Punks, sex workers and society in transition: documenting postwar Japan – in pictures
A Long Shadow: Postwar Japan Through the Lens will be the first show of Japanese photography in more than three decades at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art. The exhibit brings together 15 intergenerational artists as well as photographic prints,…
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How Scott Colom defied the odds to go from DA to Mississippi’s Democratic U.S. Senator
In a state that hasn't had a Democrat in office since 1980 and hasn't sent a Black Senator to Washington since the 1870s, Colom's win represents a massive upset in state politics.
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How Scott Colom defied the odds to go from district attorney to Mississippi’s Democratic US Senator
In a state that hasn't had a Democrat in office since 1980 and hasn't sent a Black Senator to Washington since the 1870s, Colom's win represents a massive upset in state politics.
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Trump proposed a ‘secret weapon’ to police colleges. It will soon become reality
In a 2023 campaign speech, Trump pledged to reclaim universities from what he called the radical left. His Education Department just finalized a rule to help him do it.
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Senators don’t always share bill text online before votes. They should, advocates say
The text of what lawmakers are considering isn't always made available for public review before it is voted on. A group of open governance advocates is calling on Senate leadership for a change.
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A blue wave helped offset for now a falling tally of Black members in the U.S. House
A Supreme Court ruling that further weakened the Voting Rights Act paved the way for a record drop in Black representation in Congress. But a midterm blue wave helped hold off such a decline for now.
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Kennedy Center plans Ticketmaster switch, raising conflict of interest concerns
The Kennedy Center's former president Richard Grenell was a paid board member of Ticketmaster's parent company at the same time the two parties were negotiating.
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At least 23 states considered laws governing ICE and schools this year
When ICE agents show up at a school, educators rely on a patchwork of policies to know what to do. This year, many state legislatures tried to update those policies.
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Ten years and three kids later… Oliva back for Olympic bid
Cyclist and mum-of-three Ciara Oliva says she has ‘unfinished business’ at the Olympics after returning to the British Cycling programme.
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Ukraine faces new Starshield disruptions as Trump envoys meet with Putin
Ukraine’s military has experienced a renewed wave of “significant disruptions” to the Starshield satellite internet service, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday, hampering its ability to defend itself against Russia as the United States pushes…
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