Judge Halts Deportation to Save Two Girls From Genital Mutilation
Ellen Goodman notes a Portland immigration ruling that spared Lydia Oluloro and her daughters Shade and Lara from returning to Nigeria where genitals would be mutilated as part of a tradition. The judge called the practice cruel and a human rights violation, marking a rare refugee protection on gender violence.
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Lydia Oluloro
Lydia
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Pakistan
India
Africa
U.S. State Department
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Harvard
U.S
McDougal Files to Run for Congress in Arkansas
James McDougal former Clinton Whitewater partner living on Social Security disability filed to run for Congress in southern Arkansas against Jay Dickey. He cited a stroke and manic depression as motivation and noted his income from disability and Whitewater ties as he campaigns in the May 24 primary.
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Clinton
Whitewater
Congress
James McDougal
McDougal
Arkansas
Jay Dickey
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Whitewater Development Corp
Arkansas State Capitol
Hanoi Struggles as Free Market Pace Threatens Old Quarter
In Hanoi Vietnam life clings to medieval streets while the Old Quarter faces modernization. New market reforms bring foreign investment as villa evictions and redevelopment loom, stirring worry among residents and preserving a contrast with the French Quarter’s serene villas.
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Hanoi
Vietnam
Southeast Asia
Correction shows misspelling in Cedar Rapids Gazette story
A correction note appears in the Gazette acknowledging a misspelled name John Osaka in a Tuesday Cedar Rapids Washington High School newspaper article. The notice explains the paper’s policy to respond to accuracy concerns and outlines contact and subscription details. It also mentions a Singapore firm’s proposed 41 million 20 story project at Lake of the Restored Sword edge downtown and urban neon hotels nearby.
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Gazette
Cedar Rapids Washington High School
the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Third Avenue SE
Iowa
U.S
Associated Press
AP News
Cedar Rapids Gazette. Inc
P.O
Singapore
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