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U.S. drug makers see big profits — but many pay taxes far below the corporate rate
Drugmakers make big profits in the U.S. But many pay taxes far below the 21% corporate tax rate. Pfizer's effective tax rate is so low it's getting a big refund despite booking $59 billion in revenue.
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Hawaiian-born sumo wrestler Akebono is dead at 54
Hawaiian-born Akebono was the first foreigner to win the highest ranking in Japan's national sport, sumo wrestling. He died in Tokyo this month, age 54.
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'Hilltop,' Howard University's student newspaper, is going strong at 100 years old
Howard University's student newspaper hit 100. The paper that Zora Neale Hurston helped found is still going strong.
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Dystopian film 'Civil War' follows journalists covering a second American civil war
Alex Garland's dystopian thriller Civil War depicts a current-day, less-than-united states of America in which journalists are scrambling to get to the White House before rebel factions do.
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Call this hotline to listen to a new poem each day for National Poetry Month
For National Poetry Month, Oregon's poet laureate is bringing "the electric illumination of our collective human experience" directly to the public with a daily poetry hotline.
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30 years ago, this Rwandan woman saved a dozen neighbors from the genocide
Josephine Dusabimana's story of being a helper, though those she helped worried for her safety. A Hutu, she was nearby when soldiers burned Tuti houses — and people needed rescue.
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Trump and Speaker Johnson stand side-by-side at press conference amid GOP infighting
Speaker Mike Johnson is travelling to Mar-a-Lago to hold a joint press conference with presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.
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Remembering DJ Mister Cee, who changed New York hip-hop
Mister Cee's friend and fellow Hot 97 DJ Peter Rosenberg remembers the longtime hip-hop DJ and radio host who regularly introduced his audience and the record industry to new talent.
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Another aid route is opened to Gaza as Israel stays on high alert for an Iran attack
Israel is on high alert for a possible attack from Iran. Meanwhile, in northern Gaza, where famine is looming, Israel's military has opened a new aid route.
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Rwanda's president is lauded for transforming the country. But he's also criticized
Rwanda has experienced considerable economic growth in the 30 years since the genocide. But some critics say it's come at the cost of certain freedoms.
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Ethiopian singer Muluken Melesse dies at 73
One of the most popular Ethiopian vocalists of the late 20th century, he rose to fame at a time of great political unrest in Ethiopia.
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Bernie Sanders helped Biden get young voters in 2020. What will happen this election?
Four years ago, Bernie Sanders dropped his presidential bid and endorsed Joe Biden, helping Biden expand his coalition, including with young voters. Is another "unity" moment possible in 2024?