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The American paradox of protest: Celebrated and condemned, welcomed and muzzled
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They’re hallmarks of American history: protests, rallies, sit-ins, marches, disruptions
As US spotlights those missing or dead in Native communities, prosecutors work to solve their cases
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From marches and art exhibitions to candlelight vigils, people are gathering across the U.S. to spotlight the high rate of disappearances and killings in Native American communities
Hundreds rescued from Texas floods as forecast calls for more rain and rising water
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High waters flooded neighborhoods around Houston following heavy rains that have resulted in crews rescuing more than 400 people from homes, rooftops and roads engulfed in murky water
Frank Stella, artist renowned for blurring the lines between painting and sculpture, dies at 87
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Frank Stella, a painter, sculptor and printmaker whose constantly evolving works served as landmarks of the minimalist and post-painterly abstraction art movements, has died
Jury foreperson in New Hampshire youth center abuse trial 'devastated' that award could be slashed
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Attorneys for a New Hampshire man who prevailed in a landmark lawsuit over abuse at a state-run youth detention center are asking for a hearing after the jury foreperson expressed dismay that the $38 million award could be slashed to $475,000
Mystik Dan wins the 150th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in a three-horse photo finish
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Mystik Dan wins the 150th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in a three-horse photo finish
Warren Buffett's company rejects proposals, but it faces lawsuit over how it handled one last year
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Shareholder proposals are usually uneventful at Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting, but Warren Buffett and the company are now facing a lawsuit over the way one presenter was treated last year
Dick Rutan, co-pilot of historic round-the-world flight, dies at 85
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Dick Rutan, along with copilot Jeana Yeager, completed one of the greatest milestones in aviation history: the first round-the-world flight with no stops or refueling
3 bodies recovered in Baja California likely the missing Australian and American surfers, Mexican authorities say
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3 bodies recovered in Baja California likely the missing Australian and American surfers, Mexican authorities say
I-95 overpass in Connecticut scorched during a fuel truck inferno has been demolished
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Workers have demolished a bridge over a Connecticut highway that was damaged in a fiery crash involving a gasoline tanker truck
Japan and India reject Biden's comments describing them as xenophobic countries
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Japan and India have decried remarks by U.S. President Joe Biden describing them as “xenophobic” countries that do not welcome immigrants while he was speaking during a campaign fundraising event earlier in the week
Berkshire's profit plunges 64% on portfolio holdings as Buffett sells Apple
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Berkshire Hathaway says its first quarter profit plummeted on the paper value of its investments
Escaped zebra captured near Seattle after gallivanting around Cascade mountain foothills for days
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A zebra that has been hoofing through the foothills of western Washington for days was recaptured Friday evening nearly a week after she escaped with three other zebras from a trailer near Seattle
Real Madrid wins the Spanish league after Barcelona loses to Girona
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Real Madrid wins the Spanish league after Barcelona loses to Girona
Investigators say student killed by police outside Wisconsin school had pointed pellet rifle
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Authorities say a student who was killed by police outside a Wisconsin school pointed a pellet rifle at officers and had refused to drop the weapon
A look at commencement ceremonies as US campuses are roiled by protests over the Israel-Hamas war
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Some U.S. universities that have been roiled by protests over the Israel-Hamas war have taken steps to contain disruptions during their commencement ceremonies
25 arrested at University of Virginia after police clash with pro-Palestinian protesters
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Twenty-five people have been arrested for trespassing at the University of Virginia after police clashed with pro-Palestinian protesters who refused to remove tents from campus
Boeing locks out its private firefighters around Seattle over pay dispute
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Boeing has locked out its private force of firefighters who protect its aircraft-manufacturing plants in the Seattle area and brought in replacements after the latest round of negotiations with the firefighters’ union failed to deliver an agreement on ...
Former security guard convicted of killing unarmed man during an argument at a Memphis gas station
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A former security guard has been convicted of first-degree murder.
Texas police officer dies after being injured when a tornado struck his home
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He died at a hospital where he was taken after the tornado struck his home.
Snakes almost on a plane: TSA discovers a bag with small snakes in passenger's pants
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Airport security officers in Miami found a slithering surprise last week.
Missouri man charged in 1966 killing in suburban Chicago, based on DNA evidence
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A 79-year-old Missouri man is accused of killing a woman in suburban Chicago.
Senate races are roiled by campus protests over the war in Gaza as campaign rhetoric sharpens
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The student protest movement over the war in Gaza is roiling Senate contests in an election year when control of the chamber is at stake in November
It's Cinco de Mayo time, and festivities are planned across the US. But in Mexico, not so much
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The United States is gearing up for Cinco de Mayo
After Roe, the network of people who help others get abortions see themselves as 'the underground'
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A makeshift national network of abortion doulas, navigators at clinics and individual volunteers are helping people who live in restrictive states and need or want an abortion