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5 Things for Thursday, July 27: Transgender Ban, 'skinny repeal,' Ohio Fair Death
Check out this solar panel farm shaped like a giant panda, then find out what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door.
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Collins, Murkowski Take CNN Behind the Scenes of the Health Care Battle
They've been both hailed as heroines and disparaged as defectors. But as Republican Sens. Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski sat side-by-side in an exclusive joint interview with CNN's Dana Bash on Thursday, they steadfastly stood by their decisions to buck their own party's recent push on health care.
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Tulsa Officer On Trial Tells of Killing Unarmed Black Man
A white Tulsa, Oklahoma, police officer who last year shot and killed an unarmed black motorist testified Monday that she opened fire because she feared for her life when the motorist reached into his vehicle to get what could have been a gun.
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The Ultimate Guilt-free Treat? These Salad Cakes Are Made With Vegetables
Imagine biting into a beautiful cake, but instead of a sugary rush you get the fresh flavors of celery, carrot and red cabbage.
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Transcript: Hillary Clinton's DNC speech
Read former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton's speech from the 2020 Democratic National Convention, as prepared for delivery:
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How Oracle ended up with TikTok
TikTok is making the corporate technology company Oracle its business partner in the United States. It's a deal that would tick a lot of boxes for the beleaguered short-form video app, including what is potentially its biggest hurdle of all: getting President Donald Trump on its side.
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WATCH: “The Risk is Considerable!” — Dr. Anthony Fauci Discusses the Impact and Severity of COVID-19 Disparities in African Americans
A member of the White House Coronavirus Task Force, Fauci has at times found himself at odds with President Donald Trump. For example, earlier this year, the president announced that he would withdraw U.S. funding and support for the World Health Organization (WHO). However, Dr. Fauci told BlackPressUSA that he still maintains a close relationship with the organization.
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Jesse Jackson: Why I'm taking to the streets again
A shantytown of plywood and pride, defiance and hope, Resurrection City was, 50 springtimes ago, the capital of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s last crusade for peace and justice -- the Poor People's Campaign.
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Kara McCullough, NRC Physical Scientist & Reigning Miss USA, Addresses "Inform & Inspire" Workshop for Girls
The Black Women's Agenda, Inc. (BWA) celebrated its 40th anniversary today, hosting its Annual Symposium Workshop & Awards Luncheon in the nation's capital and encouraging the more than 1,200 elected officials, journalists, corporate and community leaders and members of its National Collaborating Organizations who attended the event to help chart a path for the future.
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“We Got All Four”
“We got all four. We got all four,” was the rally cry that rang out around the world by protestors in Minneapolis, Minnesota as the four former officers involved in the death of George Floyd were finally arrested and charged with his murder. Derek Chauvin, Tou Thao, J. Alexander Kueng and Thomas Lane are all in custody awaiting trial.
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5 things for July 23: Iran tweet, Branson duck boat, ride share livestreams
Looking for a city that's both green and disaster-resilient? The Philippines is building one just for you. Here's what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door.
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Top Democrats in Congress call on labor secretary to resign over handling of Epstein deal
Top congressional Democrats are calling for Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta to resign over his handling more than a decade ago of a plea deal for multi-millionaire Jeffrey Epstein amid a debate on Capitol Hill over whether Congress should investigate the agreement.
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Trump suggests tying gun measures to immigration after shooting that targeted immigrants
President Donald Trump on Monday suggested tying immigration legislation to strengthening background checks following a weekend in which the alleged shooter in El Paso, Texas, is believed to have authored a racist, anti-immigrant document targeting Hispanics.
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How Trump could raid the Pentagon to pay for the border wall
More than two weeks into the government shutdown, President Donald Trump is considering declaring a national emergency along the southern border as a way to pay for his border wall.
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Getting to the Heart of the Matter: A Look at African Americans Battle with Heart Disease
She felt like she has lost all control is how a then 47-year-old Wanda Walton described her bout with heart disease. With her family in tow, Walton was driving when all of a sudden her left side went numb and she swerved the car off the road. When it happened the second time, her daughter knew something was terribly wrong. Walton’s then husband knew too and he sprung into action taking the wheel of the vehicle and made a beeline straight to the hospital while Walton screamed in pain.
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White House defends hiking taxes on corporations to pay for infrastructure
Faced with major blowback over its $2 trillion infrastructure proposal, the Biden administration is rolling out a campaign to justify why it needs to hike corporate taxes to fund the massive plan.
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Obama's insights on Merkel, Putin and other leaders in his new book
ow's Joe Biden supposed to get anything done? Even when the President-elect shakes off Donald Trump's sulking shadow next year, he will face a harrowing political environment. By his January inauguration, the current explosion in Covid-19 infections will have left a trail of death and sickness in a nation worn down by nearly a year of pandemic-induced deprivations.
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Despite US Covid-19 cases dropping, infections are still staggeringly high. Here's what has experts worried
A new ensemble forecast published Wednesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests the daily Covid-19 death rate will slow in the coming weeks -- good news following more than a month of declining case and hospitalization numbers.
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US 'shouldn't have closed the door' to more Pfizer Covid vaccine doses this past summer, official says
It was a mistake for the Trump administration not to leave the door open to purchase more Pfizer coronavirus vaccine doses earlier this summer, an administration official told CNN on Monday.
