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A ballot drop box is seen at the Summit County Board of Elections in Akron, Ohio, on April 5. Voters in Ohio and Indiana will select primary nominees Tuesday for a number of races, including Senate and House.

7 primary contests to watch Tuesday in Ohio and Indiana

Tuesday's top race is in Ohio, where voters are set to pick nominees for an open U.S. Senate seat. Redistricting has also affected some of the state's closely watched House races.

Hip-hop's first 50 years have yielded expansion across the globe and domination of digital spaces. As the internet has collapsed physical gaps, major artists from outside the United States, like (clockwise from top left) Little Simz, Drake, Bad Bunny, Blackpink and Rema, have been able to communicate with American rap culture in real time.

2023 'Til Infinity

Giving rap the future it deserves means smashing the infrastructure as it is. But with the battle lines drawn, we can still take heart in the artists teasing just how much further the culture can go.

A still from "We Hold These Truths." Music for the new opera was composed by Tamar-kali, and director dream hampton put that music to film, for the LA Opera's Digital Shorts series.

New opera teaches a classical music class in the ongoing fight for civil rights

Tamar-kali, who composed the music for Mudbound and Shirley, has a new project: an opera that you can watch online.

The Federal Reserve's headquarters in Washington, D.C.

Federal Reserve Boosts Effort To Lift Economy

The central bank's policymakers also said they expect their policies aimed at stimulating growth will remain in effect until the jobless rate drops to 6.5 percent, from the current 7.7 percent.

A waiter shovels snow outside the restaurant he works at in the Chinatown neighborhood of Boston.

There's Officially An Upside To Boston's Brutal Winter

Nearly 3 inches fell Sunday night in Boston — making this winter the city's snowiest ever.

Queen Elizabeth II walks on the balcony of Buckingham Palace in London on June 2, 2022, the first of four days of celebrations to mark the Platinum Jubilee.

Queen Elizabeth II is the second-longest reigning monarch in history

Taking the crown on Feb. 6, 1952, the queen has ruled the United Kingdom for more than 70 years. Her tenure on the throne is second only to French King Louis XIV.

American League All-Star Mike Trout slides home Tuesday night during the 86th MLB All-Star Game at the Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati.

American League Wins All-Star Game, World Series Home-Field Advantage

The American League beat the National League 6-3 Tuesday night in a game that started with a homer right off the bat.

Lottery forms are shown, Monday, Aug. 7, 2023, at the Presidente Supermarket in the Little Havana neighborhood of Miami. Mega Millions jackpot has grown to $1.55 billion, making it the third-largest ever ahead of Tuesday night's drawing.

Tuesday's Mega Millions now at $1.55 billion, the 3rd-largest in U.S. lottery history

The massive Mega Millions prize now ranks as the third-largest jackpot in U.S. history. Mega Millions jackpot winners are rare thanks to odds of 1 in 302.6 million.

Several state capitols evacuated after bomb threats

The development comes just days before the third anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Trump focuses on tariffs, immigration in first network TV interview

President-elect Trump lays out plan for his first 100 days during interview with NBC News' "Meet the Press."

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