A spokesman for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, said the allegations are ‘serious and deeply troubling.’
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U.S. changes names of places with racist term for Native women
New names for nearly 650 places bearing the offensive word ‘squaw’ include the mundane (Echo Peak, Texas) and peculiar (No Name Island, Maine).
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North Korea says it will never give up nukes, claims U.S. hostility
Leader Kim Jong Un says North Korea will never abandon the nuclear weapons and missiles it needs to counter hostilities from the United States.
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Judge approves $2.46 billion Boy Scouts reorganization plan
When it filed for bankruptcy, the Boy Scouts of America faced about 275 filed lawsuits and was aware of numerous other potential cases.
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David A. Arnold, comedian of Netflix specials, dies at 54
David A. Arnold was a stand-up comedian who gained appeal through his perspective on fatherhood.
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U.S. appeals judge’s order for special master in Trump documents investigation
Law enforcement officials said they would suffer ‘irreparable harm’ if U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon’s directive remained in place.
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Camilla becomes queen, but without the sovereign’s powers
The United Kingdom has a new woman to call queen for the first time in 7 decades.
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Support of false election claims runs deep in 2022 Republican field
An Associated Press review has found that nearly 1 in 3 Republican candidates for statewide offices that play a role in overseeing, certifying or defending elections supported overturning the 2020 presidential election.
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Retailers pull lobster from menus after ‘red list’ warning
Seafood Watch, which rates the sustainability of different seafoods, said this week it has added the American and Canadian lobster fisheries to its ‘red list’ of species to avoid.
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Steve Bannon charged with money laundering in wall-building scheme
Prosecutors say that while Bannon promised donors all the money they gave would go to building the wall, he was involved in funneling hundreds of thousands of dollars to two other people involved in the scheme.