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What Emmett Till’s Mother Taught Me About Grief and Justice

On Feb. 26, 2012, my entire life changed in ways that I could never imagine. Within an instant, after the brutal and inhumane killing of my son, Trayvon Martin, I found myself inducted into a circle I never knew existed—I

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Biden’s hugely consequential high-tech export ban on China, explained by an expert

An employee works on the production line of semiconductors at a factory in Huai’an, China, on September 27. | VCG/VCG via Getty Images The ban on semiconductor exports to China is one of the most important policy moves of the

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Millions of Ukrainians left without electricity after Russian strikes

Millions of Ukrainians are without electricity after Russian strikes and a major battle is brewing over the port city of Kherson.

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Saudi Arabia cracks down on dissidents living abroad

NPR’s Scott Simon talks with Ellen Knickmeyer of the Associated Press about Saudi Arabia’s crackdown on dissidents living abroad.

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‘We need to rebel’: climate change needs radical response says XR activist

Soup on Vincent van Gogh paintings, mashed potatoes on a Monet masterpiece: climate activists are taking increasingly daring action to grab headlines — and it’s working. In the latest such stunt, activists from the Last Generation group splashed pea soup

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Fire kills 15 at bar in Russian city of Kostroma

A fire Saturday killed at least 15 people at a bar in the Russian city of Kostroma, Russian news agencies reported. The night-time fire at the popular bar could have been started after a drunk man fired a “flare gun”

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Train crosses North Korea border into Russia after arms report, think tank says

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A train crossed from North Korea into Russia on Friday, two days after the United States said it had information indicating Pyongyang is covertly supplying Russia with artillery shells for its war in Ukraine, a Washington think

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One dead and dozens hurt as tornadoes strike Texas and Oklahoma

At least one person has been killed and dozens were injured after tornadoes tore through parts of Oklahoma and Texas, leaving a trail of destruction in their wake.

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Ukrainian forces brace for bloody fight for Kherson – Reuters

Ukrainian forces brace for bloody fight for Kherson  Reuters Russia to withdraw from Ukrainian city of Kherson, western officials say – BBC News  BBC News Ukraine’s president accuses Russia of ‘energy terrorism’  Bellingham Herald Ukraine suggests Russian forces may soon withdraw from occupied

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North Korea launches four more missiles as U.S. flies bombers over South

North Korea launched four ballistic missiles into the sea, as the U.S sent two bombers over South Korea in a dueling display of military might that underscored rising tensions in the region. (Image credit: South Korea Defense Ministry via AP)

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