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Peter Baker walks near the clubhouse at Lake Ivanhoe on Saturday, April 16, 2022.

A small Wisconsin town is honored as the state's first Black-founded community

The Lake Ivanhoe community was envisioned a century ago as the first Black-founded settlement in Wisconsin. A group of residents is working to erect a marker to make sure this history is noted.

This image provided by the New York City Police Department shows a missing tabernacle and damaged angel statue in St. Augustine's Roman Catholic Church in Brooklyn's Park Slope neighborhood in New York, which was stolen between Thursday and Saturday.

A tabernacle was stolen and an angel statue was beheaded at a Brooklyn church

The incident happened between 6:30 p.m. Thursday and 4 p.m. Saturday at St. Augustine's Roman Catholic Church, known as the "Notre Dame" of Brooklyn's Park Slope neighborhood.

Mehmet Oz greets supporters on May 17, 2022 in Newtown, Penn.

Dr. Oz wins the GOP Senate primary in Pennsylvania after McCormick concedes

Oz led McCormick by fewer than 1,000 votes as state officials conducted a recount after the May 17 primary.

Georgia Linders got sick with COVID in the spring of 2020 and never recovered. Her ongoing battle with long COVID has prevented her from working. She spends her days advocating for COVID longhaulers like herself and painting, one of the few activities that doesn't wear her out.

Millions of Americans have long COVID. Many of them are no longer working

An estimated 4 million workers in the U.S. are struggling to work due to debilitating symptoms from long COVID. The government is urging employers to provide accommodations to keep them on the job.

A sign limiting baby formula purchases is seen on a shelf at a grocery store in Salt Lake City.

The FDA is facing an investigation into its handling of the baby formula shortage

The Department of Health and Human Services wants to know if the FDA followed its rules and procedures in investigating the contamination of baby formula and recalling it.

Participants watch Russian President Vladimir Putin address the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in St. Petersburg, Russia, on Friday.

Russia's Putin lashes out at the U.S. and claims victory over sanctions

The Russian president blamed the U.S. for fostering crises in global relations, food security, inflation and trade. He also said he had no objection to Ukraine's bid to join the European Union.

Demonstrators standoff with officers outside Akron City Hall on Sunday as they protest the fatal police shooting of Jayland Walker.

The Akron police shooting renews questions about officer training

The sheer number of bullets fired by as many as eight officers has prompted renewed questions from politicians and activists who are criticizing what they view as excessive use of force by police.

Budd will face off against Beasley in North Carolina Senate contest, per AP race calls

Rep. Ted Budd, who has former President Donald Trump's endorsement, easily won the North Carolina GOP Senate primary, the AP reports. He will face Democrat Cheri Beasley in November.

Composer Carlos Simon's <em>Requiem for the Enslaved</em>, commissioned by Georgetown University, is a reckoning with the school's troubled history.

'Requiem for the Enslaved' holds a major university's truths up to the light

Georgetown University owes its survival to slavery. A new album by Carlos Simon, an assistant professor at the school, unflinchingly confronts that legacy.

Rep. Bennie Thompson, chair of the Jan. 6 Committee, speaks virtually during a hearing on July 21.

At the Jan. 6 hearings, race isn't discussed much. Still, it's a central issue

The Jan. 6 Committee has been uncovering what led up to the insurrection. But just beneath the surface is a central cause of the riot — racism and the fear of losing white power.

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