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  • Cellist honors Japanese diplomat who helped Jews escape Holocaust2 May 2024, 1:44 am
    A Japanese diplomat’s act of defiance during World War II saved thousands of lives. It's also the focus of an ongoing effort by an American musician to pay tribute to the “Japanese Schindler.” VOA’s Kane Farabaugh has more from Skokie, Illinois.
  • Harvey Weinstein to be retried after rape conviction overturned1 May 2024, 11:16 pm

  • Arizona lawmakers vote to repeal 19th century abortion ban1 May 2024, 11:01 pm
    phoenix — Democrats secured enough votes in the Arizona Senate on Wednesday to repeal a Civil War-era ban on abortions that the state's highest court recently allowed to take effect. Voting wasn't complete but the Senate had the 16 votes it needed to advance the bill. Fourteen Democrats in the Senate were joined by two Republican votes in favor of repealing the bill, which narrowly cleared the Arizona House last week and is expected to be signed by Democratic Governor Katie Hobbs....
  • Russia breached global chemical weapons ban in Ukraine war, US says 1 May 2024, 11:00 pm
    washington — The United States on Wednesday accused Russia of violating the international chemical weapons ban by deploying the choking agent chloropicrin against Ukrainian troops and using riot control agents "as a method of warfare" in Ukraine. "The use of such chemicals is not an isolated incident and is probably driven by Russian forces' desire to dislodge Ukrainian forces from fortified positions and achieve tactical gains on the battlefield," the State Department said in a sta...
  • Botched US student aid application form rollout leaves many in limbo1 May 2024, 10:43 pm
    Washington — The last thing standing between Ashnaelle Bijoux and her college dream is the FAFSA form — a financial aid application that's supposed to help students go to college but is blocking her instead. She has tried to submit it over and over. Every time, it fails to go through. "I feel overwhelmed and stressed out," said Bijoux, 19. She came close to tears the last time she tried the form. "I feel like I'm being held back." Normally a time of celebration for high scho...