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Thai student-protesters aim for ambitious political change

Thai student-protesters aim for ambitious political change

BANGKOK — He was only 7 when he saw his first military coup. He was 15 during the second. Now 21, he is among those at the front of Thailand's growing pro-democracy movement pushing for sweeping political reforms.
Virus pushes twin cities El Paso and Juarez to the brink

Virus pushes twin cities El Paso and Juarez to the brink

A record surge in coronavirus cases is pushing hospitals to the brink in the border cities of El Paso and Ciudad Juarez, confronting health officials in Texas and Mexico with twin disasters in the tightly knit metropolitan area of 3 million people.
NXIVM guru gets 120 years in prison in sex-slaves case

NXIVM guru gets 120 years in prison in sex-slaves case

NEW YORK — Disgraced self-improvement guru Keith Raniere, whose NXIVM followers included millionaires and Hollywood actors, was sentenced to 120 years on Tuesday for turning some adherents into sex slaves branded with his initials and sexually abusin
Texas council outlaws social worker bias against clients

Texas council outlaws social worker bias against clients

AUSTIN, Texas — A Texas council on Tuesday rescinded action that would have allowed social workers to turn away clients on the basis of their disability, sexual orientation or gender identity.
Social media CEOs to face grilling from Republican senators

Social media CEOs to face grilling from Republican senators

WASHINGTON — Less than a week before Election Day, the CEOs of Twitter, Facebook and Google are set to be grilled by Republican senators making unfounded allegations that the tech giants show anti-conservative bias.
Philadelphia victim's family sought ambulance, not police

Philadelphia victim's family sought ambulance, not police

PHILADELPHIA — The family of a Black man killed by Philadelphia police officers in a shooting caught on video had called for an ambulance to get him help with a mental health crisis, not for police intervention, their lawyer said Tuesday.
Test to allow Japanese visitors to bypass Hawaii quarantine

Test to allow Japanese visitors to bypass Hawaii quarantine

HONOLULU — Starting next week, Hawaii will begin allowing visitors from Japan to bypass the state's 14-day quarantine requirement if they test negative for COVID-19.
Gulf Coast braces, again, for hurricane as Zeta takes aim

Gulf Coast braces, again, for hurricane as Zeta takes aim

NEW ORLEANS — Residents of the storm-pummeled Gulf Coast steeled themselves Tuesday for yet another tropical weather strike as Tropical Storm Zeta took aim at southeast Louisiana, fraying the nerves of evacuees from earlier storms and raising concern
School bus driver, 7-year-old girl killed in Tennessee crash

School bus driver, 7-year-old girl killed in Tennessee crash

DECATUR, Tenn. — A school bus carrying children crashed Tuesday in Tennessee, killing a 7-year-old girl and her bus driver and injuring others, officials said.
Supreme Court rejects delay of Minnesota congressional vote

Supreme Court rejects delay of Minnesota congressional vote

WASHINGTON — A Minnesota Republican candidate's bid to delay voting in his congressional race to February after the death of a third-party candidate was rejected Tuesday at the Supreme Court.