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FW de Klerk, Last Apartheid-Era Leader of South Africa, Dies

By Rob Picheta, FW de Klerk, the last leader of apartheid-era South Africa who shared a Nobel Peace Prize with Nelson Mandela after working to end racial segregation in the country, has died at 85, his foundation said on Thursday. De Klerk released Mandela, his subsequent successor, from prison and laboriously negotiated with him a transition to

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Mandatory Credit: Photo by CAROLINE BREHMAN/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock (12591952ai) Florida Governor Ron DeSantis speaks during the 2021 Republican Jewish Coalition National Leadership Meeting at the Venetian hotel and casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, 06 November 2021. 2021 Republican Jewish Coalition National Leadership Meeting in Las Vegas, USA - 06 Nov 2021

GOP Leverages Vaccine Mandate Backlash Ahead of Midterms

By Maeve Reston, Republicans seeking to energize their core voters and appeal beyond their base to others concerned about the fragile economic recovery are turning to the Biden administration’s vaccine mandates. With more than 70% of adult Americans now fully vaccinated, Republicans are advocating for a slender minority of Americans as they champion the rights of the unvaccinated. It’s

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