Tag: Social affairs
Hong Kong’s Apple Daily newspaper says it may shut down
HONG KONG — Hong Kong’s embattled pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily reported Monday that its board of directors has asked authorities to unfreeze some assets...
When it comes to heated divorce, pets aren’t people too
NEW YORK — In the eyes of the law, pets are property when it comes to divorce, but new ways of working out custody...
Anti-government activist Bundy issues Idaho campaign video
Anti-government activist Ammon Bundy on Saturday came out with his first video announcing his campaign to become governor of Idaho.
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France elects regional leaders, preps for presidential vote
PARIS — Marine Le Pen’s far right party is riding high on her tough-on-security, stop-immigration message as French voters start choosing regional leaders Sunday...
Munich wants rainbow-colored stadium for game with Hungary
MUNICH — Hungary may play its final group game at the European Championship in a stadium lit up in rainbow colors.
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UEFA probes discrimination at Euro 2020 games in Hungary
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Two European Championship soccer matches in Hungary are being investigated for “potential discriminatory incidents," UEFA said Sunday.
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Trump cowboy seeks 2nd act in politics after Capitol breach
TULAROSA, N.M. — He rodeoed in a Buffalo Bill-style Wild West show, carried his message on horseback from the Holy Land to Times Square...
Transgender weightlifter Hubbard selected for Tokyo Olympics
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Weightlifter Laurel Hubbard will be the first transgender athlete to compete at the Olympics.
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Confederate leader’s Memphis past erased with body’s removal
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest’s polarizing presence has hung over Memphis since he moved here in 1852 — his legacy cemented...
Amid reform movement, some GOP states give police more power
COLUMBUS, Ohio — After a year of protests over police brutality, some Republican-controlled states have ignored or blocked police-reform proposals, moving instead in the...