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Nupur Gupta was nearing the end of a two-week stint teaching at a yoga retreat in Goa, India. It was February 2019 and the weather was balmy, bathing Goa's famous beaches in a warm glow. The sea glistened, invitingly.
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Dr. Strange almost appeared in 'WandaVision' but then....
According to the head of Marvel, Benedict Cumberbatch was slated to appear as Dr. Strange in the final episode of the Disney+ series "WandaVision."
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The Black Stone of Mecca like you've never seen before
High resolution photos have been revealed for the first time of an ancient religious stone in Mecca, Islam's holy city, a Saudi government agency has announced.
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The GOP of Cheney, Bush and Romney feels like ancient history
The GOP's identity crisis is entering a pernicious new phase for Republicans who won't live in former President Donald Trump's alternate reality, push his big lie and rewrite history.
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Biden raises refugee cap to 62,500 after blowback
The Biden administration will raise the refugee ceiling to 62,500 people this fiscal year, the White House confirmed, after receiving swift criticism last month when President Joe Biden kept the lower Trump-era cap in place.
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Biden touts education funding in infrastructure proposal in visit to Virginia schools: 'We're in a race' with other nations
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden visited an elementary school and community college in Virginia on Monday to promote the President's sweeping economic proposals and how they would benefit schools if signed into law.
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The Census, Redistricting and The Republican Conspiracy
Forty years ago, those who wanted to amend the U.S. Constitution to eliminate the 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments, along with any other provi- sions that extended democracy to “we the people,” were calling for a Constitutional Convention. Today, that approach is no longer necessary since those who still want to make those stated changes have found new ways to accomplish the same old goals.
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Accountability Does Not Equal Justice
Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer who killed George Floyd, has been declared guilty. The job of this jury is done. But, the job of those who seek justice is not.
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The Case for 'DC' Statehood Is Clear
Last week, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 51, a bill that would make Washington, D. C., the 51st state of the union. It would finally end the denial of voting representation to its more than 700,000 residents, the majority of whom are black or brown.
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Biden tells trans Americans he has their back as GOP governors sign more anti-trans bills
President Joe Biden pledged his support for transgender Americans during his address to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday, telling members of the community he's standing by them at a time when they face a barrage of attacks by GOP-led state legislatures.
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Don’t Lose Your Covid-19 Vaccination Card…You’re Going To Need It
You thought your ID and passport were your most precious travel documents. This summer add a small white piece of paper, better known as your COVID Card, to the list.
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Biden picks Texas sheriff who criticized Trump-era policies for ICE director
President Joe Biden will nominate Harris County, Texas, Sheriff Ed Gonzalez, a critic of former President Donald Trump's immigration policies, to serve as director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the White House announced Tuesday.
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Beyond the Rhetoric : The Night I Met Fred Hampton
It was a typical Monday afternoon during my senior year at the University of Wisconsin when my fellow linebacker, John Borders, prompt down next to my seat. John informed me that he had made another deal with Professor Rosenstein.
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NAACP CRISIS MAGAZINE: NATIONAL RECKONING ON RACE CHANGING CORPORATE AND INDIVIDUAL ATTITUDES TOWARDS IMPLICIT BIAS IN AMERICA
Dr. Bryant T. Marks Writes that Whites are More Open to Discussing Race Issues
Bryant T. Marks, Ph.D., one of the nation’s leading implicit bias counselors, writes in the NAACP Crisis Magazine that the nation is opening to more frank, truthful conversations about race and topics like unconscious bias. He also notes that corporate America is demonstrating a new sensitivity towards these issues, including a willingness to relinquish profits for opportunities to improve racial equity and inclusion.
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Serving America: In What Context?
In 1735 when the French colonists of Louisiana pursued the Natchez War against Native Americans, they mustered free and enslaved African Americans into two military companies that came to be known as the Corps D'Afrique.
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Nearly 70 million Americans have criminal records. We must give them a second chance
An enduring belief in the American dream has powered decades of innovation, inspired generations of entrepreneurs and driven the economic growth of our nation.
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'Don't use my skin for your diversity': Labor union blasts newsrooms for underpaying women and people of color
"I remember the punched-in-the-gut feeling I had the moment I learned that a young male reporter with just a few years of experience had nearly the exact same salary that I had, despite my two decades as a working journalist."
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Biden and top officials set for nationwide travel blitz after prime-time address
President Joe Biden's joint address to Congress may stand as the prime-time marker of his first 100 days in office, but it will also serve as the launch point for an all-out administration-wide blitz to highlight accomplishments -- and the ambitious legislative push ahead.
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The Biden administration will launch what officials are calling the "Getting America Back on Track" tour the day after the President's speech on Wednesday. Biden …
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Inside Biden's make-or-break first 100 days battling the Covid pandemic
For the last 100 days, President Joe Biden and his top advisers have mounted an urgent, wartime effort to get millions of coronavirus vaccines into the arms of Americans in order to beat back a pandemic that has upended the world for the better part of year.
