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Harris to address migration as she meets Guatemalan leader

Harris to address migration as she meets Guatemalan leader

Vice President Kamala Harris faces a major test of her diplomatic skills Monday when she meets with Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei as part of her efforts to address the root causes of migration to the U.S. from the region.
by The Associated Press

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Confederate names on schools are flash points. Here's one community's story

Confederate names on schools are flash points. Here's one community's story

In the upheaval following the murder of George Floyd, passionate debates ignited across America about what to do with the remnants of the Civil War. It divided one in Jacksonville, Fla.
by Scott Saloway and Milton Guevara

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After a grueling year in the ICU and at George Floyd Square, an unexpected friendship

After a grueling year in the ICU and at George Floyd Square, an unexpected friendship

More than a year after two epidemics — of COVID-19 and racial injustice — collided in Jeanette Rupert’s world, the nurse and social justice activist says she’s learned no one person can go it alone. It’s a lesson that was underscored for her by a letter from a stranger. 
by Catharine Richert

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Sackler family empire poised to win immunity from opioid lawsuits

Sackler family empire poised to win immunity from opioid lawsuits

A federal bankruptcy judge cleared a plan for final vote by Purdue Pharma's creditors that would release members of the Sackler family and their financial empire from liability for the opioid crisis.
by Brian Mann

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Historian uncovers the racist roots of the 2nd Amendment

Historian uncovers the racist roots of the 2nd Amendment

Carol Anderson says the Second Amendment was designed to ensure slave owners could quickly crush any rebellion or resistance from those they'd enslaved. Her new book is “The Second.”
by Dave Davies

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A video shows a man suddenly hitting an Asian Woman in NYC's Chinatown

A video shows a man suddenly hitting an Asian Woman in NYC's Chinatown

A video shows a man raising his arm to hit a woman passing by on the sidewalk. Police said the man was charged with assault as a hate crime, assault and criminal possession of a controlled substance.
by James Doubek

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