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Adidas and designer Willy Chavarria apologize to Mexican Indigenous community for ‘appropriated’ shoe

By Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — The sportswear firm Adidas and Mexican-American designer Willy Chavarría have apologized after a Mexican state accused them of cultural appropriation over the design of a new shoe. The “Oaxaca Slip-On,” billed as a collaboration between Chavarría and Adidas Originals, featured a woven leather surface, open heel and thick rubber

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A memorial honors the 21 victims gunned down at Robb Elementary School in 2022.

Uvalde County and school district release troves of records about the Robb Elementary shooting that left 21 people dead

By Holly Yan, Matthew J. Friedman, Shimon Prokupecz, Rachel Clarke, Leigh Waldman, Danya Gainor, CNN (CNN) — After a yearslong legal battle, Uvalde County and the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District have released records related to the 2022 mass shooting that killed 19 children and two adults in Uvalde, Texas. More than a dozen media

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People traverse Brown University campus in Providence

These college leaders are keeping the heat on in battle with Trump administration – despite settlements by prominent schools

By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — College is the place where many students entering adulthood find their voice. But when it comes to addressing the White House’s ongoing battle with elite higher education, many institutional leaders seem to have lost theirs. “I don’t know how many calls you have to make to get one (university)

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Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks during a press conference in Canberra on August 11

Australia to recognize Palestinian state, leaving US increasingly isolated among key allies

By Helen Regan, and Hilary Whiteman, CNN (CNN) — Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Monday that his country will recognize a Palestinian state in September, joining a growing list of Western allies as international condemnation and anger builds over Israel’s actions in Gaza. A formal recognition will be made at the United Nations General

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Netanyahu defends Gaza City takeover as UN warns of ‘calamity’ and international condemnation grows

By Tal Shalev, Dana Karni, Abeer Salman, Catherine Nicholls, Mohammed Tawfeeq and Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has defended his planned military takeover of Gaza City in the face of growing international condemnation and anger, with United Nations officials warning Sunday the move would lead to “another calamity” in the

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