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Greensboro, N.C., Set To Commemorate 1 Of The Darkest Days In City’s History

Nearly 40 years ago, the Ku Klux Klan and a neo-Nazi group killed five people in Greensboro, N.C. A white jury acquitted those responsible, but the city never fully accepted responsibility for its role.

Florida Principal Who Wouldn’t Call Holocaust ‘Factual’ Is Fired

The Palm Beach County school board fired the principal, William Latson, after a 2018 email in which he told a parent that he couldn’t call the Holocaust a “historical event” was made public.

She’s Fighting Cancer. Her Son Is Fighting Her Deportation.

Tania Romero worked three jobs to raise her children. Now her son, a doctoral student at Yale, is determined to save her.

Katie Hill Gives Farewell Speech to Congress, Denouncing ‘Gutter Politics’

The embattled Democratic congresswoman blamed a double standard toward women for her leaving before the end of her first year.

For Some California Residents, Latest Wildfires Are A Tipping Point

Residents in California have been evacuated multiple times in recent years due to smoke, fires, floods and power outages. Now people are reconsidering whether California is the dream they’d hoped for.

Meet the Democrats Who Broke Ranks on Impeachment

Two conservative lawmakers became the party’s only defectors in the House’s impeachment vote, warning that the process was “hopelessly partisan.”

Texas Motor Speedway makes its case for IndyCar-NASCAR twin bill – NBC Sports – Misc.

Texas Motor Speedway makes its case for IndyCar-NASCAR twin bill  NBC Sports – Misc.

Gerald Baliles, Virginia Democratic Governor in ’80s, Dies at 79

An unassuming moderate, he pushed through a 10-year $10 billion transportation initiative and worked to clean up Chesapeake Bay.

Studies Yield ‘Impressive’ Results in Fight Against Cystic Fibrosis

The findings hold promise for a vast majority of those with cystic fibrosis, according to the director of the National Institutes of Health. “This should be a cause for major celebration,” he wrote.

US role in Syria grows more complex with Trump claim to oil

By claiming a right to Syria’s oil, President Donald Trump has added more complexity — as well as additional U.S. forces and time — to an American military mission he has twice declared he was ending so the troops could come home. Extending the missio…

How California’s Blackouts Are Affecting The State’s Dairy Farmers

Many dairy farmers in California are struggling to adapt to frequent power outages. Farmer Cody Nicholson Stratton talks with NPR’s Ailsa Chang about how it has impacted his livestock and business.

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