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How Republicans Are Weaponizing Critical Race Theory Ahead of Midterms October 22, 2021
Republicans hope that concerns about critical race theory can help them in the midterm elections. The issue has torn apart one Wisconsin suburb.
Blackfeet Nation Mourns Longtime Leader Chief Earl Old Person October 24, 2021
Over four days in Montana, members honored Chief Earl Old Person, who led the tribe and preserved its history for more than 60 years.
Mohamed Noor Receives Shorter Sentence in Fatal Shooting of Justine Ruszczyk October 21, 2021
Mohamed Noor shot a resident who had called 911 seeking help. His conviction was seen as a rare example of an officer facing serious consequences for an unjustified shooting.
Ashley M. Jones Is Named Poet Laureate in Alabama October 21, 2021
Ashley M. Jones, whose latest collection is called “Reparations Now!,” is unflinching in her criticism of those in power and the myriad inequalities in American life.
How Misinformation Threatened a Montana National Heritage Area October 24, 2021
Civic boosters in central Montana hoped for some federal money to promote tourism. A disinformation campaign got in the way.
Remove a Confederate Statue? A Tennessee City Did This Instead. October 24, 2021
Some residents want the monument removed. In the meantime, Franklin, Tenn., erected a statue of a U.S. Colored Troops soldier, broadening the way the community memorializes the Civil War.
Victims of Charlottesville Rally Argue the Violence Was Planned October 24, 2021
The civil trial that starts Monday will examine whether the far-right organizers had plotted to foment violence. They have countered that bloodshed stemmed from self-defense.
Colombia Announces Capture of Leader of Major Drug Cartel October 24, 2021
The arrest of Dairo Antonio Úsuga, widely known as Otoniel, was a victory for Colombia’s president, who has been struggling to contain persistent violence.

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Poor countries to be offered extra funding to break Cop26 impasse October 24, 2021
Climate finance plan needed to gain backing of developing nations for any deal at Glasgow talksPoorer countries are to be offered billions of dollars more in funding to cope with the impacts of climate breakdown in an effort to break the impasse between developed and developing countries at the UN Cop26 climate summit.The UK government, as Cop26 host, will u […]
Colombia’s president hails capture of cartel boss Dairo Antonio Úsuga October 24, 2021
Úsuga, one of South America’s most wanted men, arrested at rainforest hideout after massive manhuntColombia’s president, Iván Duque, has celebrated the downfall of “the most feared drug trafficker on Earth” after one of South America’s most wanted men was captured at his rainforest hideout following a massive manhunt involving hundreds of troops as well as U […]
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s husband on second hunger strike in effort to free her October 24, 2021
Richard Ratcliffe seeks to persuade Foreign Office to do more to secure wife’s release from prison in IranThe husband of the jailed British-Iranian dual national Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has gone on hunger strike for a second time in an attempt to persuade the UK foreign secretary to do more to bring his wife back from detention in Iran. His hunger strike i […]
German police halt armed far-right vigilantes on Polish border October 24, 2021
Weapons seized after call from far-right party for members to prevent migrants from entering countryGerman police say they have stopped more than 50 far-right vigilantes armed with pepper spray, a bayonet, a machete and batons who were trying to patrol the Polish border to stop migrants entering the country.The vigilantes were following a call by the Third W […]
Sprinter Alex Quiñónez, 2019 world bronze medallist, shot dead in Ecuador October 24, 2021
Quiñónez, 32, reportedly killed outside a shopping centreCountry’s president pledges to ‘act forcefully’ in responseSprinter Alex Quiñónez has been killed in his home country of Ecuador. The 32-year-old, who finished third in the 200m at the World Athletics Championships in Doha two years ago, was reportedly shot dead outside a shopping centre in the port ci […]
Home Office refuses to reveal details of Afghans’ resettlement October 24, 2021
Complaints emerge of ‘chaotic’ system as local councils try to find suitable homes for refugees‘I was born in war’: one Afghan family’s joy at resettlement in UKThe Home Office will not say how many of the airlifted Afghans qualify to be rehoused in the UK and has refused to reveal how many families have already moved out of hotels and into homes.By calling […]
BVI inquiry hears claims of systemic corruption and jury intimidation October 24, 2021
Allegations aired against senior figures include selective granting of citizenship and drug runningAllegations of systemic corruption, cronyism, jury intimidation and misuse of public funds are being aired in a courtroom in the British Virgin Islands (BVI) after the UK government set up a commission of inquiry into mis-governance in the British overseas terr […]
Turkey’s move to expel ambassadors over activist’s jailing risks widening rift with west October 24, 2021
Envoys from 10 countries – including US, Germany and France – to be declared persona non grataA decision by the Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, to declare 10 ambassadors – including those from seven Nato allies – as persona non grata threatens to open the biggest rift with the west during his two decades in power.Representatives from the US, Canada, […]

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Colombia's most wanted drug lord Otoniel captured October 24, 2021
The US had placed a $5m bounty on the head of Dairo Antonio Úsuga, better known as Otoniel.
Uganda: Suspected bomb attack in Kampala after terror warnings October 24, 2021
The suspected terrorist bombing comes a week after the UK warned about a possible attack.
Halyna Hutchins: Vigil held in New Mexico for cinematographer October 24, 2021
The cinematographer was fatally shot by a prop gun while filming for western movie Rust.
German far-right group attempt to block migrants October 24, 2021
Police have stopped vigilantes armed with batons, pepper spray and a machete at the Polish border.
Kobe Bryant's wife Vanessa first heard of his death online October 24, 2021
Vanessa Bryant said she learned about the death of her husband by seeing "RIP Kobe" notifications.
The Gravedigger's Wife: Somali love story wins Africa's top film prize at Fespaco October 24, 2021
Somali film The Gravedigger's Wife focuses on the lengths people go to save a loved one.
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe: Husband begins new hunger strike in London October 24, 2021
Aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe is distraught at the prospect of returning to jail, her husband Richard says.
Picasso masterpieces fetch nearly $110m at Las Vegas auction October 24, 2021
The works, which were owned by MGM Resorts, featured in the Picasso Restaurant at the Bellagio Hotel.

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