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Sen. Bob Menendez reveals his wife has breast cancer as presentation of evidence begins at his trial
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Sen. Bob Menendez reveals his wife has breast cancer as presentation of evidence begins at his trial

  • By MIKE CATALINI and LARRY NEUMEISTER - Associated Press

Sen. Bob Menendez says his wife has breast cancer and will require a mastectomy, a revelation made just as the presentation of evidence began at his New York bribery trial. The New Jersey Democrat said in a statement Thursday there was concern about the seriousness and advanced stage of the disease that was recently diagnosed for Nadine Menendez. She was also charged in the bribery case, though her trial has been postponed until at least July. The senator says he's revealing the diagnosis at his wife's request after constant media inquiries.

As countries tighten anti-gay laws, more and more LGBTQ+ migrants seek safety and asylum in Europe
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As countries tighten anti-gay laws, more and more LGBTQ+ migrants seek safety and asylum in Europe

  • By VERONICA ANDREA SAUCHELLI, MARIA GRAZIA MURRU and GIADA ZAMPANO - Associated Press

While many of the migrants who reach Europe are escaping war, conflict and poverty, an increasing number are fleeing possible prison terms and death sentences because they are gay. International law recognizes that anti-LGBTQ+ persecution is a valid claim for asylum requests. And despite huge obstacles to win asylum on LGBTQ+ grounds, it can be done. But the challenges remain significant for these so-called “rainbow refugees.”

Florida deputy's killing of Black airman renews debate on police killings and race
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Florida deputy's killing of Black airman renews debate on police killings and race

  • By TARA COPP and CLAUDIA LAUER - Associated Press

A Florida deputy's fatal shooting of a U.S. service member has jarred the former top enlisted officer of the Air Force. In 2020, Chief Master Sgt. Kaleth O. Wright warned that his greatest fear was waking up to news that police had killed a Black airman. The death of Senior Airman Roger Fortson has community leaders including the NAACP asking whether unconscious bias led the deputy to shoot the young service member simply because he was a young, Black male and ask what, if anything, can be done to prevent this kind of tragedy. The investigation into Fortson’s death is ongoing. The sheriff’s office says they received the local NAACP’s “list of demands and understand their concerns.”

Migration Italy Rainbow Refugees
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Migration Italy Rainbow Refugees

  • Alessandra Tarantino - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Ella Anthony, left, and her partner Doris Ezuruike Chinons pose for a photo with their dog Paddy, during an interview in their house in Passo Corese, near Rome, Monday, March 11, 2024. Knowing that she faced a possible prison term since Nigeria criminalizes same-sex relationships, Anthony fled with her partner to Libya in 2014 and then Italy, where they both won asylum. Their claim? That they had a well-founded fear of anti-LGBTQ+ persecution back home. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Migration Italy Rainbow Refugees
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Migration Italy Rainbow Refugees

  • Alessandra Tarantino - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Ella Anthony and her partner Doris Ezuruike Chinons show photos of themselves during an interview in their house in Passo Corese, near Rome, Monday, March 11, 2024. Knowing that she faced a possible prison term since Nigeria criminalizes same-sex relationships, Anthony fled with her partner to Libya in 2014 and then Italy, where they both won asylum. Their claim? That they had a well-founded fear of anti-LGBTQ+ persecution back home. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Migration Italy Rainbow Refugees
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Migration Italy Rainbow Refugees

  • Alessandra Tarantino - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Ella Anthony, is hugged by her partner Doris Ezuruike Chinons during an interview in their house in Passo Corese, near Rome, Monday, March 11, 2024. Knowing that she faced a possible prison term since Nigeria criminalizes same-sex relationships, Anthony fled with her partner to Libya in 2014 and then Italy, where they both won asylum. Their claim? That they had a well-founded fear of anti-LGBTQ+ persecution back home. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Migration Italy Rainbow Refugees
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Migration Italy Rainbow Refugees

  • Alessandra Tarantino - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
  • Updated

Ella Anthony, right, and her partner Doris Ezuruike Chinons, dance in their house after an interview in their house in Passo Corese, near Rome, Monday, March 11, 2024. Knowing that she faced a possible prison term since Nigeria criminalizes same-sex relationships, Anthony fled with her partner to Libya in 2014 and then Italy, where they both won asylum. Their claim? That they had a well-founded fear of anti-LGBTQ+ persecution back home. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Migration Italy Rainbow Refugees
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Migration Italy Rainbow Refugees

  • Alessandra Tarantino - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Ella Anthony, right , and her partner Doris Ezuruike Chinons, flanked by their dog Paddy, have a coffee during an interview in their house in Passo Corese, near Rome, Monday, March 11, 2024. Knowing that she faced a possible prison term since Nigeria criminalizes same-sex relationships, Anthony fled with her partner to Libya in 2014 and then Italy, where they both won asylum. Their claim? That they had a well-founded fear of anti-LGBTQ+ persecution back home. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

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Indigenous consultant accuses NHL's Blackhawks of fraud, sexual harassment

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A consultant the Chicago Blackhawks hired to improve relations with American Indian tribes is accusing the team, its charity foundation and its CEO of fraud, breach of contract and sexual harassment. Nina Sanders filed a civil lawsuit in Cook County late Tuesday. According to the lawsuit, Blackhawks CEO Dan Wirtz hired her in 2020 to serve as a liaison with tribes pushing the team to change its name. She alleges that Wirtz promised to create positions for American Indians and promised to change the team's name if she came to work for him but never followed through. Sanders goes on to allege that she told her immediate boss that an employee made inappropriate sexual advances toward her. A team spokesperson didn't immediately respond to an email seeking comment.

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Colorado teen pleads guilty in death of driver who was hit in the head by a rock

  • By COLLEEN SLEVIN - Associated Press

A second teen has pleaded guilty in the death of a 20-year-old driver who was hit in the head by a rock that crashed through her windshield in suburban Denver last year. Under a plea deal with prosecutors, Nicholas Karol-Chik pleaded guilty to second-degree murder on Wednesday. The 19-year-old says he passed a rock to another teen who then threw it at Alexis Bartell’s car, killing her. Prosecutors have previously said they did not know which of the three teens threw the rock that killed Bartell, noting that the only DNA found on it belonged to her.