Tag: Social affairs
Biden and Harris to focus on shootings during Georgia trip
<p>ATLANTA — President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris plan to meet with Asian American community leaders in Georgia in the wake of...
‘Operation Varsity Blues’ reenacts and reorients a scandal
NEW YORK — Chris Smith didn’t initially think the 2019 college bribery scandal made for a good documentary subject. He was editing “Fyre,” the...
For Biden, questions about Cuomo grow harder to ignore
NEW YORK — President Joe Biden's relentless effort to avoid the day-to-day distractions of the political world is being put to the test by...
Envoy protests mandated virus tests for foreigners in Seoul
SEOUL, South Korea — Britain’s ambassador to South Korea on Thursday criticized South Korean health authorities for mandating coronavirus tests on all foreign workers...
Alabama House approves bill to ban transgender athletes
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama could become the next conservative state to prevent transgender girls from playing on female sports teams as the state House...
Man faces hate crime charge in Florida church arson attack
OCALA, Fla. — A man accused of setting a Florida church on fire last year is facing a federal hate crime charge, prosecutors announced...
Explosion in Moscow suburb kills 3 people, injures 4
MOSCOW — An explosion in a residential building in a Moscow suburb killed three people and injured four more, emergency officials said.
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Indiana inmates make crosses for virus victims’ memorial
BRANCHVILLE, Ind. — Inmates at a southern Indiana prison have donated 40 crosses for use at a memorial to people who died last year...
Republicans seize on immigration as border crossings surge
<p>WASHINGTON — Delegation trips to the border. Apocalyptic warnings. A flurry of new conferences. </p>
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Bank of England maintains rates amid positive economic news
<p>LONDON — The Bank of England says the news on near-term economic activity in the U.K. has been “positive” as it maintained its main...