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Why Rep. James Clyburn is pushing to make ‘Lift Every Voice and Sing’ the US national hymn
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This year, Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC) is bringing some extra attention to "Lift Every Voice and Sing" and sponsoring a bill that would make it the US national hymn. "My goal is to make a contribution to trying to bri...
Netflix plans to release a new movie every week of 2021
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Netflix is promising to try to keep us entertained this year. The streaming giant announced plans on Tuesday to release a new movie every week for the next 12 months. Some of the films on the slate include the weste...
How Biden defied history at every turn to win
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President-elect Joe Biden proved a lot of detractors wrong by winning the 2020 presidential election. It wasn't easy for Biden, as he took an unusual path to the White House. As we enter the new year and now stand ...
Every investor in Britain’s slave trade set to be detailed in new ‘dictionary’ after funding from UK government
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London The first ever index of investors in Britain's extensive slave trade is being compiled by academics, after the project received £1 million ($ 1.4 million) in funding from the UK government. The Dictionary of ...
Every country has vaccine skeptics. In Russia, doctors are in their ranks
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Moscow News of the first takers of the desperately awaited Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine spurred some hope and excitement amid new lockdowns and spiraling infections in much of the US and the UK. But in Russia,...
Covid-19 is now on every continent as Antarctica records its first outbreak
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Antarctica has recorded its first Covid-19 case after 36 people tested positive on a research base, according to a statement released by the Chilean Army. The news marks an unfortunate milestone in the global fight ...
What *every* Republican should learn from Georgia’s governor
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On Tuesday afternoon, President Donald Trump celebrated a poll -- that may or may not be exaggerated -- showing Georgia Republican Gov. Brian Kemp's approval ratings dropping. "Don't believe it, must be more!" twee...
What every new mom should know about returning to work
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Many new moms spend their days luxuriating in their newborn's company. Maybe they've got three weeks, or six, even six months or a year of full-time motherhood, in which they can devote themselves completely to thei...
You can see every planet in our solar system this week
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It might be time to break out that telescope. This week, there will be some not so familiar sights in the sky: all seven of the planets that make up our solar system will be visible at various points throughout the ...
This relentless Atlantic hurricane season has put nearly every mile of coastline from Texas to Maine on alert
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People along nearly every mile of coastline from Texas to Maine have been put on alert this Atlantic hurricane season, as 12 of 29 storms made landfall in the United States in this record-setting year. "Every mile o...
‘Faces of Covid’ Twitter account features veterans who lost their lives to Covid-19 every hour on Veteran’s Day
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A Twitter account begun during the pandemic to highlight Covid-19 victims has a new mission for Veteran's Day: it is recognizing veterans who lost their lives to the virus every hour. Alex Goldstein started Faces of...
Every mayor of this small community since its founding has been a dog. The latest is a French bulldog
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It was a tight race. But the people of Rabbit Hash, Kentucky, have spoken -- the next mayor will be a 6-month-old French bulldog named Wilbur Beast. Lady Stone, a border collier who serves as the town's ambassador,...
Utah sent every phone in the state an emergency alert warning about rapidly rising Covid-19 cases and overwhelmed hospitals
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The alarming alert was sent to everyone in Utah who had a phone capable of receiving one: the state has reached a record number of Covid-19 cases, and it was time to get serious. "State of Utah: COVID-19 is spreadin...
A French bulldog is wearing a different Halloween costume every day this month
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There's a dog in Texas dazzling more than 13,000 followers on Instagram with his Halloween costumes. Toad, known by his handle Goodboy.Toad, is delighting fans with #toads31daysofhalloween, a hashtag people can fol...
*Every* election model shows Trump has almost no chance
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If the 2020 election happened today, President Donald Trump would have, at best, a 1 in 5 chance of beating former Vice President Joe Biden, according to the three major models predicting the outcome. That 21% chanc...
An entire village lost its broadband at the same time every day for 18 months. Now we know why
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For 18 months, residents of a village in Wales have been mystified as to why their broadband internet crashed every morning. Now engineers have finally identified the reason: A second-hand television that emitted a...