The Latest: Islam spiritual leader blasts Myanmar violence

The Latest on violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine state and the flood of ethnic Rohingya refugees into Bangladesh (all times local): 6 p.m. The spiritual leader of Islam’s majority Sunnis has blasted Myanmar for the “massacres” against Rohingya Muslims, calling for swift political and economic pressure by the international community on the Buddhist-majority nation. The Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, the world’s foremost seat of Sunni Islamic learning, also warned in a televised statement aired from Cairo on…
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The Latest on violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine state and the flood of ethnic Rohingya refugees into Bangladesh (all times local): 6:35 a.m. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum says it’s horrified by the ongoing attacks on Rohingya civilians and is calling on Myamar’s government to cease its military operations. Cameron Hudson, director of the museum’s Simon-Skjodt Center for the Prevention of Genocide, says “government efforts to deny Rohingya citizenship rights, restrict their freedom of …
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As previously reported, last October XXXTentacion was charged with aggravated battery of a pregnant woman, false imprisonment, domestic battery by strangulation, and witness-tampering. If convicted at trial this coming fall, the 19-year-old faces a potentially lengthy prison sentence. In Pitchfork-obtained excerpts from the alleged victim’s 142-page testimony, the Florida rapper is accused of frequent and extensive abuse. According to the testimony, XXXTentacion—whose real name is Jahseh O…
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A law firm has been hired to review Michigan State University’s Title IX program. The school said Friday that the Husch Blackwell firm was hired this month as part of its commitment to “strengthening efforts to combat sexual violence.” The firm is to focus on Title IX compliance, crisis and advocacy support services, prevention and education programs, awareness and outreach and campus feedback. Michigan State says the review is expected to take several months. The school conducted a Title IX in…
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The Latest on the pope’s visit to Colombia (all times local): 4:15 p.m. Pope Francis is urging victims and ex-fighters in Colombia’s long-running conflict to reconcile so Colombia can move forward. Francis presided over a reconciliation event in Villavincencio, a city south of Bogota that is surrounded by lands formerly controlled by leftist rebels. He said he wanted to be there to listen to its people and weep with them. He embraced victims and ex-fighters standing at the foot of the ruined to…
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