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Debate over criminals’ right to vote intensifies in Olympia

People incarcerated for felony crimes in Washington prisons could get back their right to vote, serve on a jury, or run for office, if a new bill is approved this session by state lawmakers. House Bill 2030 (HB 2030), which had a public hearing in the State Government & Tribal Relations committee Tuesday, would effectively allow anyone […]

Arrests of Catholic priests in Nicaragua tick up as dragnet intensifies

By Ismael Lopez SAN JOSE (Reuters) -Nicaraguan police on Friday arrested three more Catholic priests, bringing the number of clergymen detained this week to at least nine, according to sources close to the local church leadership, including one who is a high-ranking church member. The three sources, who requested anonymity for fear of arrest, said […]

Nicaragua arrests four more priests, intensifies crackdown on Catholic Church

By Ismael Lopez SAN JOSE (Reuters) – Nicaraguan police detained four more priests early on Saturday, bringing the total number to 12 over the past three days, according to a high-ranking member of the Catholic Church with knowledge of the matter and local media. Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega, who has governed the Central American country […]

Israel intensifies strikes in central Gaza, killing dozens

In one of the war’s deadliest strikes, at least 68 people were killed by an Israeli strike in central Gaza on Christmas Eve, health officials said Sunday. Meanwhile, the number of Israeli soldiers killed in combat over the weekend rose to 15, according to The Associated Press. The strike occurred on the Maghazi refugee camp […]