Overall, women and girls in South Sudan live a ‘hellish existence,’ a U.N. commission reported last year.
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Route to Super Bowl dangerous for Mexico’s avocado haulers
Police provide escorts for the trucks brave enough to face roads beset by drug cartels, thieves and kidnap gangs.
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Sri Lanka marks independence anniversary amid economic woes
Many citizens are angry, anxious and in no mood to celebrate in the bankrupt nation.
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Ahead of State of the Union, Biden sees economic glow, Republicans see gloom
Going into Tuesday’s State of the Union address, President Biden sees a nation with a bright economic future.
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50-car train derailment causes big fire, evacuations in Ohio
Twenty of the train’s 100 cars were classified as carrying hazardous materials
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U.S. downs suspected Chinese spy balloon off Atlantic, drawing a threat from China
The presence of the balloon this week dealt a severe blow to already strained U.S.-Chinese relations.
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In Tyre Nichols’ neighborhood, Black residents fear police
The fatal beating of Nichols by five police officers tells the story many residents know by heart: that any encounter, including traffic stops, can be deadly if you’re Black.
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Dozens of soldiers freed in Russia-Ukraine prisoner swap
At least three civilians have been killed in Ukraine over the past 24 hours as Russian forces struck nine regions in the country’s south, north, and east.
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EU prepares more Russia sanctions as Kremlin readies offensive
The package will target Moscow’s wartime technology and take aim in particular at components used in the manufacturing of drones.
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Two gang members arrested in California shooting that killed 6
The victims, including a teen mother and her baby, were gunned down Jan. 16 in rural Goshen.