Hauger-Thackery runs Boston Marathon at 22 weeks pregnant

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Great Britain’s Calli Hauger-Thackery finishes the Boston Marathon in two hours, 43 minutes and 58 seconds while five months pregnant.

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George Ariyoshi, first US governor of Asian American descent, dies aged 100

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Democrat led Hawaii from 1973 to 1986, coinciding with the party’s rise to power in the stateGeorge R Ariyoshi – Hawaii’s former governor and the nation’s first Asian American governor – has died at age 100.Ariyoshi, a Democrat who led the state from 1973 to 1986, died peacefully while surrounded by family on Sunday night,…

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Why are straight white men overrepresented in positions of power? | Steve Phillips

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When we wonder why marginalized groups are ‘underrepresented’, we are asking the wrong questionFor the most part, we have been doing it wrong. For decades, the way that government entities, institutions, organizations, and even advocates and activists have gone about addressing inequality in this country has been fundamentally flawed. We’ve asked the wrong questions, pursued…

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Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger Stressed Pragmatism, But Politics Hound Her

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Gov. Abigail Spanberger of Virginia has emphasized practical governance as her brand, but the political fight over redistricting has dominated her term so far.

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Purdue Pharma expected to forfeit $225m as sentence in criminal opioids case

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Under settlement, Sackler family will pay state, local and Native American tribal governments, individual victims and othersSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxA judge is expected to sentence OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma to forfeit $225m to the US justice department on Tuesday, clearing the way for the…

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Lawmakers weigh sanctions for Democratic Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick of Florida

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Democratic congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick of Florida is facing a critical moment in her political career

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Trump tells CNBC he expects U.S. to make ‘great deal’ with Iran

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President Donald Trump has repeatedly said he expects the U.S. and Israel war against Iran to end soon since it began in late February.

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Wife cuffed in husband’s decades-long murder mystery as cops cite new tech break

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Texas woman Lisa Honrud was arrested in connection with her husband's cold case murder nearly 24 years after his body was found near Lake Lewisville.

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The ‘unregistered Americans’: because of their parents, they do not exist

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Hundreds in the US have no birth certificate or Social Security number. Some covet this ‘off-grid’ status – but it means being barred from ordinary lifeSam Bishop is 26 years old and lives in Worcester, Massachusetts. He has red hair, a quiet voice – and, legally speaking, he does not exist.There is no document anywhere…

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Trump’s latest border barrier plans to slice through Big Bend national park: ‘Our lives are being upended’

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The rural Texas region, long spared, is being fast-tracked for the border wall amid bipartisan oppositionTractors suddenly appeared at the entrance to Chispa Road near the US-Mexico border in rural Big Bend, Texas, in late March. Contractors informed Yolanda Alvarado, a cattle rancher, that they were starting work to upgrade the rough county dirt road…

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