Tag: Social affairs
Turkey strips pro-Kurdish legislator of seat in parliament
ANKARA, Turkey — In the latest crackdown on Turkey’s pro-Kurdish opposition party, Turkey on Wednesday stripped a prominent legislator of his parliamentary seat following...
Warnock: GOP voting restrictions resurrect ‘Jim Crow era’
Sen. Raphael Warnock, whose election as Georgia’s first Black senator helped hand control of the chamber to Democrats, used his first floor speech on...
PSG shuts down youth academy amid coronavirus outbreak
<p>PARIS — Paris Saint-Germain closed its youth academy training facility on Wednesday following a COVID-19 outbreak.</p>
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Council calls for Indiana mayor’s job after profane message
<p>MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. — A northwestern Indiana city council has unanimously approved a resolution asking the city's mayor to resign and expressing no confidence...
McConnell vows ‘scorched earth’ if Senate ends filibuster
WASHINGTON — Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell warned ominously of a “scorched earth” landscape if Democrats use their new majority to bring an end...
Will work from home outlast virus? Ford’s move suggests yes
DETROIT — It’s a question occupying the minds of millions of employees who have worked from home the past year: Will they still be...
Iowa City to reboot racial truth commission after infighting
IOWA CITY, Iowa — A groundbreaking effort to document and dismantle institutional racism in Iowa’s most liberal city will be paused and relaunched after...
Automakers embrace electric vehicles. But what about buyers?
<p>DETROIT — The world’s major automakers have made something abundantly clear: They believe electric vehicles will dominate their industry in the years ahead. </p>
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Column: Suarez makes historical mark for himself, NASCAR
<p>CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Bubba Wallace is the face of NASCAR diversity. Daniel Suarez plays an equally important role. </p>
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Appeals court upholds conviction in Black partygoer’s death
<p>RALEIGH, N.C. — A North Carolina appeals court upheld the murder conviction Tuesday of a white man who fired a shotgun at an unarmed...