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Patch reading ‘#nolivesmatter’ allegedly affixed to Brad Spafford's bag
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The nine-member council met virtually due to the ongoing water outage.
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Recomendación de hervir el agua en Richmond todavía en vigor.
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Food is being provided at Cardinal and Henry Marsh elementaries.
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The notice, effective immediately, impacts all cooking and drinking water.
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Mayor Danny Avula said the main reservoir is at roughly 7 feet, versus its usual 18 feet.
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Chess is seeing a global resurgence, sparked by The Queen's Gambit and the pandemic impact on leisure time. India is an emerging power player, with 85 grandmasters and intense chess schools for youth.
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A Colombian Presidential hopeful in critical condition after being shot during a campaign rally in Bogotá on Saturday. The assassination attempt is having a chilling effect in Colombia where security has been backsliding recently.
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An underground network of feminists and activists developed new models of care for abortion that eventually helped legalize abortion in countries across Latin America.
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June 12th is Loving Day, a holiday that commemorates the Loving v. Virginia case, which allowed interracial marriage in all parts of the U.S. NPR readers share how the case changed their lives.
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Salmon farming is big business in Chile, and the U.S. is one of its largest markets. Yet the fish are not native, and fishermen say salmon are damaging ecosystems and an Indigenous way of life.