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This weekend, the Virginia General Assembly passed a resolution expressing "profound regret" for the state's role in slavery. The symbolic measure describes slavery as the most horrendous of all depredations of human rights, and a violation of the founding ideals of the nation.

Nearly 20 percent of the human genome is patented by private companies, amounting to thousands of genes. But should what exists in nature be patenting, and what impact will that have on cures for disease?

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The Studio Museum in Harlem is showing a first-ever U.S. exhibit of comic strips from Africa. Three dozen artists deal with postmodern daily life and the problems facing 20 African countries: war, corruption, poverty, sexism and child slavery.

Thursday marks the third anniversary of legalized gay marriage in Massachusetts. But even as gay rights advocates celebrate the nearly 10,000 same-sex couples who've officially tied the knot, they are gearing up to fight a measure that might end same-sex marriage altogether.

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The Turkana people and their southern neighbors, the Pokot, have been feuding for generations. But a spate of droughts in recent decades is exacerbating an age-old animosity, as they fight over the land's dwindling natural resources.

Texas is the first state to require that girls be vaccinated against the human papilloma virus. HPV is a sexually transmitted infection that most people will eventually be exposed to — often soon after becoming sexually active. More than 20 states are considering requiring the vaccine.

Film critics Beth Accomando and Scott Marks discuss movies with These Days Host Maureen Cavanaugh on the KPBS Film Club of the Air

First of all, let me say that I come to Miike as an Asian Extreme fan rather than as an academic. So that colors my perceptions. Let me start with some comments about the easier of the two films,