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'More than brick and mortar:' DC begins removing 'Black Lives Matter' plaza near the White House
Read full article: 'More than brick and mortar:' DC begins removing 'Black Lives Matter' plaza near the White HouseCrews have begun work to remove the large yellow āBlack Lives Matterā painted on the street one block from the White House.
Michelle Obama and her brother to launch a podcast with weekly guests
Read full article: Michelle Obama and her brother to launch a podcast with weekly guestsMichelle Obama and her brother, Craig Robinson, will host a new weekly podcast series starting this month featuring a special guest pulled from the world of entertainment, sports, health and business.
Supreme Court to weigh reinstating Obamacare care requirements struck down by lower court
Read full article: Supreme Court to weigh reinstating Obamacare care requirements struck down by lower courtThe Supreme Court agreed Friday to consider some reinstating preventative care coverage requirements under the Affordable Care Act that were struck down by a lower court.
Venezuelan opposition leader who claims to have defeated Maduro meets Biden at White House
Read full article: Venezuelan opposition leader who claims to have defeated Maduro meets Biden at White HouseThe Venezuelan opposition leader who claims to have defeated President NicolĆ”s Maduro in last yearās presidential election has met with U.S. President Joe Biden.
Military pauses Osprey flights again after more metal failures are found in near crash in November
Read full article: Military pauses Osprey flights again after more metal failures are found in near crash in NovemberThe Pentagon is temporarily pausing flights again of its fleet of V-22 Ospreys after weakened metal components were found in a part after another near crash.
Cucumbers sold in Texas recalled due to potential salmonella contamination
Read full article: Cucumbers sold in Texas recalled due to potential salmonella contaminationThe Food and Drug Administration says cucumbers shipped to 13 U.S. states and five Canadian provinces have been recalled because of potential salmonella contamination.
Osprey ferrying White House staff in New York grounded due to safety issue, witness reports flames
Read full article: Osprey ferrying White House staff in New York grounded due to safety issue, witness reports flamesAn Osprey flying as part of the presidential squadron used to ferry White House staff and government officials from an event in New York Monday was grounded due to a safety concern, with one witness reporting flames under the right engine.
Biden administration agrees to provide $6.4 billion to Samsung for making computer chips in Texas
Read full article: Biden administration agrees to provide $6.4 billion to Samsung for making computer chips in TexasThe Biden administration has reached an agreement to provide up to $6.4 billion in direct funding for Samsung Electronics to develop a computer chip manufacturing and research cluster in Texas.
PBS boasts slate of new shows unaffected by strikes, which it hopes will draw viewers in
Read full article: PBS boasts slate of new shows unaffected by strikes, which it hopes will draw viewers inThere's a broadcast television network offering plenty of original programming this fall, although it often flies under the radar.
No longer young, 'dreamers' uneasily watch a legal challenge
Read full article: No longer young, 'dreamers' uneasily watch a legal challengeāDreamers,' long a symbol of immigrant youth, are increasingly easing into middle age as eligibility requirements have been frozen since 2012, when the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program was introduced.
High court rejects COVID-19 shot mandate case from New York
Read full article: High court rejects COVID-19 shot mandate case from New YorkThe Supreme Court has declined to take up a case involving a COVID-19 vaccine requirement for health care workers in New York that doesn't offer an exemption for religious reasons.
Only 13 Texas GOP congressional candidates say Biden won, reports say
Read full article: Only 13 Texas GOP congressional candidates say Biden won, reports sayA published report says that only 13 of the 143 Texas Republican candidates for Congress say they believe Democrat Joe Biden's election as president was legitimate.
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VP Harris making Southern stops to promote vaccination
Read full article: VP Harris making Southern stops to promote vaccinationVice President Kamala Harris and the Biden administrationās top environmental official are making stops in several Southern states to promote an intensive White House coronavirus vaccination effort.
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Relief after verdict in Floyd killing, but what comes next?
Read full article: Relief after verdict in Floyd killing, but what comes next?A sense of relief is palpable across the United States after a jury found former Minnesota Police Officer Derek Chauvin guilty of murder and manslaughter in killing George Floyd.
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Jill Biden promises free access to community college
Read full article: Jill Biden promises free access to community collegeFirst lady Jill Biden's necklace says "Mama," as she takes a tour of Whitman-Walker Health, Friday, Jan. 22, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)WASHINGTON ā Jill Biden is pushing free access to community college and training programs, saying the schools will be an important part of Biden administration efforts to rebuild the economy. A longtime community college professor and advocate, the first lady said people struggling to get by during the coronavirus-induced economic slump need access to these schools. That's why we're going to make sure that everyone has access to free community college and training programs,ā Jill Biden said in taped remarks broadcast Tuesday during a virtual legislative summit hosted by the Association of Community College Trustees and the American Association of Community Colleges. She helped a White House community college summit during the Obama-Biden administration.
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President Donald Trump to visit Texas border on Tuesday, White House says
Read full article: President Donald Trump to visit Texas border on Tuesday, White House saysALAMO, Texas ā President Donald Trump is expected to visit South Texas early next week. Trumpās campaign for the presidency in 2016 focused extensively on the presidentās desire to construct a border wall. He also promised that Mexico would pay for the wall, but it has been paid for by U.S. taxpayers. And I think he wants to end his term the same way.āThe fact that the president is traveling to the southern border to see his failed attempt of a border wall, shows exactly where his priorities lie. If the visit does happen, this will be Trumpās second trip to RGV during his presidency, KVEO-TV reports.
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Washington, DC, will not reopen school buildings this fall
Read full article: Washington, DC, will not reopen school buildings this fallBowser had initially planned to use a hybrid model with most students attending classes inside school buildings two days per week. Paul Kihn, Washington's deputy mayor for education, said the school district had solicited input from thousands of parents. Bowser said the decision was due to a combination of virus metrics, parental concerns and opposition from the teacher's union to opening up public school buildings. In the meantime, were committed to ensuring great virtual learning for our students.The distance learning model will be in place for the entire first term, which ends on Nov. 6. Bowser said they still hoped to shift to the hybrid model for the second term, beginning Nov. 9.