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Readers discuss a Muslim student’s objection, which led to the firing of an adjunct professor. Also: The G.O.P. vs. the I.R.S.; L.G.B.T.Q. life in Alabama.

After an outcry over the art history class by Muslim students, Hamline University officials said the incident was Islamophobic. But many scholars say the work is a masterpiece.

After an outcry over the art history class by Muslim students, Hamline University officials said the incident was Islamophobic. But many scholars say the work is a masterpiece.

Black women in America are more than twice as likely as white women to have a stillbirth. Getting physicians to take their concerns seriously is one reason for this disparity, they say: “If you’re a Black woman, you get dismissed.”

Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day.

Every year more than 20,000 pregnancies in the U.S. result in a stillbirth. As many as one in four are potentially preventable.

Residents of neighboring states often travel to Minnesota for safe abortion care. But who really benefits from this Midwest abortion access island?

Across industries and incomes, more employees are being tracked, recorded and ranked. What is gained, companies say, is efficiency and accountability. What is lost?

A limited series that looks at figures who are trying to transform the way we live.

By restoring soil health, Donald Wyse hopes to transform farms, to the benefit of farmers and their customers.