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Brown University graduate Jason Carroll, a Maryland native whose ancestors were slaves in the Carolinas, stands for a portrait on the Brown campus in Providence, R.I., on Tuesday, May 4, 2021, near University Hall, background, that was constructed in part using slave labor. “There’s real trauma and pain here,” says Carroll. “This shouldn’t just be an academic question. There are real families that have been burdened and harmed by this — and probably still are.” (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Colleges pushed anew for reparations for slavery, racism

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — For Brown University students, the Ivy League college’s next step in its yearslong quest to atone for its ...
FILE—In this file photo from Jan. 13, 2021, troopers are visible on the Ohio Statehouse roof in Columbus, Ohio. Republican lawmakers in Ohio have introduced two bills that would ban transgender girls from participating in female sports teams in high school or college. The proposals would require schools and higher education institutions in the state to designate "separate single-sex teams and sports for each sex." (Doral Chenoweth/The Columbus Dispatch via AP)
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Transgender girls would be banned from participating in female sports teams in high school or college in two ...
People gather outside the House Chamber at the Capitol in Austin on Thursday May 6, 2021, to protest House Bill 6, a bill that would create new election-related crimes, boost penalties for existing crimes and raise the profile of partisan poll watchers. (Jay Janner /Austin American-Statesman via AP)
As Republicans march ahead with their campaign to tighten voting laws in political battlegrounds, some in their party are worried ...
Robin Rue Simmons, alderwoman of Evanston
EVANSTON, Ill. — When Teri Murray tried to buy her first home in 1968, searching this leafy college town for the perfect place, sh ...
President Joe Biden speaks on Thursday in Lake Charles, Louisiana, with the Interstate 10 Calcasieu River Bridge behind him. Alex Brandon, Associated Press
LAKE CHARLES, La. — With a badly aging bridge as his backdrop, President Joe Biden stood in reliably Republican Louisiana on Thur ...
Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley arrives to the chamber ahead of President Joe Biden speaking to a joint session of Congress, Wednesday, April 28, 2021, in the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (Melina Mara/The Washington Post via AP, Pool)
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a potentially significant shift in the debate over combating sexual assault in the military, the nation’s top ...
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FILE - In this April 12, 2021, file photo President Joe Biden speaks during a meeting with lawmakers to discuss the American Jobs Plan in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. Biden will mark his 100th day in office on Thursday, April 29. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
WASHINGTON (AP) — Marking his first 100 days in office, President Joe Biden will use his first joint address to Congress to pitch ...
Indonesian Navy ship KRI Singa sails to take part in the search for submarine KRI Nanggala that went missing while participating in a training exercise on Wednesday, off Banyuwangi, East Java, Indonesia, Thursday, April 22, 2021. Indonesia
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian navy ships searched Thursday for a submarine that likely sank too deep to retrieve, making su ...
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military said Thursday that a Syrian missile that reached deep into Israeli territory and set off air ...
Afghan Ambassador to the U.S. Roya Rahmani speaks as she gives the Associated Press a tour at the Afghanistan Embassy in Washington, Wednesday, April 21, 2021, of looted and stolen Afghan religious relics and antiquities recovered by U.S. government authorities as part of a wider investigation into global trafficking in rare and ancient artifacts. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
WASHINGTON (AP) — Precious relics of Afghanistan’s ancient past are returning home as the nation confronts deepening uncertainty ...
NEW YORK (AP) — How long does protection from COVID-19 vaccines last?Experts don’t know yet because they’re still studying vaccina ...
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