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Juneteenth by the Numbers 2021

Juneteenth is the oldest known US celebration of the end of slavery. African Americans and others mark the anniversary much like the Fourth of July, with parties, picnics and gatherings with family and friends. Juneteenth was signed into law as a national holiday by President Joe Biden on June 17, 2021. Here’s a look at

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An Arizona student was arrested after threatening to kill medical school classmates and bomb the campus, authorities say

A student in Arizona was arrested after threatening to kill some of their medical school classmates and bomb the school campus, the Glendale Police Department said in a news release. The student faces four felony counts of computer tampering by using a computer in a course of conduct that threatened, terrorized or tormented specific individuals,

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Ebrahim Raisi, ultra-conservative judiciary chief, wins Iran’s presidential election

Ebrahim Raisi, a hardline judiciary chief with a brutal human rights record, has won Iran’s controversial presidential election. Raisi, who is currently under US sanctions, emerged as the frontrunner after an election supervisory body barred all of his serious rivals from the race. Analysts described the vote as the country’s most uncompetitive election since the

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Ebrahim Raisi, ultra-conservative judiciary chief, set to win Iran’s presidential election

Ebrahim Raisi, a hardline judiciary chief with a brutal human rights record, is set to win Iran’s controversial presidential election, according to preliminary results announced by the interior ministry and reported by state media Saturday. Raisi, who is currently under US sanctions, emerged as the frontrunner after an election supervisory body barred all of his

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Ebrahim Raisi, ultra-conservative judiciary chief, set to be Iran’s next president

Ebrahim Raisi, a hardline judiciary chief with a brutal human rights record, has won Iran’s controversial presidential election, according to preliminary results announced by the interior ministry Saturday. Raisi, who is currently under US sanctions, emerged as the frontrunner after an election supervisory body barred all of his serious rivals from the race. Analysts described

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Oregon police search for suspect after three people found dead in separate incidents

Police in Oregon are searching for a suspect believed responsible for three separate attacks that left three people dead and one person seriously injured on Friday. “We have not positively identified who this individual is,” Coos County District Attorney Paul Frasier said at a news conference. However, investigators released several surveillance photos of the suspect,

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A California reservoir is expected to fall so low that a hydro-power plant will shut down for first time

Water in a key California reservoir is expected to fall so low this summer that its hydroelectric power plant will be forced to shut down for the first time, officials said Thursday, straining the state’s already-taxed electric grid. An unrelenting drought and record heat, both worsened by the changing climate, have pushed the water supply

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