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The record shows some sharp divisions between the Trump and Biden administrations on Europe, but also some continuity in how both...
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/ 4 weeks agoFor an estimated 4 million people with felony convictions, restoring their right to vote is complicated – and varies state by state
Community organizations across the US have launched grassroots operations to inform people with convictions of their voting rights.
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From the 19th to 20th century, Native children were physically removed from their homes and put into boarding schools. A scholar...
