Catholic bishops' president calls for better border management, continued care for immigrants
The leader of the nation’s Catholic bishops weighed in on ongoing immigration issues during their spring meeting in Florida
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US State Department identifies 'rapidly growing and troubling trend' of forced labor linked to cyber scams
The US State Department identified a "rapidly growing and troubling trend" of "forced labor as a result of cyber scam operations," as it launched its annual human trafficking report, US Ambassador at Large to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons Cindy Dyer said Thursday.
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Jury deliberations underway in trial of gunman who massacred 11 at Pittsburgh synagogue
Jury deliberations are underway in the federal trial of a truck driver who killed 11 worshippers at a Pittsburgh synagogue in the nation’s deadliest attack on Jews
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US FDA panel weighs makeup of next COVID vaccine
By Bhanvi Satija and Sriparna Roy (Reuters) -Advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration were meeting on Thursday to
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A historic youth climate trial is happening in Montana. Here's what to know
A landmark youth climate trial is playing out in Montana, as more than a dozen young plaintiffs aged 5 to 22 said they are already being hurt by climate change-fueled wildfires, drought, reduced snowpack and impacts to wildlife.
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Republicans in Oregon Senate end six-week walkout that blocked bills on abortion, trans health care
Enough Republican members showed up in the Oregon Senate to end a six-week walkout that halted the work of the Legislature and blocked hundreds of bills, including some on abortion, transgender health care and gun safety
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An American tourist has died following an attack near Germany's Neuschwanstein Castle
A 21-year-old American woman died after being assaulted and pushed down a slope by an American man near one of Germany's most popular tourist sights, Neuschwanstein Castle, in Bavaria, according to local police.
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Jury awards $25.6 million to white Starbucks manager fired after the arrests of 2 Black men
Jurors in federal court in New Jersey have awarded $25.6 million to a former regional Starbucks manager who alleged that she and other white employees were unfairly punished by the coffee chain after the high-profile arrests of two Black men in 2018 at a Philadelphia location
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Russia tries to signal normalcy as Ukraine forces advance
By Vitalii Hnidyi SOUTHEASTERN UKRAINE Russia announced plans on Thursday to stage elections in occupied parts of Ukraine
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Man accused of killing his family members for insurance money dies in federal custody, charges against him dismissed, authorities say
Nathan Carman, the man accused of killing his mother at sea to get family and insurance money, has died in federal custody, according to a new court filing from federal prosecutors.
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Brutal heat wave to scorch US South through holiday weekend
An oppressive heat wave settled over a wide swath of the U.S. South on Thursday, bringing record-breaking temperatures
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Chinese spies breached hundreds of public, private networks, security firm says
The U.S. cybersecurity firm Mandiant says suspected state-backed Chinese hackers exploited a vulnerability in a popular email security appliance to break into the networks of hundreds of public and private sector organizations globally, nearly a third of them government agencies including foreign ministries
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