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‘Power Rangers’ star Jason David Frank dies at 49
NEW YORK — Jason David Frank, who played the Green Power Ranger Tommy Oliver on the 1990s children’s series “Mighty…
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Middle East
Culture clash? Conservative Qatar preps for World Cup party
On the Instagram accounts of fashion models and superstars last month, the sheikhdom of Qatar looked like one glittering party.…
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‘War crime:’ Industrial-scale destruction of Ukraine culture
KYIV, Ukraine — The exquisite golden tiara, inlaid with precious stones by master craftsmen some 1,500 years ago, was one…
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Minneapolis teacher contract race language ignites firestorm
MINNEAPOLIS — When Minneapolis teachers settled a 14-day strike in March, they celebrated a groundbreaking provision in their new contract…
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Tribal elders recall painful boarding school memories
ANADARKO, Okla. — Native American tribal elders who were once students at government-backed Indian boarding schools testified Saturday about the…
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US Black population: The biggest growth is in smaller cities
Brandon Manning and his wife were both born in the U.S. South and had been itching to return, but Manning…
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Middle East
As Kuwait cracks down, a battle erupts over women’s rights
KUWAIT CITY (AP) — It all started over yoga. When an instructor in Kuwait this month advertised a desert wellness…
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GOP pushes US schools to post all class materials online
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Republican state lawmakers across the U.S. are trying to require schools to post all course materials online…
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Turkey orders TV programs to protect family values
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s president has ordered that steps be taken against media like TV programs that are deemed contrary…
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Libya’s chief prosecutor orders culture minister jailed
CAIRO (AP) — Libya’s top prosecutor on Wednesday ordered the country’s culture minister jailed pending an investigation into allegations of…
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