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Month: October 2022

His father was killed in a massacre at a Sikh temple. To understand why, he reached out to a former White supremacist — and formed a surprising friendship

By Harmeet Kaur, CNN When Pardeep Kaleka first contacted Arno Michaelis, he was looking for answers. It was 2012, just a few weeks after a White supremacist entered the Sikh gurdwara in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, and gunned down Kaleka’s father and five other members of his community. As Kaleka wrestled with feelings of anger, guilt

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Israel’s Haredi voters drift hard right in leadership vacuum

By ILAN BEN ZION Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — One of Israel’s most extremist politicians, known for his inflammatory anti-Arab speeches and stunts, is attracting new supporters from a previously untapped demographic — young ultra-Orthodox Jews, one of the fastest-growing segments of the country’s population. Itamar Ben-Gvir’s sharp rise in popularity in the last three

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Obama tells Midwestern voters worried about inflation that GOP is ‘not interested in solving problems’

By Eric Bradner, CNN Former President Barack Obama on Saturday sought to sway voters who are worried about inflation, warning in two key Midwestern states that Republicans seeking control of Congress have no plans to rein in prices and could target social safety net programs. Campaigning alongside Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in Detroit, and later

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In a single week in America, 4 communities confronted the aftermath of different school shootings. Then, shots rang out in another school

By Christina Maxouris, CNN Over the span of a week, four different communities across the United States have grappled with the aftermath of a school shooting. Families in Florida are reeling after a jury recommended life in prison for the gunman who killed 17 people in a Parkland high school in 2018. The shooter is

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