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California to pay victims of forced, coerced sterilizations

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California is poised to approve reparations up to $25,000 to victims who were among the thousands of people — some as...

A pandemic clothing purge is on as normal life resumes in US

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NEW YORK — Alina Clark is about as tired of her pandemic wardrobe as her comfort clothes are stretched and torn. ...

Virginia removes segregationist’s statue from Capitol Square

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RICHMOND, Va. — Workers removed a statue of Harry F. Byrd Sr., a former Virginia governor, U.S. senator and staunch segregationist, from the state’s...

Ex-Liberty exec files lawsuit alleging racial discrimination

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LYNCHBURG, Va. — A former NFL player hired last year to help lead diversity initiatives at Liberty University is suing the school, alleging racial...

LGBTQ youth of faith pray, bond at ‘Beloved Arise’ group

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Jessika Sessoms grew up in a conservative Black evangelical family, attended Christian schools and often heard that being gay was an abomination, until she...

Union, Volvo reach tentative deal at Virginia truck plant

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A tentative labor agreement has been reached between Volvo and a union that represents nearly 3,000 workers who have gone on strike twice this...

A look at 8 lawmakers appointed to probe Jan. 6 attack

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WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is acting swiftly to launch a new investigation of the violent Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol,...

Tennessee Valley Authority considers replacing coal with gas

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The nation's largest public utility is looking at shutting down three of its five remaining coal-fired power plants, saying they are...

After pandemic pause, one woman’s crusade for kids resumes

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NEW YORK — After more than two decades beating the odds to obtain medical care for children injured in war and crises around the...

Judge: Libya’s Hifter cannot claim immunity from civil suits

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ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A Libyan military commander who previously lived for decades in Virginia cannot claim head-of-state immunity as a defense in lawsuits accusing...