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NEW FACE OF SCOTUS? — Potential court nominee Jacqueline Nguyen inspired by her family

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Jacqueline Nguyen knows adversity.

She, her siblings, and their parents fled Vietnam, and the 10-year-old Nguyen spent her first days in the United States in 1975 in a refugee tent city at Camp Pendleton in California.

Philippine commission urged to stop Pacquiao fight due to too much publicity

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By Teresa Cerojano Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — World boxing star Manny Pacquiao’s April 9 bout with Timothy Bradley came under a cloud Feb. 22 when the Philippine elections […]

3 former execs of utility charged in Fukushima disaster

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By Mari Yamaguchi Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Three former Japanese utility executives were formally charged Monday, Feb. 29 with negligence in the Fukushima nuclear disaster, becoming the first officials […]

Chinese celebrities warned not to mix with exiled Tibetans

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By Louise Watt Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China’s state media have criticized celebrities for attending an event in northeastern India with members of the Tibetan government-in-exile, adding to Chinese […]

Asian Americans debate support for convicted NYC cop, Peter Liang

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By Deepti Hajela Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — In a nation accustomed to demonstrations over police shootings of unarmed Black men, this was something completely different: more than 10,000 […]

Leland Yee sentenced in racketeering case

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Sudhin Thanawala Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge sentenced former California state senator Leland Yee on Feb. 24 to five years in prison after he acknowledged in […]

Japanese lawmaker criticized for linking Obama to slaves

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By Mari Yamaguchi Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese lawmaker is being criticized for saying President Barack Obama was a descendant of Black slaves and so would have been […]

Philippine bishops back pope’s remarks on Zika contraception

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By Jim Gomez Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Despite their staunch opposition to contraceptives, Philippine Roman Catholic bishops expressed their full support Feb. 20 to Pope Francis’ remarks suggesting […]

Seattle experiments with new solutions to ease homelessness

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By Phuong Le Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — As homeless deaths mounted last fall in Seattle, elected officials declared an  emergency, resorting to a tool often reserved for natural disasters […]