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Rare Toni Morrison short story to be published this month

Friday, January 07, 2022

"Recitatif," written by Morrison in the early 1980s, follows the lives of two women from childhood to their contrasting fortunes as adults.

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Japan approves new restrictions for areas hard hit by COVID

Friday, January 07, 2022

Japan has undergone periods of similar restrictions over the past two years. This time, the spread of the omicron variant appears to be first hitting prefectures that house the U.S. military.

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Watch Live: House Of Representatives Marks A Year Since The Violent Insurrection At The Capitol

Thursday, January 06, 2022

The House will hold a moment of silence, followed by a moderated discussion with historians and a session featuring testimonials from members who were there that day.

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China lashes out at U.S. for supporting Lithuania in feud with Beijing over Taiwan

Thursday, January 06, 2022

China lashed out at the United States over its support for the Baltic nation of Lithuania in its feud with Beijing over relations with Taiwan.

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Russia-led alliance troops have arrived in Kazakhstan after mass protests

Thursday, January 06, 2022

Russia-led alliance troops arrived in Kazakhstan on Thursday after increasingly chaotic and violent protests rocked the nation for days and resulted in dozens of people killed and hundreds injured.

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North Korea claims second successful test of hypersonic missile

Thursday, January 06, 2022

North Korea claimed Thursday to have conducted the second successful test flight of a hypersonic missile. Wednesday's launch was the North's first known weapons test in about two months.

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Unionized Starbucks workers walk out in Buffalo, citing safety worries over COVID

Wednesday, January 05, 2022

Employees of a Starbucks store in upstate New York who voted to unionize last month walked off the job, saying they lacked the staff and resources to work safely amid surging COVID-19 cases.

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126 years after the 'separate but equal' ruling, Homer Plessy is pardoned

Wednesday, January 05, 2022

Plessy was arrested trying to board a "whites-only" train car. The Supreme Court's decision in Plessy v. Ferguson ushered in an era of laws that kept schools, housing and other venues segregated.

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A Philadelphia house fire killed 13 people, including 7 children

Wednesday, January 05, 2022

"Losing so many kids is just devastating," Mayor Jim Kenney said. The four smoke alarms in the building did not appear to have been working, fire officials said.

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A Philadelphia man is free after serving 37 years because of a false witness

Wednesday, January 05, 2022

Willie Stokes, 61, was freed in a murder case marred by detectives who allegedly offered a witness sex and drugs at police headquarters in 1983 in exchange for false testimony.

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Hong Kong bans flights from U.S. and 7 other countries as omicron surges

Wednesday, January 05, 2022

Hong Kong authorities announced a two-week ban on flights from eight countries and held 2,500 passengers on a cruise ship for coronavirus testing as the city attempted to stem an omicron outbreak.

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Israel sets COVID-19 record as rule changes create whiplash

Wednesday, January 05, 2022

The omicron variant is outpacing the government's ability to make and execute clear pandemic public policy.

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Virginia officials defend response to snowy gridlock on I-95

Wednesday, January 05, 2022

There was plenty of outrage from motorists, some of whom were stranded overnight Monday into Tuesday, posting pleas for help on social media.

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Chicago public school classes are canceled after teachers union backs remote learning

Wednesday, January 05, 2022

The announcement by district officials follows the teachers union voting to switch to remote learning due to the latest COVID-19 surge. The status of classes for the rest of the week remains in limbo.

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The U.S. charges a former Colombian soldier in Haitian president's assassination

Tuesday, January 04, 2022

The U.S. government announced that it charged Mario Antonio Palacios, a 43-year-old former Colombian soldier who is one of the main suspects in the July killing of Haitian president Jovenel Moïse.

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The American Kennel Club adds 2 dog breeds, the Hungarian mudi and the Russian toy

Tuesday, January 04, 2022

An athletic Hungarian farm dog and a tiny pet of bygone Russian aristocrats are the latest breeds in the American Kennel Club's purebred lineup for 2022.

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Activists urge Tesla to close its new Xinjiang showroom

Tuesday, January 04, 2022

Tesla on Friday announced the opening of its showroom in Urumqi, the capital of Xinjiang, where officials are accused of abuses against mostly Muslim ethnic minorities.

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Western Wall prayer site's future is in doubt under Israel's fragile government

Tuesday, January 04, 2022

Israel's refusal to recognize liberal Reform and Conservative streams of Judaism has long been a point of tension with American Jews.

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First Cambodian American mayor in U.S. takes office

Tuesday, January 04, 2022

Sokhary Chau said his mother managed to keep her seven children alive for four years, surviving Cambodia's civil war to deliver them safely to the U.S.

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Teachers are on the front lines in Jan. 6 culture war

Tuesday, January 04, 2022

Teachers now are left to decide how — or whether — to instruct their students about the events that sit at the heart of the country's division.

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