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A decade ago, President Obama signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, the latest legislative effort to close the persistent…
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Rapper Jamal Knox was convicted of making terroristic threats against two Pittsburgh police officers in a rap song. Now…
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The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is on a mission to get schools to adopt a "high-quality" curriculum. But…