Durham, North Carolina — At Riverside High School in Durham, North Carolina, the food is as fresh as can be because most of it comes from local growers. “We receive local shredded carrots, cucumbers, lettuce, because we feel that we need to support people in our own communities,” Jim Keaten, who …
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As negotiations on gun reform continue in Washington, so does the violence. Two mass shootings have occurred each day since the massacre at a school in Uvalde, Texas. The frustration over inaction from Congress continues too, with student walkouts from Maryland to California. This week, House Republicans stated their opposition …
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A judge in Texas has temporarily blocked the state from investigating parents who obtain gender-affirming medical care for their transgender children. Last month, Governor Greg Abbott signed an order directing the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services and other state agencies to open the investigations, calling such treatments “child …
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Brunswick, Georgia — A federal jury in Georgia has begun deliberations in the federal hate crimes trial of three White men who have already been convicted of chasing down and murdering Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old Black man. During Monday’s closing arguments, lawyers for the three defendants argued that the pursuit …
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