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In a powerful signal to Venezuelans, Leopoldo López joins resistance

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In a powerful signal to Venezuelans, Leopoldo López joins resistance

May 1 (UPI) -- Supporters saw Leopoldo López as a martyr standing up against Venezuela's dictatorship. Now he's a free man and has joined the resistance.

U.S. will be 'majority-minority' in next 25 years

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U.S. will be 'majority-minority' in next 25 years

April 30 (UPI) -- Since the settlement of Jamestown in 1607, the United States has been predominantly white. But the white share of the U.S. population will likely drop below 50 percent in another 25 years.

Icy Moscow visit underscores need for dialogue

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Icy Moscow visit underscores need for dialogue

MOSCOW, April 29 (UPI) -- For the handful of Americans attending this year's Moscow International Security Conference, unsurprisingly, the Kremlin's attitude toward Washington and, of course, NATO was icy, confrontational and accusatory.

Missing school is a given for children of migrant farmworkers

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Missing school is a given for children of migrant farmworkers

April 26 (UPI) -- California's housing centers for migrant farmworker families provide apartments at subsidized rents during peak harvest season. But their rules create disruptions in the children's education.

Donald Trump turns the screw on Iran

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Donald Trump turns the screw on Iran

April 25 (UPI) -- Donald Trump's decision to cancel the waivers enabling countries like Iraq, Turkey, India, Japan and China to keep purchasing Iranian oil without breaching sanctions has hammered the final nail into the mullahs' coffin.

Central American women fleeing violence find more trauma in seeking asylum

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Central American women fleeing violence find more trauma in seeking asylum

April 25 (UPI) -- The number of Central American women who make difficult, often harrowing, journeys to the United States to flee domestic and gang violence is rising.

Scapegoating opioid makers lets true offender get away

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Scapegoating opioid makers lets true offender get away

April 24 (UPI) -- Extracting a pound of flesh from the makers of opioids won't stop the overdose rate from climbing.

Japan's next emperor is a modern, multilingual environmentalist

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Japan's next emperor is a modern, multilingual environmentalist

April 23 (UPI) -- For the first time in 217 years, a Japanese emperor will cede his place on the imperial throne.

U.S., Russia must work to thaw relations

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U.S., Russia must work to thaw relations

MOSCOW, April 22 (UPI) -- Given the chilly if not frozen relations between America and Russia these days, the annual Moscow International Security Conference is a good place to take stock of where, how or if a thaw is even remotely possible.

Mueller report is start -- not finish -- of Russia investigation for Congress

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Mueller report is start -- not finish -- of Russia investigation for Congress

April 19 (UPI) -- The Trump administration will want to argue that the release of the Mueller report is the end of investigating the Russia scandal. On the contrary, the report is only the start of intensive House investigations.

Pete Buttigieg revives progressive ideals of Social Gospel Movement

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Pete Buttigieg revives progressive ideals of Social Gospel Movement

April 18 (UPI) -- Pete Buttigieg is the first openly gay presidential candidate -- and has been unguarded in speaking about his religious beliefs, arguing that his faith shapes his politics.

Britain's Conservative Party in denial over depth of Islamophobia

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Britain's Conservative Party in denial over depth of Islamophobia

April 17 (UPI) -- Britain's Tory Party has refused to accept the definition of Islamophobia that has the confidence of over 800 organizations.

Sudan's Omar al-Bashir is out; Syria's Bashar al-Assad could be next

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Sudan's Omar al-Bashir is out; Syria's Bashar al-Assad could be next

April 16 (UPI) -- Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir is out. Will Syria's Bashar al-Assad be next?

Beware the hides of April

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Beware the hides of April

In Roman times, the midpoint of the month was called "the ides," hence the ides of April. Today, we need to beware the ides of April and for more profound reasons than this is tax day.

Mormon Church still doesn't treat gay couples with kids as 'real families'

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Mormon Church still doesn't treat gay couples with kids as 'real families'

April 12 (UPI) -- Top leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have reversed a policy that prevented minor children of same-sex married couples from joining the church and participating in its sacred rituals since 2015.

Measles outbreaks show challenges of balancing personal rights, public good

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Measles outbreaks show challenges of balancing personal rights, public good

April 11 (UPI) -- The measles outbreaks continue to spread, with New York City declaring a public health emergency and requiring people in four ZIP codes to have their children vaccinated.

Designating IRGC as terrorists strikes a major blow to Iran

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Designating IRGC as terrorists strikes a major blow to Iran

April 10 (UPI) -- Designation of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organization is a major blow to the Iranian regime and sends a strong signal that terrorists will finally have to pay the price.

Iran's thuggish regime is in throes of death

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Iran's thuggish regime is in throes of death

April 9 (UPI) -- The parallels between Hitler's reign of terror in Germany with modern Iran are stark and terrifying.

Three daggers are aimed at American democracy

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Three daggers are aimed at American democracy

Three political daggers are aimed at America's democracy and security: truthfulness, the Constitution and NATO.

NASA limits women's achievement with ill-fitting space suits

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NASA limits women's achievement with ill-fitting space suits

April 5 (UPI) -- NASA's cancellation of an all-female spacewalk, citing the lack of a spacesuit in the right size, ruined a landmark achievement.

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