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Gwen Partridge, known to her students as "Mrs. Gwen," stands in front of an exhibit she created for Black History Month on Feb. 13. She's hopeful others will be able to continue teaching Black history once she retires. The Trump administration has ordered that schools eliminate diversity initiatives or risk losing federal funding.

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Rollback of diversity efforts leaves teachers wondering about effects on Black History Month

The Department of Education's efforts to keep racial diversity out of schools has left educators wondering how and when to teach students about Black history, especially during Black History Month.

February 28, 2025
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  • Kassidy Arena
Thieves have targeted trains known to be carrying valuables like electronics and high-end footwear.

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  • National

Daring train thieves target BNSF Railway, stealing $2M worth of Nike and other goods

Train heists aren't just a thing of the Old West. A series of brazen train robberies has emerged across the western United States and authorities say the thieves focus on high-value containers.

February 28, 2025
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  • Alana Wise
President Donald Trump signs an executive order at an indoor Presidential Inauguration parade event in Washington, Jan. 20, 2025.

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  • National

Trump took down police misconduct database, but states can still share background check info

In the flurry of first-day executive orders, President Trump revoked a 2022 police accountability package, including a system to flag misconduct.

February 28, 2025
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  • Martin Kaste
Mustang Mach-E electric vehicles sit in a long row at a dealership on Jan. 21, 2024. Some customers who bought electric vehicles in 2024 are not able to access an EV tax credit now, because their dealers did not report the sale to the IRS using a new system.

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  • Business

Why some EV buyers are getting their tax returns rejected this year

The federal EV tax credit, worth up to $7,500, saw big changes in 2024. For buyers, the credit typically became easier to get. But if their dealers skipped a step, it was a different story.

February 28, 2025
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  • Camila Domonoske
(From L) Political commentator Rogan O'Handley, aka DC Draino, TikToker Chaya Raichik, conservative activist Scott Presler, commentator Liz Wheeler and conservative political commentator Chad Prather carry binders containing Jeffrey Epstein files out of the White House on Thursday.

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  • Politics

What to know about the Epstein files release, from redactions to 'Rickrolling'

The Trump administration touted the release of files in the case of Jeffrey Epstein, the late financier and convicted sex offender, on Thursday. But the documents contained no new revelations.

February 28, 2025
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  • Rachel Treisman

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  • Health

As the Texas outbreak grows, how contagious is measles, really?

Vaccination eliminated measles from the U.S. 25 years ago. But it can still spread in pockets where vaccination rates are low, like the west Texas county with a current outbreak. Here's how fast.

February 28, 2025
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By:
  • Maria Godoy and
  • Alyson Hurt
<em>Washington Post </em>owner Jeff Bezos, center, shown at the inauguration ceremony of President Trump at the U.S. Capitol in January.

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  • Media

Bezos' changes at 'Washington Post' lead to mass subscription cancellations — again

Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos's changes to the opinion pages have led subscribers to cancel in droves. It's the third wave of mass cancellations at the Post in just a few months.

February 28, 2025
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  • David Folkenflik
Westside Gunn belongs to a lineage of hustler rappers for whom street credibility often coexists with artful exaggeration. He released his latest album, <em>12</em>, on Valentine's Day.

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  • Music Features

Westside Gunn isn't too good to be true

Hustler rappers like Gunn traffic in street tales that feel larger than life. That doesn't mean they're not "real."

February 28, 2025
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  • Sheldon Pearce
Trump and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy shake hands during their meeting at Trump Tower, Sept. 27, 2024, in New York.

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  • Europe

Meeting Trump at White House, Zelenskyy hopes for continued aid in war with Russia

The meeting comes about a week after Trump called Zelenskyy a dictator and repeated Kremlin talking points, including suggesting that Ukraine started the war with Russia.

February 28, 2025
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  • Joanna Kakissis
Panda Bear's eighth album <em>Sinister Grift</em> finds the now 46-year-old Noah Lennox facing shifting relationships and unfulfilled hopes.

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  • Music Reviews

Panda Bear navigates a bold new world: the uncertainty of middle age

For most of the '00s, Panda Bear helped define the sound of youthful, ramshackle indie rock. On Noah Lennox's eighth album, Sinister Grift, the artist focuses on the shifting relationships and faltering memories of midlife, with a fleshed out band behind him.

February 28, 2025
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  • Andy Beta
President Trump looks on during a joint press conference with U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer in the East Room at the White House on Feb. 27.

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  • Politics

1 thing that upended years of U.S. foreign policy — and other big Trump developments

Three years after Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine, the U.S., in a split with its European allies over the war, sided with Russia at the U.N.

February 28, 2025
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  • Domenico Montanaro
Bri McNulty pictured when she was in Atlanta for training in the CDC's Public Health Associate Program. She and all other members of the competitive program in her cohort, deployed around the country, were fired by the Trump administration earlier this month.

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  • Health

Iowa has high cancer rates. Trump's cuts to CDC and NIH are already hitting the state

Iowa has the second highest incidence rate of cancer in the country, and it is already feeling Trump's cuts to the workforce and research institutions trying to solve the rural cancer problem.

February 28, 2025
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  • Yuki Noguchi
Defy expectations with this massive bowl of plain mashed potatoes to represent <em>Wicked</em>.

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  • Movies

Hosting an Oscars party? Here are menu ideas for each best picture nominee

If you're having friends over to watch Hollywood's biggest night, we've got 10 recipes that will at least work on a conceptual level.

February 28, 2025
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By:
  • Glen Weldon
A woman grieves at a memorial for those killed and abducted during the Oct. 7, 2023, cross-border attack by Hamas militants, near the kibbutz Reim, southern Israel on May 13, 2024.

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  • Middle East

Israeli military cites 'fundamental misunderstanding' of Hamas ahead of Oct. 7 attack

The report is the Israeli military's first official account of mistakes that preceded the 2023 attack, which launched Israel's subsequent war against Hamas in Gaza that killed more than 48,000 Palestinians.

February 28, 2025
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  • Kat Lonsdorf
The 97th Academy Awards ceremony will take place Sunday, March 2. Above, Oscar statues are pictured ahead of the awards in 2022.

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  • Movies

What should win vs. what will win — here are our Oscars predictions

There are 10 movies in the running for best picture. Our critics are split over whether Anora or Nickel Boys should take home the prize.

February 28, 2025
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  • Aisha Harris,
  • Linda Holmes,
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