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4 takeaways from the Georgia Senate debate
Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler and her Democratic opponent Rev. Raphael Warnock traded sharp attacks during a debate Sunday evening ahead of a pivotal runoff election next month.
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Biden unveils health team that will lead pandemic response
President-elect Joe Biden on Monday announced the health team that will lead his administration's response to the coronavirus pandemic when he takes office in January.
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Here's who could serve in top roles in the Biden administration
President-elect Joe Biden is beginning to announce the men and women who will serve in top roles in his administration.
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Why Americans need a stimulus deal in three stats
Congress passed a landmark relief package at the outset of the coronavirus pandemic, but since then has failed to approve more federal aid while families continue to struggle.
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Supreme Court won't take up case challenging school's policy allowing a transgender student to use bathroom corresponding with their identity
The Supreme Court declined on Monday to take up a case from parents in Oregon who challenged a public school's policy allowing a transgender student to use the bathroom that corresponded with his gender identity.
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OWN Expands Popular Friday Night Unscripted Series Lineup With ‘Belle Collective’ Jan. 15th
OWN announced today that the network will expand its popular Friday night unscripted program- ming lineup with “Belle Collective” premiering Friday, January 15 at 10 p.m. ET/PT. The new series from the producers behind the hit “Love & Marriage: Huntsville” centers on the personal and professional lives of five successful, glamourous boss women who are redefining what it means to be a southern belle in Jackson, Mississippi
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Harmony Schools Of Innovation-Houston Named Top Pandemic Proof School By “Children At Risk”
Harmony School of Innovation - Houston has been named a top Pandemic Proof School in the greater Houston area by the Texas education non-profit Children at Risk. The organization ranked HSI-Houston number three out of 117 middle schools.
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Georgia Voters Will Decide
On January 5, Georgia voters will decide the runoff for their two U.S. Senate seats. Their votes will determine whether Republicans retain control of the Senate or whether Democrats gain a 50-50 tie, with Vice President Kamala Harris the tie-breaking vote. The race is a microcosm of America's struggle to find a way forward and of Georgia and the South's struggle to build a new South.
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Pope Francis Suggests Building Bonds of Reciprocity for Solidarity
A common phrase that I have heard since the pandemic started is the need for something better to be birth from it. Whether that is a new skill, career opportunity, cleaner environment, the desired outcome was always to be better or something to be made better. Pope Francis wrote an op-ed for the New York Times with this same air of the world and its residents being better coming out of this pandemic. His thoughts were that people would be better by being more connected to each other on a personal level and being less selfish to be more empathic to one’s pain. This could make kinder people and a kinder, more understanding world.
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African American churches team up with health department, researchers in response to COVID-19
The COVID-19 crisis is now affecting everyone, but research shows Black Americans are disproportionately affected negatively.
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The day I woke up to find my industry had vanished
What if you woke up one day and discovered that your industry had just disappeared? The industry you had spent years learning, loving, building and becoming respected within just ... gone?
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Connecticut Restaurant Associations starts ‘Save CT Restaurants’ campaign
More than 600 Connecticut restaurants have closed during the pandemic.
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Man charged nearly 20 years after couple, pregnant daughter were murdered
A man accused in the slaying of a Turner County family was arrested Wednesday, 18 years after the heinous crimes were committed.
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The US has reported its highest one-day Covid-19 death tally: Over 2,800
More than 2,800 Covid-19 deaths were reported Wednesday in the United States -- the most the country has ever reported in a single day -- as health care officials say their staff and facilities are struggling to support burgeoning numbers of patients.
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LeBron James could play with his son in the NBA after extending contract with Los Angeles Lakers
Fresh off winning the 2020 NBA title, LeBron James has signed a contract extension with the Los Angeles Lakers worth a reported $85 million.
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For churchgoers during the Covid-19 pandemic, a deadly lesson from the 1918 flu
To gather or not to gather has been the question at the forefront of the minds of today's religious leaders and their church members.
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Here's how to manage people you've never even met
John Gulnac has never met his colleagues in person. He started his new job as a vice president at staffing company Adecco in mid-March, right when the pandemic pushed states into lockdowns.
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FDA chief meets with Meadows again as Trump remains frustrated with pace of vaccine approval
Embattled Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Stephen Hahn met with White House chief of staff Mark Meadows for second day in a row on Wednesday as President Donald Trump remains frustrated no Covid-19 vaccine has been granted US emergency approval yet.
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Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Stephen Hahn testifies at a hearing of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on September 23, 2020 in …
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Lady Gaga and Oreo team up to 'spread musical messages of kindness' with limited-edition cookies
Lady Gaga has a sweet treat in store for her little (cookie) monsters.
