Tag: Social issues
Indiana Senate blocking repeal of state handgun permit law
<p>INDIANAPOLIS — The Republican-dominated Indiana Senate is blocking a bill that would repeal the state's permit requirement for carrying a handgun in public.</p>
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Tanzania’s new president changes policy on COVID-19, media
NAIROBI, Kenya — Tanzania's new president appears to be taking a new, scientific approach to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.
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San Francisco school board to vote on school renaming, again
<p>SAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco school board is poised to reverse a much-criticized decision to purge 44 schools of names it said were...
Florida governor rebuts vaccine ‘pay-to-play’ report on CBS
<p>ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis pushed back aggressively Tuesday against a “60 Minutes” report that suggested he initially made a deal to...
Castellanos, Moustakas lift Reds to third straight win
CINCINNATI — Nick Castellanos hit a go-ahead homer in the seventh inning hours after deciding to appeal a two-game suspension for his part in...
Players in Spain disagree on details of racism incident
MADRID — Valencia player Mouctar Diakhaby talked about being the victim of an intolerable and hurtful racial insult. Cádiz defender Juan Cala spoke about...
Group says death toll now 50 from clashes in Sudan’s Darfur
<p>CAIRO — The death toll from tribal violence in Sudan’s Darfur region climbed to at least 50 as sporadic clashes continued on Tuesday, a...
UN warns over 27 million Congolese suffer from acute hunger
<p>UNITED NATIONS — Two U.N. agencies warned Tuesday that over 27 million people in Congo are suffering from acute hunger, a record high representing...
Analysis: Baylor bullied the Bulldogs to win national title
INDIANAPOLIS — The big, bad Baylor Bears bullied college basketball's beautiful game into a corner.
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Russia: Navalny supporters denied prison visit and detained
MOSCOW — Supporters of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny were detained Tuesday outside a penal colony east of Moscow where the Kremlin critic is...