A worker cleans an area in the historical Sunehri mosque, ahead of the upcoming Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, in Peshawar, Pakistan, Wednesday, March 22, 2023. Muslims across the world will be observing the Ramadan, when they refrain from eating, drinking and smoking from dawn to...
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It’s a ‘crime’: See D.A. vet shred Trump defense on ‘likely’ indictment in NY
The legal and political world is on edge after Donald Trump predicted his own arrest and braces for a possible indictment in New York, while also facing probes in Washington and Georgia. Former Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Dan Horwitz joins MSNBC Chief Legal Correspondent Ari Melber,...
Continue reading...Suspect in deadly Toronto banquet hall stabbing turns himself in to police
A suspect wanted in connection with a deadly stabbing at a Toronto banquet hall earlier this month has been arrested and charged after he surrendered to police on Wednesday.
Continue reading...Netanyahu seeks to soothe U.S. concerns over settlement law repeal
Israeli military reservists protest against plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahus government to overhaul the judicial system, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, March 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty) (Oded Balilty / Associated Press) Netanyahu seeks to soothe U.S. concerns over settlement law repeal LAURIE KELLMAN March...
Continue reading...Red Cross says violence displaced more Colombians in 2022
FILE – Photos of people who disappeared during Colombias internal conflict hang at the entrance of Virgilio Barco Public Library, the site of hearings before the Special Jurisdiction for Peace regarding kidnappings by the Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) during Colombias internal conflict in Bogota, Colombia,...
Continue reading...A quarter of world population lacks safe drinking water, U.N. report says
People get drinking water from a water collecting point at a slum area, in Karachi, Pakistan, Tuesday, March 21, 2023. World Water Day will be observed on March 22, to aim to highlight the importance of freshwater and advocate for sustainable management of this vital resource....
Continue reading...Uganda’s anti-gay bill is ‘deeply troubling,’ U.N. rights chief says
FILE – A Ugandan man is seen during the third Annual Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Pride celebrations in Entebbe, Uganda on Aug. 9, 2014. Ugandan lawmakers passed a bill Tuesday, March 21, 2023 prescribing jail terms of up to 10 years for offenses related...
Continue reading...Bennet sends letter to Big Tech giants over creepy chatbot stories
As companies race to develop artificial intelligence chatbots, Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet of Colorado is concerned about the potential harm to children.
Continue reading...Getting safe water a struggle for many of Venezuela’s poor
Franklin Caceres fills up tanks with water which it pumps from a groundwater well in the Petare neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, March 20, 2023. Caceres supplies water to more than 400 people in the upper sector of Petare as the celebration of World Water Day...
Continue reading...DeSantis to expand ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law to all grades
FILE – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis answers questions from the media in the Florida Cabinet following his State of the State address during a joint session of the Senate and House of Representatives, Tuesday, March 7, 2023, at the state Capitol in Tallahassee, Fla. DeSantis administration...
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