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Tim Scott has benefited from mentors along the way. He's hoping for another helping hand
Throughout Tim Scott's life, people have offered him a hand to help him get ahead
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Beryl upgraded to a Category 3 hurricane by the National Hurricane Center on the way to the southeast Caribbean
Beryl upgraded to a Category 3 hurricane by the National Hurricane Center on the way to the southeast Caribbean
22h ago
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French President Emmanuel Macron has cast his vote in first round of surprise elections he called for just 3 weeks ago
French President Emmanuel Macron has cast his vote in first round of surprise elections he called for just 3 weeks ago
23h ago
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Marine Le Pen, leader of France's far-right National Rally, casts her vote in the first round of elections
Marine Le Pen, leader of France’s far-right National Rally, casts her vote in the first round of elections
Jun 30, 2024
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Republicans are turning Biden's voter registration order into a partisan flash point
Three years after President Biden issued an executive order for boosting voter registration, GOP officials are ramping up efforts to turn it into a partisan flash point before this fall’s election.
Jun 30, 2024
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A San Francisco store is shipping LGBTQ+ books to places where they are banned
In what she calls "Books Not Bans," Becka Robbins sends titles to groups that want them in the face of a movement by conservative advocacy groups and lawmakers to ban them from schools and libraries.
Jun 30, 2024
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Voting begins across mainland France in 1st round of early legislative election with far right leading preelection polls
Voting begins across mainland France in 1st round of early legislative election with far right leading preelection polls
Jun 30, 2024
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LGBTQ+ Pride Month culminates with parades in NYC, San Francisco and beyond
The monthlong celebration of LGBTQ+ Pride has reached its exuberant grand finale as multitudes of rainbow-laden revelers hit the streets for marquee parades in New York, Chicago, San Francisco and elsewhere across the globe
Jun 30, 2024
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Louisiana's Ten Commandments classroom requirement funding, enforced questions
The details of how the mandate will be implemented and enforced remain unclear.
Jun 30, 2024
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Should gun store sales get special credit card tracking? States are split
A new national divide is emerging among states over whether to track sales by gun stores
Jun 30, 2024