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Month: February 2022

UN urges accountability for escalating violence in Haiti,

By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council  is calling for those responsible for violence in Haiti to be held accountable. And it expressed deep concern at the Caribbean nation’s “ongoing and protracted crises” including escalating gang violence.  Council members urged all political stakeholders “to engage constructively to address

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Balearic Islands suspends games to protest referee violence

MADRID (AP) — Spain’s Balearic Islands have canceled amateur soccer games this weekend to protest against violence toward referees. The regional soccer federation for the Mediterranean archipelago says it is suspending all games this weekend for the soccer competitions under its control, which includes fifth- and sixth-division matches and futsal. The decision comes after referees

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The cooldown begins soon

Happy Friday, Central Oregon! Our skies will stay mostly clea,r and we can once again look for lows scattered through the 20s Friday night. Saturday will be equally mild, but we will add a few clouds as the next system moves in from the northwest. With those clouds will come some colder air. We will

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Workers find a box under a Jefferson Davis Confederate monument. The Black History Museum will decide its future

By Christina Zdanowicz, CNN While dismantling the pedestal that once held a Jefferson Davis statue in Richmond, Virginia, workers on Wednesday discovered a box encased in stone, the city said. “Until we see what’s inside, it’s just a box, but most historians believe it is a time capsule,” James Nolan, the mayor’s press secretary wrote to CNN on Friday. Protesters

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