Tag: politics
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Ex-Honduran president defends himself at New York drug trafficking trial
Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández took the witness stand in his defense at his New York trial, denying that he teamed up with drug dealers to protect them in return for millions of dollars in bribes
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Liberty University will pay $14 million, the largest fine ever levied under the federal Clery Act
The U.S. Department of Education says Liberty University has agreed to pay an unprecedented $14 million fine after the large Christian school in Virginia failed to disclose information about crimes on campus
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Lazio fan arrested for Hitler salute as supporters sing fascist songs in Munich beer hall
One Italian fan among about 100 Lazio supporters who sang fascist songs in the beer hall where Adolf Hitler founded the Nazi party has been arrested and fined for giving a Hitler salute
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The Spanish region of Catalonia offers women and girls free and reusable menstruation products
Spain’s Catalonia region rolled out this week a pioneering women’s health initiative that offers millions of women and girls reusable menstruation products for free
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UK government says Kate to appear in June for a ceremony. But the announcement has caused confusion
Britain’s government appears to have made an embarrassing mistake after it advertised that Kate, the Princess of Wales, will attend a Trooping the Color ceremony in June, apparently before consulting palace officials
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Paris won’t allow tourists free access to the Olympics opening ceremony along the Seine River
The French government says tourists won’t be allowed to watch the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics for free
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The trip to Margaritaville can soon be made on the Jimmy Buffett Highway
Iconic Florida singer Jimmy Buffet named one of his albums “A1A” in honor of the coastal highway that winds through about 340 miles along the state’s Atlantic Coast, and now Florida is about to return the honor
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Palace won’t confirm whether Kate Middleton will be well enough for June event
The day after Kate Middleton was seen for the first time in two months — in a grainy photo and being driven in a car by her mother near Windsor Castle — confusion erupted in the U.K. Tuesday over whether she’ll be well enough in June to play an important role in the annual Trooping…
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Commercial air tours over New Mexico’s Bandelier National Monument will soon be prohibited
Officials say commercial air tours over New Mexico’s Bandelier National Monument and within a half-mile outside its park boundary will soon be prohibited
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State funeral for former Canadian Prime Minister Mulroney to be held March 23
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says a state funeral for former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney will be held on March 23 in Montreal