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Month: August 2021

Real or hoax? Link to Republican company, leaders’ silence fuel doubts about authenticity of Dallas ‘college pledge’

By Daniel Dale The story was perfect outrage fodder for right-wing media outlets like Fox News, The Federalist, Breitbart News, The Daily Wire and The Daily Mail. An activist group in Texas was demanding, online and in letters delivered to homes in upscale Dallas-area communities, that “wealthy white liberals” pledge not to send their kids

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Se prevé que esta temporada de incendios forestales, que es superior al promedio, continúe hasta septiembre, o tal vez se alargue más

Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Con más del 95% del oeste de Estados Unidos en sequía, combinado con un mes de temperaturas por encima de lo normal, una perspectiva publicada el domingo predice que la temporada de incendios podrían ser sombrías. “Se pronostica que el potencial de incendios significativos por encima de lo normal continuará

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The recent expiration of the federal eviction moratorium for renters has led to internal strife inside the Democratic Party

Fact check: Does Biden have the authority to extend eviction moratorium without Congress?

By Holmes Lybrand, CNN The recent expiration of the federal eviction moratorium for renters has led to internal strife inside the Democratic Party, as progressive lawmakers argue President Joe Biden should do more to extend the moratorium, despite his demands for congressional action. Last week, Biden called on Congress to extend the moratorium and while

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Brécha Byrd is a student at Saint Augustine's University in Raleigh

HBCUs are canceling students’ debt, highlighting how integral they are to Black Americans’ lives

By Amir Vera, CNN Covid-19 ruined Brécha Byrd’s inaugural season as a basketball player at Saint Augustine’s University, a historically Black school in North Carolina. The 19-year-old had been excited to play since her high school season months earlier was cut short in 2020. She lost her chance to play when the Central Intercollegiate Athletic

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Fiscal general de Nueva York dice que encontró que el gobernador Cuomo acosó a varias mujeres

Sol Amaya (CNN) — La investigación de la Fiscalía General de Nueva York sobre las acusaciones de acoso sexual contra el gobernador demócrata Andrew Cuomo encontró que el mandatario acosó sexualmente a varias mujeres, anunció el martes la fiscal general Letitia James. La oficina encontró que Cuomo acosó a empleadas estatales actuales y anteriores, así

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Here’s who won gold medals at the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday

By Wayne Sterling, CNN Twenty-six gold medals were won. Here’s a breakdown of who’s taking home the gold. Artistic Gymnastics Men’s Parallel Bars: Zou Jingyuan, China Women’s Balance Beam: Guan Chenchen, China Men’s Horizontal Bar: Hashimoto Daiki, Japan Athletics Women’s Long Jump: Malaika Mihambo, Germany Men’s 400m Hurdles: Karsten Warholm, Norway Men’s Pole Vault: Armand

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Poland's Anita Wlodarczyk competes in the women's hammer throw final during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games on August 3.

Here’s who won gold medals at the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday

By Wayne Sterling, CNN Twenty-six gold medals were won. Here’s a breakdown of who’s taking home the gold. Artistic Gymnastics Men’s Parallel Bars: Zou Jingyuan, China Women’s Balance Beam: Guan Chenchen, China Men’s Horizontal Bar: Hashimoto Daiki, Japan Athletics Women’s Long Jump: Malaika Mihambo, Germany Men’s 400m Hurdles: Karsten Warholm, Norway Men’s Pole Vault: Armand

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