The three main minorities in the United States — blacks, Hispanics and Asians — have little trust for each other and hold prejudiced views about Americans of different ethnic origins to their own, a poll showed Wednesday.
“This extraordinary poll reveals some unflattering realities that exist in America today,” said Sandy Close, head of new America [...]

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[Why did they pick on a white child?-ed]
A court in Dubai, in the UAE, has jailed two men for 15 years for the abduction and sexual assault of a 15-year-old French-Swiss boy.
The men, one of whom is HIV positive, took the teenager to the desert and raped him at knifepoint.
The victim’s mother, Veronique Robert, says [...]

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How many times have we read some variation on the following lede?
“Israeli armored forces backed by aircraft thrust into the southern Gaza Strip today, killing four Palestinians a day before Israeli and Palestinian negotiators were to begin laying the groundwork for peace talks.”
The Israelis don’t want to negotiate, but they’re willing to go through the [...]

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At least 40 migrants have drowned in the Aegean Sea off the western coast of Turkey, officials say.
The bodies were found washed up on the shore near the city of Izmir. Six people were rescued, officials told Turkey’s Anatolia news agency.

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