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2 detained in death of Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov
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Boko Haram pledges allegiance to Islamic State
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Obama and others cross the Edmund Pettus Bridge. (Reuters)
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- A crowd gathers near the Pettus Bridge.
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- Martin Luther King III’s father was a force in the 1965 march.
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- A woman waves U.S. flags.
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- Organizers expect up to 100,000 people today.
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‘Our march is not yet finished’
President Obama joined marchers in Selma, Ala., to mark the 50th anniversary of the civil rights march on Bloody Sunday.
President Obama delivered a speech to mark the 50th anniversary of "Bloody Sunday" in Selma, Ala.
Protests held after black man is fatally shot by police officer in Wisconsin
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Kerry, European colleagues cite gaps as time dwindles for Iran nuclear deal
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A 16-year-old took the PARCC exam. Here’s her disturbing report.
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Scott Walker takes a crash course
in foreign policy from the GOP
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Bill Cosby assaulted me. I stayed silent to not let down black America.
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Decayed, uninhabitable homes will be Obama’s first view of Selma
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I was a professor at four universities.
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Prince George’s officer dies in crash during attempted traffic stop
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The Apple Watch will revamp the most successful retail strategy in decades
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