Tag: Social issues
‘Distance makes sense:’ Semenya pins Olympic hopes on 5,000
PRETORIA, South Africa — Caster Semenya won the 5,000-meter race at the South African national championships on Thursday in a personal-best time and then...
Equal pay bill nears approval in House, long odds in Senate
WASHINGTON — House Democrats were poised to pass legislation Thursday that they say would help close the gap between what men and women are...
Growers fret as Mexico moves to legalize marijuana
<p>BADIRAGUATO, Mexico — For the first time that MarÃa can remember, half of her marijuana harvest is still in storage on her ranch in...
West Virginia gov signs needle exchange program regulations
<p>CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice on Thursday signed a bill to introduce more stringent requirements to needle exchange programs amid a...
NFL reprises Draft-a-Thon to raise money for pandemic relief
NEW YORK — The NFL is bringing back the Draft-a-Thon that raised money last year for charities dealing with the coronavirus pandemic.
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Environmental group sues over protections for 20 species
PORTLAND, Ore. — An environmental group filed a lawsuit Thursday alleging the federal government has failed to act on petitions to protect nine species...
Mayor’s request for release of school shooting video denied
<p>The mayor of the east Tennessee city of Knoxville requested the release of video footage of a high school shooting that left one student...
Florida ‘anti-riot’ bill goes to governor amid racial strife
<p>TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida's Republican-controlled Legislature approved stiffer penalties against violent protesters on Thursday, handing a major legislative victory to Gov. Ron DeSantis, who...
Syria devalues its local currency against the U.S. dollar
BEIRUT — Syria devalued the official price of its local currency on Thursday two days after the central bank governor was sacked, state media...
Maj. Gen. Cedric Wins unanimous pick: VMI’s 1st Black leader
LEXINGTON, Va. — Maj. Gen. Cedric Wins, who was named interim superintendent of Virginia Military Institute amid the controversy over the school’s Confederate ties...