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Louisiana is sued for requiring display of Ten Commandments in classrooms

25 Jun 2024

By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) -Louisiana was sued on Monday over a new law requiring the display of the Ten Commandments in all public school classrooms in the state. The complaint said displaying the Ten Commandments violates the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, and “simply cannot be reconciled with the fundamental religious-freedom principles that animated …

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Texas woman accused of attempting to drown 3-year-old Palestinian-American

24 Jun 2024

By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) – A Texas woman has been accused of the attempted drowning of a 3-year-old Palestinian-American Muslim girl, and police on Monday said the incident was motivated by bias and the suspect made racially motivated statements. The incident occurred in May but gained media attention on Monday after the Council on American …

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NTSB inspecting key components from ship that struck Maryland bridge

24 Jun 2024

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The National Transportation Safety Board said on Monday it is inspecting key electrical components that were removed from the cargo ship Dali that crashed into a Maryland bridge in March, killing six people and destroying the Patapsco River crossing. In May, the NTSB said the Dali lost electrical power several …

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Mexico, US officials agree on security plan to protect avocado inspectors

24 Jun 2024

By Cassandra Garrison and Lizbeth Diaz MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Officials in Mexico and the United States agreed to new security terms to protect U.S. health safety inspectors of avocados and mangos after an incident earlier this month prompted a pause on the checks, the governor of Mexico’s top avocado growing state said on Monday. …

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Arkansas nurse was treating mass shooting victim when she herself was killed

24 Jun 2024

By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) – One of the four people killed in a mass shooting at an Arkansas grocery was a 23-year-old nurse who was shot dead while treating another victim, police said on Sunday. “Instead of fleeing the store, she stopped to render aid in one of the most selfless acts I’ve ever seen,” …

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Heat wave scorches US East Coast as dangerous temperatures expand to West

24 Jun 2024

(Reuters) – More than 100 million people across the U.S. were under heat warnings on Sunday, with cities on the East Coast bracing for record-breaking temperatures as the heat dome causing the dangerous conditions expands to the West Coast. Baltimore and Philadelphia are forecast to touch records near 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 degrees Celsius) on …

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Trump courts Black voters in Philadelphia, asks Christians to back him one last time

23 Jun 2024

By Nathan Layne and Gram Slattery PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) -Donald Trump made two speeches on Saturday, urging Christian supporters to go to the polls for him one last time and courting Black voters in Philadelphia by promising to fix a city “ravaged by bloodshed” even as data shows a decline in violent crime. If elected in …

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