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Migrants clash with Greek authorities in push to exit Turkey

Tensions escalated Saturday on Greece’s border with Turkey as migrants attempting to get into Europe faced off with Greek police. Authorities used tear gas to try and disperse a group of migrants armed with rocks who tried to tear down

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Migrants clash with Greek authorities in push to exit Turkey

Tensions escalated Saturday on Greece’s border with Turkey as migrants attempting to get into Europe faced off with Greek police. Authorities used tear gas to try and disperse a group of migrants armed with rocks who tried to tear down

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Pope Francis to stream video of Sunday prayer to screens in Saint Peter’s Square

Pope Francis’s Angelus prayer on Sunday will be livestreamed in a break with centuries-old tradition, the Vatican announced as the number of coronavirus deaths in Italy soared past 200. Worldwide, the number of cases now exceeds 100,000 and the overall

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How women in Iowa are leading farmland conservation efforts

Each year, produce like corn and soybeans are grown on millions of acres of Iowa farmland. While the bulk of the farming is conducted by men, roughly half of the state’s farmland is owned, or co-owned, by women. Mark Bittman

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How women in Iowa are leading farmland conservation efforts

Each year, produce like corn and soybeans are grown on millions of acres of Iowa farmland. While the bulk of the farming is conducted by men, roughly half of the state’s farmland is owned, or co-owned, by women. Mark Bittman

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Voter suppression continues 55 years after ‘Bloody Sunday’

Fifty-five years ago today, hundreds of civil rights marchers were attacked by state troopers in Selma, Alabama. The violent assault came to be known as “Bloody Sunday,” and set in motion the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

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Iran Sanctions Aggravate Coronavirus Crisis

Have years of U.S. sanctions and efforts to isolate Iran affected the ability to get information about –- or aid to help control –- the coronavirus, as it continues to spread?

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Cuomo declares state of emergency in New York as coronavirus cases rise – Vox.com

Cuomo declares state of emergency in New York as coronavirus cases rise  Vox.com New York Governor Cuomo declares state of emergency  CNN Save our city: Mayor de Blasio’s war on NYC’s middle class  New York Post Coronavirus in N.Y.C.: Why Closing Public Schools

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Report: PM’s associates promise benefits for Arabs if Joint List opposes Gantz

Channel 13 says Netanyahu confidants have offered Arab lawmakers carrots if they don’t back Gantz for PM, block attempt to legislate against the premier

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AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s sunny side up take on coronavirus

As the stock market convulses, airline schedules buckle and businesses worry their overseas supply lines will snap, President Donald Trump is looking on the sunny side of an economy clouded by the coronavirus.

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