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Boston city councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson, who recently made headlines over her absence from City Council meetings, reportedly missed another four votes this week related to the city’s police budget after walking out of a Wednesday City Council meeting. The Boston Herald reported on Sunday that Anderson was present for Wednesday’s City Council meeting, but was absent for four votes …

Nikki Haley, who was the final rival to former President Trump in the Republican nomination race before ending her White House bid last month, is joining a leading conservative think tank known for focusing on international affairs and national security. Haley, the former two-term South Carolina governor who served as ambassador to the United Nations in the Trump administration, is …

A civil lawsuit accusing Japanese police of racial profiling opened Monday with emotional testimony from plaintiffs who said they were constantly stopped and questioned without good reason. The case, filed in January by three residents of Japan with overseas ancestry, including an American, claims their treatment constitutes discrimination and violates their human rights. Japan does not have any anti-discrimination law, …