Francesca Paris

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Motel 6 To Pay $12 Million After Improperly Giving Guest Lists To ICE

Friday, April 05, 2019

Washington state's attorney general said Motel 6 shared information about approximately 80,000 guests in the state and that guests faced questioning from ICE, detainment and deportation as a result.

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Australia To Criminalize Failure To Remove Violent Content From Internet Platforms

Thursday, April 04, 2019

The bill that passed on Thursday is intended to hold companies responsible for videos and audio such as the livestream of two mosque shootings in New Zealand.

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Preliminary Crash Report Says Ethiopian Airlines Crew Complied With Procedures

Thursday, April 04, 2019

Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg acknowledged that there was a software error in this and in an earlier deadly crash of the 737 Max aircraft and said the company knows how to "eliminate the risk."

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Death By Stoning Among Punishments In New Brunei Anti-LGBT, Criminal Laws

Wednesday, April 03, 2019

The punishments are part of Brunei's penal code, first announced in 2013. While the new laws stipulate the death penalty for certain offenses, Brunei has not executed anyone in decades.

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After Mosque Shootings, A Rebranding Debate Over Christchurch's Rugby Crusaders

Wednesday, April 03, 2019

The Super Rugby team said Wednesday it would consider changing its name after shootings at two Christchurch mosques last month, as a result of its brand's association with religious war.

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99-Year-Old Australian Superfan Of Prince Harry Dies

Tuesday, April 02, 2019

Daphne Dunne first met Harry in 2015, when he was drawn to her because of the medals she wore from her late husband who died in World War II.

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Southwestern China Forest Fire Contained After Killing Over 2 Dozen Firefighters

Tuesday, April 02, 2019

Rugged terrain in the mountainous region of the Sichuan province, including a thick layer of forest and lack of access to water, hindered efforts to put out the fire.

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Federal Auto Regulator To Investigate Hyundai, Kia Vehicle Fires

Tuesday, April 02, 2019

Reports of thousands of fires and a petition from a consumer advocacy group led the auto regulator to open new investigations into fires that were not sparked by a collision.

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New Zealand Introduces Gun Control Bill Expected To Become Law Within Weeks

Monday, April 01, 2019

The bill would ban most types of semi-automatic guns, including those used in massacres at two mosques in March. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced the proposed changes shortly after the attacks

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Afghan Vice President Survives 2nd Assassination Attempt In Less Than A Year

Monday, April 01, 2019

Taliban insurgents attacked the convoy of Vice President Abdul Rashid Dostum on Saturday. Afghan officials said he was unharmed but at least one of his guards was killed.

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New Era Name 'Reiwa' Defines Japan As Emperor Akihito Prepares To Abdicate

Monday, April 01, 2019

The new era begins on May 1 with the ascension of Crown Prince Naruhito, following the 30-year "Heisei" era of Emperor Akihito.

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Tropical Cyclone Leaves Ruin Across Mozambique, Malawi And Zimbabwe

Sunday, March 17, 2019

The cyclone made landfall in Mozambique on Thursday and has destroyed roads, bridges and homes, leaving people stranded and displacing tens of thousands.

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'Clear' Similarities Between Ethiopian And Indonesian Plane Crashes, Official Says

Sunday, March 17, 2019

The announcement follows a mass funeral for the victims of last Sunday's Ethiopian Airlines plane crash. Relatives say they were offered soil from the site of the crash.

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As Families Learn Fates Of Loved Ones, New Zealand Mourns Christchurch Victims

Saturday, March 16, 2019

A 3-year-old girl is feared dead after Friday's attack. New Zealand's prime minister has said most of the victims may be migrants and refugees.

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Photos: Youth Climate Change Demonstrations Across The World

Saturday, March 16, 2019

From St. Paul, Minn., to Stockholm, Sweden, students skipped school Friday to demand decisive action on climate change. Demonstrations were called in more than 100 countries and territories.

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Protests Mount In Algeria, Even As President Promises Transitional Government

Friday, March 15, 2019

President Abdelaziz Bouteflika announced on Monday that he would not seek reelection to a fifth term. But Algerians are demanding that he resign immediately and not prolong his nearly 20-year rule.

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N. Korea Considering Whether To Resume Nuclear, Missile Tests Amid Impasse With U.S.

Friday, March 15, 2019

Pyongyang blamed U.S. officials for the breakdown in talks in Hanoi last month and said North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will soon decide whether to end his country's voluntary moratorium on testing.

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Smithsonian Shortens Folklife Festival On National Mall To Just 2 Days

Thursday, March 14, 2019

The celebration will take place on June 29 and 30, while the original 10 days of events will be postponed to next year, in part as a result of the partial government shutdown.

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The Woman Who Calculated 31 Trillion Digits Of Pi

Thursday, March 14, 2019

Emma Haruka Iwao, who has been fascinated with the mathematical constant since childhood, set the Guinness World Record for most accurate value of pi.

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Googling Strangers: One Professor's Lesson On Privacy In Public Spaces

Sunday, March 10, 2019

Kate Klonick asked her law students at St. John's University to try to identify people they came across in public, based solely on what they said and wore. It was surprisingly easy.

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