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Military Missteps Allowed Soldier Accused of Killing Vanessa Guillen to Flee – The New York Times

Military Missteps Allowed Soldier Accused of Killing Vanessa Guillen to Flee  The New York Times Army report says Vanessa Guillen was sexually harassed before her death  CBS Evening News Fort Hood investigation finds murdered soldier Vanessa Guillén’s reports of sexual harassment were

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Celebrations turn into tragedy: A visual timeline of the deadly stampede in Israel – The Washington Post

Celebrations turn into tragedy: A visual timeline of the deadly stampede in Israel  The Washington Post Stampede at Israel Religious Celebration Kills at Least 45  The New York Times Israeli police official reportedly accepts blame for deadly stampede  New York Post Eye Opener:

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Canada to start to get Pfizer vaccines from the U.S. next week

It’s the first time the U.S. has allowed that company’s vaccine exported north. Canada has tightly woven commercial ties with the U.S., but it has been getting from Pfizer’s vaccines from Belgium until now because U.S. authorities had kept supplies

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Here Are the 12 New Books You Should Read in May

The best new books of May run a gamut as long and welcoming as a bookstore aisle. They range from fitness obsessions to a fictional religious compound, from NASA to Native poetry. They ask questions about place, purpose and paths—particularly

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Biden Bans Travel From India as Coronavirus Cases Surge – Bloomberg

Biden Bans Travel From India as Coronavirus Cases Surge  Bloomberg Biden administration to restrict travel from India starting Tuesday  CNN U.S. to restrict travel from India effective May 4 as Covid surge devastates the country  CNBC Covid-19 Exposes Failures of India’s Government  Bloomberg What

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100 Days, the Global Pandemic Edition

This article is part of the The DC Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox every weekday. There are a few things that pester political pros, regardless of political party. The

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McConnell wants ‘1619 Project’ removed from federal grant programs | TheHill – The Hill

McConnell wants ‘1619 Project’ removed from federal grant programs | TheHill  The HillView Full Coverage on Google News

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‘Some Seeds Are Being Planted.’ How Yasuke Paves a New Path for Black Creators in Anime

It was around 13 years ago when LeSean Thomas first learned of Yasuke. At that time, Thomas came across the 1968 Japanese children’s book Kuro-suke by Kurusu Yoshio and saw illustrations of the real-life African warrior who arrived in 16th

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The True Story of Yasuke, the Legendary Black Samurai Behind Netflix’s New Anime Series

In 1579, an African man now known by the name of Yasuke arrived in Japan. Much about him remains a mystery: it’s unconfirmed which country in Africa he hailed from, and there is no verifiable record of his life after

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EU accuses Apple of antitrust breach after Spotify complaint

European Union regulators accused Apple on Friday of violating the bloc’s antitrust laws, alleging the iPhone maker distorts competition for music streaming by imposing unfair rules for rival services in its App Store.

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