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CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Appeals court overturns ban on immigrant courthouse arrests

3:11 pm September 2, 2020

Washington: A federal appeals court on Tuesday overturned a ruling that barred immigration authorities from arresting people suspected of living in the US illegally if they show up at Massachusetts courthouses. The decision by the 1st US Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston came in a case brought by prosecutors in two of the state’s […]

Massachusetts voters to decide Markey, Kennedy primary fight

8:49 pm September 1, 2020

Boston: Massachusetts voters are set to decide one of the higher profile battles on this year’s primary ballot — the contest pitting incumbent Democratic U.S. Sen. Edward Markey against U.S. Rep. Joe Kennedy III. The 39-year-old grandson of Robert F. Kennedy, promising a new generation of leadership, is hoping to become the next Kennedy to take a seat in […]

Lock of Lincoln’s hair and bloodied telegram up for auction

9:17 pm August 28, 2020

Washington: This is one macabre auction: A lock of Abraham Lincoln’s hair, wrapped in a bloodstained telegram about his 1865 assassination, is up for sale. Boston-based RR Auction said bidding has opened online for the items ahead of a live auction scheduled for September 12 in New Hampshire. The auction house set the minimum bid […]

Chicago police, protesters clash during bid to topple statue

11:57 pm July 18, 2020

Chicago: Protesters trying to topple a Christopher Columbus statue in downtown Chicago’s Grant Park clashed with police who used batons to beat people and made at least a dozen arrests after they say protesters targeted them with fireworks, rocks and other items. The clash Friday evening unfolded after at least 1,000 people tried to swarm the statue in a […]

Rights watchdog urges France to fight racial discrimination

Historical figures under attack after George Floyd’s death

12:16 pm June 12, 2020

Washington: The rapidly unfolding movement to pull down Confederate monuments around the U.S. in the wake of George Floyd’s death has extended to statues of slave traders, imperialists and explorers around the world, including Christopher Columbus, Cecil Rhodes and Belgium’s King Leopold II. Protests and, in some cases, acts of vandalism have taken place in […]