Demonstrations coincided with a military parade in Washington, DC, held on the president's birthday.
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New plaques commemorate the eight students who crossed racial lines at two county high schools.
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Updated: The county’s sheriff says agents showed bailiffs paperwork.
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The state did not provide details on where detainees are being held, or the charges against them.
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Councilors were split on increasing pay for some of the city’s top earners.
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One report says more people lost work in March in the commonwealth than in any other state.
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The pop-up has saved nearly 500 lbs. from landfills — including one reporter’s favorite pants.
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The Manitoba wildfires have forced 17,000 people to flee the province. Plumes of heavy smoke are expected to drift into the United States over Friday and Saturday, affecting millions of Americans.
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Adams sued over an allegation in a 2016 documentary that he sanctioned the 2006 killing of a British spy in Ireland. A jury in Dublin's High Court awarded Adams damages of 100,000 euros ($113,000).
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France to ban smoking at beaches, parks and outside schools from July 1st to protect children.
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Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans granted temporary parole under a Biden-era program would lose their temporary legal status.
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On Friday, Brand pleaded not guilty to five counts of rape and assault that date back more than 25 years. He says the charges are politically motivated. His trial is set for 2026.