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Colin Powell: First Black US State Secretary, Public Face Of 1991 Iraq War
Colin Powell, the son of Jamaican immigrants who became a US war hero and the first Black secretary of state but saw his legacy tarnished when he made the case for war in Iraq in 2003, died on Monday of Covid-19 complications. He was 84.
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Computer Scientist, Pixel Inventor Russel Kirsch Dies Aged 91
Russell Kirsch, a computer scientist credited with inventing the pixel and scanning the world’s first digital photograph, died Aug. 11 at his home in Portland, Oregon, The Oregonian reported. He was 91.
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Hollywood Legend Kirk Douglas Dies At 103
US silver screen legend Kirk Douglas, the son of Jewish Russian immigrants who rose through the ranks to become one of Hollywood's biggest-ever stars, has died, his family said Wednesday. He was 103.
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"Gangs Will Go After Him": El Salvador Bishop Urges US To Not Deport Son
The top Anglican bishop of El Salvador has urged the United States not to deport his son back to the troubled Central American nation, fearing brutal gangs who have threatened to murder the 34-year-old for refusing to work for them.
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Man With Fake Papers Worked For Trump Sons For 18 Years
One morning last May, Eric Trump sent a text message to the caretaker of the shooting range he and his brother own in upstate New York. The weather was getting warmer, and it was time to plant crops to attract deer that the Trumps and their friends could hunt.
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Indian Woman In US Separated From 5-Year-Old Son With Disability: Report
An Indian woman, who is seeking asylum in the US after she illegally crossed into America from Mexico, has been separated from her five-year-old differently-abled son, a media report on Friday.
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Guatemalan Woman Whose Son Was Taken At Border Is Suing To Get Him Back
A Guatemalan woman who says her 7-year-old son was forcibly taken from her after the two of them crossed into the United States to seek asylum is suing the U.S. government, saying that the separation violated rights given to her by both the Constitution and international conventions.
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Son Of Pakistani Bus Driver Sajid Javid Appointed Britain's Home Minister
British Prime Minister Theresa May appointed a new interior minister on Monday after suffering a blow with the resignation of Amber Rudd for having misled lawmakers over deportation targets for illegal immigrants.
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Rupert Murdoch Might Have To Bail Out His Son's Bankrupt Australian Channel
Twelve years ago, Lachlan Murdoch - the eldest son of Australian media magnate Rupert Murdoch - tried to emulate his father's success in reverse. The younger Murdoch moved back to Australia, hoping to build a media empire as smashingly successful as the one his father made after immigrating to the United States.
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Indian-Origin Leo Varadkar Elected Ireland's Prime Minister
Leo Varadkar was elected Irish Prime Minister on Wednesday, making the 38-year-old son of an Indian immigrant the first gay premier of the once-staunchly Catholic country and the youngest person to hold the office.
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Indian-Origin Leo Varadkar Set To Succeed Enda Kenny As New Irish Prime Minister
Leo Varadkar is a Dublin-born son of an Indian immigrant father and Irish mother. Leo Varadkar was the clear favourite to succeed Enda Kenny as Ireland's Prime Minister today as nominations closed for the leadership of the governing centre-right Fine Gael party.
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A Retired Police Chief Is Detained At US Airport For One Reason: His Name is Hassan
He's been called lots of things: chief, deputy chief, officer, husband, son, dad, immigrant, American. But none of those titles mattered when Hassan Aden landed on U.S. soil earlier this month in Trump's America. All that mattered was that his name is Hassan. And that, apparently, was enough for U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers to questi...
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Why A German-Born Soccer Star Of Muslim Descent Had To Choose Between His Faith And His Career
He broke out of his tough Berlin neighborhood in a pair of cleats, reaching the top tier of professional soccer. The German army held a photo op when the famous son of Tunisian immigrants signed up for his military service. At an award event in his honor, he hobnobbed with members of Chancellor Angela Merkel's cabinet.
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Muslim Londoners Jubilant As Son Of Pakistani Immigrant Elected London Mayor
At the Lahore Karahi restaurant in south London, customers and staff celebrated on Friday as it became clear the capital was to have its first Muslim mayor, shouting out in Urdu, "Sadiq Khan Zinda Baad!" (Sadiq Khan well done!)
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Pope Francis Tells US Congress Nation Should Reject Hostility to Immigrants
Pope Francis told Congress on Thursday that the United States should reject hostility to immigrants and treat them humanely, directly addressing a thorny subject that is dividing the country and stirring debate in the 2016 presidential campaign.
