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The NAACP names ex-DOJ civil rights chief Kristen Clarke as its top lawyer

The NAACP, the oldest civil rights organization in the U.S., has hired a former Biden Justice Department official to head its legal advocacy work. Kristen Clarke, who previously led the DOJ's...

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Pope Leo XIV taps an Australian church lawyer as Vatican's chief legal expert

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV filled one of the most important Vatican vacancies on Wednesday by tapping an Australian church lawyer to serve as the Holy See’s chief legal expert. ...

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Means' surgeon general nomination is stalled as senators question her experience and vaccine stance

NEW YORK (AP) — Wellness influencer Dr. Casey Means’ nomination to be U.S. surgeon general is stalled a month after senators of both major political parties grilled her on vaccines and other health...

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Hong Kong bookstore staff reportedly arrested for selling Jimmy Lai's biography

HONG KONG (AP) — A Hong Kong bookstore owner and his staff were reportedly arrested on suspicion of selling seditious publications, including a biography of jailed pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai, sparking...

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As border dynamics change, priest keeps ministering to migrants and deportees

Over the past five years at the U.S.-Mexico border, the Rev. Brian Strassburger has gone from ministering to throngs of asylum-seekers in overcrowded shelters to celebrating Mass with detained and deported...

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Denmark's 'kingmaker' could decide who will lead its next government after inconclusive election

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark’s foreign minister and his centrist party are expected to decide who will lead the Scandinavian country’s next government after Tuesday’s parliamentary elections...

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Hungary will cut natural gas supplies to Ukraine until Russian oil deliveries resume

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary will gradually cut off gas supplies to Ukraine until Russian oil deliveries resume through the Druzhba pipeline, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Wednesday. ...

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Hawaii digs out from another round of flooding after a surprise downpour, in photos

Crews on Tuesday began evaluating damage from a surprise downpour that sent floodwaters raging through a neighborhood near downtown Honolulu — the latest bout in a series of storms and flooding that...

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Trump showed off a classified map during a 2022 plane trip, letter from Democratic lawmaker alleges

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump showed off a classified map on a 2022 flight to his New Jersey golf club and held onto a record from his first term that was so sensitive only six people would...

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South Africa arrests 12 senior police officers on suspicion of corruption

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Anti-graft investigators in South Africa have arrested 12 senior police officers on allegations of corruption and fraud, prosecutors said Wednesday. The arrests come...

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