The city of Milwaukee can now breathe a sigh of relief.
The Capitol riot is an eerie repeat of this tense era in American history
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Story highlights This is the second feature of CNN's new series "History Refocused," surprising and personal stories from America's past that may bring new depth to the conflicts still raging today. On April ...
Indiana girls bring concerns over ‘Men Working’ signs to their lawmakers, and the city vows action
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Two young sisters are using their voices to fight for gender equality in their city. When Blair Babione, 11, and her sister Brienne, 9, noticed "Men Working" signs at construction sites around Carmel, Indiana, they...
How one documentary reframes the history of Black women
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Black women are the mules of the world, Zora Neale Hurston wrote in 1937. More than 80 years later, Hurston's words in "Their Eyes Were Watching God" still ring true, but one filmmaker is on a journey to both expose...
Chloé Zhao makes history at Golden Globes
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Chloé Zhao has made Golden Globes history. Zhao, who directed "Nomadland," is the first woman of Asian descent and second woman ever to win the best director award in the Golden Globes' 78-year history. "This awa...
Baseball legends honored in MLB’s Black History Month art series
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Major League Baseball celebrated Black History Month this year by merging America's favorite pastime with art. The MLB commissioned 10 artists to celebrate the careers of legendary Black baseball players, in an effo...
Biden administration disappointed after Iran rejects invite to discuss nuclear deal with US and other nations
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The Biden administration is disappointed after Iran rejected an offer by the European Union to partake in nuclear talks with the US and the other signatories of the nuclear deal on Sunday, but said they remain open ...
Lawmakers to revive proposal for federal commission tasked with examining America’s history of racism
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Two Democratic lawmakers will reintroduce legislation Thursday calling for the formation of the first federal racial justice commission tasked with examining the country's history of systemic racism against Black pe...
Atlanta creates the nation’s largest free food forest with hopes of addressing food insecurity
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When a dormant pecan farm in the neighborhoods of south Atlanta closed, the land was soon rezoned and earmarked to become townhouses. But when the townhouses never came to fruition and with the lot remaining in for...
Becerra expected to face heat over lack of experience but stress his personal and professional history at confirmation hearing
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President Joe Biden's nominee for the nation's top health position Xavier Becerra will stress his upbringing as a son of a Mexican immigrant, his father's recent passing and his history expanding health care access ...
Taiwan blames ‘external forces’ for blocking BioNTech vaccine deal. China says it had nothing to do with it
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Hong Kong The Chinese government has denied it obstructed Taiwan's coronavirus vaccine purchase from BioNTech, after the island's health minister revealed that its deal with the German drugmaker fell through at the l...
Watch more than just ‘Judas and the Black Messiah’ this Black History Month
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