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PHOTOS: Indians Laugh, Cry And Celebrate After Gay Sex is Decriminalized

Friday, September 07, 2018

Thursday's Supreme Court decision came after decades of activism. LGBTQ people and their supporters and loved ones throughout India celebrated late into the night — then early into the morning.

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Nearly 90 Elephants Found Dead Near Botswana Sanctuary, Killed By Poachers

Monday, September 03, 2018

Botswana is home to the largest elephant population in the world. The country disarmed its anti-poaching unit in May.

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Florida Election Is Latest Target Of White Supremacist Robocalls

Monday, September 03, 2018

The calls feature a narrator speaking in a minstrel voice, posing as Andrew Gillum, a black Democrat gubernatorial nominee in Florida. The calls are linked to a neo-Nazi, anti-Semitic podcast.

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U.S. Cuts $300 Million In Aid To Pakistan; Says It's Failing To Fight Militants

Sunday, September 02, 2018

The cuts were part of a broader suspension in aid to Pakistan announced by the Trump administration earlier this year.

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After Bono Experiences Sudden Vocal Loss, U2 Cancels Sold-Out Berlin Show

Sunday, September 02, 2018

Four songs into the sold-out show, Bono experienced a "complete loss of voice." The singer suggested that standard smoke machines may have been the cause.

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What's Meat, Anyway? Missouri Label Law Says It Comes From An Animal; Some Disagree

Wednesday, August 29, 2018

A state law prohibits plant-based products like soy deli strips from packing descriptors like "roast beef style" or "meaty." The ACLU and others are suing.

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British Police Name Suspect In Crash At Parliament That Injured 3

Wednesday, August 15, 2018

Salih Khater, 29, is a Sudan-born British citizen who remains in custody. Police say there's no evidence that Londoners are in any further danger in connection with the incident.

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N.M. Compound Members Granted Bail In Child Abuse Case; Judge Gets Death Threats

Wednesday, August 15, 2018

Eleven children found during a police raid in Taos County are in protective custody. A toddler's body was discovered on the premises. Prosecutors say the child was a compound member's disabled son.

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Nearly A Year After Maria, Puerto Rico Officials Claim Power Is Totally Restored

Wednesday, August 15, 2018

Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority says all homes without power from the devastating hurricane now have electricity. Other reports say some residents are still waiting.

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Pro-Regime Syrian Forces Take Control Of At Least Two Villages Near Iraq Border

Sunday, April 29, 2018

A U.S. official confirmed to NPR that pro-regime forces took control of two villages near Syria's border with Iraq where Kurdish-led forces are in control.

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Starbucks, Police And Mayor Respond To Controversial Arrest Of 2 Black Men In Philly

Saturday, April 14, 2018

A viral video depicts police officers handcuffing two men in a Philadelphia Starbucks. Mayor Jim Kenney says the incident "appears to exemplify what racial discrimination looks like in 2018."

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Union Leader Calls For An End To Oklahoma Teachers' 9-Day Strike

Saturday, April 14, 2018

Teachers won a raise of about $6,000 before the walkout, but were not granted the full amount of their demanded funds to improve school conditions.

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Second Cambridge Analytica CEO Steps Down Amid Facebook Data Scandal

Wednesday, April 11, 2018

Alexander Tayler, acting CEO, is stepping down, according to a statement from the Cambridge Analytica board of directors. The firm is at the heart of a scandal involving the use of Facebook data.

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A Half-Century After Getting Divorced, This Couple Is Heading Back Down The Aisle

Saturday, April 07, 2018

Love came full circle for Lillian Barnes and Harold Holland, who divorced in 1968 but are getting remarried this year.

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What Free Speech Has To Do With Skim Milk, Condoms And Corporate Political Spending

Thursday, April 05, 2018

Many modern free-speech cases have less to do with citizens speaking to government power than with the reach of businesses and organizations into Americans' lives. We look at a few highlights.

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An Afghan Military Interpreter Finds Footing In The U.S. Gig Economy

Sunday, April 01, 2018

Ajmal Faqiri came to the U.S. on a Special Immigrant Visa after working as a interpreter and translator for the U.S. military in his home country of Afghanistan. Now, he works the gig economy.

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Frankie Cosmos Examines Fear, Fame And Womanhood

Saturday, March 31, 2018

Vessel is Greta Kline's third proper album as the leader of Frankie Cosmos, though she's been putting her music online since she was 16. At 24, her songs have come to find the beauty in melancholy.

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Former Disney Star Caroline Sunshine Joins The Trump White House

Wednesday, March 28, 2018

Caroline Sunshine, 22, is one of several recent Trump administration hires to hold backgrounds in television.

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Facebook Down $80 Billion In Market Value; Playboy, SpaceX, Tesla Hit Delete

Wednesday, March 28, 2018

Facebook's stock has plunged 18 percent, and companies with large followings on the site are threatening the social media platform's ad revenue by deleting their official pages.

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A NASA Astronaut Stays In Orbit With SpaceX And Boeing

Sunday, March 25, 2018

Sunita Williams was the second female commander of the International Space Station. Now, she says her new job working with private companies to develop space technologies feels like a new frontier.

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