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Georgian journalist is convicted of slapping a police office at a protest and gets 2 years in prison
A prominent Georgian journalist was convicted Wednesday of slapping a senior police officer during an anti-government protest ...
Fifth-tier Spanish club defends kit manager after online messages poked fun at his looks
Fifth-division Spanish club Molinense has defended its kit manager after the announcement of his contract renewal went viral on social media and ignited a series of derogatory ...
Italy greenlights a $15.5 billion project to build bridge linking Sicily to the mainland
A long-delayed and debated bridge linking the Italian mainland with Sicily cleared a major hurdle Wednesday, allowing work to begin on what would be the world’s longest suspension ...
Things to know about the Voting Rights Act and the cases that could unravel it
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was follow-up legislation to the Civil Rights Act passed a year earlier. In a break from tradition, then-President Lyndon Johnson went to Capitol ...
The Voting Rights Act marks its 60th anniversary as its core provisions are being eroded
Wednesday is the 60th anniversary of the day President Lyndon Johnson made his way to the U.S. Capitol and, with Martin Luther King Jr. standing behind him, signed the Voting ...
Tennis player Elina Svitolina faces hateful abuse after loss, blames ‘shameful’ bettors
Ukrainian tennis player Elina Svitolina has spoken out about the deluge of hateful abuse she received online from frustrated gamblers after losing a match in Canada, ...