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Marginalized groups said that they had experienced discrimination at the workplace, at the doctor and with the police.
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A teen asks why so many young people don’t stand for the Pledge of Allegiance or the national anthem. The data shows that…
Use of installment loans has grown dramatically in recent years – all without the regulatory scrutiny that tamped down…
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President Trump refuses to provide information to lawmakers in the impeachment inquiry. But courts have been reluctant to…
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