Opinion | Martin Luther King Is a Model of Hope Just When We Need It
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Opinion | Martin Luther King Is a Model of Hope Just When We Need It

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines On Monday we’re celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day and inaugurating Donald Trump as the 47th president of the United States. That may seem like an odd pairing, especially to those of us who believe Mr. Trump has fueled a culture of skepticism,…

Mozambique at a Crossroads as New President is Sworn In
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Mozambique at a Crossroads as New President is Sworn In

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Decades ago, Mozambique’s liberation party, Frelimo, easily attracted adoring crowds. The promise of salvation from Portuguese colonizers, and a life with jobs and housing for all, was an easy sell in a southern African nation that was suffering under racist rule. But when…

Charles Person, Youngest of the Original Freedom Riders, Dies at 82
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Charles Person, Youngest of the Original Freedom Riders, Dies at 82

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Charles Person, the youngest of the 13 original Freedom Riders who traveled from Washington to Birmingham, Ala., in 1961 in an effort to integrate interstate bus terminals across the South — and who were nearly beaten to death for doing so — died…

Columbia Professor Katherine Franke Says She Was Forced to Retire Because of Activism
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Columbia Professor Katherine Franke Says She Was Forced to Retire Because of Activism

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Columbia University and one of its longtime law professors, Katherine Franke, have severed ties after an investigation stemming from her advocacy on behalf of pro-Palestinian students. It was the latest fallout from student and faculty activism related to the Gaza War on a…

South Korean Unrest Conspiracy Theories Are Spread by Social Media
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South Korean Unrest Conspiracy Theories Are Spread by Social Media

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Every day​ for the past week, Kim Kwon-seop, 72, has joined thousands of others gathered near the home of South Korea’s impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol​. They were determined to shield Mr. Yoon from prosecutors who wanted to detain him on insurrection charges…

Impeached President Faces Down Detention Bid, Stoking South Korea’s Crisis
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Impeached President Faces Down Detention Bid, Stoking South Korea’s Crisis

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines When around 100 criminal investigators and police officers entered a hilly compound in central Seoul on Friday morning, they tried to achieve something that has never been done before in South Korea: detain a sitting president. First, they made it through two blockades…