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Tourists look up to the Capitol Rotunda as they stand in front of John Trumbull's Declaration of Independence painting on March 10, 2014. Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc./Getty Images hide caption
Aleksandr Purgayev (left) and Aleksandr Selyukh grew up together, and both played for their town's soccer team in the 1970s. Purgayev is now the team's coach. Alina Selyukh/NPR hide caption
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Trump Administration Reverses Obama-Era Affirmative Action In Schools
Officers of the 5th U.S. Cavalry near Washington, D.C., in 1865. Julia Ward Howe was inspired to write "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" after a visit with Union troops in the thick of the Civil War. Library of Congress hide caption
Tourists look up to the Capitol Rotunda as they stand in front of John Trumbull's Declaration of Independence painting on March 10, 2014. Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc./Getty Images hide caption
Olympic swimmer Ariana Kukors Smith talks to reporters during a May news conference in Seattle. Kukors Smith sued USA Swimming, alleging the sport's national governing body knew her former coach sexually abused her as a minor and covered it up. Ted S. Warren/AP hide caption
As USA Swimming Grapples With Sexual Abuse, Athletes Cite Lack Of Female Coaches
Communities Across The West Cancel Fireworks Because Of Wildfire Threats
How Justice Kennedy's Successor Could Play A Role In Voting Rights
Deb Haaland worked on President Obama's 2008 campaign before chairing New Mexico's Democratic Party. Now she's running for office with a record number of other Native Americans across the country. Juan Labreche/AP hide caption