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Like Alito’s paisanes, my Mexican family was also demonized for supposedly being insufficiently American and posing a threat to national unity.
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At times, some groups may feel overlooked or insufficiently welcomed, reminding us that inclusion is a value that must continually be expanded and reaffirmed.
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Undermanned in the middle and inadequately equipped on the back end, Holland, a septuagenarian with four Stanley Cup rings, will have to earn every word of his reputation this summer.
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As medetomidine spreads across the country, jails that are still inadequately prepared to treat opioid withdrawal alone could face an onslaught of severe cases.
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Historically, Black and brown students are more often wrongly identified as needing special education than their peers.
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Based on Harper Lee's seminal novel, the movie casts Gregory Peck as lawyer Atticus Finch, who in Depression-era Alabama defends a Black man wrongly accused of raping a young white woman.
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But the hospital has not revealed the results of its investigation and declined to answer questions from NBC News concerning whether the doctor who mistakenly pronounced the boy dead remains on staff.
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Founders often mismanage their crucial first sales hire, mistakenly seeking candidates suited for large corporations.
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Vought’s moves also raise the risk of corruption and outside groups inappropriately influencing funding decisions.
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By contrast, the three male actors who appear in major supporting roles—along with Colin, there’s Lindon as the doctor and Louis Garrel as Maxine’s cinematographer and, ultimately, lover—are all veterans whose iconic presences make their small roles feel unusually, even inappropriately, prominent.
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The trial court risked prejudicing the jury by improperly admitting evidence about Mead Johnson’s finances, including its revenues, profits, and executive compensation, the appeals court said.
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Miami Beach was sued in December by a developer who claims the city improperly rejected a Live Local project.
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An earlier version of this story incorrectly described ongoing changes at Nashville international Airport.
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Kennedy said at a House hearing that month that the Biden administration had incorrectly flagged the peptides as posing safety risks.
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