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Written by Shontavia Johnson, Drake University

Published: 23 February 2017

 

Like many of the rights set in the U.S. Constitution, the right to a patent was not extended to slaves

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Written by DEEPTI HAJELA and AMY TAXIN, Associated Press

Published: 22 February 2017

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Some are carrying wallet-size "Know Your Rights" guides in Spanish and English that explain what to do if they're rounded up

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Written by BLAKE NICHOLSON, Associated Press

Published: 22 February 2017

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Heavy law enforcement presence likely to remain at pipeline site, long afer protesters pack up

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Written by ALICIA A. CALDWELL, Associated Press

Published: 21 February 2017

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Trump administration is greatly expanding the number of people considered a priority for deportation, including those arrested for traffic violations

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Written by By MICHAEL BIESECKER, Associated Press

Published: 20 February 2017

 

Standing Rock Sioux has asked courts to overturn federal approvals for Dakota pipeline

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Written by NANCY BENAC, Associated Press

Published: 19 February 2017

 

White House has lost staffer, riled foreign leaders and stoked opposition at home with its combative approach

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Written by MICHAEL BIESECKER, Associated Press

Published: 17 February 2017

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Pruitt's nomination was strongly opposed by environmental groups and hundreds of former EPA employees

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Written by Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor)

Published: 16 February 2017

Rep. Cedric Richmond (D-La.) said that the battles fought and won by Frederick Douglass, Sojourner Truth, Ida B. Wells, and Martin Luther King Jr., are being waged again today. Photo taken during a recent ceremonial swearing-in event for the 115th Congress in Washington, D.C. (Freddie Allen/AMG/NNPA) 

Black population is up 1.3 percent from last year 

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Written by The Associated Press

Published: 16 February 2017

A mail carrier passes a closed bakery Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017, in south Philadelphia's Italian Market. In an action called "A Day Without Immigrants", immigrants across the country are expected to stay home from school and work on Thursday to show how critical they are to the U.S. economy and way of life. (AP Photo/Jacqueline Larma) 

Immigrants plan to stay home from school and work Feb. 16

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Written by Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar and Tom Murphy, Associated Press

Published: 16 February 2017

 

Proposed changes could lead to higher deductibles, a curb on special enrollment periods