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Arts Jul 11

How the writer behind the comic strip ‘Baldo’ blends humor with humanity

By John Yang

A Mexican-American artist on why more brown faces are needed in children’s books

Duncan Tonatiuh chooses protagonists and stories that are seldom sought for young audiences.

By Joshua Barajas

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High Tech High School Pushes Hispanic Students to Become Top Achievers

A San Diego charter high school is aiming to close the education gaps between students of immigrant families and their counterparts by motivating them to acquire business and science skills and pursue college degrees. Paul Solman offers the latest in…

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Essayist Examines Art of a Former Migrant Worker

NewsHour Essayist Richard Rodriguez looks at drawings of an artist who was a Mexican-American migrant worker.

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Poetry Sep 24

After RBG’s death, this poet urges us to follow in her steps

By Joshua Barajas

Nation Sep 24

Pac-12 football season to kick off in November

By Ralph D. Russo, Associated Press

Nation Sep 24

Pence, Ivanka bring law-and-order tour to Minneapolis

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Politics Sep 24

Health officials seek to block Trump rally in Virginia

By Alan Suderman, Associated Press

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Politics Sep 24

What every Democratic senator has said about filling a Supreme Court vacancy in an election year

By Lisa Desjardins

World Sep 24

88 whales rescued from Australia’s worst mass beaching

By Rod McGuirk, Associated Press

World Sep 24

Powerful Vatican Cardinal Becciu resigns amid scandal

By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press

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Nation Sep 24

‘It’s going to be as ugly and divisive as it was for Kavanaugh’: In the Midwest, voters brace for the fight to replace Ginsburg

By Daniel Bush

Politics Sep 24

WATCH LIVE: Trump holds campaign rally in Jacksonville, Florida

By Associated Press

Politics Sep 24

WATCH: Trump promotes health care ‘vision’ in North Carolina, but gaps remain

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Jill Colvin, Associated Press

Health Sep 24

Iowa fines beef plant $957 after huge coronavirus outbreak

By Ryan J. Foley, Associated Press

Politics Sep 24

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