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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)
MrBeast and the Rockefeller Foundation are teaming up to spark youth philanthropy
NEW YORK (AP) — One of the most storied American philanthropies is teaming up with the internet's biggest creator to instill young people with a concern for what they call the world's "most vulnerable" populations.
Beast Philanthropy, the charitable organization started by MrBeast founder Jimmy Donaldson, and the ... (full story)
Airport chapels stay on the radar of workers and travelers even as role of faith in public shifts
BOSTON (AP) — With peak holiday travel starting just after the government shutdown's flight restrictions, hope for a moment of peace at an airport can feel like a wing and a prayer.
But quiet and worship are just what airport chapels have provided for decades to travelers and to the airport workers that many were originall ... (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)