Saturday, 10 June 2023

Mass slated in solidarity with LGBTQ Catholics canceled after protests

Officials say a Roman Catholic Mass to be held in western Pennsylvania this weekend in solidarity with LGBTQ Catholics has been canceled at the request of the diocese after protesting emails and calls, some of them threatening

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Friday, 9 June 2023

Hundreds of journalists strike to demand leadership change at biggest US newspaper chain

Journalists at two dozen local newspapers across the U.S. walked off the job Monday to demand an end to painful cost-cutting measures and a change of leadership at Gannett, the country’s biggest newspaper chain

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Thursday, 8 June 2023

Prosecutor seeks death penalty against Kansas man accused of killing two sons

A prosecutor says he will seek the death penalty for a 43-year-old Kansas man accused of killing his two sons before fleeing to Oklahoma

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23 freight cars, new vehicles heavily damaged in train derailment in northern Arizona

Authorities say a freight train has derailed in northern Arizona involving 23 cars, but no injuries have been reported

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Wednesday, 7 June 2023

Land trusts offer an innovative way to help the middle class afford a home

Makeisha Robey grew up in a three-bedroom house and always wanted to provide the same for her children

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The story behind Juneteenth and how it became a federal holiday

Many Americans will be marking Juneteenth this month

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Tuesday, 6 June 2023

Portland, Oregon, to clear sidewalk tents to settle suit with people with disabilities

The city of Portland, Oregon, will take steps to remove tents blocking sidewalks under a tentative settlement announced Thursday in a lawsuit brought by people with disabilities

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Sunday, 4 June 2023

California attorney general says Florida responsible for flying migrants to Sacramento

California's attorney general says the state of Florida appears to have arranged for a group of South American migrants to be dropped off outside a Sacramento church

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Today in History: June 5, Robert F. Kennedy assassinated

Today in History Today is Monday, June 5, the 156th day of 2023. There are 209 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On June 5, 1968, Sen. Robert F. Kennedy was shot and mortally wounded after claiming victory in California’s Democratic presidential primary at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles; assassin Sirhan Bishara Sirhan was arrested at the scene. On this date: In 1794, Congress passed the Neutrality Act, which prohibited Americans from taking part in any military action against a country that was at peace with the United States. In 1950, the U.S. Supreme Court, in Henderson v. United States, struck down racially segregated railroad dining cars. In 1967, war erupted in the Middle East. Israel, anticipating a possible attack by its Arab neighbors, launched a series of airfield strikes that destroyed nearly the entire Egyptian air force; Syria, Jordan and Iraq immediately entered the conflict. In 1975, Egypt reopened the Suez Canal to international...

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Virginia State Police: Rescuers have located plane that crashed after flying over nation’s capital, no survivors found

Virginia State Police: Rescuers have located plane that crashed after flying over nation’s capital, no survivors found

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Australian official pardons woman who has spent 20 years in prison for killing her 4 children

Australian official pardons woman who has spent 20 years in prison for killing her 4 children

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Russia says it thwarted large Ukrainian attack in Donetsk; unclear if this was start of Ukrainian counteroffensive

Russia says it thwarted large Ukrainian attack in Donetsk; unclear if this was start of Ukrainian counteroffensive

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Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi calls on US audience to stand up for 'modern India'

Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi pressed criticism of his country’s leadership during a speech in New York on Sunday

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