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A photo on the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity yearbook page from 1972 shows someone wearing blackface for a costume.

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U.Va. Students Investigate Their Yearbook's Racist History — Starting With Its Title

10:55pm February 10, 2019

In poring through past yearbooks, the student journalists are reckoning with the racist history of both their state and their campus. A historian says the yearbook's title itself refers to blackface.

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Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar Announces 2020 Presidential Bid

5:16pm February 10, 2019

by Brian Bakst

Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar became the latest Democrat to announce a White House bid during an event in Minneapolis on Sunday. The three-term lawmaker joins a large and diverse field of candidates.

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Troll Watch: Targeting 2020 Presidential Candidates

5:16pm February 10, 2019

Trolls are already going after candidates for the 2020 presidential election. NPR's Michel Martin talks to Kelly Jones, who keeps an eye on suspicious social media activity for Storyful.

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El Paso Residents Dispute Trump's Claim That Border Barrier Made City Safer

5:16pm February 10, 2019

President Trump holds a rally in El Paso, Texas, on Monday. In his State of the Union, he said the city has become safer since its border wall was built. Local residents and law enforcement disagree.

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Jack Phillips of Masterpiece Cakeshop in Colorado has declined to make a custom cake for a gay wedding and now for a gender transition.

Can Businesses Turn Away LGBT Customers? Court Battles Bubbling Back Up

5:16pm February 10, 2019

A central question related to LGBTQ rights may again be headed to the U.S. Supreme Court:

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam places hand over his heart at a funeral for a state trooper Saturday in Chilhowie, Va., during one of his first public appearances since the blackface scandal broke.

Virginia State Leaders Hold On Tight To Office After More Than A Week Of Turmoil

5:02pm February 10, 2019

by Colin Dwyer

Gov. Ralph Northam says he's "not going anywhere." Attorney General Mark Herring has no plans to leave either. And while Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax may face impeachment hearings, he's pushing back too.

Two men pray at an early morning service at La Lomita chapel, a historical landmark in Mission, Texas.

The Historic Chapel At The Heart Of A Legal Fight Over The Border Wall

4:17pm February 10, 2019

The town of Mission, Texas grew up around La Lomita chapel. Last week, the local Catholic diocese tried and failed to stop the government from surveying the chapel's land.

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Sen. Richard Shelby (center), is the top Republican in a bipartisan group of lawmakers working to craft an agreement on border security.

Border Security Funding Talks Stalled, Government Shutdown Looms

2:30pm February 10, 2019

by Shannon Van Sant

If an agreement isn't reached by Friday at midnight, the government could partially shut down again, just three weeks after the end of a 35-day partial government shutdown.

There are a mix of factors that lead some kids to become school shooters, fueled in part by desperation, trauma and anger.

School Shooters: What's Their Path To Violence?

11:59am February 10, 2019

by Rhitu Chatterjee

Psychologists and the FBI say they are getting a better understanding of the mix of factors that lead some kids to open fire on a classroom. The shooting can be an act of desperation fueled by anger.

Richmond Teachers Make Virginia Scandals A Point Of Discussion

10:41am February 10, 2019

by Megan Pauly

The situation in Richmond, Va., doesn't make much sense to lawmakers at the Capitol. It also doesn't make much sense to some students and teachers who are seizing the moment and talking it all out.

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