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Yemen is an ancient birthplace of the coffee trade, and immigrants fleeing its civil war have brought their culture here in the form of cafes. Hundreds of Yemeni coffee shops have opened in the U.S.

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Gray represented prominent civil rights leaders like King, Rosa Parks and John Lewis throughout the Civil Rights Movement in ...

The American-born Giuffre, who lived in Australia for years, became an advocate for sex trafficking survivors after emerging ...

Civil rights groups, labor organizations and politicians praised Alexis Herman as a “trailblazer” who fought for the rights of women, Black people and American workers over the course of decades.

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The toddler, a U.S. citizen, was apparently sent to Honduras with her mother and 11-year-old sister, even as a federal judge tried to contact an attorney representing the government.

Mangione is set to appear in federal court on Friday for his arraignment in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian ...