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Harris uses profanity with Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris used a profanity on Monday while offering advice to young Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders about how to break through barriers. Harris was participating in a conversation moderated by actor and comedian Jimmy O. Yang when he asked her what it means to be the first vice president of Asian descent and how that heritage has informed her views and roles as a leader. Read More...

Hundreds gather on National Mall to commemorate historic Palestinian displacement

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WASHINGTON (TND) — Hundreds of protesters assembled on the National Mall to demonstrate for an immediate and permanent ceasefire for the war in Gaza while marking a solemn event in Palestinian history. While thousands were expected, rain and wind kept larger crowds from gathering, some 400 chanted pro-Palestinian slogans and voiced criticism of the Israeli and American governments as they marked a painful present — the war in Gaza — and past — the exodus of some 700,000 Palestinians who fled or were forced from what is now Israel when the state was created in 1948. Read More...

Jury acquits man accused of police officer's slaying

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GREENSBURG -- A jury has returned a not guilty verdict in the trial of a man accused of gunning down a St. Clair Township police officer who responded to a domestic violence call. KDKA-TV reports the jury Friday night found Ray Shetler Jr. not guilty of first- and third-degree murder charges. He's been found guilty on charges of theft and receiving stolen property. Shetler was accused of killing 54-year-old Officer Lloyd Reed Jr. Read More...