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DR Congo issues death sentences for murder of UN experts
DR Congo issues death sentences for murder of UN experts

Zaida Catalan and Michael Sharp had been investigating abuses following clashes in the Kasai region. Read More

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Jan 29, 2022
A home in search of a family: Nonprofits build house for licensed foster families
A home in search of a family: Nonprofits build house for licensed foster families

By Andrew James | WLOS BUNCOMBE COUNTY, North Carolina — The need for foster families in Western North Carolina is great. More than 300 children are in foster care in Buncombe County alone, and the county does not have enough licensed foster parents...

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Jan 29, 2022
Suspect identified in Milwaukee officer shooting was out on bond
Suspect identified in Milwaukee officer shooting was out on bond

A suspect charged in the Thursday shooting of a Milwaukee Police Department officer had multiple open felony cases and an active warrant against him, county documents show. Read More

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Jan 29, 2022
Powerful nor’easter slams East Coast bringing heavy snow and strong winds to millions
Powerful nor’easter slams East Coast bringing heavy snow and strong winds to millions

Blizzard nor'easter slams East Coast as 10 million people brace winter storm Read More

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Jan 29, 2022
Lebanon’s FM goes to Kuwait with answers to Gulf suggestions
Lebanon’s FM goes to Kuwait with answers to Gulf suggestions

Lebanon’s foreign minister has headed to Kuwait to deliver answers to a list of policy suggestions made to the country by Persian Gulf nations in an attempt to end an impasse between both sides Read More

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Jan 29, 2022
Thousands displaced in Congo’s east amid rebel, army clashes
Thousands displaced in Congo’s east amid rebel, army clashes

Thousands of people in Congo have been displaced after they fled ongoing clashes between the Congolese army and M23 fighters this week Read More

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Jan 29, 2022
Russia’s daily COVID-19 count soars above 110,000
Russia’s daily COVID-19 count soars above 110,000

Russia’s daily count of new coronavirus infections has spiked above 110,000 as the highly contagious omicron variant spreads through the vast country Read More

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Jan 29, 2022
India’s Militarized Nagaland Calls for End to Army Impunity – The New York Times
India’s Militarized Nagaland Calls for End to Army Impunity – The New York Times

India’s Militarized Nagaland Calls for End to Army Impunity  The New York Times Read More

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Jan 29, 2022
Turkey’s president appoints new head of statistics agency
Turkey’s president appoints new head of statistics agency

Turkey’s president has fired the head of the Turkish Statistical Institute, which is responsible for posting official inflation statistics among other data, and returned a former justice minister to his post. Read More

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Jan 29, 2022
Ask Amy: Now I’m the jerk because I wouldn’t give in to her nagging
Ask Amy: Now I’m the jerk because I wouldn’t give in to her nagging

Dear Amy: Our kids gave us a “family” trip for Christmas, including children and grandchildren. Amy Dickinson  My sister, who is a widow, was with us at Christmas and invited herself along. I have no desire to have her along, and find it presumptuous...

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Jan 29, 2022
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