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FILE - The Target logo displayed on a sign outside a store, Nov. 18, 2025, in Salem, N.H.
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AP
Target faces renewed backlash for Halloween costume with 'minstrel show features'
The Associated Press
Retailer Target pulled a children's Halloween costume from its shelves after widespread social media backlash, apologizing for selling a garment critics said evoked racist minstrel caricatures.
Women cry at the site where their relatives were killed in a gang attack in the Kenscoff neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday, Aug. 24, 2026.
Odelyn Joseph
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AP
More than 50 kidnapped as violent gang attack in Haiti leaves 47 dead
The Associated Press
Adam Mosseri (C), head of Instagram, arrives at the Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building & United States Courthouse as Meta is on trial over social media addiction in Oakland, California, on August 25, 2026.
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Instagram head Adam Mosseri testifies in defense of Meta in child safety trial
John Ruwitch
President Donald Trump listens to U.S. Sen. Darline Graham during a campaign rally on August 21, 2026 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. President Trump traveled to South Carolina to support Graham ahead of Tuesday's runoff election against Rep. Ralph Norman.
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Sen. Darline Graham wins GOP nomination for U.S. Senate in South Carolina
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Texas Standard
Federal judge strikes down Texas law restricting drag performances
The ruling comes after an appeals court set aside the judge’s earlier decision, allowing the 2023 law to take effect in March while the legal challenge continued.
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Dolly Parton, one of country music’s most singular performers, has died at age 80
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Industry warns of blackouts, economic woes if Texas overreacts to data center, transmission line anger
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