Tag: Social affairs
Kent State chooses ODU’s Richmond as new athletic director
KENT, Ohio — Kent State has picked Randale Richmond to be its next athletic director.
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Blackmore bids to be 1st female jockey to win Grand National
<p>She’s the new face of British and Irish horse racing, to some the savior of a sport that has endured the worst kind of...
9 Texans sue state AG Paxton for blocking users on Twitter
<p>AUSTIN, Texas — Nine Texans have sued state Attorney General Ken Paxton, claiming he blocked them on Twitter for criticizing him or his policies...
Puerto Rico to shutter schools amid spike in COVID-19 cases
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Puerto Rico’s health secretary announced Thursday that all public and private schools in the U.S. territory would close for...
Inmates sue over county’s handling of COVID-19
PORTLAND, Ore. — More than a dozen current and former inmates have sued Multnomah County over its handling of COVID-19.
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Duke University to require COVID vaccinations for fall term
DURHAM, N.C. — Duke University will require all new and returning students to present proof of vaccination to student health officials before they can...
Greece OKs Venezuelan Embassy assets seizure in legal case
<p>ATHENS, Greece — Greece’s Justice Ministry has authorized a court order to seize assets from the Venezuelan Embassy in Athens following a court case...
Inmate charged in Iowa prison deaths had threatened before
<p>IOWA CITY, Iowa — An inmate charged with beating two Iowa prison employees to death with a hammer had threatened to assault staff at...
Kim compares North Korea’s economic woes to 1990s famine
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for waging another “arduous march” to fight severe economic difficulties, for the...
Canceled flights, expired clearances: resettlements in limbo
(RNS) — It’s been two months since President Joe Biden signed an executive order he said would “begin the hard work of restoring our...