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Bon Iver's lead man sings Civil War-era anthem at a Harris rally
Justin Vernon, back in his hometown of Eau Claire, Wisconsin, delivered a rendition of the 1862 "Ba…
Brent D. Griffiths
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The reclusive billionaire who's spent $75 million on Trump and $25 million on RFK Jr.
Timothy Mellon is a billionaire heir who's spent millions on GOP causes and once gave over $50 mill…
Bryan Metzger
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Nearly 90% of House Republicans voted to restore a Confederate memorial at Arlington National Cemetery
Last year, the memorial was removed from Arlington Cemetery as part of a push to rethink military i…
John L. Dorman
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Samuel Alito's story about the upside-down flag fiasco isn't fully adding up
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito rejected calls for him to recuse himself from January 6 cases af…
Erin Snodgrass
How people escape modern-day slavery in Pakistan
Millions of people in Pakistan are trapped at brick kilns paying off debts that mysteriously keep g…
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DeSantis says Black people benefited from slavery by learning skills like 'being a blacksmith'
Ron DeSantis defended Florida's new curriculum teaching about the benefits of slavery, saying stude…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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A Florida GOP rep who defended the state's new slavery curriculum is now helping create its first Black history museum
Florida state Rep. Berny Jacques blamed "misinformation" for the notion that the state is teaching …
Rebecca Cohen
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Kamala Harris quickly dismissed Ron DeSantis' invite to discuss Florida's controversial education standards: 'There were no redeeming qualities of slavery'
The vice president returned to Florida to hammer the state's controversial standards that suggest e…
Brent D. Griffiths
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Trump's statement makes it clear he's more worried about Democrats than anti-abortion conservatives
Anti-abortion groups are sticking with the former president, because as he probably wagered they ha…
Brent D. Griffiths
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GOP Rep. John James, one of the party's highest-profile Black lawmakers, blasts Ron DeSantis over Florida's new slavery curriculum: 'You've gone too far. Stop.'
The freshman lawmaker slammed DeSantis for going after fellow Black GOP'ers Byron Donalds and Tim S…
John L. Dorman
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Ron DeSantis makes Biden's 4-year-old granddaughter the punchline of a tweet as he dodges blowback over Florida teaching students that some parts of slavery were a positive thing
DeSantis mocked Biden's treatment of Hunter Biden's four-year-old daughter amid a fight over Florid…
Brent D. Griffiths
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5 states to vote on banning slavery that is still legal in some US prisons
Voters in Tennessee, Alabama, Louisiana, Oregon, and Vermont will be voting to ban slavery in priso…
Bethany Dawson
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Tennessee Amendment 3: Voters will decide on expressly banning slavery, including inside of prisons
Proponents argue that a state constitutional amendment is necessary to reflect the state's current …
Taiyler Simone Mitchell
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Proud Boys facing sedition charges don't want jurors to see 'politically incorrect' guide to masturbation, slavery, 'housewives'
A heated battle broke out at the Proud Boys sedition trial over an "initiation ceremony manual" tha…
Laura Italiano
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Trump bizarrely claims 'they' will change the name of the state of Pennsylvania if he loses it
Donald Trump seemed to allude to sites honoring historical figures that had been renamed. But there…
Alia Shoaib
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In 1870, a Black woman sued her enslaver for reparations and won
Henrietta Wood was born into slavery. After she was freed, she sued her enslaver for $20,000 — $500…
Christine Jean-Baptiste
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Results: Oregon Measure 112: Voters decided to remove the state constitution's language addressing slavery in prisons
Supporters argued that the slavery exception heavily impacted marginalized communities. Oregon's De…
Taiyler Simone Mitchell
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Trump claimed his E. Jean Carroll defamations were the best thing that ever happened to her. Here's how the grotesque tactic met its end.
Trump sought a damages discount, arguing that by calling Carroll a lying "whack job," he made her f…
Laura Italiano
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Results on Vermont Proposal 2: Voters said "yes" to remove antiquated slavery language from the state's constitution
Proponents of the proposal argued the changes were long overdue. There was no organized campaign ag…
Taiyler Simone Mitchell
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Results on Louisiana Amendment 7: Voters reject a confusing change to the state's constitution over slavery and indentured servitude
First introduced to state lawmakers as a bill, the text passed unanimously in both the House and th…