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Deadline Passes For Dakota Access Pipeline Protesters To Leave

7:58pm February 22, 2017

by Dan Gunderson

The deadline has passed for protesters of the Dakota Access oil pipeline to clear the camp they have inhabited for months. The camp is expected to be flooded in the coming days, and the pipeline is nearly complete.

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Jane Givens searches for her father, Phil, and sister, Biddy, through an ad placed in Cincinnati's The Colored Citizen in 1866.

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After Slavery, Searching For Loved Ones In Wanted Ads

7:23pm February 22, 2017

In the Civil War's waning years, African-Americans trying to find lost loved ones used classified ads in newspapers. More than 900 of these notices are now accessible via an online database.

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Death row inmate Duane Buck, seen here in an undated photo provided by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, won his request for an appeal of his death sentence.

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Citing 'Racial Stereotype,' Supreme Court Says Texas Inmate Can Appeal Death Sentence

6:53pm February 22, 2017

by Bill Chappell

Chief Justice John Roberts calls the case "a perfect storm" of circumstances that culminated in a lower court "making a decision on life or death on the basis of race."

Brandy Holter of La Crosse voted twice for former President Obama, but says she will be voting Republican from now on.

Will Trump Democrats In Wisconsin Swing Back To Their Party?

5:47pm February 22, 2017

President Trump won over Democrats in rural Wisconsin in 2016. Looking at Trump's term so far, one Democrat worries she will regret switching parties. Another says she will be voting GOP from now on.

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Rescuers sometimes chest-deep in water steered boats carrying dozens of people, including babies and pets, from a San Jose neighborhood inundated by water from an overflowing creek.

Floods in San Jose Push 14,000 People Out Of Their Homes

5:17pm February 22, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

Residents were ordered to evacuate overnight after creeks and reservoirs flooded, and won't be allowed home for at least another day.

Demonstrators march from an encampment on the banks of the Cannonball River to a nearby construction site for the Dakota Access Pipeline to perform a daily prayer ceremony in September 2016.

Key Moments In The Dakota Access Pipeline Fight

5:02pm February 22, 2017

by Rebecca Hersher

An overview of multiple legal challenges and protests since the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers considered approving a section of the pipeline near the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation in North Dakota.

Volunteers from a local monument company help to reset vandalized headstones on Feb. 22 at Chesed Shel Emeth Cemetery in University City, Missouri, a St. Louis suburb. Since the beginning of the year, there has been a spike in incidents around the country

In Israel, Some Wonder Where The Outrage Is Over U.S. Anti-Semitic Acts

5:00pm February 22, 2017

by Daniel Estrin

Some Israelis criticize Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for offering a less forceful response to anti-Semitic acts in the U.S. than elsewhere. Some say he wants to keep pressure off President Trump.

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International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde (from left), Jose Ugaz of Transparency International, Daria Kaleniuk of the Anti-Corruption Action Center, and Norway's Prime Minister Erna Solberg participate in a panel discussion at the An

Trump's Conflicts Could Undercut Global Efforts To Fight Corruption, Critics Say

4:59pm February 22, 2017

by Jim Zarroli

The global fight against government corruption has often been led by the U.S., but those in the movement's trenches worry that signals being sent by the Trump administration could undercut the effort.

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Nick Dupree arrives at the Federal Courthouse in Montgomery, Ala. on Feb. 11, 2003. His success in getting the state to continue support past age 21 enabled him to attend college and live in his own home.

Nick Dupree Fought To Live 'Like Anyone Else'

4:47pm February 22, 2017

by Joseph Shapiro

The activist campaigned to change rules, so that people with disabilities could get nursing care and other support at home past the age of 21, and get married without losing Medicaid benefits.

Members Of Congress Face Angry Constituents At Town Halls

4:28pm February 22, 2017

by Don Gonyea

Members of Congress are back home this week, and many are getting an earful from angry constituents and demonstrators worried about efforts to repeal Obamacare, among other issues.

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