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Japanese Americans Won Redress, Now Fight for Black Reparations

US Northern Border Immigrant Death Highlights Crossing Spike

Jill Biden Talks Safe Sex, Condoms with Kenya's Young Adults

US first lady speaks at local youth empowerment event

French Documentary 'On The Adamant' Wins Top Berlinale Prize

Film focuses on day care center for adults suffering from mental disorders

Africa's Largest Film Festival Offers Hope in Burkina Faso

The weeklong festival — known by its French acronym, FESPACO — will feature films from 35 African countries as well as the diaspora, with movies from the Dominican Republic and Haiti

Pipeline Debate at Center of California Carbon Capture Plans

Biden administration has boosted incentives for carbon capture projects

Native American Organization to Retire 1970s Anti-Pollution Ad

The public service announcement has been painful for some Native Americans who saw it as a trope

Schools Reopen as Syrians Live with Quake's Devastation

Many students are absent from classes because their families moved far from their schools in the wake of the quake, says a local journalist

Mexican States in Hot Competition Over Possible Tesla Plant

Northern industrial state of Nuevo Leon seemed to have an early edge

Mobile Tech Fair to Show Off New Phones, AI, Metaverse

At the Mobile World Congress, companies are planning to show off metaverse experiences that will allow users to enter fantastical new online worlds and show how they're using artificial intelligence

Blizzards Forecast in California Mountains in Multiday Storm

Forecasters say northern and Western states will see more rain and snow through the weekend while the south will stay balmy

North Korea Food Shortage Worsens Since COVID

Unconfirmed reports say an unspecified number of North Koreans have been dying of hunger, but experts say there is no sign of mass deaths or famine

19 People Injured in Blast at Cameroon Sports Event

Nine athletes competing in the Mount Cameroon Race of Hope in Buea town were injured as well as 10 civilians including a baby

Normal Trade Resumes as Pakistan, Afghanistan Reopen Torkham Border

The reopening sent a wave of joy among passengers and traders who were waiting for it since Afghanistan's Taliban rulers closed it, claiming Islamabad was not following agreement with Kabul allowing Afghan patients and their caretakers to cross into Pakistan without travel documents for medical care

Iran's Currency Hits New Low Amid Anti-Government Protests 

The rial was trading at 575,000 on the unofficial free market against the dollar, compared to 540,000 on Friday, according to foreign exchange site Bonbast.com. The website bazar360.com also gave the rate as 575,000

Over 70 Soldiers Killed in Burkina Faso, Extremists Say

Images released by the group show 54 slain bodies in military uniform lying in the bloodstained dirt, as well as more than 50 seized assault rifles and images of the five soldiers it said were taken prisoner

Japan, Other G7 Leaders Step Up Russia Sanctions

The G-7 countries on Friday also affirmed their coordinated action to “further counter Russia’s capacity to wage its illegal aggression” and pledged to prevent Russia from obtaining military equipment and technology

US Historically Black Colleges Have Big Role to Train Diverse Teachers Amid Shortages

Historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) play an outsize role in producing teachers of color in the U.S., where only 7% of teachers are Black, compared with 15% of students. Of all Black teachers nationwide, nearly half are graduates of an HBCU

White House Braces for Ruling on Abortion Pill's Fate

Two drugs can be taken by women at home and are used for just over half of U.S. abortions; that could change as soon as Friday because of a lawsuit

Snow, Rain Slam California as Michigan Suffers Without Power

The storms have blacked out nearly 1 million homes and businesses from coast to coast