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Ex-Guatemalan soldier deported, faces 1982 massacre charges

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<p>GUATEMALA CITY &mdash; The United States on Friday deported back to Guatemala a former soldier suspected of helping carry out a massacre during the...

Rio’s deadly police shootout prompts claims of abuse

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RIO DE JANEIRO — A bloody, hourslong gunbattle in a Rio de Janeiro slum echoed into Friday, with authorities saying the police mission successfully...

Oklahoma governor signs ban on teaching critical race theory

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<p>OKLAHOMA CITY &mdash; Oklahoma public school teachers will be prohibited from teaching certain concepts of race and racism under a bill Republican Gov. Kevin...

Asian American health workers fight virus and racist attacks

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NEW YORK — Medical student Natty Jumreornvong has a vaccine and protective gear to shield her from the coronavirus. But she couldn't avoid exposure...

TV’s growth is a boon for ‘diverse voices’ among novelists

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LOS ANGELES — Growing up an avid reader, Kwana Jackson knew where to look for romance novels with Black characters: Segregated in the “African...

Rio’s deadly police shootout prompts claims of abuse

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<p>RIO DE JANEIRO &mdash; A bloody, hourslong gunbattle in a Rio de Janeiro slum echoed into Friday, with authorities saying the police mission successfully...

Arizona Senate assures feds election recount is secure

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<p>PHOENIX &mdash; The Republican president of the Arizona Senate said in a letter Friday to the U.S. Justice Department that ballots being recounted from...

Europe’s human rights court finds fault with Polish tribunal

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WARSAW, Poland — The European Court of Human Rights said Friday that Poland’s top court violated a local company’s right to fair trial because...

Red meat politics: GOP turns culture war into a food fight

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<p>DES MOINES, Iowa &mdash; Conservatives last week gobbled up a false news story claiming President Joe Biden planned to ration red meat. Colorado Rep....

Washington Post says US secretly obtained reporters’ records

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<p>WASHINGTON &mdash; The Trump Justice Department secretly seized the phone records of three Washington Post reporters who covered the federal investigation into ties between...