elections, with Taiwan on Sunday accusing China of making “fallacious comments” and China criticizing the U.S. for congratulating the winner. The verbal sparring highlighted the seemingly intractable divide over Taiwan’s

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