Tag: Social affairs
Iraqi woman who met the pope sees little chance for change
BAGHDAD — The story of Doha Sabah Abdallah's personal tragedy and loss deeply resonated with Pope Francis during his historic visit last weekend to...
Nonprofits hail anti-poverty aspects of COVID relief measure
Nonprofit advocates have hailed Congress’ passage of a $1.9 trillion pandemic relief measure that has the potential to lift millions of people out of...
Defying rules, anti-vaccine accounts thrive on social media
With vaccination against COVID-19 in full swing, social platforms like Facebook, Instagram and Twitter say they’ve stepped up their fight against misinformation that aims...
Louisiana high school boasts 4 best-album Grammy nominees
NEW ORLEANS — A New Orleans high school is celebrating Grammy nominations for four of its graduates.
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‘It’s exhausting.’ A year of distance learning wears thin
AMERICUS, Ga. — At first, many schools announced it would last only a couple weeks. A year later, the unplanned experiment with distance learning...
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week
A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though...
UK press body chief quits as Meghan racism claims roil media
LONDON — The head of a major British press organization has resigned over his response to Meghan and Harry’s television interview — the second...
Soleil Moon Frye’s doc ‘Kid 90’ is a time capsule for Gen X
NEW YORK — One thing to understand about Soleil Moon Frye is that she is a historian of her life.
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Kansas picks Emmett Jones as interim football coach
LAWRENCE, Kan. — Emmett Jones was picked as the interim football coach at Kansas on Thursday as the beleaguered school searches for a new...
Turkey detains 13 for ‘insulting’ Erdogan on Women’s Day
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish police have detained 13 people who participated in a Women’s Day march for allegedly insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, officials...