In the Supreme Court chamber, the subject was race, the mood was somber, the criticism harsh
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Then-Parkland school resource officer who stayed outside during mass shooting found not guilty
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By Nicole Chavez, Stephanie Elam and Anna-Maja-Rappard, CNN (CNN) — A task force examining reparations for Black residents in California…
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Continue Reading Deputy acquitted of all charges for failing to act during deadly Parkland school shooting
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Continue Reading NATO members have tentative agreement to extend Secretary-General Stoltenberg’s tenure another year
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Continue Reading Christine King Farris, the last living sibling of Martin Luther King Jr., dies at 95
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Continue Reading California woman angry about waiting in line is sentenced for throwing Molotov cocktail into bank
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Continue Reading Venezuelan women are increasingly taking up the grueling work of fishing in the Caribbean
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Continue Reading Turkmenistan opens elaborate ‘smart city’ development
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Continue Reading Older Americans can get RSV vaccine this fall after consulting their doctor, CDC says
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After the short-lived insurrection, questions swirl over top Russian commander and Prigozhin
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Continue Reading After the short-lived insurrection, questions swirl over top Russian commander and Prigozhin
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Continue Reading The gutting of affirmative action is a ‘clear and present danger’ to equal education, critics say
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By Caolán Magee, CNN (CNN) — China is on track to double its wind and solar energy capacity and hit its 2030 clean energy targets five years…
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By Caolán Magee, CNN (CNN) — China is on track to double its wind and solar energy capacity and hit its 2030 clean energy targets five years…
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By Mostafa Salem, CNN (CNN) — Demonstrators breached the perimeter of the Swedish embassy in Baghdad Thursday, a day after a protester burned a…
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Continue Reading Russian general is believed to be detained in aftermath of Wagner mutiny, AP sources say
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By SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Smaller meat and poultry operators in 17 states will receive $115 million in grants.…
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Continue Reading UK government vows to challenge court ruling that its plan to send migrants to Rwanda is unlawful
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