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Today鈥檚 five selected stories cover the politics of impeachment, a court case on the separation of church and state, France鈥檚 role in African security, why this is a big year in U.S. space programs, and one young Georgia man鈥檚 path to economic independence.

Hate can fade, but tattoos are permanent.聽

That鈥檚 where Zanesville, Ohio, tattoo artist Billy Joe White comes in. He started offering free cover-up tattoos after he learned the man who killed Heather Heyer at a 2017 white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, was from Ohio.聽

Since then, Mr. White has covered about 100 racist tattoos, turning symbols ranging from swastikas to Klansmen into such designs as a bald eagle. And the requests keep coming.聽

Some of his customers are fathers ashamed of their racist past. John LeMaster said his turning point was when he held his 18-month-old adopted son, an African American. 鈥淚 just fell in love with him,鈥� Mr. LeMaster told the Zanesville Times Recorder. He was profiled in the ,鈥� about Mr. White鈥檚 work at the Red Rose Tattoo shop.

On Monday, Mr. White got an award from the Ohio Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Commission. 鈥淚鈥檝e seen how,鈥� Mr. White told the Zanesville Times Recorder. 鈥淲e鈥檙e not here to judge. All we鈥檙e aiming for is a better world.鈥�

When a racist tattoo no longer reflects someone鈥檚 perspective, it becomes a source of shame. 鈥淲hen I finally got everything covered up, I literally had tears in my eyes because it really changed my life,鈥� Mr. LeMaster said. 鈥淚t don鈥檛 matter who you are or what type of life you live, you can change.鈥