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Carter’s next potential milestone: First former president to see 100
Washington Post· 3 days agoJimmy Carter has been in hospice care for 16 months, but he continues to eat well and defy the odds...
This 97-Year-Old Activist Helped Make Juneteenth a Federal Holiday
Biography via Yahoo News· 6 days agoOpal Lee earned a Nobel Peace Prize nomination in 2022 for her part in creating the Juneteenth...
Nobel committee condemns jail term for Iranian laureate Mohammadi
AFP via Yahoo News· 5 days agoThe Norwegian Nobel Committee on Thursday criticised an Iranian court's decision to slap an...
Iran’s presidential election dominated by Khamenei loyalists
Reuters via Yahoo News· 13 hours agoDUBAI (Reuters) -Iranians choose a president on Friday in a tightly controlled election following...
Aung San Suu Kyi’s son ‘concerned’ as leader marks 79th birthday in house arrest
The Independent via Yahoo News· 5 days agoThe son of detained Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has expressed concerned about her health as she...
Belarus human rights group denounces detention of priest who posted Ukrainian flag on social media
San Francisco Chronicle· 2 hours agoThe prominent Belarusian human rights group Viasna on Tuesday denounced an extension to the detention of a Roman Catholic priest who was jailed after displaying the Ukrainian flag in a social ...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 7 days agoThe Black Lives Matter movement, which has proven itself a defining force for human rights advocacy in our time, has been nominated for a Nobel Peace < ...
Iran’s Onerous Hijab Law for Women Is Now a Campaign Issue
New York Times· 1 day agoIn a sign that a women-led movement has gained ground, all of the men running for president have...
Myanmar: Lots Of blame, Not Much Solution
Strategy Page· 3 days agoNovember 30, 2017: Nobel peace prize winner and Burmese national hero Aung San Suu Kyi is being blamed by a growing number of foreign ...
Famous birthdays for June 19: Paul Dano, Kathleen Turner
United Press International via Yahoo News· 6 days ago...Musician Lester Flatt in 1914 -- Film critic Pauline Kael in 1919 -- Actor Nancy Marchand in 1928...
