Civil rights notable James Meredith falls at event marking his 90th birthday

JACKSON, Miss. — Civil rights icon James Meredith fell outside the Mississippi Capitol on Sunday at an event marking his 90th birthday, but he suffered no visible injuries and was resting comfortably at home later. Meredith leaned onto an unsecured portable lectern as he stood to speak to about 200 people. The lectern toppled forward, and he fell on top of it. Those around...

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Chris Christie responding to quips about his weight tells Trump to 'look in the mirror'

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on Sunday mocked Donald Trump, his fellow Republican presidential candidate, for Trump’s recent quips about his weight. “Oh, like he’s some Adonis?” he said to host Howard Kurtz on Fox News’ “Media Buzz,” saying that his longtime struggles with his weight have nothing to do with whether he is qualified to be president. Calling Trump “a...

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Greeces conservatives set for a second term

The New Democracy party of Kyriakos Mitsotakis secured 158 seats in the country’s 300-seat parliament. from Politics, Policy, Political News Top Stories https://ift.tt/59T4bxj via IFT...

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LGBTQ Pride revelers flash feathers and flags in the streets from New York to San Francisco

NEW YORK — Thousands of effusive marchers danced to club music in New York City streets Sunday as bubbles and confetti rained down, and fellow revelers from Toronto to San Francisco cheered through Pride Month’s grand crescendo. New York’s boisterous throng strolled and danced down Fifth Avenue to Greenwich Village, cheering and waving rainbow flags to commemorate the 1969...

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Biden speaks with Zelenskyy about attempted mutiny in Russia

President Joe Biden spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday, a day after Russian mercenary forces reversed their plans to march on Moscow, Zelenskky said. The White House confirmed the call on Sunday afternoon. Zelenskyy and Biden discussed “the course of hostilities and the processes taking place in Russia,” Zelenskyy said in a post on Twitter. “The...

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West Virginia bets on hydrogen in gamble to save coal plant

A little-known company that enjoys the backing of West Virginia’s top political leaders is in talks to turn one of the state’s largest coal plants into a clean energy behemoth. Omnis Global Technologies, a California-based firm, says it would convert Pleasants Power Station to run on hydrogen, eliminating a major source of planet-warming greenhouse gases. It says the hydrogen...

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Taliban leader claims women are provided with a comfortable and prosperous life in Afghanistan

ISLAMABAD — The supreme leader of the Taliban released a message Sunday claiming that his government has taken the necessary steps for the betterment of women’s lives in Afghanistan, where women are banned from public life and work and girls’ education is severely curtailed. The statement from Hibatullah Akhundzada was made public ahead of the Eid al-Adha holiday, which will...

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