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5 French novels are finalists for $10,000 Albertine Prize
One year ago | By Star Tribune
English-language editions of French novels drawing upon everything from immigration to Burundi's civil war to Nazism in the 1930s are finalists for the $10,000 Albertine Prize.
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Zuckerberg Defends Trump Policy in Tense Meeting
Mark Zuckerberg held firm on his decision not to take action on President Trump's Facebook posts during what insiders say was a tense town hall meeting with employees Tuesday... Read more ...
Minnesota Files Civil Rights Charge Against Police In George Floyd's Death
The state will investigate whether the Minneapolis Police Department has engaged in systemic discrimination toward people of color, Gov. Tim Walz said. Read more ...
Trump Says RNC Will Pull Republican Convention From North Carolina
The state's Democratic governor refused to guarantee that tens of thousands of people could gather at an indoor arena, citing the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Read more ...
Biden Racks Up Primary Wins
Joe Biden has won the Democratic primaries in Indiana, Rhode Island, and Pennsylvania. They were among the nine states, along with the District of Columbia, that held primaries... Read more ...
Don't Send U.S. Military To Protests, Hill Democrats Warn Trump
Calling out active duty troops to quell widespread unrest over the death of George Floyd is an option congressional Democrats are warning would only make matters worse. Read more ...
Pelosi Asks Black Caucus To Come Up With Police Reforms Following Protests
Members of the Congressional Black Caucus are pushing a wide range of proposals such as banning chokeholds as a response to the protests across the country following the death... Read more ...
Religious Leaders Say They Were Tear-Gassed For Trump's Church Photo-Op
Police drove clergy off the property of St. John's Church to make room for the president, according to Rev. Gini Gerbasi. Read more ...
Republicans chide Trump for ousting protesters, church photo-op
Senate Republicans offered rare criticism of President Donald Trump on Tuesday after protesters outside the White House were cleared out with tear gas the day before so the... Read more ...
Dominic Raab urges China to ‘step back from the brink' on Hong Kong
LONDON - The U.K. wants to rally as many countries as possible to condemn China's threat to Hong Kong's autonomy, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said Tuesday, as he urged... Read more ...
Former President Obama: 'Let's Not Excuse Violence Or Participate In It'
The former president writes in response to protests - some which have turned violent - after the killing of George Floyd. Read more ...