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Tired of put-downs, Tennessee town corrects the record with play about the Scopes trial it hosted

Tired of put-downs, Tennessee town corrects the record with play about the Scopes trial it hosted

DAYTON, Tenn. (AP) — A small town in eastern Tennessee courted national publicity and attention a century ago when local leaders planned a test trial over the teaching of evolution in public schools.
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Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi says Iran threatens her life after its war with Israel

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi says Iran threatens her life after its war with Israel

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran's security services have threatened the life of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi after her native country's war with Israel, the Norwegian Nobel Committee and activists said Friday.
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Thousands gather in Srebrenica on 30th anniversary of Europe's only acknowledged genocide since WWII

Thousands gather in Srebrenica on 30th anniversary of Europe's only acknowledged genocide since WWII

SREBRENICA, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Thousands of people from Bosnia and around the world gathered in Srebrenica to mark the 30th anniversary of a massacre there of more than 8,000 Bosniak Muslim boys and men — an atrocity that has been acknowledged
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Lebanon's president reveals the country's stance on relations with Israel

Lebanon's president reveals the country's stance on relations with Israel

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon has no plans to have normal relations with Israel at the present time, and Beirut’s main aim is to reach a “state of no war” with its southern neighbor, the country’s president said Friday.
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In the Sahara, a friendly dance competition carries on an ancient festival tradition

In the Sahara, a friendly dance competition carries on an ancient festival tradition

DJANET, Algeria (AP) — In one hand, the dancers hold swords symbolizing battle. In the other, a piece of cloth symbolizing peace.
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Exhibition in Srebrenica shows personal items of victims before the 30th genocide anniversary

Exhibition in Srebrenica shows personal items of victims before the 30th genocide anniversary

SREBRENICA, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Broken glasses, watches, combs and crumpled, faded identification documents.
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Things to know about the UN special rapporteur sanctioned by the US

Things to know about the UN special rapporteur sanctioned by the US

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B.C. man says son conceived in residential school abuse, both sue church

B.C. man says son conceived in residential school abuse, both sue church

VANCOUVER — A British Columbia father and son are suing the Anglican Church of Canada, alleging the son was conceived as a result of sexual abuse by a female employee of St. Michael's Indian Residential School in Alert Bay in the late 1960s.
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A century after a man was convicted of teaching evolution, the debate on religion in schools rages

A century after a man was convicted of teaching evolution, the debate on religion in schools rages

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — One hundred years ago, a public high school teacher stood trial in Dayton, Tennessee, for teaching human evolution. His nation is still feeling the reverberations today. The law books record it as State of Tennessee v. John T.
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Rescuers search for missing crew from Red Sea attack as US alleges Yemen rebels 'kidnapped' them

Rescuers search for missing crew from Red Sea attack as US alleges Yemen rebels 'kidnapped' them

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Rescuers found four more crew members Thursday who went missing after Yemen's Houthi rebels sank a ship in the Red Sea as the United States alleged the group may “have kidnapped” others on board.
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