Tag: Social affairs
The US Civil Rights Trail from SC to Mississippi and more
<p>From the port where enslaved Africans entered America to the home where Medgar Evers was murdered, a new guidebook helps readers explore for themselves...
Raptors’ Nurse fined $50,000 for mask-throwing, profanity
TAMPA, Fla. — The NBA has fined Toronto coach Nick Nurse $50,000 for throwing his facemask behind the scorer’s table and toward the stands,...
Pope decries lack of access to drinking water for many
<p>VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis on Sunday urged more efforts to ensure all people have access to drinking water. </p>
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Glasgow rivals’ pre-derby stand in solidarity against racism
GLASGOW, Scoltand — Glasgow's rival soccer teams stood rather than taking a knee in a pre-match display of solidarity before the derby at Celtic...
Mexico limits non-essential travel on southern border
CIUDAD HIDALGO, Mexico —
The Mexican banks of the Suchiate...
Some states to seek gun waiting periods after shootings
<p>Not long before the deadly Atlanta-area shootings spread fear and anger through <a href="https://apnews.com/article/asian-americans-wake-of-atlanta-attacks-1731404048730b467d2b45944ad2c661">Asian American communities</a> nationwide, police say the attacker made a legal...
Acclaimed Egyptian feminist Nawal Saadawi dies at age 89
<p>CAIRO — Nawal Saadawi, a renowned Egyptian feminist, psychiatrist and novelist, whose writings have stirred controversy for decades in an overwhelming conservative society, died...
Pope decries shame of racism, like ‘virus’ lurking in wait
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis on Sunday denounced racism, likening it to a virus that lurks in waiting and only to emerge and show...
The US Civil Rights Trail from SC to Mississippi and more
From the port where enslaved Africans entered America to the home where Medgar Evers was murdered, a new guidebook helps readers explore for themselves...
Pope decries lack of access to drinking water for many
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis on Sunday urged more efforts to ensure all people have access to drinking water.
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