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Belgian Court to start New Rwandan genocide trial
By Gaëlle Ponselet On April 8, 2024 The trial of Emmanuel Nkunduwimye is to start on April 8 before the Brussels Assize Court, 30 years after the Rwandan genocide against the…
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Immigrants Want Faster Permission to Work. So Do Mass. Leaders and Businesses
April 17, 2024 By Anthony Brooks The factory floor of the New Bedford-based company Ahead is as big as an airplane hangar. On a recent morning, it hummed with machines…
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Lawsuit Alleges Incarcerated Young Adults Are Deprived of Special Education Services
By Suevon Lee April 17, 2024 A lawsuit filed in Middlesex Superior Court on Tuesday alleges that the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education has failed to adequately provide…
Read MoreSacramento Pays $4.3 Million to Family of Unarmed Black Man Who Died After Police Restraint
BY THERESA CLIFT APRIL 15, 2024 5:00 AM To watch body cam footage click here. The city of Sacramento is paying a $4.35 million settlement to the family of an unarmed…
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Miami Beach Pride Kicks Off Extravagant Festival Weekend
This weekend, Miami Beach Pride will deliver plenty of activities and events celebrating South Florida’s LGBTQ community. By Caroline Val April 12, 2024 After 15 years of celebrating its vibrant queer…
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Milwaukee Program Prepares First Cohort of Women for Successful Reentry
April 11, 2024 by Edgar Mendez Diamond Riley plans to pursue a new goal in life once she’s released from the Milwaukee County Community Reintegration Center. “I want to work with justice-involved…
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This Supreme Court Case on Homelessness May Limit Prisoner Rights and Expand Executions
In Grants Pass v. Johnson, a town in Oregon asks the court to reconsider what constitutes “cruel and unusual punishments”. By MAURICE CHAMMAH, SHANNON HEFFERNAN and BETH SCHWARTZAPFEL 04.10.2024 When the Supreme Court hears…
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Average Long-Term US Mortgage Rate Edges Closer to 7%, Rising to Highest Level Since Early March
BY ALEX VEIGA Updated 3:31 PM CDT, April 11, 2024 LOS ANGELES (AP) — The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate rose to its highest level in five weeks, a setback for…
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Even With Work Permits, Migrants in Shelters Struggle to Find Self-Sustaining Jobs
Sarah Betancourt April 11, 2024 Katya J. and her husband Reginald Louis came to the United States last year, via Chile, after fleeing their native Haiti in 2017 with two…
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