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Vietnam detains energy policy think-tank chief, human rights group says
Hanoi, VIETNAM (AP) — Vietnam has detained the director of a think tank that works on energy issues in the country — the sixth expert working on environmental and climate issues that authorities have taken into custody in the past two years, a rights group said Wednesday. Ngo Thi...
Conservative group sues Wisconsin secretary of state over open records related to her appointment
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A conservative policy group filed an open records lawsuit on Tuesday against Wisconsin Secretary of State Sarah Godlewski, accusing her of blocking a request it hopes can shed light on the events that led to her appointment earlier this year. Democratic Gov....
An American billionaire says he'll stop funding the think tank behind Israel's judicial overhaul
JERUSALEM (AP) — An American billionaire and major donor to a Jerusalem think tank backing the Israeli government's divisive judicial overhaul said on Friday that he would stop giving to the conservative group. The decision by Arthur Dantchik, a 65-year-old libertarian...
Fellow Democrats urge Biden to withhold $320 million in military aid to Egypt over rights abuses
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nine senior Senate Democrats and independent Sen. Bernie Sanders urged the Biden administration Friday to withhold part of the United States' annual military aid to Egypt for a third consecutive year, calling it important to keep up the pressure on President Abdel-Fattah...
Condition critical? Britain's beloved but battered National Health Service turns 75
LONDON (AP) — It’s unusual to throw a birthday party for a health care system, but that’s exactly what the U.K. did for the National Health Service, a beloved but increasingly creaky institution that turned 75 on Wednesday. The date was marked with charity tea parties, royal...
