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NEW YORK AP 鈥?Is it time to say arrivederci to Christopher Columbus A movement to abolish Columbus Day and replace it with Indigenous Peoples Day has gained momentum in some parts of the U.S., with Los Angeles in August becoming the biggest city yet to decide to stop honoring the Italian explorer and instead recognize victims of colonialism.Austin, Texas, followed suit Thursday. It joined cities including San Francisco, Seattle and Denver, which had previously booted Columbus in favor of Indigenous Peoples Day.But the gesture to recognize indigenous people rather than the man who opened the Americas to European domination also has prompted howls of outrage from some Italian-Americans, who say eliminating their festival of ethnic pride is culturally insensitive, too. We had a very difficult time in this country for well over a hundred years, said Basil Russo, president of the Order Italian Sons and Daughters of America. Columbus Day is a day that weve chosen to celebrat
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REUTERS/Carlos Garcia RawlinsPeople walk past a sign of the Heaven Supermarket bar, where a coronavirus disease COVID-19 outbreak emerged, in Chaoyang district of Beijing, China June 13, 2022.Reuters11:01 JST,ensp;June 14, 2022BEIJING Reuters Authorities in Chinas capital Beijing raced on Monday to contain a COVID-19 outbreak traced to a 24-hour bar known for cheap liquor and big crowds, with millions facing mandatory testing and thousands under targeted lockdowns.The outbreak of 228 cases linked to the Heaven Supermarket Bar, which
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