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The Presidential Candidate Who Has His Own Supporters Scratching Their Heads
FARGO, N.D. — With Gov. Doug Burgum’s money and his family’s vision, Fargo, North Dakota, has undoubtedly changed in recent decades. Broadway, its main drag, is packed with restaurants, cafes, retailers and offices lovingly converted from old factories.
Unhealthy Air Envelops Much of North America; Set to Worsen in New York
Commuters donned COVID masks to walk the streets, children were kept indoors at recess and officials warned millions of people to avoid going outside Wednesday as plumes of smoke continued to billow across the United States from Canadian wildfires, blotting out the sun in parts of upstate New York.
Being Gay Is Illegal in Many Countries. LGBTQ Travelers Are Going Anyway.
A romantic island getaway in the Maldives. A safari in Kenya. A visit to the pyramids in Egypt. Apart from being popular on bucket lists, these vacations have one thing in common: Their destinations have strict anti-LGBTQ legislation. In the Maldives, gay sex may be punished with lashes and up to eight years in prison. In Kenya, it can bring a sentence of up to 14 years. And in Egypt, the authorities are known to throw people in jail for simply waving a rainbow flag.
He Devoted His Life to Compassion. His Killer Showed None.
DAVIS, Calif. — It felt as if he had always been there, a steady sight on a busy corner in a college town. Hovering above 6 feet tall with hazel eyes and hair streaked with gray, David Breaux was a graduate of Stanford University and had been an aspiring screenwriter. But such details belonged to a past he rarely spoke of. He had re-imagined his purpose, becoming a fixture at the intersection of Third and C Streets in Davis, California.
NYPD Anti-Crime Units Returning to Illegal Tactics, Report Shows
NEW YORK — The New York Police Department’s anti-crime units are still stopping, frisking and searching too many people unlawfully — almost all of them people of color — despite assurances from Mayor Eric Adams that new policies and training would end the practice, according to a new report by a court-appointed monitor.
Can New Jersey’s New Festival Top Coachella or SXSW? It Thinks So.
Gov. Phil Murphy of New Jersey, along with first lady Tammy Murphy, had a vision: A new performance festival in their home state that could rival South by Southwest in Texas or Bonnaroo in Tennessee. And they had a plan to distinguish it.
Trump Lawyer’s Notes Could Be a Key in the Classified Documents Inquiry
Turning on his iPhone one day last year, lawyer M. Evan Corcoran recorded his reflections about a high-profile new job: representing former President Donald Trump in an investigation into his handling of classified documents.
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