Tag: Social affairs
White House says it’s working on access to migrant centers
WASHINGTON — White House press secretary Jen Psaki declined to provide a specific date for when the media will get access to Border Patrol...
Denmark becomes latest team to focus attention on Qatar
HERNING, Denmark — Denmark became the latest European soccer team Sunday using World Cup qualifying games to direct attention to workers’ rights in Qatar,...
Auschwitz museum slams New Yorker Holocaust piece on Poland
WARSAW, Poland — The Auschwitz-Birkenau state museum has sharply denounced an article in the New Yorker that looks at Holocaust scholarship in Poland, accusing...
Israelis gather for Passover, celebrating freedom from virus
<p>JERUSALEM — A year ago, Giordana Grego's parents spent Passover at home in Israel, alone but grateful that they had escaped the worst of...
Utah hires Utah State’s Craig Smith as basketball coach
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah has hired Utah State's Craig Smith as its men's basketball coach.
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UN commission urges equality for women in decision-making
<p>UNITED NATIONS — The U.N.’s premiere global body fighting for gender equality called for a sharp increase of women in global decision-making in a...
US questions legality of Bolivian arrests of ex-officials
LA PAZ, Bolivia — The United States said Saturday that it is concerned about increasingly ″anti-democratic behavior and the politicization of the legal system”...
Vice presidents’ policy projects come with political risks
<p>WASHINGTON — Mike Pence led the coronavirus task force only to be constantly overruled by the White House. Al Gore's efforts to “reinvent government"...
Dutch players make rights statement ahead of Latvia match
AMSTERDAM — The Netherlands national team wore T-shirts on Saturday emblazoned with the words “Football supports change,” in an apparent statement about human rights...
Many history interpreters of color carry weight of racism
<p>Stephen Seals stood onstage waiting to be auctioned off. Moments later, a white slave auctioneer pointed a gun at one of the other Black...