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The only classics department at a historically black college is closing

Howard’s classics, whose alumni included Toni Morrison, has gone the way of ancient Rome

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Analysis: How marketers could use voice-profiling to sell you more stuff

Marketers will soon be able to use AI-assisted vocal analysis to gain insights into shoppers’ inclinations – without people knowing what they’re revealing or how that information is being interpreted.

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By the numbers: How do 100 days of Biden and Trump (and Obama) compare? – NBC News

By the numbers: How do 100 days of Biden and Trump (and Obama) compare?  NBC News

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Uzo Aduba Is Ready to Talk About Therapy

There are a few words, Uzo Aduba points out, that we tend to whisper. Therapy is one of them. Saying it out loud is more than part of the job for the actor, who’s preparing for the May 23 premiere

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White, Midwestern farmers sue seeking government loan forgiveness

U.S. Department of Agriculture officials said in a statement that the agency is reviewing the lawsuit, but the agency plans to continue to offer loan forgiveness to “socially disadvantaged” farmers.

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Supreme Court sides with undocumented immigrant fighting deportation

An unusual coalition of Supreme Court justices has joined to rule in favor of an immigrant fighting deportation. By a 6-3 vote, the court sided with Agusto Niz-Chavez.

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WATCH LIVE: Harris gives remarks from COVID-19 vaccination site in Baltimore

Places around the U.S. are offering incentives to energize the slowing vaccination drive and get reluctant Americans to roll up their sleeves.

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Texas pushes closer to dropping handgun license requirement

The push in the Republican-controlled Legislature has alarmed law enforcement and gutted El Paso lawmakers whose hometown is still recovering from the trauma of one of the worst mass shootings in the nation’s history.

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Biden wants to raise $1.5 trillion by taxing the rich. Here’s how – CNBC

Biden wants to raise $1.5 trillion by taxing the rich. Here’s how  CNBC Biden Seeks Shift in How the Nation Serves Its People  The New York Times 5 takeaways from President Biden’s first address to Congress  CNN What grade did Biden get on

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