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The Justice Department ended a decades-old school desegregation order. Others are expected to fall
The Justice Department opened a wave of cases in the 1960s, after Congress unleashed the department to go after schools that ...
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Brazilian nun who was the world’s oldest person has died at 116
SAO PAULO (AP) — Sister Inah Canabarro, a Brazilian nun and teacher who was the world’s oldest person, died on Wednesday just ...
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Florida leads as state and local governments sign on for Trump’s mass deportations
The roster of local police departments and state agencies that have joined President Donald Trump’s drive for mass ...
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Funding cuts threaten to deepen hunger crisis as rising costs send more families to food banks
Food banks typically see the most need during periods of high unemployment and yet the U.S. is facing down a hunger crisis ...
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Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month has only grown in 5 decades
In May 1990, President George H.W. Bush expanded the designation to the entire month. In 2009, President Barack Obama changed ...
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Animal sedative medetomidine is showing up in the US illegal drug supply, CDC says
Medetomidine, which is used to sedate pets and is somewhat similar to xylazine, was first detected in illegally manufactured opioids in North America in 2022. Investigators say the drug is being mixed ...
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Musk defends his work as he prepares to wind down at DOGE but gives hazy answers on future
WASHINGTON (AP) — Elon Musk, preparing to step back from his work leading the Department of Government Efficiency, had a ...