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Communities of slave descendants in Brazil demand recognition of territories
BELEM, Brazil (AP) — Zaqueu Belém Araújo cuts a leaf from an acai tree and skillfully folds and twists it, tying one end to the other to form a strong ring. He takes off his sandals, puts his bare feet into the palm ring and quickly pulls himself up the tree trunk to reach a branch of the coveted fruit.
This ... (full story)
Trump and Republicans once more face a tough political fight over Obama-era health law
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is once more targeting former President Barack Obama's signature health care law, picking a political fight before next year's elections that is reminiscent of one he lost in his first term.
Back then, Trump and fellow Republicans tried but failed to dismantle the Affordable Care Ac ... (full story)
Beliefs clash among students, parents and teachers as the Ten Commandments go up in Texas classrooms
DALLAS (AP) — When it became clear to Texas high school theater teacher Gigi Cervantes that she couldn't ignore a new state law requiring the Ten Commandments to be posted in her Fort Worth classroom, she felt she had no choice. She resigned from the job she loved.
In the small city of Whitesboro, eighth grade U.S. history ... (full story)
FirstEnergy to pay $250M for misconduct in bribery scheme
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio utility regulators ordered Akron-based FirstEnergy to pay more than $250 million in fines and refunds as a result of its misconduct in a sweeping Statehouse bribery scandal whose fallout continues five years on.
The punishment meted out by the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio includes nearly $ ... (full story)
Poland's struggle to fix its justice system holds lessons for other countries
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — When Donald Tusk's government came to power in Poland two years ago, it had high ambitions to roll back a political takeover of the judiciary by its nationalist, conservative predecessor.
The reality proved more complicated.
Law and Justice (PiS), which ruled Poland between 2015 and 2023, establis ... (full story)