Tag: race and ethnicity
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Missouri Senate passes Trump-backed plan that could help Republicans win an additional US House seat
The Missouri Senate has passed a plan backed by President Donald Trump that could help Republicans win an additional U.S. House seat
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‘Words matter’: Maryland Gov. Wes Moore on turning down the temperature and leaning on faith
BALTIMORE — In a moment of rising threats and sharpened rhetoric, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore says political leaders have a duty to reject dehumanizing language and model peaceful engagement. Moore talked about drawing clear lines against violence while protecting First Amendment rights, how leaders should disagree without wishing harm, why AI-driven smear campaigns demand a…
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UCF, HBCUs nationwide receive threats against Black people on campus
ORLANDO, Fla. — University of Central Florida officials are investigating an emailed threat to Black people on campus Thursday amid a wave of similar messages that forced shutdowns at Historically Black Colleges and Universities around the U.S. The racist and expletive-laden message, an image of which was shared with The Orlando Sentinel, threatened to shoot…
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US Rep. Emanuel Cleaver faces off with Missouri lawmakers seeking to reshape his district
Democratic U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver is warning Missouri lawmakers that a redistricting plan backed by President Donald Trump is reopening racial divisions in Kansas City
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Trump administration takes first steps to restore Harvard’s funding, but money isn’t flowing yet
Harvard University says it has started receiving notices that many federal grants halted by the Trump administration will be reinstated after a federal judge ruled that the cuts were illegal
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Income inequality dipped and fewer people moved, according to largest survey of US life
Income inequality in the United States dipped last year, with median household income rising slightly
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Suspect convicted of murder in knife attack at German festival and sentenced to life in prison
A German court has convicted the suspect in last year’s knife attack at a festival in Solingen of murder and membership in the Islamic State group and sentenced him to life in prison
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From slavery to pollution, National Park employees flagged material deemed ‘disparaging’ to US
Does Florida’s Everglades National Park represent a slight to development in America
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Missouri Republicans advance Trump-backed plan to redraw US House districts
Missouri’s Republican-led House has passed a plan to redraw the state’s congressional districts at the urging of President Donald Trump
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Chicagoans change routines as immigration crackdown looms. Some carry passports and avoid stores
As the nation’s third-largest city awaits a much-hyped federal intervention, residents are making changes in their daily routines