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World
Some Child Welfare Workers Say the System Is Racist
Good morning. It’s Monday. We’ll look at a report that asked whether the city’s child welfare system is racist —…
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US
Turning Point for Garland as Justice Dept. Grapples With Trump Inquiries
WASHINGTON — Attorney General Merrick B. Garland, a stoic former federal judge intent on restoring rule-of-law order at the Justice…
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World
China Protests Break Out as Covid Cases Surge and Lockdowns Persist
“Lift the lockdown,” the protesters screamed in a city in China’s far west. On the other side of the country,…
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Opinion
Something Remarkable Is Happening in African Football
Something exciting is happening in the World Cup: The five teams representing Africa in the tournament have African coaches. This…
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World
Once a Star of College Basketball, Kevin Ollie Is Now Disrupting It
“I’m in a great place,” said Kevin Ollie, his voice clear and firm as we spoke recently in a telephone…
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US
Another Patron Who Subdued Assailant at Club Q Acted to Save ‘the Family I Found’
Thomas James was trained in the military on how to act in a crisis. And he responded immediately when an…
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World
Louise Tobin, Jazz Vocalist Who Put Her Career on Hold, Dies at 104
With the big band era in full swing in 1939, Louise Tobin, a jazz vocalist with Benny Goodman’s orchestra, was…
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World
Gunmen Storm Mogadishu Hotel, Trapping Government Officials
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Gunmen wearing suicide vests and believed to be members of a militant group attacked a hotel popular…
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US
Marijuana Pardons Affect Just a Sliver of Those Swept Up in the War on Drugs
WASHINGTON — Valerie Schultz’s conviction for possession of a small amount of marijuana in 2010 was anything but simple. Ms.…
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World
Roman Coins Thought for Centuries to Be Fakes Get a Fresh Appraisal
In 1713, a medals inspector documented the acquisition of eight gold Roman coins that had been buried in Transylvania. For…