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In a speech, the Fed chair says the U.S. economy has improved substantially since the Great Recession.

Most politicians aren't cool. And maybe that's ok.

For the fourth straight year, the U.S. high school graduation rate has improved — reaching an all-time high of 82 percent in the 2013-2014 school year, the Department of Education announced Tuesday.

The City Council votes to remove four prominent Confederate monuments. The decision comes after four decades of work by activists — and months of heated debate.

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The European Central Bank gave Greece an emergency loan of more than $2 billion on Friday to stave off collapse, but a June 30 deadline looms for payment on the next installment of an IMF loan.

Malaysia and Indonesia have also turned away the Rohingya, who have fled persecution in Myanmar. The migrants also include Bangladeshis who are escaping poverty in their country.

Prime Minister Najib Razak made the announcement via Twitter, a day after Indonesia joined Kuala Lumpur in agreeing to take in the refugees, most of whom have fled Myanmar.

Prosecutors have agreed not to oppose a new trial for Ingmar Guandique, who was found guilty in 2010 of killing Levy in 2001.

Through the weekend, art by 23 public school students will be seen on two large billboards in the heart of New York City.