70 years after landmark court ruling, US schools still segregated

WASHINGTON — Seventy years ago this week, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled separating children in schools by race was unconstitutional. On paper, that decision — the fabled Brown v. Board of Education, taught in most every American clas ...

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Saturday, 18 May 2024
Roundup: Death toll rises to 7 in storm-battered Houston

Downtown Houston hit by tornado was the center of the havoc with shattered glass from highrise buildings sprawled across streets. HOUSTON, May 17 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from destructive storms battering Housto ...

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Saturday, 18 May 2024
Zelenskyy warns Russia could step up offensive: AFP interview

Kyiv, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in an interview with AFP on Friday warned Russia could intensify its offensive and said Kyiv would only accept a ‘fair peace’ despite the West’s calls for a quick solution. ...

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Saturday, 18 May 2024
In Brazil’s flooded south, secret mission recovered thousands of guns

Sao Paulo, Brazil — A group of volunteers working to save people from the floods in southern Brazil contend they were misled into participating in an operation to remove several thousand firearms from the airport of Rio Grande do Su ...

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Saturday, 18 May 2024