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Left: Wong Kim Ark, in a photograph taken from a 1904 U.S. immigration document. Right: Sergeant Bhagat Singh Thind in U.S. Army uniform during World War I at Camp Lewis, Washington, in 1918. Thind, an American Sikh, was the first U.S. serviceman to be allowed for religious reasons to wear a turban as part of his military uniform.
National Archives/Public Domain; United States ArmyOver the years, many Asian Americans have fought unjust laws in the courts and changed the course of human rights in the U.S. We look at key Supreme Court decisions.
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Earth Is Barreling Toward 1.5 Degrees Celsius Of Warming, Scientists Warn National News
Scientists say humans must keep global temperatures from increasing more than 1.5 degrees Celsius. The World Meteorological Organization warns that number is looming.
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Biden Asks U.S. Intel To Push For Stronger Conclusions On The Coronavirus' Origins National News
The U.S. intelligence community is investigating the potential origins of the coronavirus, including the possibility that it emerged as a result of a lab accident in Wuhan, China.
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What Russia Stands To Gain By Backing Belarus National News
After some European countries blocked access to Belarusian airlines after officials arrested an opposition journalist on a commercial flight, NPR asks an expert about Putin's support for Belarus.
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Americans Strongly Support Trans Rights — In Some Cases National News
Americans strongly support trans service members being in the military — even as they say trans athletes should compete according to the sex listed on their birth certificates.
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William 'Bill' Shakespeare, The 2nd Briton To Receive A COVID-19 Vaccine, Has Died National News
The 81-year-old, whose famous name grabbed headlines around the world last year when he got the jab, died on Thursday after suffering a stroke.
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Pipeline Companies Will Have To Report Cyberattacks To The Government National News
Pipeline and other key infrastructure companies aren't currently required to report ransomware attacks, so "we don't really understand how bad the problem is," says a former cybersecurity official.
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Central Park 'Exonerated 5' Member Reflects On Freedom And Forgiveness National News
In 1990, Yusef Salaam was one of the five boys wrongly convicted in the so-called Central Park jogger case. They weren't exonerated until 2002. Salaam tells his story in Better, Not Bitter.
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