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Republican JD Vance and Democrat Tim Walz have spent two months going after each other and the presidential candidates. Tuesday's vice presidential debate might not be as high stakes as the Sept.10 debate between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris. But it offers their running mates a fresh opportunity to introduce themselves, vouch for their bosses and show their mettle as attack dogs. It will be the biggest television and online audience either No. 2 will see before Election Day

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Darryl George (Raquel Natalicchio/Houston Chronicle via AP, File) 

George is asking a federal judge to issue a temporary restraining order that would prevent district officials from further punishing him for not cutting his hair and allow him to return.

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Since taking office, the Biden-Harris administration said it has worked to address the alarming spike in violent crime left by the previous administration. 

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The goal of the package was to move the state toward atoning for decades of racial disparities for Black Californians. The eminent domain bill would not have been able to take full effect because it was tied to another proposal that lawmakers blocked this year.

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Marcellus Williams (Photo: NNPA) 

The conservative majority on the Supreme Court voted to deny Williams a stay. Their decision condemned an innocent man to death, and it is a stark reminder of how deeply broken the justice system has become under their influence.

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Parent Teacher Conference 

NNPA NEWSWIRE —Think about what would be best for your child and family as you make this transition. Consider how you can work with your Head Start program to help your child feel ready.

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Authorities have still made no arrests after Saturday’s shooting killed four people and left 17 others injured.

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Many of them live in the South, which has the highest number of people living with HIV in the U.S. but very low PrEP uptake due to stigma, cost and homophobia. Other barriers include lack of trust in the health care system, discrimination, poverty and limited physician knowledge about PrEP.

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It's not a great moment in world affairs right now. The world is fragmented. Conflicts and crises are raging. It's against this backdrop that world leaders are attending this week's annual U.N. gathering. Antonio Guterres, the head of the United Nations, is challenging them to work together not just on all the problems but on modernizing international institutions to prepare for the future

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This photo provided by NASA shows mathematician Katherine Johnson in 1966. (NASA via AP) 

The four Black women were honored for their work in the early days of the space program. A medal was also given to all the women who worked as mathematicians, engineers and “human computers" on space missions from the 1930s to 1970s.

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