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Juanita Abernathy, US civil rights advocate, dies at 88

The widow of the Rev. Dr. Ralph Abernathy, Juanita Abernathy worked alongside him, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and others for the right to vote.

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UN chief off to Bahamas to support Dorian victims, assess needs

U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres says he is flying to the Bahamas on Friday to express “deep solidarity” with its people and to raise awareness of the need for international help following the devastation of Hurricane Dorian.

Nobody on watch when fire killed 34 on California boat, says NTSB

All six crewmembers were asleep aboard a scuba diving boat off the Southern California coast when a fire broke out in the middle of the night, killing 34 people who were trapped in a bunkroom below the main deck, federal investigators announced Thursday.

Frequent Trump target, ex-FBI No. 2 may face criminal charges

Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe faces the prospect of an indictment after his attorneys were unable to persuade senior Justice Department officials not to pursue charges.