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Written by The Skanner News

Published: 22 September 2019

 

The Black-owned and student-run hedge fund will bring students from schools around the country to New York City for its 2019 conference

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Published: 20 September 2019

 

WalletHub analysis ranks California #1 and West Virginia #50

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Published: 17 September 2019

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The court has granted a preliminary injunction suspending a law that has a “chilling effect” on community voter registration drives

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Published: 16 September 2019

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Former Secretary of State to be joined by AFT President Randi Weingarten to discuss importance of civic engagement to curb assault on America’s democratic foundations. Sen. Ron Wyden will address the lunch session.

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Written by Tom Krisher and Mike Householder, Associated Press

Published: 16 September 2019

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Union spokesman Brian Rothenberg said the two sides have come to terms on only 2% of the contract. "We've got 98% to go," he said Monday.

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Published: 14 September 2019

 

Dr. Gail C. Christopher will succeed Dr. Brian Smedley as leader of the National Collaborative for Health Equity

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Published: 12 September 2019

National Weather Service Director Louis Uccellini addresses a meeting of the National Weather Association in Huntsville, Ala., Monday, Sept. 9, 2019. (AP Photo/Jay Reeves)  

Last week the agency publicly chastised a weather office that contradicted President Trump's claim that Hurricane Dorian threatened Alabama.

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Published: 11 September 2019

A U.S. flag hangs from a steel girder, damaged in the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center, at a memorial in Jersey City, N.J., Sept. 11, 2019. (AP Photo/J. David Ake) 

Victims' relatives assembled at ground zero, where the observance began with a moment of silence and the tolling of bells at 8:46 a.m.

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Written by Juana Summers and Julie Pace, Associated Press

Published: 10 September 2019

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Harris is said to have had "the biggest debate moment" in the Democratic Party's first debate but failed to capitalize on it. Supporters are wondering if she can do it again on Thursday.

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Written by The Skanner

Published: 10 September 2019

Mayor Stephen K. Benjamin, SC (Video still via YouTube) 

Steve Benjamin, Mayor, Columbia, SC, and the city's first African American mayor talks to Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health