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Iowa school district agrees to deal with racial harassment
[ad_1] OTTUMWA, Iowa — A southeast Iowa school district failed to protect a Black student from pervasive racial harassment and now must take steps…
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Vandalism at Missouri elementary school includes a swastika
[ad_1] Police in Springfield, Missouri, are investigating after vandals spray-painted a swastika during a vandalism spree at an elementary school that is under construction…
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Minnesota board accepts anti-drug aid for minority students
[ad_1] FARIBAULT, Minn. — A southern Minnesota school district voted Monday to accept a $1.1 million state grant meant to help curb drug use…
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Supreme Court taking up clash of religion and gay rights
[ad_1] WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is hearing the case Monday of a Christian graphic artist who objects to designing wedding websites for gay…
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Man pleads guilty to federal hate crime for cross burning
[ad_1] JACKSON, Miss. — A Mississippi man who burned a cross in his front yard to intimidate his Black neighbors pleaded guilty to a…
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Human rights groups criticize Cuba’s new criminal code
[ad_1] HAVANA — Cuba enacted a new penal code this week that activists and human rights organizations warned Friday could further limit free expression…
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Musk says Twitter has suspended rapper Ye over swastika post
[ad_1] Twitter has suspended rapper Ye after he tweeted a picture of a swastika merged with the Star of David. It is the second…
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Asian faiths try to save swastika symbol corrupted by Hitler
[ad_1] Sheetal Deo was shocked when she got a letter from her Queens apartment building’s co-op board calling her Diwali decoration “offensive” and demanding…
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Asian faiths try to save sacred swastika corrupted by Hitler
[ad_1] Sheetal Deo was shocked when she got a letter from her Queens apartment building’s co-op board calling her Diwali decoration “offensive” and demanding…
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Asian faiths try to save swastika symbol corrupted by Hitler
[ad_1] Sheetal Deo was shocked when she got a letter from her Queens apartment building’s co-op board calling her Diwali decoration “offensive” and demanding…
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2 arrested after Twitter threats to ‘shoot up a synagogue’
[ad_1] NEW YORK — Social media posts about attacking a synagogue represented a real danger to the city’s Jewish community, Mayor Eric Adams said…
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Irving rejoins Nets, seeks to keep focus on basketball
[ad_1] NEW YORK — Kyrie Irving apologized Sunday morning to anyone who felt threatened or hurt when he posted a link to a documentary…
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UN committee takes step to treaty on crimes against humanity
[ad_1] UNITED NATIONS — A key U.N. committee took a first step Friday toward negotiating a treaty on crimes against humanity, which can be…
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Alabama’s capital removes Confederate names from 2 schools
[ad_1] MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Two high schools in Alabama’s capital, a hub of the civil rights movement, will no longer bear the names of…
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Ex-student accused in racist attack banned from campus
[ad_1] LEXINGTON, Ky. — A white University of Kentucky student accused of physically assaulting a Black student worker while repeatedly using racial slurs has…
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U. of Kentucky student accused of assault, racial slurs
[ad_1] LEXINGTON, Ky. — A white University of Kentucky student is accused of physically assaulting a Black student worker while repeatedly using racial slurs,…
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Walker, Warnock offer clashing religious messages in Georgia
[ad_1] ATLANTA — One candidate in Georgia’s Senate contest warns that “spiritual warfare” has entangled America and offers himself to voters as a “warrior…
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Nike splits with Kyrie Irving amid antisemitism fallout
[ad_1] Nike has suspended its relationship with Kyrie Irving and canceled its plans to release his next signature shoe, the latest chapter in the…
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Nike splits with Kyrie Irving amid antisemitism fallout
[ad_1] Nike has suspended its relationship with Kyrie Irving and canceled its plans to release his next signature shoe, the latest chapter in the…
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Racist incident in French parliament triggers condemnation
[ad_1] PARIS — A Black lawmaker in France said Friday he was “deeply hurt” by a racist remark a far-right member of the French…