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Mandela's condition 'unchanged;' South African leader calls for prayers
Associated PressFormer President Nelson Mandela’s condition remained serious but stable on Monday, his third day in a Pretoria hospital, the South African government said. “His condition is unchanged,” the office of President Jacob Zuma said in a...Tags: Government, Jacob Zuma, National Government, Television Industry, Tuberculosis
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Harlem choir makes a joyful noise in Hagerstown
marieg@herald-mail.comThey’ve been called “Angels in Harlem.” And it’s a pretty appropriate tag. Using their heavenly, note-blending voices, members of the Harlem Gospel Choir lift the spirit, touch the soul and share the joy of their faith. And,...Tags: Carnegie Hall, Martin Luther King Jr., Social Issues, Culture, Entertainment
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Jazz giants Ben Tucker and Lou Donaldson still have the music in them
crystal.schelle@herald-mail.comLouis Armstrong once said, “Musicians don’t retire; they stop when there’s no more music in them.” Jazz legends and old friends Ben Tucker and Lou Donaldson still have the music in them. That’s why the octogenarians are...Tags: Travel, Entertainment, Radio Industry, Music Industry, Lyndon B. Johnson
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Allan Powell: 'What are you doing out there?'
We are all aware of the legendary accounts of Henry David Thoreau and his heroic attempts to live a simple life in the woods around Walden Pond. Some are aware of his famous essay, “Civil Disobedience,” which had a profound influence on...Tags: Heroism, Mexico, Slavery, Religion and Belief, Prisons
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Istanbul protesters fear what a new day will bring
ISTANBUL, Turkey -- It’s dawn and tea pots bubble above low flames. Faces appear, poking out from tents, with reddened eyes. The first cigarettes of the day are lit, their tips glowing orange. Smartphones glow as people line up in an exhausted haze,...Tags: Referenda, Abdullah Gul, Government, Istanbul (Turkey), Amnesty International
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Zimbabwe's Mugabe calls election but his rival rejects the date
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- Five years after bitterly disputed elections, Zimbabwe faced a new political conflict Thursday as President Robert Mugabe called elections for July 31 and his rival swiftly rejected the date. The rival, Prime Minister...
Tags: Zimbabwe, Morgan Tsvangirai, Africa, Elections, Robert Mugabe
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South Africa's path to marriage equality
I can't say, of course, how the U.S. Supreme Court will rule on the same-sex marriage cases before it. But I can talk about how South African courts grappled with the issue in 2005, after a case was brought by a lesbian couple who had been denied the...
Tags: Lawyers, Minority Groups, Same-Sex Marriage, Justice System, Africa
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Russian lawmakers move to keep information on homosexuality from kids
MOSCOW – Despite opposition from human rights activists, Russia’s lower house of parliament Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a bill that would ban providing children with information on homosexuality. The lower house, or State Duma, voted...Tags: Punishment, Lower House, Justice and Rights, Minority Groups, Vladimir Putin
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In South Africa, talk of Mandela's mortality
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The desk is spotless and books neatly line the shelves in Nelson Mandela's office at a Johannesburg-based foundation that carries his name, but the former South African president and anti-apartheid leader hasn't worked there...
Tags: Racism, Rentals, Johannesburg (South Africa), Africa, Jacob Zuma
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Nelson Mandela's condition remains serious
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - Nelson Mandela passed his fourth day under intensive care Tuesday in a Pretoria hospital in serious but stable condition, according to a statement Tuesday by the South African presidency. The statement offered little new...
Tags: Punishment, Africa, Pretoria (South Africa), Jacob Zuma, Pneumonia
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Iran's leading reformist candidate drops out of presidential election
TEHRAN -- Leading reformist candidate Mohammad Reza Aref announced Tuesday that he was dropping out of the race to be Iran's next president, leaving centrist Hassan Rowhani as the sole moderate-leaning candidate in Friday’s election. There had...
Tags: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Hasan Rowhani, Tehran (Iran), Elections, Iran
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Suicide bombing outside Afghan Supreme Court kills 17
KABUL, Afghanistan -- A suicide bomber detonated his vehicle in front of the Supreme Court in the Afghan capital on Tuesday, several hundred yards from the U.S. Embassy, killing 17 people and wounding 38, police said. The Taliban claimed...
Tags: Taliban, Wars and Interventions, Government, Armed Conflicts, Strikes
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