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California Panel Calls for Billions in Reparations for Black Residents
OAKLAND, Calif. — A California panel approved recommendations Saturday that could mean hundreds of billions of dollars in payments to Black residents to address past injustices. The proposals to state legislators are the nation’s most sweeping effort to devise a program of reparations.
The Unexpected Women Blocking South Carolina’s Near-Total Abortion Ban
COLUMBIA, S.C. — When the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last summer, advocates on either side presumed that the country would divide along the bright color lines: red states completely banning abortion, blue states protecting it.
After Jan. 6 Sedition Convictions, Far-Right Threats Remain
The guilty verdicts Thursday against four leaders of the Proud Boys on charges of seditious conspiracy were arguably the most significant victory the Justice Department has won so far in its vast investigation of the attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
Living and Breathing on the Front Line of a Toxic Chemical Zone
DEER PARK, Texas — Juan López had just returned home from his job supervising the cleaning of giant tanks that hold toxic chemicals produced along the Houston Ship Channel, one of the largest petrochemical complexes in the world.
Justice Dept. Intensifying Efforts to Determine if Trump Hid Documents
Federal prosecutors investigating former President Donald Trump’s handling of classified documents have obtained the confidential cooperation of a person who has worked for him at Mar-a-Lago, part of an intensifying effort to determine whether Trump ordered boxes containing sensitive material moved out of a storage room there as the government sought to recover it last year, multiple people familiar with the inquiry said.
Trump Likely to Sit Out One or Both of First Two GOP Debates
The leading Republican candidate for president, Donald Trump, is likely to skip at least one of the first two debates of the 2024 Republican presidential nominating contest, according to five people who have discussed the matter with the former president.
What Exactly Are the Dangers Posed by AI?
SAN FRANCISCO — In late March, more than 1,000 technology leaders, researchers and other pundits working in and around artificial intelligence signed an open letter warning that AI technologies present “profound risks to society and humanity.”
Needing Younger Workers, Federal Officials Relax Rules on Past Drug Use
Not long ago, urinating in a cup for a drug test was a widely accepted, if annoying, requirement to start a new job. The legalization of marijuana in more and more states in recent years upended that, prompting many employers to shelve hiring rules from the “Just Say No” era.
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