Tag: Social issues
Portland leaders to re-establish anti-gun violence unit
The mayor of Portland, Oregon, and city commissioners have reached a deal on proposals intended to stem a spike in gun violence over the...
Beyond the Pandemic: London’s financial hub seeks a rebirth
<p>LONDON — On the surface, London’s financial district appears to be a shell of its former self. No one is rushing to meetings. Chairs...
Neo-Nazi pleads guilty in journalist threat case
<p>SEATTLE — An organizer of a neo-Nazi campaign to threaten journalists and Jewish activists in three states has pleaded guilty in federal court in...
At Clemson, unmarked slave graves highlight plantation past
CLEMSON, S.C. — On the sloping side of a cemetery on the campus of Clemson University, dozens of small white flags with pink ribbons...
A look at the workplace sex harassment claims against Cuomo
NEW YORK — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is facing allegations that he sexually harassed or behaved inappropriately toward a half-dozen women who have...
‘Leave no Tigrayan’: In Ethiopia, an ethnicity is erased
<p>HAMDAYET, Sudan — The atrocities have been seared into the skin and the minds of Tigrayans, who take shelter by the thousands within sight...
US envoy talks migration with El Salvador, VP calls Mexico
<p>SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — A U.S. envoy arrived in El Salvador on Wednesday for talks on immigration amid a surge of child migrants...
EXPLAINER: Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and some options
The U.S. State Department says it's talking with allies about China's human rights record and how to handle next year's Beijing Winter Olympics.
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Florida GOP passes bill to assess political bias on campus
Public universities in Florida would have to survey, protect and promote political views on their campuses, according to a bill that the state Senate...
Report: Pandemic amped up anti-Semitism, forced it online
<p>TEL AVIV, Israel — Coronavirus lockdowns last year shifted some anti-Semitic hatred online, where conspiracy theories blaming Jews for the pandemic’s medical and economic...