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‘How do we put life back together after this?’ Daunte Wright’s family mourns a young man killed by police

Before Daunte Wright’s death made national headlines, his life was filled with loving family members — including his 2-year-old boy. “My son was an amazing, loving kid. He had a big heart,” his mother told ABC’s “Good Morning America” on Tuesday. “He loved basketball. He had a 2-year-old son that’s not going to be able

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The NCAA says it supports transgender student-athletes as some states enact sports bans

The NCAA says it “firmly and unequivocally supports” transgender athletes having the opportunity to participate in college sports as a growing number of states have moved to block them from competing. “Inclusion and fairness can coexist for all student-athletes, including transgender athletes, at all levels of sport,” the NCAA’s Board of Governors said Monday in

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‘In the end, everything is about equity’: How experts say the pandemic could invigorate climate change action

This enemy does not recognize geopolitical borders. It has the power to wreak havoc on national economies, to cost people their livelihoods and their lives. It seeps through the smallest cracks in our social fabric, targeting the poor and the vulnerable among us. Sound familiar? The Covid-19 pandemic and climate change have led to catastrophic

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Loretta Lynn Fast Facts

Here is a look at the life of Grammy Award-winning country singer Loretta Lynn. Personal Birth date: April 14, 1932 (some sources say 1935) Birth place: Butcher Holler, Kentucky Birth name: Loretta Webb Father: Melvin Webb, coal miner Mother: Clara (Ramey) Webb Marriage: Oliver Lynn (1948-1996, his death) Children: Patsy, Peggy, Cissie, Ernest Ray, Jack

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