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States like Vermont have seen low turnout and pressure on local election clerks not to make mistakes, because noncitizen voting is such a heated national topic.
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"The Stacks" host Traci Thomas shares take on the Pulitzer winners and shares some insights from her own time as a book judge.
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It’s been an unprecedented four years for college seniors.
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Black lawmakers are leading a renewed push for Congress to pass the CROWN Act, legislation that would ban discrimination based on hair texture or style.
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Roads are jammed as people leave Rafah with an impending Israeli attack coming.
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A free app uses citizen scientists to help keep tabs on these critical insects.
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As the world pushes away from fossil fuels, a big discovery of oil came in the Caribbean off the coast of Guyana.
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"The Other Side" is his first solo album in over a decade and a half.
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Students protesting the war are calling for divestment from companies doing business with Israel.