Emma Bowman
Stories
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National
Meet the strippers working to unionize a Los Angeles dive bar
For the past six months, former Star Garden dancers have been taking their talents to a show-stopping picket line. If successful, they'll be the only strippers with union representation in the U.S.
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National
California could see blackouts as heat wave taxes the power grid
If Californians don't mind their energy use over the next several days, officials warn, they could force power outages during a punishing heat wave that's hitting Western states.
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World
10 were killed and 15 injured in stabbing attacks in Canada
The stabbings took place across 13 locations in the James Smith Cree Nation and in the village of Weldon in Canada's Saskatchewan province. Police are searching for two suspects.
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National
A rare, first-of-its kind Chicago license plate is up for auction
Before Illinois took over the issuing of license plates, Chicago made plates from thin, stamped aluminum. Of those, the first-ever made is expected to sell for upwards of $4,000.
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Law & Courts
Scanning students' rooms during remote tests is unconstitutional, judge rules
In what's believed to be the first case of its kind, a student argued that Cleveland State University violated his Fourth Amendment rights when he complied with a webcam recording of his exam space.
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Arts & Life
A London museum agrees to return more than 70 pieces of looted Nigerian art
The Horniman Museum promised to repatriate a trove of artifacts, which include objects known as Benin bronzes, looted from West Africa during a British military invasion in 1897.
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Law & Courts
4 current and former officers federally charged in raid that killed Breonna Taylor
The charges announced by Attorney General Merrit Garland on Thursday include civil rights violations, conspiracy, use of excessive force offenses and obstruction.
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National
These are the 4 key takeaways from the Uvalde shooting investigation report
The investigative committee found law enforcement's response to the massacre involved little coordination and no leadership. School faculty, meanwhile, failed to uphold existing safeguards.
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Wordle is about to become a board game. Can it compete with the classic?
Hasbro has partnered with the New York Times Co. to make a party game inspired by the hit digital puzzle. The ability to easily share your results on social media was part of the original game's draw.
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National
The Akron police shooting renews questions about officer training
The sheer number of bullets fired by as many as eight officers has prompted renewed questions from politicians and activists who are criticizing what they view as excessive use of force by police.