Washington & Politics

Fresh funding aims to revitalize Indigenous oral history

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Associated Press — A major effort is getting underway at several universities, tribal museums and libraries around the U.S. to digitize the oral histories...

Austin police fatally shoot man who held child amid standoff

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AUSTIN, Texas — A police officer in Texas shot and killed a man who was holding a child and woman hostage after breaking into...

Court rules against Arkansas’ Israel boycott pledge law

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A federal appeals court on Friday ruled that Arkansas' law requiring state contractors to pledge not to boycott Israel is...

Ethiopia gives UN green light to deploy 25 staff to Tigray

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UNITED NATIONS — U.N. agencies received approval from Ethiopia’s government Monday to send 25 more staff members to embattled Tigray, a region where the...

Sen. Warren’s ‘Pinkie Promises’ to be published this fall

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NEW YORK — Sen. Elizabeth Warren has not forgotten the many young people she befriended during her 2020 presidential run. ...

Populist party backs Draghi as Italy’s new PM in online vote

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MILAN — Grassroots members of Italy’s populist 5-Star Movement, the largest political force in the Italian Parliament, signaled their approval Thursday for a new...

Biden order reestablishes faith-focused White House office

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WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden signed an executive order Sunday relaunching a White House office aimed at fostering cooperation between the federal government and...

Indiana public notice publication could be scaled back

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INDIANAPOLIS — Public notices in newspapers about local government actions could disappear or be greatly scaled back under proposals that Indiana legislators are considering. ...

Leonardo’s ‘Last Supper’ reopens to public with short wait

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MILAN — COVID-19 restrictions have brought a novelty to art lovers: The possibility of seeing Leonardo da Vinci’s “Last Supper” without waiting in line,...

Kansas tax-cut fight revives memories of past GOP experiment

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TOPEKA, Kan. — Republican lawmakers in Kansas are struggling to contain their impulses to slash state income taxes, conjuring memories of a past, nationally...