Pay raises for people who have stayed in the same job for the past year remain relatively stagnant.
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Across U.S., polling stations are slowly disappearing
The action by state and local governments comes just a few years after the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn parts of the Voting Rights Act.
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Kanye West apologizes for calling slavery a ‘choice’
‘I’m sorry for people who felt let down by that moment,’ the rapper tells radio listeners in Chicago.
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Fans mourn Aretha Franklin at gospel-infused public viewing
The two-day viewing is part of a week of commemorations for the music legend, who died on Aug. 16 at age 76 and will be laid to rest Friday.
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‘Star Wars’ actor Adam Driver says he grew up in Klan territory
In an interview with USA Today, Driver says he remembers KKK rallies being held in his Indiana home town.
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Boycott looms for Boston landmark named for slave owner
Activists seek to rename Faneuil Hall, which was built in the 1740s on a site where slaves had been sold.
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Fox backs ‘Simpsons’ writers amid charge of racist stereotype
The focus is on Indian shop owner Apu, a staple of the long-running animated sitcom.
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Elbert ‘Big Man’ Howard, co-founder of Black Panther Party, dies at 80
The political organization, which was formed in 1966 in Oakland, Calif., started out patrolling police for possible abuse against blacks.
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Bates professor tells story of Malaga Island, including its dark chapter of forced exodus
‘Re:past’ marries art, history and food with a one-day performance that pays tribute to the island’s early settlers.
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Ecology reminds us that we’re all connected
It’s important to see the president’s Twitter taunts as evidence of a larger, more entrenched problem: the all-too-human hubris that exacerbates countless societal and environmental problems.