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Activists Call for Federal Investigation into Fresno Police

At times, Christina Pauline Lopez, overcome with the emotion of the moment, hid her face behind a sign depicting images of her son. Lopez was among the protesters at the Robert Coyle Federal Courthouse in downtown Fresno on Monday night decrying the 2017 sh...
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UK’s Johnson Moves to Suspend Parliament Ahead of Brexit

LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson maneuvered Wednesday to give his political opponents even less time to block a no-deal Brexit before the Oct. 31 withdrawal deadline, winning Queen Elizabeth II's approval to suspend Parliament. His critics were ou...
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Catholic Boys School Shuts Down Amid Fallout over DC Videos

COVINGTON, Ky. — A Kentucky boys' school shut down its campus on Tuesday as a precaution and a small protest was held outside their diocese as fallout continued over an encounter involving white teenagers, Native American marchers and a black religious sect ou...
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Google Employees Walk Out to Protest Treatment of Women

SAN FRANCISCO — Carrying signs with messages such as "Don't be evil," Google employees around the world walked off the job Thursday in a protest against what they said is the tech company's mishandling of sexual misconduct allegations against executives. Pr...