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African leaders gather for summit to address growing humanitarian needs on the continent

African leaders have gathered for a summit in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, to address growing humanitarian needs on the continent, which is also facing increased violent extremism, climate change challenges and a run of military coups. Leaders on Friday called for

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A human-trafficking case exposed farmworker abuses. The government is promising change

In response to a letter from Sen. Jon Ossoff, Homeland Security said it plans to begin the process to create new rules to increase protections for farmworkers. (Image credit: Gosia Wozniacka/AP)

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‘The wrong decision’: Texas shooting press conference reveals more details on police response – NBC News

‘The wrong decision’: Texas shooting press conference reveals more details on police response  NBC News Father of Uvalde Shooter Salvador Ramos Is Sorry for School Shooting  The Daily Beast She smeared blood on herself and played dead: 11-year-old reveals chilling details of

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An AI Company Scraped Billions of Photos For Facial Recognition. Regulators Can’t Stop It

More and more privacy watchdogs around the world are standing up to Clearview AI, a U.S. company that has collected billions of photos from the internet without people’s permission. The company, which uses those photos for its facial recognition software,

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How undated ballots could affect Pennsylvania’s GOP Senate race and voters’ rights

Mail-in ballots that arrived on time but in envelopes missing dates handwritten by voters have been a flashpoint in recent elections in the key swing state, including a close Republican primary race. (Image credit: Matt Slocum/AP)

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UK PM Johnson faces new call to resign over ‘partygate’

LONDON (Reuters) – A Conservative lawmaker submitted a letter of no confidence in Boris Johnson on Friday and another quit a role as an assistant to Britain’s interior minister, putting new pressure on the prime minister over illegal parties at

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Harry, Meghan to attend queen’s jubilee service: biographer

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are set to attend a cathedral service early next month as part of celebrations for Queen Elizabeth II’s Jubilee year, their biographer said Friday. Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, stepped down from royal

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How Does It End? Fissures Emerge Over What Constitutes Victory in Ukraine

Differing objectives foreshadow a coming debate about what position President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine and his Western allies would take if negotiations to end the conflict finally get going.

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Officials call it the ‘wrong decision’ to delay confronting the Uvalde school shooter

Col. Steven McCraw of the Texas Department of Public Safety said Friday that the incident commander believed responders were dealing with a barricaded subject rather than an active shooter. (Image credit: Dario Lopez-Mills/AP)

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NRA opens gun convention in Texas after school massacre – The Associated Press – en Español

NRA opens gun convention in Texas after school massacre  The Associated Press – en Español Musicians cancel performances at upcoming NRA convention in wake of Uvalde shooting  CNN Key Republicans pull out of NRA forum as political pressure mounts  CNN Lt. Gov. Dan

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