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Month: September 2023

Virginia library faces potential shutdown over funding after children’s books are challenged

By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press FRONT ROYAL, Va. (AP) — A Virginia library that traces its roots to the 18th century could soon be shuttered over a dispute about children’s books that expose readers to gay, lesbian and transgender characters. The Samuels Public Library in Front Royal is one of many libraries embroiled in conflict

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Hawaii health officials warn volcanic smog known as vog has returned during latest eruption

By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Health officials are warning the public about air-quality hazards from the latest eruption of a Hawaii volcano. Kilauea is one of the most active volcanoes in the world. The current eruption isn’t threatening infrastructure. Health officials say the eruption is bringing volcanic smog known as vog

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Investigation shows armed officer was hostage at home of Grammy winner who was killed by police

By TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Newly released investigative files in the police shooting death of a Grammy-winning sound engineer revealed there was an armed Tennessee Bureau of Investigation officer in the home when Mark Capps began threatening his family with guns on Jan. 5. The officer was the boyfriend of Capps’

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Gunmen kill Mexico Attorney General’s delegate to southern state of Guerrero

By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Gunmen have killed the representative of Mexico’s Attorney General’s office in the southern state of Guerrero. Fernando García Fernández was attacked in his vehicle near his office in the state capital of Chilpancingo on Tuesday.  The Guerrero state prosecutor’s office confirmed García’s killing and said it

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Zimbabwe’s newly reelected president appoints his son and nephew to deputy minister posts

By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Newly reelected Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa has sworn in a new Cabinet that includes one of his sons and one of his nephews. They have been appointed to deputy minister posts. Mnangagwa’s Cabinet is largely made up of loyalists. The move to appoint his 34-year-old son

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Virginia Democrat in key state House race calls sharing of pornographic videos ‘the worst gutter politics’

By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — The Democratic candidate in a competitive Virginia House district denounced reports that she and her husband had performed sexual acts on a pornographic livestreaming website, describing the sharing of those videos as “the worst gutter politics.” The existence of the sexually explicit videos, first reported by The Washington Post

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UN says Nicaragua’s human rights violations and persecution of dissidents are on the rise

By GABRIELA SELSER Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Nicaragua has increased human rights violations and persecution of the opposition as it ratchets up its efforts to stifle dissent, a United Nations group of experts monitoring the country says. The Group of Human Rights Experts on Nicaragua told the U.N. Human Rights Council Tuesday in

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