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Written by By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press

Published: 09 February 2022

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 Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is criticizing the Republican National Committee for censuring two House Republicans who are investigating the “violent insurrection” at the Capitol

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Written by By LISA MASCARO and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press

Published: 08 February 2022

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The Supreme Court's decision to halt efforts to create a second mostly Black congressional district in Alabama for the 2022 election sparked fresh warnings that the court is becoming too politicized

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Written by By ROB GILLIES and TRACEY LINDEMAN Associated Press

Published: 08 February 2022

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Canadian lawmakers expressed increasing worry about the economic effects of disruptive demonstrations after the busiest border crossing between the U.S. and Canada became partially blocked by truckers protesting

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Written by KIM CHANDLER Associated Press

Published: 07 February 2022

Jefferson Davis served as the president of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865 

After 12 years working among the Confederate President Jefferson Davis family's furniture and belongings, Evelyn England wishes the museum would take a broader view of history.

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Written by TOM KRISHER and LINDSEY BAHR Associated Press

Published: 06 February 2022

 

Pressure on Spotify intensified after podcast audio emerged featuring host Joe Rogan repeatedly using the N-word, but podcast giant says cancellation is not the answer

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Written by The Skanner News

Published: 06 February 2022

 

The Southern Poverty Law Center is calling for action after more than 20 Historically Black Colleges and Universities received bomb threats

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Written by STEVE KARNOWSKI and AMY FORLITI Associated Press

Published: 04 February 2022

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The parents of the 22-year-old Black man said Locke was “executed” by a Minneapolis SWAT team that woke him from a deep sleep

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Written by George B. Cunningham, Texas A&M University

Published: 03 February 2022

 

The NFL’s abysmal record on diversity is the subject of a discrimination lawsuit

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Written by By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer

Published: 03 February 2022

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“This is about changing the hiring practices in the National Football League, and that's what this lawsuit is about”

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Written by By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer

Published: 02 February 2022

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Whoopi Goldberg was suspended for two weeks Tuesday as co-host of “The View” because of what the head of ABC News called her “wrong and hurtful comments” about Jews and the Holocaust.