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May 28 2023
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Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan looks to hold onto power in presidential run-off
ANKARA, Turkey It’s one of the most hotly contested presidential elections in recent times, but at the Arjantin İlkokulu elementary school in Turkey’s capital Ankara, the mood was quiet, orderly and calm. There was no pushing and shoving as voters waited in short lines to decide whether the country’s long-time leader Recep Tayyip Erdoğan stretches his rule into a third decade or is unseated by
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Jun 02 2023
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Civil rights groups condemn Alabama’s ban on collegiate transgender athletes as wrong and unnecessary
In response to Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signing a law prohibiting higher education institutions from allowing transgender people to participate in sports, civil rights groups say the law’s consequences go “far beyond an athlete’s college eligibility.” “Its only purpose is to shame transgender people publicly,” said Dillon Nettles, the policy and advocacy director at the ACLU of Alabama. “The
AL.com
May 25 2023
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Memorial Day 2023: What's Open, Closed Around Falls Church
The holiday is a time to remember those who have died serving in the U.S. armed forces as well as a kickoff to the summer season. A Falls Church Memorial Day Ceremony will be hosted by the Greater Falls Church Veterans Council at 11 a.m. on May 29 before the Memorial Day Parade at 2 p.m. and amid a festival from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Some services around Falls Church are closed or modified for the
Patch.com
Oct 04 2022
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Abbott and O’Rourke Trade Blows in Texas’ Lone Gubernatorial Debate
For an hour in a largely empty room, Gov. Greg Abbott and challenger Beto O’Rourke locked horns over Texas’ most contentious issues in the first and last debate of the governor’s race.
There was no live audience to witness the two fire shots at one another over their accused failings, occasionally speaking over their time limits — and one another.
It was the first time the
The Texan
May 30 2023
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New Mount Vernon Officers Graduate From Westchester Police Academy
"We want to congratulate the Mount Vernon Officers that graduated from the Zone Three Police Academy as well as all of the other graduates from Departments throughout the region," Mount Vernon Police Department officials said on Facebook. "Serve Mount Vernon well, with dignity and respect." County Executive George Latimer, Deputy County Executive Ken Jenkins and Acting Public Safety
Patch.com
Jun 13 2022
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Ohio Shrinks Training Requirement for Teachers to Carry Guns From 700 Hours to 24
Ohio Republican Gov. Mike DeWine on Monday signed into law a bill that cuts the number of training hours that teachers, principals, and other school staff must complete in order to carry guns from about 700 hours to a mere 24.
Under the new legislation, school personnel will only have to complete four scenario-based training hours, in addition to 20 hours covering first aid, the history
RollingStone.com
Jun 04 2023
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Two Remain Missing in Iowa Apartment Collapse After Rescuers Locate One Body
The family of one of the missing people from the Davenport, Iowa apartment building collapse say his body has been recovered. Branden Colvin Sr's family said they were told on Saturday that his remains have been recovered from the building which collapsed May 28. His son, who bears his name, graduated from high school on Saturday, CNN reports. “He’s proud of me. He is the reason I was even
The Messenger
Jun 04 2023
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Biden's CDC pick laughs while recalling collaborations on COVID restrictions across different states
President Biden's reported new pick for The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) director Mandy Cohen recalled multiple collaborations between health officials across different states during a 2022 interview, and laughed over an apparent interaction about not letting them "play professional football," videos show. Cohen, during a seminar series at Duke University's Fuqua School of
Fox News Digital
Mar 13 2023
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4 people shot dead, baby found unharmed in Dallas apartment; 2 arrested
Two suspects are in custody in connection with a deadly mass shooting that left four people dead inside of a northwest Dallas apartment building on Sunday night, police said. Authorities say a baby was also inside the residence but not injured. Officers responded to a call reporting the shooting just after 7 p.m. local time, according to the Dallas Police Department. In a news release issued
CBS News (Online)
Apr 19 2023
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Ralph Yarl's Classmates Demand Justice at Unity Walk
Ralph Yarl’s classmates gathered for a unity walk Tuesday, April 18, to show their support for the Black 16-year-old, who was just released from the hospital after being shot twice by a white man last week. Per KSHB 41 in Kansas City, about 1,500 students and some staff marched around the Staley High School campus, holding posters and chanting, “We love you Ralph” and “Justice for Ralph.” A
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