Tag: Social issues
As prisons close, communities look to repurpose buildings
<p>One shuttered prison in Connecticut has been repurposed for document storage. Another is used to process and train newly hired correction officers. A third...
South Africa starts vaccinating its elderly against COVID-19
JOHANNESBURG — South Africa has started its mass vaccination drive with the goal of inoculating nearly 5 million elderly citizens over the age of...
Dozens of Moroccans swim into North African Spanish city
<p>MADRID — Authorities in Ceuta say over 100 Moroccans, including two families with children, swam overnight to enter the Spanish enclave in North Africa.</p>
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As prisons close, communities look to repurpose buildings
One shuttered prison in Connecticut has been repurposed for document storage. Another is used to process and train newly hired correction officers. A third...
Former Louisiana Gov. Buddy Romer has died at 77
<p>NEW ORLEANS — Buddy Roemer, a Harvard-educated reform-minded politician whose one tumultuous term as Louisana’s governor was marked by bruising political battles over taxes,...
Dozens of Moroccans swim into North African Spanish city
MADRID — Authorities in Ceuta say over 100 Moroccans, including two families with children, swam overnight to enter the Spanish enclave in North Africa.
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German police say many hurt in violence after Dresden game
<p>DRESDEN, Germany — Police in the German city of Dresden said Monday that 185 of their officers were hurt in clashes with fans celebrating...
Former Louisiana Gov. Buddy Romer has died at 77
NEW ORLEANS — Buddy Roemer, a Harvard-educated reform-minded politician whose one tumultuous term as Louisana’s governor was marked by bruising political battles over taxes,...
Softball teams in states with transgender bans get regionals
The NCAA named Alabama, Arkansas and Tennessee as host schools for softball regionals on Sunday, bringing its postseason tournament to three states that have...
Election watchdog says no credible proof of Myanmar fraud
<p>BANGKOK — Last November’s election results in Myanmar were “by and large, representative of the will of the people,” an independent election monitoring organization...