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READER SUBMITTED: Young Poets Day At Sunken Garden Poetry Festival Features Young Writers And Tracy K. Smith
StatewideOn Wednesday June 12, opening night of Hill-Stead Museum's prestigious Sunken Garden Poetry Festival, winners and selected readers from eight Connecticut poetry programs will gather for the annual Fresh Voices reading in the historic Sunken Garden. In...Tags: Music Industry, Authors, Festive Events, Pulitzer Prize Awards, Entertainment
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2-day forum on China set at Notre Dame
SOUTH BEND -- An analytical forum titled "China, the Chinese and the World: Trajectories of Change" will be Monday and Tuesday at the University of Notre Dame. The conference events, which are free and open to the public, will be in the Hesburgh Center....Tags: China, Geography, Politics
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U.S., Afghan diplomats work toward long-term agreement
KABUL, Afghanistan — Diplomats from the United States and Afghanistan met formally Saturday for just the second time since the two countries signed a Strategic Partnership Agreement a year ago as they sought to hammer out a pact defining Washington'...Tags: Elections, Political Corruption, Government, Labor Markets, Iran
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U.S. and Afghan officials meet for formal talks; progress declared
KABUL, Afghanistan – Diplomats from the United States and Afghanistan met formally Saturday for only the second time since the two countries inked a strategic partnership agreement a year ago as they sought to hammer out an agreement defining...
Tags: Armed Forces, Elections, Political Corruption, Hamid Karzai, Kabul (Afghanistan)
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Tamerlan Tsarnaev buried in a Muslim cemetery in Virginia
Tamerlan Tsarnaev was buried in a Muslim cemetery in Virginia, Boston officials said on Friday as they released the official death certificate for a suspect in the bombing of the Boston Marathon. Officials said earlier this week that Tsarnaev’s...
Tags: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, Islam, The Boston Globe, Sports
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U.N. commissioner warns of possible atrocities in Qusair, Syria
The United Nations commissioner for human rights on Friday warned of possible atrocities in the Syrian town of Qusair, near the Lebanese border, as reports emerged of a major military buildup. Commissioner Navi Pillay said Syrian government forces and...
Tags: International Criminal Court, International Law, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Bashar Assad, National Government
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Former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt guilty of genocide
MEXICO CITY — Efrain Rios Montt, the former Guatemalan military dictator who ruled his country during one of the bloodiest phases of its civil war, was found guilty of genocide and crimes against humanity Friday for the systematic massacre of more...Tags: Judges, International Law, Justice System, Trials, Mexico City
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New Yorker wins hijab design contest in Chicago
Americans who wear a hijab, covering the hair and neck, are sometimes viewed as foreigners on their home turf. New Yorker Sarah Musa, a technical designer for an American fashion and lifestyle company, entered the American Hijab Design Contest to help...
Tags: Saudi Arabia, Islam, Fashion Trends, Kanye West, Politics
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Pro-migrant caravan leaves Calexico for cross country trip
Staff Writer, Copy EditorHOLTVILLE – Blamed for everything from high rates of unemployment to crime, illegal immigration has increasingly been a concern for the public as well as public officials. Yet it isn’t exclusively an American or Mexican problem. “To...Tags: Labor Legislation, Anthropology, Science and Technology, Washington, DC, U.S. Border Patrol
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Breaking the vicious cycle of foster care
My sisters and I spent the majority of our adolescence as foster kids in Los Angeles County. We entered the system after my parents divorced. My mom, who was both poor and mentally ill, wasn't equipped to be a single parent to six young children. No one...
Tags: Conservation, Family Planning, California State University, Northridge, Politics, Environmental Issues
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Gay NBA player Jason Collins feels the love; will goodwill continue?
Jason Collins, the first active male athlete in a major U.S. professional team to come out as gay, is receiving widespread support for his announcement. The reaction to his news Monday was swift. President Obama, who just last year announced his...Tags: Social Issues, National Football League, National Basketball Association, Gay Rights, Minority Groups
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Uganda widow wins compensation after fight
KASANA, Uganda — When Joyce Birabwa's husband was killed in a suicide bomb attack in Mogadishu, 1,000 miles away, her whole world fell apart. Left to raise two children alone, Birabwa barely had time to grieve before discovering her in-laws had...
Tags: Marriage, Laws, Divorce, U.S. Department of State, African Union
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