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Everything you know about Cinco de Mayo is wrong
The true story behind Cinco de Mayo and why Mexican Americans celebrate it.
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Shuttered by mass killing, Maine bowling alley reopens amid hope and heartbreak
Just-In-Time Recreation was one of the site of Maine’s worst mass shooting. Six months later, it’s opening its doors.
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Live updates: Judge to hold gag order hearing in Trump’s hush money trial
The judge will hear more allegations that Donald Trump has violated a gag order in his New York trial on charges of business fraud related to hush money payments.
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The ‘shed hunt’ is on. Towering prongs of elk antlers are the prize.
The often intense event commences every May 1 on national forest land in Wyoming, drawing enthusiasts who search on foot, bike and horse.
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Inside the ground game to win Florida abortion referendum votes
Democrats and Republicans are coalescing around two contrasting messages on Florida’s Amendment 4 on abortion as they aim to persuade moderate voters.
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One thing is already clear at Trump’s N.Y. trial: Nobody liked Michael Cohen
Even before Trump’s defense brings its case, government testimony has described Michael Cohen, a key hush money witness, as a “jerk,” “difficult” and “hopeless.”
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After weeks of college protests, police responses turn confrontational
Even after a fragile calm resettled over campuses, footage of officers in riot gear sparked debates nationwide as Americans struggled to make sense of it all.
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Should you kill hammerhead flatworms?
The toxic and invasive pests, which originate from Southeast Asia, have long been spotted across the United States and around the world.
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Cat climbed into Amazon return box, found alive 630 miles away
“There are so many people who don’t understand how this could happen, but they’ve obviously never owned a cat,” says the Amazon worker who looked after her.
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How a Connecticut middle school won the battle against cellphones
When Raymond Dolphin became assistant principal of a middle school in Connecticut two years ago, it was clear to him that the kids were not all right. The problem was cellphones.
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Tears and despair at Florida abortion clinic in final hours before ban
A Fort Lauderdale-area clinic saw patients into the night — and turned some away — as the state prepared for a six-week abortion ban to take effect May 1.
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College tensions take hostile turn as expulsions threatened over protests
Dozens of demonstrators remained barricaded in Hamilton Hall at Columbia University on Tuesday after taking over the building.
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Trump held in contempt after violating gag order in hush money trial
The judge in Trump’s N.Y. hush money trial found the former president in contempt for his critical public statements as proceedings entered their third week.
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America’s tents are pitched on shameful truths
Staked on uneven ground and surrounded by the stately architecture of capitalism and power, the tents confront countries and individuals for their failures.
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