An 84-year-old white man has been charged with armed assault, and the Clay County prosecutor said Monday there was a racial component to the case.
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Supreme Court to deliver answer in religious mailman’s case on Sunday work
Lower courts have sided with the Postal Service, which says Gerald Groff’s demand for Sundays off meant extra work for other employees and caused tension.
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Nonprofits scramble for help as fewer people volunteer
A recent survey shows that formal volunteer participation dropped 7 percentage points between 2019 and 2021 – the largest decrease the survey has recorded since a version of it started in 2002.
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George Mitchell, in Northern Ireland, urges end to political impasse
The former U.S. senator from Maine, whose negotiations led to the Good Friday Agreement, marks 25 years since the deal largely ended bloodshed there.
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Chinese secret police station in New York leads to arrests
Two cases are part of a series of Justice Department prosecutions aimed at disrupting Chinese government efforts to suppress the speech of America pro-democracy activists and others who are openly critical of Beijing’s policies.
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U.S. ambassador visits reporter accused by Russia of spying
Ambassador Lynne Tracy said Evan Gershkovich ‘is in good health and remains strong.’
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Trump’s House Republican allies take fight to Manhattan DA’s turf
Democrats said the hearing was a partisan stunt aimed at amplifying conservative anger at Alvin Bragg, Manhattan’s first Black district attorney.
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Plans for religious charter school push church-state debate into new territory
The Conversation: Using public funds to support students at private religious schools, such as was litigated in a Maine case, is one thing, but establishing faith-based institutions within public districts is another.
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Battles intensify between army, rivals in Sudan; civilian deaths reach 97
The toll is likely much higher because there are many bodies in the streets around central Khartoum that no one can reach because of the clashes.
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Jared Golden floats compromise to fend off debt crisis in Washington
Lawmaker urges president and the U.S. House speaker to cut a deal on the budget to prevent a federal default on debt payments.