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Colorado voters will decide whether all public school students get a free lunch

In Colorado, a coalition of parents, teachers, and anti-hunger advocates are pushing to make permanent universal free school lunches, and lawmakers in the Democratic-controlled legislature put it on the ballot.

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Money will likely be the central tension in the U.N.’s COP27 climate negotiations

Global efforts to limit climate change can’t happen without more aid. Rich countries promised $100 billion to poorer ones to cope with global warming but seven years later, have yet to deliver. (Image credit: Sally Hayden/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty)

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South Korea’s official entry to the Oscars is a murder-mystery-romance

South Korea’s official entry at the Oscars this year is a murder mystery-romance blend. Like 2019’s “Parasite”, it shows how Korean directors are making their mark across the spectrum of film genres.

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After eight months of fighting, Ukrainian infantry soldiers are exhausted

As the war drags on, we hear from Ukrainian infantry soldiers who are exhausted after more than eight months of fighting Russian troops.

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The fox in the chicken coop: How the far right is playing the European Parliament

Several countries in the European Union are currently governed by far-right political parties. In Hungary, Fidesz under Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has been progressively dismantling the country’s constitutional protections of the rule of law and democratic institutions. Poland under its

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To understand what Xi Jinping’s concentration of power really means, we must turn to history

After he secured an unprecedented third term as the leader of both Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the country’s Central Military late last month, Xi Jinping led the seven-member Standing Committee of the Politburo on a visit to Yan’an. This

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Attacks on Australian premier are part of News Corporation’s long abuse of power

Sane people trying to fathom the Herald Sun’s bizarre coverage of Victorian Premier Dan Andrews over the past few days might be helped by some insights from the founding of News Limited, the company on which Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation

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‘Kill them’: Arizona election workers face midterm threats – Reuters

‘Kill them’: Arizona election workers face midterm threats  Reuters Rainbow Push Coalition holds press conference to get people out to vote  WGN TV Chicago Arizona Election Workers Face Violent Threats Counting Down to Midterms  The Daily Beast Election officials across Illinois boost security

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Thousands march in Peru, demanding resignation of leftist President Castillo

By Marco Aquino LIMA (Reuters) – Thousands of people took to the streets across Peru on Saturday to demand the resignation of embattled President Pedro Castillo, a leftist whose government is under investigation for corruption. Carrying the Andean nation’s vertically

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UN urges Musk to safeguard human rights at Twitter

GENEVA (Reuters) – The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, on Saturday issued an open letter to Elon Musk, the new owner of Twitter Inc, urging him to “ensure human rights are central to the management of Twitter”.

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