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Maine governor signs bill restricting paramilitary training in response to neo-Nazi's plan
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A bill to restrict paramilitary training in Maine in response to a neo-Nazi who wanted to create a training center for a “blood tribe” was signed into law by Democratic Gov. Janet Mills on Friday. The law, which the governor signed without public comment,...
GOP lawmaker says neo-Nazi comments taken out of context in debate over paramilitary training
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A Republican state lawmaker is accusing Democrats of misrepresenting her remarks to make her sound like a Nazi sympathizer during a debate about a bill to restrict paramilitary training in the state. Rep. Laurel Libby, of Auburn, was speaking in opposition to...
Jewish group launches Holocaust survivor speakers bureau to fight increasing antisemitism worldwide
BERLIN (AP) — More than 250 Holocaust survivors have joined an international initiative to share their stories of loss and survival with students around the world during a time of rising antisemitism following the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel that triggered the war in the Gaza Strip. ...
A Belgian court sentences a prominent far-right activist to 1 year in prison for spreading hate
BRUSSELS (AP) — A court in Belgium sentenced prominent far-right activist Dries Van Langenhove to a year in prison on Tuesday for running an organization that a judge said spread “racist, hateful, Nazi and negationist speech,” in a major ruling on how the nation deals with extremism. ...
Today in History: March 5, Stalin dies after long USSR reign
Today in History Today is Tuesday, March 5, the 65th day of 2024. There are 301 days left in the year. Today’s highlight in history: On March 5, 1953, Soviet dictator Josef Stalin died after three decades in power. On this date: ...
Nazi death camp survivors mark 79th anniversary of Auschwitz liberation on Holocaust Remembrance Day
OSWIECIM, Poland (AP) — A group of survivors of Nazi death camps marked the 79th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau camp during World War II in a modest ceremony Saturday in southern Poland. About 20 survivors from various camps set up by Nazi Germany around...
A Holocaust survivor in Israel recalls that trauma through the lens of Oct. 7 attack
ASHKELON, Israel (AP) — Gad Partok was 10 years old in 1942 when Nazis stormed his street in the coastal Tunisian town of Nabeul. He saw them going door to door, hauling out his neighbors, shooting them and burning down their homes. Like so many Jews who moved to Israel after the...
Remembering the horrors of Auschwitz, German chancellor warns of antisemitism, threats to democracy
BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Saturday called on all citizens to defend Germany's democracy and fight antisemitism as the country marked the 79th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi death camp Auschwitz-Birkenau during World War II. Since 1996, Germany has marked...
France gets ready to say 'merci' to World War II veterans for D-Day's 80th anniversary this year
PARIS (AP) — France is getting ready to show its gratitude toward World War II veterans who will return, many for the last time, to Normandy beaches this year for 80th anniversary commemorations of D-Day to mark the defeat of the Nazis. A ceremony at Omaha Beach, with many heads of...
