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Young professionals cut ahead of older Italians for vaccine

Octogenarians in Tuscany watched in disbelief and indignation as lawyers, magistrates, professors and other younger professionals got vaccinated against COVID-19 before them, despite government pledges of prioritizing Italy’s oldest citizens. Even some of their adult children jumped ahead of them.

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Jordan’s ex-crown prince says he’s being held under house arrest, internet cut

As top officials are arrested over alleged coup attempt, Hamzah bin Hussein issues video accusing the monarchy of corruption, stifling dissent; denies he tried to overthrow king

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“10 years for protest, 5 years for rape”: Demonstrators protest a policing bill in England and Wales

Protesters in Bristol, England, march in a demonstration on April 3 in opposition to the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill. | Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images The proposed law would put enormous power into police hands and potentially harm the ability

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Jordan’s army chief denies king’s half-brother has been arrested in alleged coup attempt

Jordan’s top military official has denied reports that the king’s half-brother has been arrested as part of an alleged coup attempt against the monarch.

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Crackdown on online hate speech pushes extremists to other platforms

In a Congressional hearing last week the heads of Facebook and Twitter said they’re taking measures to slow the spread of hate speech and conspiracies on their sites in the wake of the Jan 6 insurrection. But a crackdown on

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Jordan Arrests Officials as Part of ‘Security Investigations,’ According to State Media

The action is a sign of political turmoil in a key U.S. ally whose economy has been hard hit by Covid-19.

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After eight months of waiting, American Samoa family reunited at home

After nearly a year of shutting down to flights due to the pandemic, American Samoa is beginning to repatriate its residents on flights back home under a strict quarantine protocol. NewsHour Weekend’s Laura Fong spoke to one of the hundreds

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Trump Campaign Used Tricks to Get Donors to Give More Money Than They Intended – Slate

Trump Campaign Used Tricks to Get Donors to Give More Money Than They Intended  Slate How Trump Steered Supporters Into Unwitting Donations  The New York Times Trump campaign reportedly duped supporters into giving recurring donations  Business Insider Trump ‘money bomb’ scheme raised millions

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Australian neo-Nazis call to ‘breed out the Jewish race’

National Socialist Network urges its followers to sleep with Jewish women; group’s leader posts graphic showing Jewish leader in a gas chamber

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Myanmar death toll mounts amid protests, military crackdown

Security forces in central Myanmar have opened fire on anti-coup protesters, killing at least two people amid mounting violence since the country’s Feb. 1 military takeover. Local media reported at least seven people were injured Saturday, two of whom sustained

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