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By The Associated Press Today is Tuesday, Aug. 5, the 217th day of 2025. There are 148 days left in the year. Today in history: On Aug. 5, 1962, South African anti-apartheid activist Nelson Mandela was arrested on charges of leaving the country without a valid passport and inciting ...

Stop on Red Week

Editorial

Stop On Red Week is observed across the country every year during the first full week of August. It highlights the significance of red traffic lights and aims to curb deaths that are caused by drivers breaking the red light rule. While following basic traffic rules might seem easy, statistics ...

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Editorial

Today in History: August 4, massive explosion rocks Beirut By The Associated Press undefined Today is Monday, Aug. 4, the 216th day of 2025. There are 149 days left in the year. Today in history: On Aug. 4, 2020, nearly 3,000 tons of ammonium nitrate that had been improperly stored for ...

Fewer Americans see discrimination, AP-NORC poll shows

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Slightly less than half of U.S. adults believe that Black people face "a great deal" or "quite a bit" of discrimination in the United States, according to a poll. That's a decline from the solid majority, 60%, who thought Black Americans faced high levels of discrimination ...