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ALBANY, N.Y. AP 鈥?New York state will create a commission tasked with considering reparations to address the persistent, harmful effects of slavery in the state, under聽a bill聽signed into law by Gov. Kathy Hochul on Tuesday.It comes at a time when many states and towns throughout the United States attempt to figure out how to best reckon with the country dark past, and follows in the footsteps of similar task forces established in California and Illinois. In New York, we like to think we ;re on the right side of this. Slavery was a product of the South, the Confederacy, Hochul, a Democrat, said at the bill signing ceremony in New York City. What is hard to embrace is the fact that our state also flourished from
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Vladimir Putin on Friday moved to prolong his repressive and unyielding grip on Russia for a
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yeezy rasia Center noted that the announcement was made in a low-key way instead of a live tele
