A federal grand jury has indicted a former Georgia sheriff's sergeant on civil rights charges. The indictment accuses former Staff Sgt. Buck William Aldridge of using excessive force multiple times ...

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Farmer is an associate professor of anthropology and global studies at UVA. Her first book, “Well-Connected: Everyday Water ...

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