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Willie Mays, Birmingham and Rickwood Field: Baseball Honors a Legend in His Hometown
Major League Baseball is in Birmingham to honor the legacy of the Negro Leagues. With Mays’s death, the celebration at…
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Trump Tries to Set Expectations, and Floats Excuses, for His Debate With Biden
The former president has set a low bar for President Biden’s performance at next week’s matchup. Now, he is preparing…
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Biden’s Strategy: Help Immigrants in the U.S., but Stop Others From Arriving
President Biden’s recent actions on immigration put his approach to one of the most divisive issues in the 2024 election…
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Louisiana Requires Ten Commandments to Be Displayed in Every Public Classroom
A law signed by Gov. Jeff Landry on Wednesday makes the state the only one with such a mandate. Critics…
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Amid Military Recruitment Challenges, Congress Debates Changes to the Draft
Republicans and Democrats are weighing proposals to expand military conscription to women and make registration automatic. Both proposals face an…
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Conspiracy of Ravens
The presidential candidate keeps two of the free-minded birds as wild pets. They’re much better behaved than his old emu,…
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It’s Unanimous: In the Senate, Neither Party Consents to the Other’s Ideas
Democrats sought to quickly reinstate a ban on gun bump stocks after a Supreme Court ruling. It was the latest…
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Supreme Court Ruling on Bump Stocks Could Open Door to More Lethal Weapons
The court’s decision has the potential to undercut President Biden’s efforts to restrict other gun accessories that enable semiautomatic rifles…
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Spring Isn’t Even Over, but Summer Heat Is Here
Much of the Northeast will swelter through the weekend from the same heat wave that has already baked the Midwest.
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‘We Just Always Expect It to Work’: 911 Outage Shows System’s Perils
The failure of the Massachusetts 911 system on Tuesday was the latest reminder of the potential problems faced by an…