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Jewish rights group: US Rep. Conyers, other Detroit leaders abet Louis Farrakhan anti-Semitism
DETROIT (AP) — A national Jewish civil rights group has criticized Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan for making anti-Semitic statements at a Detroit church appearance and is calling on a congressman and other leaders in attendance to condemn...Tags: Freedom of the Press, Nation of Islam, Religion and Belief, Justice and Rights, Barack Obama
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Author Michelle Alexander To Be Honored At Stowe's Big Tent Jubilee
The Hartford CourantRegistration is open for the Harriet Beecher Stowe Center's big event, the Stowe Prize Big Tent Jubilee, which will take place on May 30 from 5:30 to 9 p.m. on the Stowe Center grounds, 77 Forest St., Hartford. The event will honor the 2013 Stowe...Tags: Blue Back Square, Authors, Book, Culture, Ceremonies
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Secretly Drafted Bill Would Leave Release of Some Newtown Investigative Records Up To Families
The Hartford CourantA secretly drafted bill to block release of photos, tapes of 911 calls and death certificates related to the Dec. 14 Newtown elementary school massacre could be acted on in the General Assembly as early as the end of the week, officials said Wednesday....Tags: Gun Control, Interior Policy, J Brendan Sharkey, John McKinney, Steven Mikutel
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Afghan women's rights in peril, group says
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — The number of women and girls jailed by Afghan authorities for "moral crimes" has risen by 50% in the last year and a half, an alarming statistic that reflects the Afghan government's need to step up efforts to protect women'...
Tags: Kabul (Afghanistan), Wars and Interventions, Human Rights Watch, Afghanistan, International Law
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How the Rascals got their groove back
Staff WriterIn a way, Steven Van Zandt wishes he could be in two places. Of course, the rock guitarist and actor (“The Sopranos”) would like to stay on the Wrecking Ball Tour in Europe with Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band. But he also wishes...Tags: Steven Van Zandt, Mick Jagger, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Sam Cooke, Justice and Rights
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Fighting in Sudan's Darfur region displaces 300,000: U.N. aid chief
ReutersOUTSIDE EL FASHER, Sudan (Reuters) - About 300,000 people have fled their homes due to a surge in fighting in Sudan's Darfur region this year and are now living in terrible conditions and short of food, the United Nations aid chief said on Wednesday. The...Tags: United Nations, Wars and Interventions, Rebellions, International Law, Justice and Rights
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Appeals court strikes down Arizona ban on abortions at 20 weeks
Reuters(Reuters) - A federal appeals court struck down an Arizona law on Tuesday that bans abortions from 20 weeks gestation, saying it violated "unalterably clear" U.S. Supreme Court rulings that women have a right to terminate pregnancies until a fetus is...Tags: Abortion, Executive Branch, Social Issues, Trials, U.S. Supreme Court
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Guatemala trial of Rios Montt has likely collapsed - lawyers
ReutersBy Mike McDonald GUATEMALA CITY, May 21 (Reuters) - The trial of former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt has likely collapsed after the country's top court struck down his conviction for genocide, defense and prosecution lawyers said on Tuesday....Tags: Massacres, Wars and Interventions, Punishment, Trials, Prisons
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Bill Drafted In Secret Would Block Release Of Some Newtown Massacre Records
The Hartford CourantThe staffs of the state's top prosecutor and the governor's office have been working in secret with General Assembly leaders on legislation to withhold records related to the police investigation into the Dec. 14 Newtown elementary school massacre —...Tags: Shootings, Executive Branch, Crime Victims, Criminals, Danbury
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Key House chairman slams Senate immigration bill as House immigration group struggles
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — A key House committee chairman on Wednesday sharply criticized a wide-ranging immigration bill just passed by a Senate committee, underscoring the difficulties ahead as the politically volatile measure moves forward in a divided...Tags: Democratic Party, Chuck Grassley, Al Franken, Patrick Leahy, Raul Labrador
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Los Angeles calls upon star French designers for 'Figaro' opera
ReutersLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Count Almaviva, muscles bulging and resplendent in white, struts like a peacock across the stage belting his baritone at his countess, who sits in a flowing red gown against a sparse backdrop of sleek, modernist lines. It is...Tags: Architecture, Frank Gehry, Marriage, Rodarte, Culture
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Britain offers visas to its Afghan interpreters
Reuters* Offer changes government's earlier position * Critics say it is too restricted * Campaigners press for Iraqi-style deal By Mark Anderson LONDON, May 22 (Reuters) - Around 600 interpreters who serve alongside British soldiers in Afghanistan are to be...Tags: David Cameron, Migration, Wars and Interventions, Afghanistan, United Kingdom
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