Tag: politics
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Rotting bodies and fake ashes spur Colorado lawmakers to pass funeral home regulations
Colorado lawmakers have passed a sweeping bill to overhaul the state’s lax oversight over funeral homes after a series of horrific incidents, including sold body parts, fake ashes and the discovery of 190 decaying bodies
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Denver Center leader in Washington to rally for $5 billion theater funding bill | Arts news
Nonprofit theater companies across America are facing an existential financial crisis. Which is why Democratic lawmakers have proposed (likely doomed) legislation that would direct $1 billion annually to the struggling industry for the next five years. On Friday, Denver Center Theatre Company Artistic Director Chris Coleman was in Washington, D.C. to advocate for the legislation.…
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Turkey struggles to stop violence against women. At least 71 have been killed this year
At least 71 women have been killed in Turkey this year as activists say the country has made little progress in protecting women from abusers
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Sweden officially joins NATO after completing its accession process, ending decades of neutrality
Sweden has formally joined NATO as the 32nd member of the transatlantic military alliance, ending decades of post-World War II neutrality
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Why are clocks set forward in the spring? Thank wars, confusion and a hunger for sunlight
Once again, most Americans will set their clocks forward by one hour this weekend, losing perhaps a bit of sleep but gaining more glorious sunlight in the evenings as the days warm into summer
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State of the Union guests spotlight divide on abortion and immigration but offer some rare unity
The guest list for President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address speaks volumes about what Democrats and Republicans want to focus on as the 2024 election season heats up
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A cryptocurrency mogul arrested in Montenegro faces extradition to South Korea after a court ruling
A Montenegrin court has ruled that cryptocurrency mogul Do Kwon should be handed over to his native South Korea, the latest twist in the months-long legal procedure that followed the arrest of the Terraform Labs founder in the Balkan nation last year
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Houthi attack killed two Filipino, one Vietnamese ship crew
Two seafarers from the Philippines and another from Vietnam were killed by a Houthi missile attack on a ship in the Gulf of Aden on Wednesday, according to a statement from the vessel’s owners. Another two Filipino crew members were “severely injured,” the nation’s Department of Migrant Workers said separately. Never miss an episode. Follow…
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Modi visits Kashmir’s main city for the first time since revoking region’s semi-autonomy
Prime Minister Narendra Modi made his first official visit to Kashmir’s main city since India stripped the disputed region of its semi-autonomy in 2019