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Faith leaders denounce mosque fire and break-in, temple vandalism
Wednesday morning, security guards at Temple Israel discovered the synagogue had been vandalized. Days earlier, there was a break-in at Alhikmah Islamic Center. Authorities are investigating the vandalism as a hate crime.
National Guard troops are outside Chicago and could be in Memphis soon in Trump's latest deployment
National Guard troops are positioned outside Chicago and could soon be in Memphis as President Donald Trump's administration pushes ahead with an aggressive policy toward big-city crime, whether local leaders support it or not.
Comey pleads not guilty to Trump Justice Department case accusing him of lying to Congress
Former FBI Director James Comey has pleaded not guilty to lying to Congress five years ago. The plea kick-starts a process of legal wrangling in which defense lawyers will almost certainly move to get the indictment dismissed before trial, possibly by arguing the case amounts to a selective or vindictive prosecution.
These numbers show how 2 years of war have devastated Palestinian lives in Gaza
It’s been two years since Hamas-led militants attacked Israel, killing some 1,200 people and taking 251 hostages. In response, Israeli leaders promised a punishing offensive. Here are some numbers showing the war’s toll.
Research on metal-organic frameworks gets the chemistry Nobel Prize
Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar M. Yaghi will share the prize. Their structures can “capture carbon dioxide, store toxic gases or catalyse chemical reactions,” the committee said.
Michigan creates additional marijuana tax to fund Whitmer’s plan to ’fix the damn roads’
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has signed into law a new 24 percent tax on marijuana to create new revenue that will help fund long-promised major road repairs. The new wholesale tax will be levied on the sale of marijuana from producers to retailers.