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Man who killed eagles on a Native American reservation gets nearly 4 years in prison

Man who killed eagles on a Native American reservation gets nearly 4 years in prison

BILLINGS, Mont.
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From the steppes with shamanism: The Hu makes hits with praises to the sky deity

From the steppes with shamanism: The Hu makes hits with praises to the sky deity

(RNS) — An eight-man heavy metal band from Mongolia known as The Hu has done what few thought could happen in the 21st century: Create a new genre of folk-metal music.
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Edmonton police investigate vandalism, mischief at church

Edmonton police investigate vandalism, mischief at church

EDMONTON — Police say vandalism and mischief at a Catholic church in central Edmonton has made parishioners and neighbours feel unsafe. They say on Sept.
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Minnesota farm town reshaped by migrants wrestles with real changes beyond the political vitriol

Minnesota farm town reshaped by migrants wrestles with real changes beyond the political vitriol

WORTHINGTON, Minn. (AP) — Two Guatemalans wearing traditional embroidered skirts bought coconut boba teas on an October afternoon at the bustling downtown Asian market.
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Takeaways from AP's report on how immigration transformed a Minnesota farm town

Takeaways from AP's report on how immigration transformed a Minnesota farm town

WORTHINGTON, Minn. (AP) — Over the past generation, immigrants from Southeast Asia, East Africa and now predominantly Central America have transformed Worthington, a once overwhelmingly white farming community.
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Minnesota farm town reshaped by migrants wrestles with real changes beyond the political vitriol

Minnesota farm town reshaped by migrants wrestles with real changes beyond the political vitriol

WORTHINGTON, Minn. (AP) — Two Guatemalans wearing traditional embroidered skirts bought coconut boba teas on an October afternoon at the bustling downtown Asian market.
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Some US Muslims struggle to find a candidate they can tolerate supporting for president

Some US Muslims struggle to find a candidate they can tolerate supporting for president

ATLANTA (AP) — With the death and destruction in Gaza on her mind, Soraya Burhani agonized over how to cast her vote for president. “For us, Muslims, I see that there’s no good choice,” she said. With the U.S.
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What is Diwali, the Festival of Lights? How is it celebrated in India and the diaspora?

What is Diwali, the Festival of Lights? How is it celebrated in India and the diaspora?

Diwali is the most important festival of the year in India — and for Hindus in particular. It is celebrated across faiths by more than a billion people in the world’s most populous nation and the diaspora.
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Indians celebrate Diwali by lighting a record number of clay lamps

Indians celebrate Diwali by lighting a record number of clay lamps

LUCKNOW, India (AP) — Millions of Indians began celebrating the annual Hindu festival of lights, Diwali, by symbolically lighting a record 2.
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Use of smoke-emitting firecrackers renews air pollution debate in India's capital ahead of Diwali

Use of smoke-emitting firecrackers renews air pollution debate in India's capital ahead of Diwali

NEW DELHI (AP) — As India gears up for Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, people are divided over whether they should celebrate by setting off firecrackers, which worsen the country’s chronic air pollution.
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