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Biden Makes Juneteenth a Holiday, 156 Years After Slavery’s End

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Biden makes Juneteenth a national holiday, giving federal employees Friday off

June 19, known as Juneteenth, marks the end of slavery in the US. It is the first new federal holiday in decades.

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Juneteenth is now a federal holiday. This year's celebrations come amid a culture war.

Juneteenth's rise in popularity after a year of racial reckoning comes amid a culture war on voting rights and American schools' teachings on race.

'19 Kids and Counting's' Josh Duggar asks for a delay in his child porn case trial so he can hire experts

His case is set to start in July, and in the recent motion filed by Duggar's attorney, he is asking for a trial to be set in or after February 2022.

Biden signs bill making Juneteenth, marking the end of slavery, a federal holiday

President Joe Biden is signing a bill to make Juneteenth a federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery.

Utah man charged after allegedly trying to enlist co-worker to help plant explosives in cars

A recently fired Utah man complaining about a “messy divorce” allegedly asked a former co-worker to help him kill five people.

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Juneteenth Becomes First Federal Holiday to Acknowledge Country’s ‘Moral Stain’

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Biden signs bill into law making Juneteenth a national holiday

St. Louis couple who flashed guns at protesters plead guilty, surrender firearms

Man charged in road rage death of 6-year-old pulled gun on another driver the next week, prosecutor says

Washington Examiner

Man charged in protester death to be examined for competency

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Jewish Employees at Stanford File Complaints Over Hostility in Diversity Program

Mayor of Moscow issues warning amid rapid spread of new variant

Reality TV Star Josh Duggar Wants to Delay His Child Pornography Trial More Than Half a Year

Presidential hopeful Fujimori repeats Peru vote fraud claims

Supreme Court Sides With Catholic Agency In LBGTQ Foster Care Case—But Avoids Major Religious Freedom Questions

Biden unable to reach agreement with Turkey's Erdogan over Russian missile system deal during NATO summit