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    A Brief History of Joe Biden and School Busing

    The presidential candidate once voted to protect court-ordered busing, but he later aligned against it with segregationists and called the practice a “liberal train wreck.”

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    ICE Launches Raids Targeting Migrant Families

    A series of coordinated deportation raids is targeting recently arrived families from Central America.

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    In Louisiana, Messaging During Storms Carries Big Political Weight

    Bland? Maybe. But Gov. John Bel Edwards brought a different tone to hurricane response than his predecessors in a state where such responses matter.

    By Richard Fausset

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    Trump Sends Negotiators to Geneva for Nuclear Talks With Russians and Also Seeks to Limit Chinese Warheads

    President Trump has discussed his idea with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, and has indicated interest in a three-way accord with China to cap nuclear arsenals.

    By Peter Baker

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    Money Gap Among Democrats Grows as Inslee, Castro and Gillibrand Report Small Hauls

    The politics world awaited the total for Beto O’Rourke, whose campaign started strong in March but has since lagged behind other leading contenders.

    By Shane Goldmacher

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    ‘They Can Leave’: Trump Defends Tweets Widely Viewed as Racist

    President Trump defended his Twitter attacks on Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib and Ayanna S. Pressley, suggesting that the four Democratic congresswomen of color “go back” to their own countries. Only one of the four was born outside the U.S.

    By The New York Times

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    ‘Toxic Stew’ Stirred Up by Disasters Poses Long-Term Danger, New Findings Show

    Wildfires and hurricanes are pushing chemicals into the environment, with health effects that scientists are just beginning to understand.

    By Christopher Flavelle

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    E.P.A. Broke Rules in Shake-Up of Science Panels, Federal Watchdog Says

    The Government Accountability Office found that the administration “did not consistently ensure” that appointees to E.P.A. advisory boards met federal ethics requirements.

    By Lisa Friedman

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    Charles Levin, ‘Seinfeld’ Actor, Is Found Dead in Oregon

    Mr. Levin, 70, had many Hollywood roles but the sitcom appearance as a mohel made him the profession’s “team mascot,” his son said. “Every mohel compares himself to him.”

    By Derrick Bryson Taylor

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    Angered by This Roosevelt Statue? A Museum Wants Visitors to Weigh In

    Conversation about monuments has reached a fever pitch, and the city was split on this one. The American Museum of Natural History is opening an exhibition on it.

    By Nancy Coleman

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    Most Migrants at Border With Mexico Would Be Denied Asylum Protections Under New Trump Rule

    The rule, which goes into effect on Tuesday, denies protections to migrants who failed to apply for asylum in the first country they passed through on their way to the United States’ southwest border.

    By Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Elisabeth Malkin

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    Lion Bones Are Profitable for Breeders, and Poachers

    An American ban on trophies may have contributed to a growing trade in lion skeletons.

    By Rachel Nuwer

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