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New Jersey voters express a mix of support and resignation as they’re again asked whether scandal-plagued Sen. Bob Menendez (D) should return to Washington.
4 months ago
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Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) insists he’ll be exonerated and will stay in the Senate following a federal indictment that alleges wide-ranging abuses of power.
4 months ago
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The Atlanta residents who lined the route Trump’s motorcade took to Fulton County Jail grappled with the city’s history and the nation’s future.
5 months ago
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Twenty-five years after a Black man, James Byrd, was killed by three White men in this East Texas town, many in Jasper are ready to forget.
5 months ago
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Experts say FDA approval of a first-of-its-kind pill to treat postpartum depression is a big step but not a panacea.
6 months ago
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In the fight for reparations, the Black community has split over whether immigrants should qualify or if programs should be limited to descendants of enslaved people.
6 months ago
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A California panel has proposed billions in reparations for Black residents. But to succeed they need the support of skeptical Asian and Latino residents.
7 months ago
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A California task force has recommended a reparations program for the state’s Black residents. The proposals face significant political hurdles.
8 months ago
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The legislation comes after years of frustration among reparations advocates that Democratic lawmakers have not taken action on the issue at the federal level.
8 months ago
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A California panel has recommended potentially billions of dollars in reparations for Black residents. The proposal would have to be approved by state lawmakers.
9 months ago
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After Jordan Neely, a 30-year old homeless man, was choked to death by another passengers, some New Yorkers are questioning the safety of the subway system.
9 months ago
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Rescues and evacuations are taking place as the state braces for another wall of rain and snow in the coming days.
11 months ago
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Evanston, a Chicago suburb, has been heralded for its $10 million reparations program. But even some of its Black residents aren’t happy with the program’s progress.
about 1 year ago
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In a Senate race between Democrat Val Demings, who spent nearly three decades in law enforcement, and Republican Marco Rubio, police have come out strong for the GOP.
about 1 year ago
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Second-term legislator Danielle Walker lost her effort to persuade the Republican state to protect abortion rights. But she remains optimistic.
over 1 year ago
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A Madison, Wis., matriarch and her granddaughter take seriously their role in American democracy, even though the system hasn’t always delivered for them.
over 1 year ago
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Politicians flock to Selma to use the Edmund Pettus Bridge as a stage for their agendas. Meanwhile, the city is one of the poorest in the country.
almost 2 years ago
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The bill would create a federal commission on reparations for Black Americans.
almost 2 years ago
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The percentage of Black Americans who live in the South has been increasing since 1990, with the region’s large urban areas seeing the biggest gains, according to census data. Meanwhile, the Black population shrank in a number of Northern and Western cities.
about 2 years ago