Britain’s main opposition Labour party has suspended its former leader Jeremy Corbyn, in a stunning development that followed the release of a damning report by the UK’s human rights watchdog.
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...
Jackson, Mississippi, officials report progress in restoring water after last month’s powerful storm
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After more than two weeks without a drop of water, one Jackson, Mississippi, restaurant is finally back open for business. "It has been depressing, coming into work thinking we're going to open again, we get a drip...
Democratic Rep. Zoe Lofgren quietly releases massive social media report on GOP colleagues who voted to overturn the election
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Washington Democratic Rep. Zoe Lofgren has quietly posted a nearly 2,000-page report documenting social media posts by her Republican colleagues who voted against certifying results of the presidential election on Ja...
Germany’s far-right AfD becomes first party to be put under government surveillance since Nazi era
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BerlinGermany's BfV domestic intelligence service has formally placed the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) under surveillance on suspicion of trying to undermine Germany's democratic constitution, a person bri...
US infrastructure gets slightly better grade on engineers’ report card: C-
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America's infrastructure received an overall grade of C- from the American Society of Civil Engineers, according to the group's 2021 Report Card, released Wednesday. The scorecard -- which the society has released e...
Vernon Jordan, civil rights leader and close ally of Bill Clinton, dies
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Washington Vernon Jordan, a civil rights leader and close adviser to former President Bill Clinton, died Monday evening, multiple sources close to the family tell CNN. He was 85. The former president of the National ...
McDonald’s CEO promises investigation after report alleges sexual harassment among workers
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New York (CNN Business)Sexual harassment against McDonald's restaurant employees "will not be tolerated," McDonald's CEO Chris Kempczinski said in a statement responding to a CBS News report detailing some female emp...
White evangelicals’ dominance of the GOP has turned it into the party of resistance
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For obvious reasons, President Joe Biden made the coronavirus pandemic his first legislative priority. Polling shows wide public support for his $ 1.9 trillion relief plan. But that didn't translate to Republican s...
NBA veteran Jeremy Lin will not name person who called him ‘coronavirus’ on the court
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Former NBA star Jeremy Lin will not be naming the person who called him "coronavirus" while he was playing basketball. Lin, who plays for the Santa Cruz Warriors, the G League, or minor league, affiliate of the Gold...
NBA veteran Jeremy Lin says he’s been called ‘coronavirus’ on the court
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As the number of violent attacks against Asian Americans escalates, former NBA star Jeremy Lin said he has experienced racism while playing basketball. "Being a 9 year NBA veteran doesn't protect me from being call...
Alleged leader of Oath Keepers disavows right-wing extremist group
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Jessica Watkins, an alleged leader of the Oath Keepers that is accused of planning to attack the Capitol, disavowed the right-wing extremist group on Friday in her first public comments since her arrest. "Given the ...