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Crews work to remove one of the country's largest remaining monuments to the Confederacy, a towering statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee on Wednesday in Richmond, Va.

With Robert E. Lee's Statue Gone, Virginia Reveals Some New Plans For Its Pedestal

A 133-year-old time capsule that was placed at the pedestal of the Confederate monument in Richmond, Va. in 1887 will be replaced by a new time capsule filled with modern-day artifacts.

Kroger advertises it's hiring on a billboard in Jackson, Miss., on Monday.

From Grocery Stores To Pizza Delivery, Some Companies Are On A Hiring Spree

Even as millions of Americans are losing jobs in restaurants, hotels and airlines, a few industries are adding thousands of workers. They include pharmacies, online retail and delivery services.

The FDA recently expanded a recall of frozen shrimp products from Avanti Frozen Foods.

Frozen Shrimp Sold At Target, Whole Foods And Meijer Is Recalled

The FDA has expanded a nationwide recall of shrimp products from Avanti Frozen Foods sold at major retailers. So far, nine people in four states have contracted salmonella; three were hospitalized.

A typical sight during the 2019 Village Halloween Parade in New York City.

New York City's Village Halloween Parade comes back to life, saved by a serious fan

Canceled last year for only the second time ever because of the pandemic, New York City's storied Village Halloween Parade returns, partly due to one very generous fan.

Visitors view a blank canvas that is part of "Take the Money and Run," by Jens Haaning, at the Kunsten Museum of Modern Art in Aalborg, Denmark. The piece is part of an exhibition called <em><a href="https://kunsten.dk/da/udstilling/work-it-out-11796">Work It Out</a></em>, which explores people's relationship with work.

For $84,000, An Artist Returned Two Blank Canvasses Titled 'Take The Money And Run'

"The work is that I have taken their money," artist Jens Haaning said of his new piece. The commissioning museum in Denmark isn't satisfied with his explanation but is displaying the work nonetheless.

In this Aug. 24, 2021, file photo, provided by the U.S. Air Force, a family boarding a C-17 for their flight during ongoing evacuations at Hamid Karzai International Airport, in Kabul, Afghanistan.

6 El Cajon Families Who Were In Afghanistan Make It Out

The Cajon Valley Union School District said one family may have gotten on one of the last U.S. flights out of Afghanistan, while authorities were working to help the other family still in the country.

First lady Jill Biden waves as she walks off the plane upon arriving in Savannah, Ga., on July 8, 2021. She was injured while stepping on an object in Hawaii last weekend.

First Lady Jill Biden Undergoes Successful Procedure To Remove Debris From Her Foot

Jill Biden reportedly stepped on an object on a beach in Hawaii last weekend ahead of two official events there. She was in Hawaii after attending the start of the Olympic Games in Tokyo.

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, left, waves to the crowd accompanied by his partner, Marlon Reis, in 2019. The two were married Wednesday, marking the first same-sex marriage of a sitting governor.

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis' Wedding Marks 1st Same-Sex Marriage Of Sitting Governor

Colorado Democratic Gov. Jared Polis, who in 2018 became the first openly gay man ever elected governor in the U.S., wed his longtime partner on Wednesday.

A bald eagle perches on a tree at Sunset Park in Rock Island, Ill., in March. A new study says that many species of birds increasingly moved into urban areas as human activity waned during the pandemic.

Birds Thrived Where Humans Feared To Tread During The Pandemic, Scientists Say

A new study shows that as people mostly remained indoors during lockdowns last year, many bird species found less noisy and polluted cities more inviting.

Nikole Hannah-Jones won a MacArthur "Genius" Grant in 2017. She is a tenured faculty member at Howard University.

'1619 Project' journalist says Black people shouldn't be an asterisk in U.S. history

Nikole Hannah-Jones says the contributions of Black people are often left out of the American story. Her mission is to reframe U.S. history through the lens of slavery.

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