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Is there such a thing as being too old to execute? Aging death row inmates are set to die in Florida
MIAMI | The last prisoner strapped to a table in Florida’s death chamber was 74 years old — the oldest the state has executed in modern times. The next two set to die are older still. The series of executions, due to be carried out by the end of this month, highlights the nation’s aging […]
Iran persecutes its Baha’i minority fiercely in a year of protests and war, rights groups say
Peyvand Naimi has spent more than six months in an Iranian prison, accused of killing state security agents during nationwide protests, although his family says no formal charges or evidence have been presented. “The Baha’is will not be released,” the family says it was told by the prosecutor. Ever since the Baha’i faith was founded […]
Subpoenas issued to NY Times reporters seen as ‘unprecedented’ threat to press freedom
Dangerous. Brazen. Unprecedented. Uncharted territory. Reaction in the media world has been swift and severe to the issue of subpoenas to five New York Times journalists who reported on security questions involving the new, Qatari-gifted Air Force One — a legal maneuver seen as a troubling escalation of the Trump administration’s campaign to control and […]
Greece awaits Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ with anticipation despite casting controversy
ATHENS, Greece | Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” opens Friday, to global anticipation and some controversy over his casting choices — but what do Greeks think? Conversation about adaptations often revolves around how closely they follow a source text. But in a country where Homer’s story is taught and retold at all schools, many point to […]
Busy wildfire season in Colorado, West tests US fire bosses as they juggle resources to stay ahead
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. | It’s already been a deadly year for firefighters, and authorities have been putting resources where they can more quickly pounce on wildfires before they get out of hand and increase the possibility of additional loss of life and property. Fire managers try to anticipate nature’s next move, placing thousands of firefighters, hundreds […]
US attacks Iran and Tehran retaliates across the Middle East as both vie for control of strait
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates | The U.S. launched strikes on Iran early Tuesday morning, hours after President Donald Trump said Washington is “reinstating” a blockade on Iran in the Strait of Hormuz. Trump separately suggested the United States will charge other ships for safe passage, upending hundreds of years of American policy supporting freedom of […]
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Read more Toon in Tuesday Read more GEO Group to open new ICE detention center at dormant prison in Hudson, north of Denver Read more Askkanwii’s Diasporic Film Festival bringing global stories, understanding to Aurora in August
Toon in Tuesday
Read more GEO Group to open new ICE detention center at dormant prison in Hudson, north of Denver Read more Askkanwii’s Diasporic Film Festival bringing global stories, understanding to Aurora in August Read more Feds turn over evidence in Renee Good and Alex Pretti killings to Minnesota after months of delay
GEO Group to open new ICE detention center at dormant prison in Hudson, north of Denver
This story was first published at Colorado Newsline. DENVER | A dormant, privately-owned prison in Hudson is set to become Colorado’s second Immigrations and Customs Enforcement detention center, The GEO Group, a private prison company, announced Monday. The Big Horn Correctional Facility has been eyed by ICE officials to expand Colorado’s immigrant detention capacity since last year, […]
Askkanwii’s Diasporic Film Festival bringing global stories, understanding to Aurora in August
AURORA | The world regularly comes to Aurora, this time on the silver screen. The third Colorado Diasporic Film Festival is coming to Aurora in August. As an initiative of the Askkanwii Filmmaking Incubator Hub, another Colorado-based nonprofit, the festival seeks to foster cross-cultural understanding and connection. Askkanwii was founded in 2013 by Ousmane Ndoye, […]