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Charles M. Blow on the crisis facing local newspapers

By some estimates, more than 3,200 print newspapers have vanished since 2005, with an estimated two newspapers closing each week. As funding for public broadcasting also shrinks, political analyst Charles M. Blow talks about the importance of local media as the connective tissue of communities – an essential public good jeopardized by industry consolidation and funding cuts.

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CBS News contributor David Begnaud shows how Willette Benford, who spent 24 years in prison, is working with Illinois first lady M.K. Pritzker to help those exiting the criminal justice system.

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‘It’s hard’: Family of 5 in need of accessible van, woman starts fundraiser

The Mason's sons, 19-year-old Zaivion Mason and 11-year-old son Zyler Mason are both in wheelchairs.

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Why more grandparents across the U.S. find themselves raising their grandchildren

Our investigators examine the push to support more grandparents who are raising children for the second time in their lives.

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HBCUs fight to make up funding deficits — CBS News

For decades, Black land-grant colleges and universities have received less funding than predominantly White schools, leaving faculty and students to fill in the gaps. Tennessee State University is one of many schools fighting to regain what is owed and resolve the deficit that's holding them back.

The Worst State in the Country for Voting Rights Just Got Even Worse

Last month, the state Elections Division brought its voter suppression to another level.

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15 HBCUs Form Research Coalition to Achieve R1 Status

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EPA employees placed on leave after calling on agency to stop undermining public health • NC Newsline

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency placed 139 employees on administrative leave after they signed a “Stand Up for Science” petition

The human cost of pollution in Gary, Indiana

Gary, Indiana, is home to three steel mills and one of America

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What is Project 2025 And Why Is It Alarming?

We explain Project 2025, The Heritage Foundation's plan for how Trump, should he win the November election, can vastly remake the federal government most effectively to carry out an extremist far-right agenda.

Longer police response times alarm citizens across the U.S. due to staffing shortages.

Inflation has hit every American in every city but now a new problem is emerging in some cities where budget cuts and staffing shortages mean it's more dangerou

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These 15 GOP-led states are rejecting summer food aid for children

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced Wednesday that nearly 21 million children will receive expanded grocery benefits this summer across all but 15 states.  The USDA said&n…

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Biden honors Emmett Till and his mother with new national monument

President Joe Biden honors Emmett Till and his mother Mamie Till-Mobley in a new national monument that spans several locations in Mississippi and Illinois.