DAJABÓN, Dominican Republic — Kelvin Vensy sits for hours on end on a metal barricade that separates Haiti from the Dominican Republic, holding on to a cardboard box with wax candles. “Two candles for 15 pesos,” Kelvin, 13, shouts in creole over and over, as people rush by. Kelvin said he takes every cent he… Continue reading Parents across Haiti scramble to keep their children safe and in school despite the violence
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India’s Modi survives no-confidence vote over his handling of ethnic violence
NEW DELHI — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday easily defeated a vote of no-confidence taken by the opposition over his handling of a deadly ethnic conflict in Manipur, and in a two-hour speech dismissed the move as a vain attempt to “defame India.” More than 180 people have been killed, many hundreds more wounded and… Continue reading India’s Modi survives no-confidence vote over his handling of ethnic violence
Trump’s Repeated Threats Of Violence Likely Not Enough To Bring Pretrial Detention
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump has been repeatedly threatening that his prosecutions will lead to violence and unrest, but the former president is nevertheless unlikely to be locked up in pretrial detention, legal experts said. “Unfortunately, the courts are going to give him very broad deference,” said Norm Eisen, a lawyer in the Barack Obama White… Continue reading Trump’s Repeated Threats Of Violence Likely Not Enough To Bring Pretrial Detention