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Portland, Maine, officials ordered that a park be cleared on Sept. 28, 2022, of people who were homeless and that any trash be removed before a visit by a candidate for governor.
AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty
Young people might take on a lot of debt without considering its consequences for their older years. A philosopher makes a case for laws to limit that debt as a duty toward self.
A woman places painted rocks at a memorial to those killed in the 2018 Parkland, Florida, school shooting.
AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee
When many people believe the government is trying to take away their guns, events that make guns look bad can be misinterpreted as part of that nonexistent plan.
An abandoned Arkansas high school.
Mara Casey Tieken
Often schools close out of a belief that taking this step will save money and help students. Whether or not those benefits materialize, there are downsides for the locals.