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Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 06 June 2014

A final commemorative print edition will be on sale Monday June 9

Details: Written by ACLU Press Release; Published: 04 June 2014

No stay for the National Organization for Marriage making Oregon the 18th state to legalize same-sex marriage

Details: Written by Rahim Faiez, Associated Press; Published: 04 June 2014

Questions swirl over Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl’s conduct before he was captured

Details: Written by Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent; Published: 02 June 2014

Going to school full-time may make better financial sense

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Details: Written by Jake Pearson, Associated Press; Published: 30 May 2014

Two mentally ill men have died while jailed in New York City

Details: Written by Julie Pace and Pauline Jelinek, Associated Press; Published: 30 May 2014

Report found deep problems in VA's health-care system

Details: Written by George Curry NNPA Chief Correspondent; Published: 29 May 2014

We must care as much about Black women victims of gender violence as we do about Black boys caught up in the drug trade

Details: Written by The Associated Press; Published: 28 May 2014

The United States will distribute $5 billion to help other countries fight extremism

Details: Written by The Associated Press and The Skanner staff; Published: 28 May 2014

Maya Angelou, author, poet and civil rights activist died Wednesday

Details: Written by Ken Sweet The Associated Press; Published: 27 May 2014

Guess who's making bank? CEO pay packages have risen above eight figures

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