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Written by By SUDHIN THANAWALA

Published: 25 July 2019

Sanjay Johnson was accused of exposing a sexual partner to HIV. (AP Photo/Gareth Patterson) 

Roughly 20 states have laws like the one in Arkansas that make it a crime for people with HIV to have sex without first informing their partner of their infection

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Written by By HOPE YEN and CALVIN WOODWARD Associated Press

Published: 24 July 2019

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Seeking to discredit Robert Mueller, President Donald Trump falsely claimed exoneration Wednesday even as the former special counsel was testifying to Congress about his investigation.

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Written by By ERRIN HAINES WHACK and SCOTT BAUER Associated Press

Published: 24 July 2019

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Robin D. Stephens lived through Jim Crow and thought the worst days of racism were behind her. Then President Donald Trump told four American congresswomen of color to "go back" to where they came from.

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Written by Noreen Nasir Associated Press

Published: 24 July 2019

In this July 10, 2019, photo, a wreathe lies in front of a site commemorating the 1919 race riots in Chicago. (AP Photo/Noreen Nasir) 

On a hot July day in 1919, a Black 17-year-old swimming in Lake Michigan drifted in a dangerous direction — toward the White section of a Chicago beach

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Written by By CAROLE FELDMAN Associated Press

Published: 24 July 2019

 

About 3.1 million people would lose food stamp benefits under the Trump administration's proposal to tighten automatic eligibility requirements for the food stamp program.

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Published: 23 July 2019

Kamala D. Harris (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)  

Senator Kamala Harris and U.S. Representative Jerrold Nadler introduced the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act, one of the most comprehensive marijuana reform bills ever introduced in the U.S. Congress.

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Written by By CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press

Published: 23 July 2019

 

The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights says students of color with disabilities are disciplined more harshly than their peers.

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Written by David Johnson, University of Maryland and Joseph Cesario, Michigan State University

Published: 23 July 2019

Attorney General Keith Ellison (Richard Tsong-Taatarii/Star Tribune via AP) 

In the debate over fatal police shootings of minority citizens, one theme is persistent: White officers, rather than nonWhite officers, are primarily responsible for Black Americans being shot by the police.

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• U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

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Written by The Skanner

Published: 23 July 2019

Officer Charlie Rispoli was fired for a post saying Ocasio-Cortez "needs a round" and not "the kind she used to serve" 

One police officer posted on Facebook calling U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez a "vile idiot" and suggesting that she be shot, the other officer "liked" the post.

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Written by By SARAH SKIDMORE SELL and KEN SWEET undefined

Published: 22 July 2019

 

Equifax will pay at least $700 million — and potentially much more — to settle lawsuits over a 2017 data breach that exposed the Social Security numbers and similar sensitive information of roughly half of the U.S. population.