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Report Slams Facebook For 'Vexing And Heartbreaking Decisions' On Free Speech

The civil rights experts Facebook hired to review its policies faulted CEO Mark Zuckerberg's decision to prioritize free speech over other values. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Live Updates: Protests For Racial Justice

Report Slams Facebook For 'Vexing And Heartbreaking Decisions' On Free Speech

A two-year investigation concludes the social network's leaders made decisions that were "significant setbacks for civil rights."

Law

The Supreme Court Allows Employers To Opt Out Of Contraception Coverage

by Sarah McCammon

The Supreme Court Allows Employers To Opt Out Of Contraception Coverage

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Massachusetts Attorney General On New ICE Regulation Regarding International Students

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Animals

Rare California Condors Seen In Sequoia National Park

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Report Slams Facebook For 'Vexing And Heartbreaking Decisions' On Free Speech

by Shannon Bond

Report Slams Facebook For 'Vexing And Heartbreaking Decisions' On Free Speech

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Asia

Indian Company Starts Mass-Producing Coronavirus Vaccines Before Trials

by Lauren Frayer

Indian Company Starts Mass-Producing Coronavirus Vaccines Before Trials

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Looped Kiasmos

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Effective Anti-Racist Education Requires More Diverse Teachers, More Training

Black Students Matter demonstrators march en route to a rally at the Department of Education in Washington, D.C., on June 19. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call via Getty Images hide caption

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Live Updates: Protests For Racial Justice

Effective Anti-Racist Education Requires More Diverse Teachers, More Training

by Ailsa Chang , Jonaki Mehta , Christianna Silva

Effective Anti-Racist Education Requires More Diverse Teachers, More Training

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Africa

Pandemic Takes A Huge Toll On Kenya's Middle Class

by Eyder Peralta

Pandemic Takes A Huge Toll On Kenya's Middle Class

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The Coronavirus Disrupts Resumed High School Baseball And Softball Seasons In Iowa

by Katie Peikes

The Coronavirus Disrupts Resumed High School Baseball And Softball Seasons In Iowa

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Mr. Turtles Cloud Kingdom Papadosio

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Toad Lick East Forest

Latin America

What Travel Season Looks Like In The Caribbean This Summer

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To Come To The Rescue Or Not? Rats, Like People, Take Cues From Bystanders

Faced with a rat trapped in a restrainer, a free rat opens the trap's door to liberate the trapped animal (while stepping on its head — "very rat-ish behavior," says University of Chicago neurobiologist Peggy Mason). David Christopher/University of Chicago hide caption

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To Come To The Rescue Or Not? Rats, Like People, Take Cues From Bystanders

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

To Come To The Rescue Or Not? Rats, Like People, Take Cues From Bystanders

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Starry Night Peggy Gou

National

Key Figure In The Impeachment Inquiry Retires From The Military

by Greg Myre

Key Figure In The Impeachment Inquiry Retires From The Military

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In Alabama, A City Debates How To Depict Its Past In The Present

Protest organizer DAntjuan Miller stands by the granite pedestal that remains of a monument to Confederate Navy Adm. Raphael Semmes in Mobile, Ala. "It's like a weight that's lifted off now that it's gone," he says. Debbie Elliott/NPR hide caption

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America Reckons With Racial Injustice

In Alabama, A City Debates How To Depict Its Past In The Present

by Debbie Elliott

In Alabama, A City Debates How To Depict Its Past In The Present

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Animals

Scientists Discover A New Formula To Calculate A Dog's Age In Human Years

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Bling Bling Snarky Puppy

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Disco Kid Chaz Bundick Meets The Mattson 2

Education

Is There A Way To Safely Reopen Schools In The Fall?

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Health

Spike In Coronavirus Cases Overwhelms Testing Labs Across The U.S.

by Richard Harris

Spike In Coronavirus Cases Overwhelms Testing Labs Across The U.S.

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Ventura City Of The Sun

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Lost in Symmetry Droid Bishop

Justices Rule Teachers At Religious Schools Aren't Protected By Fair Employment Laws

Wednesday's decision seems to be an extension of a 2012 ruling in which the Supreme Court unanimously found that a fourth-grade teacher at a Lutheran school who was commissioned as a minister could not sue over her firing. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption

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Law

Justices Rule Teachers At Religious Schools Aren't Protected By Fair Employment Laws

by Nina Totenberg

Justices Rule Teachers At Religious Schools Aren't Protected By Fair Employment Laws

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History

History Professors Find Letter Showing Frederick Douglass' Opinion On Lincoln Statue

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Rondo in D (On Southern Themes) Harry Taussig

Sports

How LeBron James' Infamous Decision Changed The League Forever

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Bones Lazlo Hollyfeld

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Saudade Thievery Corporation & Natalia Clavier

National

Black Man Speaks On Being Attacked, Threatened With A Noose In Bloomington, Ind.

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Sports

Major League Soccer To Begin Its Special Tournament Despite Safety Concerns

by Gustavo Contreras

Major League Soccer To Begin Its Special Tournament Despite Safety Concerns

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IshOnSax Hidden Spheres

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FTA Whitney

The Supreme Court Allows Employers To Opt Out Of Contraception Coverage

Massachusetts Attorney General On New ICE Regulation Regarding International Students

Rare California Condors Seen In Sequoia National Park

Report Slams Facebook For 'Vexing And Heartbreaking Decisions' On Free Speech

Indian Company Starts Mass-Producing Coronavirus Vaccines Before Trials

Buy Featured Music

Effective Anti-Racist Education Requires More Diverse Teachers, More Training

Pandemic Takes A Huge Toll On Kenya's Middle Class

The Coronavirus Disrupts Resumed High School Baseball And Softball Seasons In Iowa

What Travel Season Looks Like In The Caribbean This Summer

To Come To The Rescue Or Not? Rats, Like People, Take Cues From Bystanders

Key Figure In The Impeachment Inquiry Retires From The Military

In Alabama, A City Debates How To Depict Its Past In The Present

Scientists Discover A New Formula To Calculate A Dog's Age In Human Years

Is There A Way To Safely Reopen Schools In The Fall?

Spike In Coronavirus Cases Overwhelms Testing Labs Across The U.S.

Justices Rule Teachers At Religious Schools Aren't Protected By Fair Employment Laws

History Professors Find Letter Showing Frederick Douglass' Opinion On Lincoln Statue

How LeBron James' Infamous Decision Changed The League Forever

Black Man Speaks On Being Attacked, Threatened With A Noose In Bloomington, Ind.

Major League Soccer To Begin Its Special Tournament Despite Safety Concerns

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