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Colin Powell: First Black US State Secretary, Public Face Of 1991 Iraq War
Colin Powell, the son of Jamaican immigrants who became a US war hero and the first Black secretary of state but saw his legacy tarnished when he made the case for war in Iraq in 2003, died on Monday of Covid-19 complications. He was 84.
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Computer Scientist, Pixel Inventor Russel Kirsch Dies Aged 91
Russell Kirsch, a computer scientist credited with inventing the pixel and scanning the world’s first digital photograph, died Aug. 11 at his home in Portland, Oregon, The Oregonian reported. He was 91.
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Hollywood Legend Kirk Douglas Dies At 103
US silver screen legend Kirk Douglas, the son of Jewish Russian immigrants who rose through the ranks to become one of Hollywood's biggest-ever stars, has died, his family said Wednesday. He was 103.
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"Gangs Will Go After Him": El Salvador Bishop Urges US To Not Deport Son
The top Anglican bishop of El Salvador has urged the United States not to deport his son back to the troubled Central American nation, fearing brutal gangs who have threatened to murder the 34-year-old for refusing to work for them.
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Man With Fake Papers Worked For Trump Sons For 18 Years
One morning last May, Eric Trump sent a text message to the caretaker of the shooting range he and his brother own in upstate New York. The weather was getting warmer, and it was time to plant crops to attract deer that the Trumps and their friends could hunt.
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Indian Woman In US Separated From 5-Year-Old Son With Disability: Report
An Indian woman, who is seeking asylum in the US after she illegally crossed into America from Mexico, has been separated from her five-year-old differently-abled son, a media report on Friday.
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Guatemalan Woman Whose Son Was Taken At Border Is Suing To Get Him Back
A Guatemalan woman who says her 7-year-old son was forcibly taken from her after the two of them crossed into the United States to seek asylum is suing the U.S. government, saying that the separation violated rights given to her by both the Constitution and international conventions.
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Son Of Pakistani Bus Driver Sajid Javid Appointed Britain's Home Minister
British Prime Minister Theresa May appointed a new interior minister on Monday after suffering a blow with the resignation of Amber Rudd for having misled lawmakers over deportation targets for illegal immigrants.
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Rupert Murdoch Might Have To Bail Out His Son's Bankrupt Australian Channel
Twelve years ago, Lachlan Murdoch - the eldest son of Australian media magnate Rupert Murdoch - tried to emulate his father's success in reverse. The younger Murdoch moved back to Australia, hoping to build a media empire as smashingly successful as the one his father made after immigrating to the United States.
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Indian-Origin Leo Varadkar Elected Ireland's Prime Minister
Leo Varadkar was elected Irish Prime Minister on Wednesday, making the 38-year-old son of an Indian immigrant the first gay premier of the once-staunchly Catholic country and the youngest person to hold the office.
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Indian-Origin Leo Varadkar Set To Succeed Enda Kenny As New Irish Prime Minister
Leo Varadkar is a Dublin-born son of an Indian immigrant father and Irish mother. Leo Varadkar was the clear favourite to succeed Enda Kenny as Ireland's Prime Minister today as nominations closed for the leadership of the governing centre-right Fine Gael party.
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A Retired Police Chief Is Detained At US Airport For One Reason: His Name is Hassan
He's been called lots of things: chief, deputy chief, officer, husband, son, dad, immigrant, American. But none of those titles mattered when Hassan Aden landed on U.S. soil earlier this month in Trump's America. All that mattered was that his name is Hassan. And that, apparently, was enough for U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers to questi...
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Why A German-Born Soccer Star Of Muslim Descent Had To Choose Between His Faith And His Career
He broke out of his tough Berlin neighborhood in a pair of cleats, reaching the top tier of professional soccer. The German army held a photo op when the famous son of Tunisian immigrants signed up for his military service. At an award event in his honor, he hobnobbed with members of Chancellor Angela Merkel's cabinet.
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Muslim Londoners Jubilant As Son Of Pakistani Immigrant Elected London Mayor
At the Lahore Karahi restaurant in south London, customers and staff celebrated on Friday as it became clear the capital was to have its first Muslim mayor, shouting out in Urdu, "Sadiq Khan Zinda Baad!" (Sadiq Khan well done!)
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Pope Francis Tells US Congress Nation Should Reject Hostility to Immigrants
Pope Francis told Congress on Thursday that the United States should reject hostility to immigrants and treat them humanely, directly addressing a thorny subject that is dividing the country and stirring debate in the 2016 presidential campaign.
