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‘We Were in a War Zone’: The History of the 1973 Standoff at Wounded Knee

In February 1973, Stephanie Autumn of the Hopi tribe was a college student in California when a friend suggested she leave school and go get a different sort of education somewhere else: Wounded Knee, a hamlet in South Dakota which

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Why It’s Time for Legacy College Admissions to Go

Imagine high schools across the country adopt a new rule for track meets: If years earlier, a prospective student’s parent had competed for their high school, that student would get a head start. If and when this rule sparks talk

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France Is Cracking Down on the Influencer Industry

In recent years, a wave of high-profile scandals have hit France’s influencer sector. Reality television star Nabilla Benattia-Vergara was handed a €20,000 fine for promoting Bitcoin to millions of Snapchat followers without disclosing that she was being paid to do

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Russia launches fresh wave of strikes on Ukrainian cities; Wagner boss ditches threat to leave Bakhmut – CNBC

Russia launches fresh wave of strikes on Ukrainian cities; Wagner boss ditches threat to leave Bakhmut  CNBC Ukrainian Army’s latest weapons against Russian forces in Ukraine | Russia-Ukraine war | WION  WION Russia’s war in Ukraine: Live updates  CNN Ukraine’s Kyiv faces fourth

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Spreading wildfires force more evacuations in western Canada

Western Canada’s spreading wildfires prompted fresh evacuation orders on Sunday as authorities registered over 100 active blazes. Around 30,000 people have been told to leave their homes in Alberta, where more than two dozen fires have not yet been brought

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Controversial painting vandalized with spray paint at Paris museum

A controversial painting by Swiss artist Miriam Cahn on display at a Paris exhibition was vandalized with spray paint Sunday, the Palais de Tokyo contemporary art museum said. The painting entitled “Fuck abstraction!”, on display since mid-February, shows a person

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Chile’s far-right party wins most seats on constitutional rewrite committee

Chile’s far-right Republican Party finished in first place Sunday in a nationwide vote to choose the 50 members of a committee that will draft a replacement to the country’s dictatorship-era constitution, according to an official count. The Servel election authority

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Chile’s far-right party wins most seats on constitutional rewrite committee

Chile’s far-right Republican Party finished in first place Sunday in a nationwide vote to choose the 50 members of a committee that will draft a replacement to the country’s dictatorship-era constitution, according to an official count. The Servel election authority

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Biden urges GOP to act on assault weapons: Thoughts, prayers “are not enough” – Axios

Biden urges GOP to act on assault weapons: Thoughts, prayers “are not enough”  Axios Biden calls for assault weapons ban after Texas mall shooting  MSNBC Biden calls for ‘more action’ after Texas mall shooting, asks Congress for assault weapons ban  Fox News Texas

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Trump’s rape trial defense: Accusers have Trump Derangement Syndrome – Business Insider

Trump’s rape trial defense: Accusers have Trump Derangement Syndrome  Business Insider What If E. Jean Carroll Doesn’t Win?  The Cut Trump claims in deposition he can’t recall affair with Marla Maples  The Washington Post

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