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Lawyers: 250 children held in bad conditions at Texas border

Lawyers: 250 children held in bad conditions at Texas border

A traumatic and dangerous situation is unfolding for some 250 infants, children and teens locked up for up to 27 days without adequate food, water and sanitation, according to a legal team that interviewed dozens of children at a Border Patrol station in Texas.
by Associated Press

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St. Paul police investigating Metro State attack as hate crime

St. Paul police investigating Metro State attack as hate crime

"The victim was targeted by the suspect due to an appearance or his possible ethnic origin," said a police spokesperson. The suspect is a white adult male, and he remains at large.
by Cody Nelson

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Legal weed is a danger to dogs. Here's how to know if your pup got into pot

Legal weed is a danger to dogs. Here's how to know if your pup got into pot

As more states legalize recreational and medicinal marijuana, veterinarians are treating more intoxicated dogs who've gotten into THC edibles, discarded joints or drug-laced feces.
by Laura Klivans

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Counter Stories: Why Juneteenth matters

Juneteenth marks when the people of Texas were finally informed that all enslaved people across the U.S. were no longer property of their masters.
by Marianne Combs and Jo Erickson

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'Why not now?' Lawmakers debate reparations for slavery

'Why not now?' Lawmakers debate reparations for slavery

The debate over reparations catapulted from the campaign trail to Congress on Wednesday as lawmakers heard impassioned testimony for and against the idea of providing compensation for America's history of slavery and racial discrimination.
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33K pounds of cocaine seized in one of biggest U.S. drug busts

33K pounds of cocaine seized in one of biggest U.S. drug busts

U.S. authorities seized 33,000 pounds of cocaine from a ship at Philadelphia's port in what they described as one of the largest drug busts in American history. The haul could have been worth more than $1 billion on the street.
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U.S. schools underreport how often students are restrained or secluded, watchdog says

U.S. schools underreport how often students are restrained or secluded, watchdog says

Districts are supposed to tell the government how often students are held or detained. But a new report says those numbers are so inaccurate, there's no way of knowing the prevalence of these methods.
by Jenny Abamu

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