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A United States Border Patrol agent on horseback tries to stop a Haitian migrant from entering an encampment on the banks of the Rio Grande near the Acuna Del Rio International Bridge in Del Rio, Texas on Sept. 19, 2021. Paul Ratje/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
The chained hand of Archer Alexander, who was the last slave captured under the fugitive slave law, is depicted in a statue commemorating the Emancipation Proclamation. A bill to study reparations for slavery advanced through a House committee this year but hasn't gotten a floor vote. Karen Bleier/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
A bill to study reparations for slavery had momentum in Congress, but still no vote
Myanmar court sentences American journalist Danny Fenster to 11 years in prison
Washington State to start trial against companies over opioid epidemic
Pro-democracy activists (right) hold placards with the picture of Chinese citizen journalist Zhang Zhan as they march to the Chinese central government's liaison office in Hong Kong in Dec. 2020. Kin Cheung/AP hide caption
A citizen journalist who shined a light on the pandemic in Wuhan may die in prison
Defense attorney in the trial over the killing of Ahmaud Arbery sets off outcry
To try to convert an election skeptic, a county clerk invited her to help the process
With more warehouses in America than ever, how are there still not enough?
A United States Border Patrol agent on horseback tries to stop a Haitian migrant from entering an encampment on the banks of the Rio Grande near the Acuna Del Rio International Bridge in Del Rio, Texas on Sept. 19, 2021. Paul Ratje/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
The inquiry into border agents on horseback continues. Critics see a 'broken' system
Married for 52 years, William and Diana Gutierrez died of COVID months apart
How a powerful New Jersey Senate president lost his seat to an unknown truck driver
The ringed antpipit (corythopis torquatus) was among the 77 species examined in the recent study. Majority World/Universal Images Group via Getty hide caption
Amazon birds are shrinking as the climate warms, prompting warning from scientists
English electronica musician and producer Jon Hopkins. His new album, Music For Psychedelic Therapy, is out now. Kevin Lake/Future Music Magazine hide caption
Jon Hopkins found his beatless new album, 'Music for Psychedelic Therapy,' deep down
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