While marchers were largely peaceful, violence by radicals marred the message, notably in Paris.
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Canadian folk singer Gordon Lightfoot dies at 84
His 1965 debut album ‘Lightfoot!’ ushered in a new folk voice.
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U.S. to lift most federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates next week
Vaccine requirements for federal workers and federal contractors, as well as foreign air travelers to the U.S., will end May 11.
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Supreme Court to consider case involving fishing boat monitor pay
The lawsuit over fishing monitors is part of a long-standing fight between commercial fishing groups and the federal government over who pays for data collection and regulatory compliance.
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U.S. says 20,000 Russians killed in Ukraine war since December
The White House says it now estimates that just since December Russia has suffered 100,000 casualties as Ukraine has rebuffed a heavy assault in eastern Ukraine.
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House speaker says Russia must pull out of Ukraine
Kevin McCarthy blistered Russia’s ‘killing of the children’ and distanced himself from some in the Republican party who oppose additional major U.S. aid to Ukraine.
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Judge blocks Missouri rule that would limit transgender care for adults, children
The unique rule would require adults and children to undergo more than a year of therapy and fulfill several other requirements before they could receive gender-affirming treatments such as puberty blockers, hormones and surgery.
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Growing search for Texas gunman who killed 5 enters 3rd day
On Monday, a heavy presence of police converged in an area where the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office reported a possible sighting of the suspect, but later said none of the persons were found to be 38-year-old Francisco Oropeza.
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First Republic Bank seized, sold to JPMorgan Chase
Regulators have seized troubled First Republic Bank and sold all of its deposits and most of its assets to JPMorgan Chase Bank in a bid to head off further banking turmoil in the U.S.
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Man who lost wife, son in Texas mass shooting tells story
The suspect, 38-year-old Francisco Oropeza, remained at large late Sunday despite a search involving more than 200 police from multiple jurisdictions.