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Palestinian man says Israeli settlers sexually assaulted him in front of his family

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A man holds zip ties in his hands.

Israeli settlers sexually assaulted a Palestinian man — tying his genitalia with zip ties and parading him naked in front of his family — during a mid-March attack in the occupied West Bank, according to the victim and eyewitnesses.

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Trump is dismantling democracy at 'unprecedented' speed, global report finds

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Before he was elected to a second term, former President Donald Trump hugged and kissed the U.S. flag as he spoke at the Conservative Political Action Conference at National Harbor, in Oxon Hill, Md., in 2024.

Three major new studies on democracy and freedom all find the U.S. is slipping further away from democracy. Leaders of two of those studies say President Trump's goal is to rule as an autocrat.

(Image credit: Alex Brandon)

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Amid fuel crunch, Cuba mechanic converts car to run on coal

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A mechanic pours charcoal into a fuel tank attached to his vehicle in Cuba

A Cuban mechanic has converted his 1980 Fiat Polski to run on charcoal, a cheaper and more abundant fuel than gasoline since Washington cut off oil shipments to the Caribbean island in January.

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Afroman wins lawsuit with Ohio police who said rapper mocked them in viral music video

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"We did it, America! ... Freedom of speech!" the rapper shouted outside the courthouse, dressed in a red, white and blue American flag suit. Seven Ohio sheriffs deputies sued Afroman for using home security footage to mock their 2022 raid of his home.

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Canada's population shrank last year — a first for the country, StatsCan says

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Canada's population dropped last year, marking the first time the country has seen an annual net decline in residents since Confederation.

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DMack
12 hours ago
"Unless we actually plan our economy for de-growth, or we continue to allow people to come to Canada and let them have citizenship, we are in for a rocky ride" ah nice
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B.C. hires 417 U.S. health-care workers in 1-year recruitment blitz

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The numbers from B.C.’s Ministry of Health show 89 doctors, 45 nurse practitioners, 260 nurses and 23 allied health professionals from the U.S. accepted jobs in the province between March 2025 and January 2026.

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