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Details: Written by By Freddie Allen, NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent; Published: 02 February 2015

Blacks live disproportionately in states that experienced the greatest income inequality

Details: Written by Howard Fendrich, AP Pro Football Writer; Published: 02 February 2015

A Super Bowl that got off to a slow start wound up with a 'Whoa!' finish, a lot like the New England Patriots' entire season

Details: Written by Arashi Young of The Skanner News; Published: 31 January 2015

American poet, novelist and playwright Langston Hughes has been commemorated in a Google Doodle

Details: Written by Kimberly Hefling, AP Education Writer; Published: 26 January 2015

Overdue updates in the works to Bush's 'No Child Left Behind' education law

Details: Written by Nedra Pickler, Associated Press; Published: 09 January 2015

The president, who plans to push the issue in his Jan. 20 State of the Union address, argued that providing educational opportunity and creating a more skilled U.S. workforce shouldn't be a partisan issue

Details: Written by Erica Werner, Associated Press; Published: 05 January 2015

Lawmaker says he regrets appealing to hate group

Details: Written by Tom Hays, Associated Press; Published: 22 December 2014

Police departments and union leaders are warning police to wear bulletproof vests and avoid making inflammatory posts on social media after a man shot two officers to death

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Details: Written by Julie Pace, Matthew Lee, Associated Press; Published: 17 December 2014

However, he cannot unilaterally end the longstanding U.S. economic embargo on Cuba, which was passed by Congress and would require action from lawmakers to overturn

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Details: Written by Matthew Barakat, Associated Press; Published: 15 December 2014

The march in Washington coincided with demonstrations across the country, from iconic Fifth Avenue in New York to the streets of San Francisco and the steps of the Boston Statehouse