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Details: Written by HANNAH FINGERHUT and NUHA DOLBY Associated Press; Published: 15 August 2022

Americans now believe in climate change, but they are less convinced that it will affect them or that their choices can make a difference than they were in 2019. Only about half say their actions have an effect on climate change, compared with two-thirds in 2019

Details: Written by MICHAEL BALSAMO, ZEKE MILLER and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press; Published: 14 August 2022

The FBI recovered “top secret” and even more sensitive documents from former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, according to court papers released Friday, including some of the nation's most important secrets that if revealed publicly could cause “exceptionally grave” damage to U.S. interests

Details: Written by by BOTWC Staff; Published: 12 August 2022

Together, Howard University and Jordan Brand aim to continue uplifting Black students and amplifying the influence of HBCUs on a collegiate sports level while also continuing the impact on culture globally.

Details: Written by Thomas D. Stucky, IUPUI; Published: 12 August 2022

Because Indianapolis experiences many of the same gun violence issues that Portland and other medium and large cities face, experts believe what’s learned here can apply in many other places.

Details: Written by by BOTWC Staff; Published: 12 August 2022

This is what Black brotherhood is all about!

Details: Written by Associated Press; Published: 12 August 2022

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College students say their mental health is their top concern as the fall semester begins – even more so than their academics, inflation or mass shootings.

Details: Written by By KAREN MATTHEWS and MIKE STOBBE Associated Press; Published: 12 August 2022

Polio was once one of the nation’s most feared diseases, with annual outbreaks causing thousands of cases of paralysis. The disease mostly affects children.

Details: Written by Henry Tran, University of South Carolina and Douglas A. Smith, Iowa State University; Published: 09 August 2022

States have recently focused their efforts to reduce the nation’s teacher shortage by promoting strategies that “remove or relax barriers to entry” to quickly bring new people into the teaching profession.

Details: Written by By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press; Published: 09 August 2022

(Pool via AP, File)

William “Roddie” Bryan, 52, who recorded cellphone video of the slaying, was sentenced to 35 years in prison.

Details: Written by By ZEKE MILLER, ERIC TUCKER and MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press; Published: 09 August 2022

(AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)

Monday's search intensified the months-long probe into how classified documents ended up in boxes of White House records located at Mar-a-Lago earlier this year.

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