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Month: April 2021

‘How do we put life back together after this?’ Daunte Wright’s family mourns a young man killed by police

Before Daunte Wright’s death made national headlines, his life was filled with loving family members — including his 2-year-old boy. “My son was an amazing, loving kid. He had a big heart,” his mother told ABC’s “Good Morning America” on Tuesday. “He loved basketball. He had a 2-year-old son that’s not going to be able

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Biden’s plans to withdraw US troops from Afghanistan splits Congress — but not just on party lines

President Joe Biden’s decision to withdraw US troops from Afghanistan by September 11 — the twentieth anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks — prompted a split on Capitol Hill among both Republicans and Democrats, creating some strange bedfellows over what to do about America’s longest war. Many Republicans slammed the decision as premature,

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The NCAA says it supports transgender student-athletes as some states enact sports bans

The NCAA says it “firmly and unequivocally supports” transgender athletes having the opportunity to participate in college sports as a growing number of states have moved to block them from competing. “Inclusion and fairness can coexist for all student-athletes, including transgender athletes, at all levels of sport,” the NCAA’s Board of Governors said Monday in

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‘In the end, everything is about equity’: How experts say the pandemic could invigorate climate change action

This enemy does not recognize geopolitical borders. It has the power to wreak havoc on national economies, to cost people their livelihoods and their lives. It seeps through the smallest cracks in our social fabric, targeting the poor and the vulnerable among us. Sound familiar? The Covid-19 pandemic and climate change have led to catastrophic

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Standoff emerges between White House and Michigan governor as state’s Covid situation deteriorates

A standoff has emerged between the White House and Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer as federal health officials have rejected the governor’s repeated requests for additional vaccine doses as her state experiences a surge in cases driven by the B.1.1.7 variant of Covid-19. Although President Joe Biden and Whitmer are close allies, the two now find

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Democrats send letter to Biden requesting immigration bill in second part of infrastructure package

A bicameral group of Democratic lawmakers sent a letter to President Joe Biden on Tuesday requesting he prioritize legislation that would offer a pathway to citizenship to undocumented essential workers in the second part of his two-part infrastructure package set to address education and childcare. In the letter obtained by CNN, the lawmakers said they

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Biden to announce withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan by September 11

President Joe Biden, having concluded there is no military solution to the security and political problems plaguing Afghanistan and determined to focus on more pressing national security challenges, will formally announce Wednesday that US troops will withdraw from the country before the 20th anniversary of the September 11 terror attacks, a senior administration official said.

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Tracking potential frost this week

TUESDAY: Showers will continue to move through our southern counties this morning. Those will start to dwindle by the late morning hours, making way for some more sunshine. It’ll be another day with a mix of sun and clouds but we’ll stay dry this afternoon with highs in the low 60’s. TONIGHT: Partly cloudy skies will stick

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