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Sen. Blumenthal, immigrant families call to overturn Texas court decision

Families being hurt and their advocates gathered in New Haven City Hall to tell their stories to Sen. Richard Blumenthal.

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Spanish language media condemns GOP attempt to block Obama's immigration action

"Republicans celebrate while the immigrant community feels utter disillusionment."

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Memorial for 3 Muslim students calls for end to hate, ignorance

There were calls for unity to end hate and bigotry in all forms for the three slain Muslim students slain in Chapel Hill, N.C. last week.

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Trumka: Injunction against Obama’s immigration action a temporary setback

A federal judge in Texas Monday temporarily blocked President Obama's November executive action on immigration.

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“Let us breathe and grow”: 41st African American History celebrations

The 41st Annual People's World African American History Month Celebrations will take place in Hartford and New Haven, Conn.

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A lynching in New Orleans

How recent these events! How deeply seared in living human memory!

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Today in African-American history: Honoring Robert Robinson Taylor

Taylor was the first academically trained black architect in the U.S. and the first black graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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Florida lawmaker backing raise-the-wage ballot initiative

"A full-time minimum wage worker earns only $15,080 a year, making it nearly impossible to support a family and save for the future."

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What's behind Republican attacks on Social Security?

Eleven million people who receive Social Security disability benefits could see their benefits cut by 20 percent in 2016.

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Ban on travel to Cuba still in place

The Cuban 5 are free, and difficult but promising negotiations have been going on in Havana about the restoration of full diplomatic relations.

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