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Presidential endorsements, Copa América update, tattoo recognition technology
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Jun 10, 2016
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Presidential endorsements, Copa América update, tattoo recognition technology

The effectiveness of a presidential endorsement, Copa América continues, plus a tattoo database may be violating privacy laws.

Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton address supporters at a Florida rally in October 2008.
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The effectiveness of a presidential endorsement, Copa América continues, plus a tattoo database may be violating privacy laws.

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President Obama officially endorsed Hillary Clinton's run for the White House Thursday. Here's what history tells us about the power of a presidential green light.
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In 2014, public school students of color outnumbered non-Hispanic white students for the first time. Public school teachers, though, are still 80 percent white.
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A government-funded program is testing out algorithms to understand and link up tattoos of inmates and others stopped by law enforcement agencies.
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In 'Desierto,' a man takes border patrol duties into his own hands by shooting and killing a group of immigrants, one by one, as they cross the desert.
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There's this long-held belief that one in 10 Americans is LGBT, but the reality is far from that: researchers don't exactly know.
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"Twilight Zone: Deep Reefs Revealed" features creatures from a place in the ocean where "sunlight is scarce and divers with traditional scuba gear cannot go."
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A program series called Evolución L.A.tino is a part of Grand Performances' free summer events this year to highlight Latino and Chicano culture through the arts.