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Abortion ballot measure challenge on course for late September trial

Abortion ballot measure challenge on course for late September trial

U.S.
Amanda Smith

A lawsuit against South Dakota’s abortion-rights ballot question won’t end before voting begins, according to rulings issued Tuesday. A Minnehaha County judge ...

Westchester’s first ‘Freedom School’ aimed to narrow literacy gap in students of color

Westchester’s first ‘Freedom School’ aimed to narrow literacy gap in students of color

U.S.
Amanda Smith

On a summer morning at the White Plains Children’s Defense Fund Freedom School, the sound of kids cheering and chanting could be ...