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UN peacekeeper killed, 8 seriously injured in northern Mali attack

UN peacekeeper killed, 8 seriously injured in northern...

The U.N. Security Council, Secretary General Antonio Guterres and the head of the...

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Reparations campaigns get boost from new philanthropic funding

Reparations campaigns get boost from new philanthropic...

Even before the police killing of George Floyd three years ago, institutions and...

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Elevated section of heavily traveled I-95 collapses in Philadelphia

Elevated section of heavily traveled I-95 collapses in...

A massive concrete slab falls from I-95 onto the road below in northeast Philadelphia...

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Watch: Hakeem Jeffries looks to focus on student loan crisis

Watch: Hakeem Jeffries looks to focus on student loan crisis

The following is a transcript of the video shown below. With Republicans looking...

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Juneteenth now recognized as a state holiday in Nevada

Juneteenth now recognized as a state holiday in Nevada

Juneteenth is recognized annually on June 19 CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Juneteenth...

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Smokestack implosion at defunct Detroit trash incinerator ends decades of stink

Smokestack implosion at defunct Detroit trash incinerator...

Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan once called the incinerator one example of a health hazard...

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Uganda’s long-time president says he’s taking ‘forced leave’ after testing positive for COVID-19

Uganda’s long-time president says he’s taking ‘forced leave’...

News of Museveni’s sickness draws mixed reactions from people in Uganda KAMPALA,...

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Baltimore police commissioner departing after 4 years; led department through court-ordered reforms

Baltimore police commissioner departing after 4 years;...

Michael Harrison was Baltimore’s longest-serving commissioner since the 2015 death...

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Texas’ Julien Alfred, Florida’s Jasmine Moore set collegiate records at track and field championships

Texas’ Julien Alfred, Florida’s Jasmine Moore set collegiate...

Julien Alfred ran the fastest all-conditions mark in collegiate history, while Jasmine...

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Brittney Griner, Mercury teammates confronted at airport by ‘provocateur,’ WNBA says

Brittney Griner, Mercury teammates confronted at airport...

Mercury player Brianna Turner says team was subjected to “excessive harassment”...

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Trump pledges to endorse Mark Robinson for North Carolina governor

Trump pledges to endorse Mark Robinson for North Carolina...

Trump calls Robinson, the first Black lieutenant governor of North Carolina, “one...

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‘The Righteous,’ an opera set among American Southwest church communities, to premiere in 2024

‘The Righteous,’ an opera set among American Southwest...

The text for the opera was written by U.S. Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith SANTA FE,...

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Man pleads guilty to helping 2 others accused in murder of rapper Young Dolph

Man pleads guilty to helping 2 others accused in murder...

Jermarcus Johnson could testify at future trial over Young Dolph’s killing as part...

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Georgia schools to remove diversity, equity and inclusion from teaching program standards

Georgia schools to remove diversity, equity and inclusion...

Georgia commission moves to drop “ambiguous terms” from rules guiding colleges and...

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theGrio Style Guide: The Next Generation of Beauty with Lil Nas X, Telfar and Ariana DeBose’s ambitions

theGrio Style Guide: The Next Generation of Beauty with...

This week in style, Telfar’s last and fastest Bag Security Program, and Fe Noel...

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Randy Cox, paralyzed in police van, reaches $45 million settlement with New Haven, Connecticut

Randy Cox, paralyzed in police van, reaches $45 million...

Cox, 36, was left paralyzed from the chest down June 19, 2022, when the police van...