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ATLANTA — In a typical year, the Thanksgiving holiday is one of the most traveled holidays of the year. Of course, with the Covid-19 pandemic, 2020 has not been a typical year.

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Richard Finkelman and Yihua Astle at Berkeley Research Group discuss the ethical and bias concerns law firms must address when implementing artificial intelligence-powered applications for recruiting, conflict identification and client counseling.

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Stories we’re following on Nov. 23, 2020: Tribal leaders rally behind Deb Haaland for Interior post;

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — The Navajo Nation on Sunday broke its all-time single-day record of Covid-19 cases again on Sunday with 383 new Covid-19 cases. Just Friday, the Navajo Nation set a record with 351 cases. 

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Biden has pledged to build the most diverse government in modern history

Rebecca Miles has dealt with breathing problems since childhood and was terrified she would die in her sleep

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — On Saturday, the Navajo Department of Health, in coordination with the Navajo Epidemiology Center and the Navajo Area Indian Health Service, reported 168 new COVID-19 positive cases for the Navajo Nation and three more deaths. The total number of deaths is now 626 as of Saturday. Reports indicate that 8,055 individuals have recovered from COVID-19, and 147,354 COVID-19 tests have been administered. The total number of positive COVID-19 cases is now 14,612, including three delayed reported cases.

Dozens of tribal officials and voting activists are pushing for the congresswoman's selection as the first Indigenous secretary of interior

The Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma is buying the family ranch where young Will Rogers grew up

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Despite federal law ordering their repatriation, thousands of ancestors remains still languish in boxes and basements

SACRAMENTO, Calif.— An Oglala Lakota woman’s convicted killer was commuted earlier this year by California Governor Gavin Newsom, which made him eligible for parole seven years earlier than his original sentence of two counts of 15-years-to-life for second degree murder on May 3, 2000.

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — On Friday, the Navajo Department of Health, in coordination with the Navajo Epidemiology Center and the Navajo Area Indian Health Service, reported a record-high 351 new Covid-19 positive cases for the Navajo Nation and five more deaths.

Voters came out in force on swaths of tribal land, helping Joe Biden carry the state

The Winnemucca Indian Colony says the federal government's refusal to recognize the tribe's government led to unlawful occupation of its lands by nontribal members, telling the U.S. Court of Federal Claims that it's owed about $208 million in monetary damages.

A Florida federal judge issued a stern warning in lieu of sanctions Friday to two attorneys who lender BlueChip Financial and its CEO claimed had pursued frivolous Fair Credit Reporting Act violation claims against them, cautioning the lawyers that they were "on thin ice."