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14-Year-Old Zaila Avant-garde’s Spelling Title Cements Her Status as All-Around Legend

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Why Hasn’t Joe Biden Shut Down the Worst ICE Detention Facilities?

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Elena Kagan Has Had Enough of Brett Kavanaugh’s Judicial “Scorekeeping”

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The Story of the Really Big Traffic Cone Stuck in a New Orleans Pothole

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The Story Behind Jackie Robinson’s Damning Kiss-Off to a White Sports Writer

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41-Year-Old GOP Congressman-elect Dies of COVID-19

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I Was Wrongfully Imprisoned by a Nonunanimous Jury

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The Future of Abortion in America Is State by State

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New Orleans Public Defenders Got Sick of Unjust Judges. Now They’re Running to Unseat Them.

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The Trauma From the Pandemic and the Hurricanes Will Long Outlast the Destruction

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Hurricane Laura Slams Gulf Coast With 150 MPH Winds

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After Biden Says “Most Cops Are Good,” Cops Keep Shooting People in the Back

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How Long Can New Orleans Survive Without Live Music?

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The Black Journalist Who Confronted David Duke at a Pivotal Moment

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David Duke Nearly Became the Governor of Louisiana. What Did It Take to Stop Him?

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