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Tulsa Race Massacre reparations is soul-redeeming work for the US, Oklahoma civil rights lawyer says

NEW YORK (AP) — It wasn’t until his junior year of college that civil rights attorney Damario Solomon-Simmons learned about a devastating massacre that took place in his hometown of Tulsa, Oklahoma.
His African American studies professor lectured about what is known today as the Tulsa Race Massacre — the days i ... (full story)

State

Pediatrics group issues new guidance on recess for the first time in 13 years

Recess isn’t just a fun break for grade schoolers. It’s crucial to good health and good grades for kids of all ages.
That's the message from a leading pediatricians group, which just released the first new guidance in 13 years about this unstructured time at school and how it needs to be protected.
The updated po ... (full story)

South Florida officers sue Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, claiming details in 'The Rip' are too real

MIAMI (AP) — Two South Florida police officers claim Ben Affleck and Matt Damon's recent action thriller “The Rip” used too many real-life details in its fictionalized narrative, causing harm to the officers' personal and professional reputations, according to a defamation lawsuit.
Jason Smith and Jonathan Sant ... (full story)

Bangor public health director reflects on conditions that escalated Maine HIV outbreak

Penobscot County is grappling with Maine’s largest HIV outbreak in its history. Looking back, the top public health official for the county seat of Bangor described how the conditions existed for such an outbreak and how it is now difficult to know the full scope.
In a recent interview, Jennifer Gunderman, Bangor’s d ... (full story)

Ship operator and employee are charged in crash that caused the deadly collapse of Baltimore bridge

BALTIMORE (AP) — Federal prosecutors announced criminal charges Tuesday in the 2024 collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, accusing the Singapore-based operator of a ship and a key employee of making critical decisions that led to the ship crashing into the span and killing six people.
Acting Attorney Gene ... (full story)