From Cuba to Miami by Providence and a Homemade Boat
A motley group of Cuban refugees risked their lives at sea for five days to reach the United States and a new future. Many others are not so lucky.
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CreditJose Luis Magana/Associated Press 2 Trials and No Convictions Put Top Baltimore Prosecutor in a Bind
Critics say Marilyn J. Mosby had no business bringing charges against six police officers in the death of Freddie Gray, and her supporters are growing impatient.
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CreditCharleston County Sheriff's Office Dylann Roof Will Face Federal Death Penalty in Charleston Church Killings
Mr. Roof, whom the authorities have accused of carrying out a racially motivated massacre of nine people, will now face two death penalty trials.
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CreditTy Wright/Associated Press Leaked Questions Rekindle Debate Over Common Core Tests
A company is scrambling to purge the Internet of questions used in the exams, but some critics say public debate is the best way to make better tests.
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Millennials’ Roommates Now More Likely to Be Parents Than Partners
For the first time in modern history, adults ages 18 to 34 are more likely to live with a parent than with a romantic partner, a new report found.
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CreditGus Powell for The New York Times A Drumbeat of Multiple Shootings, but America Isn’t Listening
Most shootings with four deaths or injuries are invisible outside their communities. And most of the lives they scar are black.
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CreditScott Olson/Getty Images T.S.A. Replaces Security Chief as Tension Grows at Airports and Agency
Peter V. Neffenger, the agency’s administrator, removed Kelly Hoggan as part of an overhaul after facing a backlash over lines at airports and management problems.
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CreditJoshua Lott for The New York Times Chicago Police Try to Predict Who May Shoot or Be Shot
A computer model generates a list of people, assigning scores based on factors like past arrests and gang affiliations. Civil liberties advocates are worried about the implications.
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CreditKevin D. Liles for The New York Times Jimmy Carter, Seeing Resurgence of Racism, Plans Baptist Conference for Unity
Defending President Obama and criticizing Donald J. Trump, Mr. Carter said the presidential race showed how much work needed to be done to heal racial divisions.
