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Jill Biden Hosts Gala, With Teachers as the Honored Dignitaries
The first lady commended the winner of the National Teacher of the Year award during an event evoking formal state…
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Jury in Federal Lawsuit Deadlocks on Abu Ghraib Torture Allegations
Three Iraqi men sued a Virginia contractor that supplied interrogators to the U.S. military after the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
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Taking Cues From Students, U.C.L.A. Faculty Members Join the Protests
At U.C.L.A., a few professors helped negotiate with the university. At Columbia, they guarded the encampment. But not all faculty…
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Biden Appeals to North Carolina With Program to Replace Lead Pipes
In a stop in Wilmington, N.C., the president announced $3 billion in new spending to upgrade water systems around the…
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The Army Sees Mortars as Safe. Troops Report Signs of Brain Injury.
After firing about 10,000 mortar rounds during four years of training, one soldier who joined the Army with near-perfect scores…
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They Used to Award Olympic Medals for Art?
During all of the years that the Olympics gave out medals in arts, not just athletics — and if you…
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Why Yes-or-No Questions on Abortion Rights Could Be a Key to 2024
In states that will help decide control of the White House and Congress, Democrats are campaigning furiously alongside ballot measures…
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How Six-Week Abortion Bans Went From Fringe to Reality
Even opponents of abortion saw such curbs as too controversial just over a decade ago. Times have changed.
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In Bid to Oust Johnson, Greene Tries to Reclaim a Powerful Perch on the Fringe
The Georgia Republican’s doomed push to remove the speaker has placed her at odds with most in her party, but…
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United Methodist Church Reverses Ban on Practicing Gay Clergy
In a meeting on Wednesday, church leaders also voted to allow L.G.B.T.Q. weddings.