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Bayfield takes slow, steady approach to racial equity effort

Town trustees support formation of citizens group, mayor says

Clashes, oil blockades over France’s economic future

PARIS – Volley after volley of tear gas poisoned the Paris air Thursday, as authorities struggled against nationwide strikes and a groundswell of public anger at a high-stakes government att...

Greece sets up detention camps as refugee deal hits delays

ATHENS, Greece – Greece detained hundreds of refugees and migrants on its islands Monday, as officials in Athens and the European Union conceded a much-heralded agreement to send thousands o...

UNICEF: More than 80 percent of Syria children harmed by war

AMMAN, Jordan – More than 80 percent of Syria’s children have been harmed by the country’s conflict, including growing numbers of those who were forced to work, join armed groups or marry yo...

Israel’s liberal artists decry attempts to limit expression

JERUSALEM – Israel’s cultural class is increasingly alarmed by what many see as a tightening noose on freedom of expression, as a hard-line government minister seeks to cut off funding for a...

U.S. flies B-52 over South Korea after North’s nuclear test

SEOUL - The U.S. flew a B-52 long-range bomber over South Korea in a show of force after North Korea conducted its fourth nuclear test. The low-level flight in Osan, south of Seou...

College presidents defend importance of free speech

HARTFORD, Conn. – As debates about race and other social issues flare on campuses, college presidents are increasingly intervening to draw a line when cultural sensitivity conflicts with fre...

198 ways to cause nonviolent change

Einstein Institution speaker shares ideas