This Election Day, Alabama voters once again will decide whether to remove racist language from the state’s constitution and other sections that ground it in its segregationist past.
Teen Vogue staffers question Alexi McCammond’s hire as editor in chief ‘in light of her past racist and homophobic tweets’
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New York (CNN Business)A group of 20 Teen Vogue staff members sent a letter to management on Monday expressing concern over their recently appointed editor in chief, Axios political reporter Alexi McCammond. Accordin...
New York City high schools to reopen for in-person learning on March 22
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New York City's public high schools will reopen for in-person learning on March 22 the city's Department of Education said Monday, the final group of the largest school district in the country to be welcomed back to...
Why you should wear a face mask even if your state doesn’t require it
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Health experts have long argued that face masks are critical to slowing the spread of the coronavirus and ending the pandemic. But some elected officials and their constituents still refuse to wear them. Last week, ...
Bowling Green State University sophomore dies after drinking at fraternity event, family attorney says
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A Bowling Green State University (BGSU) sophomore died after drinking at a fraternity event, an attorney for his family said. Stone Foltz, 20, was given "a copious amount of alcohol," attorney Sean Alto told The Col...
New York state senate majority leader calls on Gov. Andrew Cuomo to resign
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State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins is now calling for the resignation of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who faces escalating pressure to step aside from members of his own party. The Democratic govern...
‘Dripping in the blood of Jim Crow’: Voting rights groups say GOP-backed bills in Georgia target Black voters
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Atlanta Voting rights groups led bus tours, knocked on 1 million doors and gave out food at community events to achieve an unprecedented Black voter turnout in Georgia. The organizations have been credited with helpi...
Trump State Department official charged for attacking police in Capitol riot
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A former Trump State Department political appointee appeared in Washington, DC, federal court Friday after being charged for pushing against police in the Capitol building during the January 6 insurrection. Federico...
CNN analysis: Georgia’s proposed weekend voting restrictions would strike at Black voters
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Black Georgians disproportionately cast their ballots on the weekend days that Republican lawmakers want to eliminate as options in future elections, according to a CNN analysis of voting data from last November's g...
Alabama governor says she won’t extend mask mandate past April 9
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Alabama's statewide mask mandate to curb the coronavirus is being extended to April 9 -- but it won't be extended after that, Gov. Kay Ivey said Thursday. Ivey's remark came as she announced that the state's broader...
With the clock ticking, Georgia lawmakers want the state to end daylight saving time
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Last week, Georgia's Senate passed a bill 46-7 that would end the state's observance of daylight saving time. If enacted. it would mean that Peach State residents would not longer need to prepare for "springing for...
New York City developer won’t have to remove floors from residential building in Manhattan, court rules
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A New York appeals court reversed a ruling that ordered a Manhattan high-rise construction project to dismantle multiple floors. A February 2020 New York Supreme Court judge's ruling found that the permit for the lu...
A new education secretary has been sworn in. What are the next steps for reopening schools?
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The Senate confirmed Miguel Cardona as education secretary on Monday, jump-starting the Biden administration's long journey toward reopening schools across the country. One of his first acts as a newly sworn-in se...