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How a man used printer paper and hand sanitizer to escape an alleged 20 years of captivity by his stepmother
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How a man used printer paper and hand sanitizer to escape an alleged 20 years of captivity by his stepmother

WATERBURY, Connecticut — Both sides of his door had been secured with plywood and a lock, the man would later say, to stop him from getting out. For years, he’d…
Posted by John McCarthy March 14, 2025
Defiant Caribbean leaders dismiss trafficking accusations as US targets Cuba’s doctor diplomacy
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Defiant Caribbean leaders dismiss trafficking accusations as US targets Cuba’s doctor diplomacy

HAVANA (Reuters) — Caribbean leaders this week rejected U.S. accusations of Cuban labor exploitation after the United States announced it will restrict the visas of officials tied to a Cuban…
Posted by John McCarthy March 14, 2025
Caribbean leaders oppose US policy targeting Cuban medical missions, saying they’re critical
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Caribbean leaders oppose US policy targeting Cuban medical missions, saying they’re critical

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — Caribbean leaders are pushing back against a new U.S. policy that aims to crack down on Cuban medical missions, saying that the work of hundreds of…
Posted by John McCarthy March 12, 2025
Trump administration halts $1 billion program that keeps aging affordable housing livable
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Trump administration halts $1 billion program that keeps aging affordable housing livable

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is halting a $1 billion program that helps preserve affordable housing, threatening projects that keep tens of thousands of units livable for low-income Americans, according…
Posted by John McCarthy March 12, 2025
From staff cuts to aid reductions, UN humanitarian agencies scramble in wake of US funding freeze
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From staff cuts to aid reductions, UN humanitarian agencies scramble in wake of US funding freeze

GENEVA (AP) — Trump administration freezes on U.S. foreign aid have led many United Nations organizations to cut staff, budgets and services in places as diverse as Afghanistan, Sudan, Ukraine…
Posted by John McCarthy March 8, 2025
Rep. Al Green shouts down Trump and may face censure by the House for the outburst
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Rep. Al Green shouts down Trump and may face censure by the House for the outburst

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Rep. Al Green of Texas wasn’t the first lawmaker ever to blurt out a shout of protest during a presidential address to Congress. But he’s perhaps the only one in…
Posted by John McCarthy March 5, 2025
Divided Supreme Court reinstates order requiring Trump administration to release frozen foreign aid
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Divided Supreme Court reinstates order requiring Trump administration to release frozen foreign aid

WASHINGTON (AP) — A sharply divided Supreme Court on Wednesday reinstated a lower-court order for the Trump administration to release frozen foreign aid, but it was not clear how quickly money would…
Posted by John McCarthy March 5, 2025
U.S. aid cuts are making it difficult to help Haitians affected by gang violence, UN says
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U.S. aid cuts are making it difficult to help Haitians affected by gang violence, UN says

Even as the United Nations continues to crunch the numbers on the rippling effects of the Trump administration’s freeze on U.S. foreign assistance and gutting of the U.S. Agency for…
Posted by John McCarthy February 28, 2025
Trump’s permanent USAID cuts slam humanitarian programs worldwide: ‘We are being pushed off a cliff’
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Trump’s permanent USAID cuts slam humanitarian programs worldwide: ‘We are being pushed off a cliff’

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The Trump administration’s decision to terminate 90% of USAID’s foreign aid contracts slammed humanitarian projects worldwide on Thursday, from a new hospital in troubled Haiti to the biggest HIV…
Posted by John McCarthy February 28, 2025
Haiti not ready for peacekeeping mission, UN chief says, offers alternative to fight gangs
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Haiti not ready for peacekeeping mission, UN chief says, offers alternative to fight gangs

PORT-AU-PRINCE — Faced with resistance from Russia and China, uncertainty from Washington and his own apprehensions about returning blue-helmet peacekeepers to gang-plagued Haiti, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres is recommending…
Posted by John McCarthy February 27, 2025

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