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A makeshift memorial for the dozens of Indigenous children who died more than a century ago while attending a boarding school that was once located nearby is displayed under a tree at a public park in Albuquerque, N.M., in 2021. Susan Montoya Bryan/AP hide caption

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U.S. report identifies burial sites linked to boarding schools for Native Americans

A federal study of Native American boarding schools that sought to assimilate Indigenous children into white society has identified more than 400 such schools and more than 50 associated burial sites.

Supporters of Florida's recently signed Parental Rights in Education law demonstrate at the Duval County Public Schools building in Jacksonville, Fla., on May 3. Corey Perrine/Florida Times-Union/USA Today Network via Reuters Co. hide caption

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Accusations of 'grooming' are the latest political attack — with homophobic origins

Old accusations of LGBTQ people "grooming" and "recruiting" children have gained new traction. When have we heard this before? What counternarrative are activists using to win over public opinion?

Accusations of 'grooming' are the latest political attack — with homophobic origins

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People hold a demonstration in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, demanding the safe passage of civilians and soldiers out of the Azovstal steel plant in the port city of Mariupol, on May 4. Andre Luis Alves/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images hide caption

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Spouses of Ukrainian soldiers in the Mariupol steel plant plead for an evacuation

In the catacombs of a steel plant in Mariupol, Ukrainian soldiers stage a last stand against Russian occupation as their wives plead with aid groups to evacuate them along with civilians.

Wives of Ukrainian soldiers in Mariupol's steel plant plead for an evacuation

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Texas Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto O'Rourke, right, hugs Crystal Mason after she introduced him to speak during a primary election gathering in Fort Worth, Texas, on March 1. LM Otero/AP hide caption

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Texas court orders that illegal voting conviction against Crystal Mason be reviewed

At the time Mason voted in 2016, she was on supervised release from prison after serving time on federal tax evasion charges. She received a five-year sentence for illegal voting.

Containers of pills and prescription drugs are boxed for disposal during the Drug Enforcement Administration's 20th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on April 24, 2021. Nearly 108,000 people died in 2021 from drug overdoses. PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Overdose deaths continued to rise in 2021, reaching historic highs

New numbers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that synthetic opioid use is driving the overdose crisis in the U.S.

Women watch an Al Jazeera obituary report on TV at the family home of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh in the Palestinian neighborhood of Beit Hanina in Israeli-occupied east Jerusalem on Wednesday, after she was killed as she covered an Israeli army raid on Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank. Ahmad Gharabli/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Al Jazeera's Shireen Abu Akleh is killed while reporting on an Israeli raid

Abu Akleh, a 51-year-old U.S. citizen, had been covering a military raid on the Jenin refugee camp "when she was shot in the face by a single bullet, despite wearing a press vest," Al Jazeera said.

In this image from video released by the Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office, Alec Baldwin gestures while talking with investigators following a fatal shooting last year on the Rust movie set in Santa Fe, N.M. AP hide caption

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'Rust' producers defend safety measures before shootings on the Alec Baldwin film set

Rust Movie Productions is challenging the basis of a $137,000 fine against the company by state regulators who say managers on the set failed to follow standard industry protocols for firearms safety.

The Milwaukee Bucks' Bob Lanier (16) moves for the basket as Philadelphia 76ers Darryl Dawkins defends during an NBA playoff game on April 13, 1981, in Milwaukee. Lanier died on Tuesday at age 73. Steve Pyle/AP hide caption

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NBA Hall of Famer Bob Lanier dies at 73

The eight-time All-Star, who muscled up beside the likes of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as one of the NBA's top players of the 1970s, died Tuesday. Lanier had worked for the league as a global ambassador.

Jim Pillen, center, talks about his campaign after receiving an endorsement from Gov. Pete Ricketts, right, on Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022, at the state Capitol in Lincoln, Neb. According to the AP, Pillen won the Republican primary May 10. Grant Schulte/AP hide caption

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The power of Trump's endorsement takes a blow in Nebraska's GOP primary for governor

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Jim Pillen, backed by Nebraska's term-limited Republican governor, Pete Ricketts, has defeated rival candidates, including Charles Herbster – a political newcomer endorsed by former President Trump.

The power of Trump's endorsement takes a blow in Nebraska's GOP primary for governor

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Adam Farkes and Leo Azevedo of BNRG at a solar energy project in Augusta, Maine. A bigger project planned on the far side of the fence is on hold because of a federal trade investigation. Fred Bever/Maine Public hide caption

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Solar projects are on hold as U.S. investigates whether China is skirting trade rules

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A federal investigation of allegations that China is illegally avoiding duties on solar panels sold to U.S. companies is putting the brakes on the nation's solar power build-out.

Solar projects are on hold as U.S. investigates whether China is skirting trade rules

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Political newcomer Carrick Flynn, right, has raised millions of dollars from outside groups ranging from one backed by a 30-year-old crypto billionaire to another that is backed by congressional Democratic leaders. ADB.Photography/ADB.Photography hide caption

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Bitter feuds and crypto ties: Inside one of the most expensive Democratic primaries

The race in the newly created district has seen party infighting, mysterious ties to cryptocurrency and a complaint to the Federal Election Commission.

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