India, at UN, is mum about dispute with Canada over Sikh separatist leader’s killing | AP News

India, at UN, is mum about dispute with Canada over Sikh separatist leader’s killing | AP News

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — India’s top diplomat steered clear of his country’s row with Canada over the killing of a Sikh separatist leader but made an oblique swipe at how other countries respond to “terrorism” as he addressed world leaders at the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday.Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar mainly used his speech to

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Supreme Court allows drawing of new Alabama congressional map to proceed | AP News

Supreme Court allows drawing of new Alabama congressional map to proceed | AP News

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed the drawing of a new Alabama congressional map with greater representation for Black voters to proceed, rejecting the state’s plea to retain Republican-drawn lines that were struck down by a lower court.In refusing to intervene, the justices, without any noted dissent, allowed a court-appointed special master’s

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More students gain eligibility for free school meals under expanded US program | AP News

More students gain eligibility for free school meals under expanded US program | AP News

WASHINGTON (AP) — Millions of additional students in schools serving low-income communities will be eligible to receive breakfast and lunch at no cost under a rule change announced Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.At schools where 25% of families participate in income-based public benefits, such as the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program, the federal government

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8 people electrocuted as floods cause deaths and damage across South Africa’s Western Cape | AP News

8 people electrocuted as floods cause deaths and damage across South Africa’s Western Cape | AP News

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Eight people including four children were killed by electrocution in two separate events after days of heavy rain caused floods in impoverished informal settlements near the South African city of Cape Town, emergency services said on Tuesday.Four people died in the Driftsands settlement on the eastern outskirts, the Cape

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In Sweden, 2 explosions rip through dwellings and at least 1 is reportedly connected to a gang feud | AP News

In Sweden, 2 explosions rip through dwellings and at least 1 is reportedly connected to a gang feud | AP News

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Two powerful explosions ripped through dwellings in central Sweden overnight, injuring at least three people and damaging buildings, with bricks and window sections left spread outside. Late on Monday, an explosion occurred in Hasselby, a suburb of the capital, Stockholm. In the early hours of Tuesday, a blast in Linkoping, some 175

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Greece is planning a major regularization program for migrants to cope with labor crunch | AP News

Greece is planning a major regularization program for migrants to cope with labor crunch | AP News

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s minister for migration says the government is planning a major regularization program for migrants to meet pressing demands in the labor market despite a recent increase in illegal arrivals.Dimitris Kairidis told state-run radio Tuesday that the program would target an estimated 300,000 migrants who are undocumented or whose residence permits

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