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The Girl From Oakland, California Made a Difference

Remembering Team Style Mag's Cecilia M. Austin

The girl from Oakland, California made a difference. Every space, arena and conversation Cecilia Austin entered into, she would scan to see who to speak to before alerting the world of her presence. She would flash an imperfect smile but behind it would be something no dentist could align properly, something no one could judge but instead embrace: heart.

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Critical race theory has become a social and political lightning rod. This is how we got here

From chaotic school board meetings to political strife along party lines, critical race theory has ignited a controversy across the country in recent months.

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Don't eat the fish: Scientist says Broad River being poisoned by American Zinc

An Appalachian State scientist has a warning about the water quality of the Broad River.

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Twitter's disappearing Snapchat clone... disappears

Most major social media platforms have tried a version of Snapchat's Stories, but Twitter is the first to admit its experiment with disappearing content failed.

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Fact-checking Republicans' false narratives around Biden's door-to-door vaccine efforts

The way some Republican lawmakers tell it, the federal government is coming door-to-door to create a registry of the unvaccinated and force people to receive one of the Covid-19 vaccines.

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There's only one left of this popular toy. It's going for $28,000

Here's one example of how pretty much everything is getting more expensive: A toy that used to cost $25 is now priced at $28,000.

'Trans kids are normal kids,' Family heads to court after Missouri rejects son's name change

A local boy just celebrated his eighth birthday, and his family says the State of Missouri is denying him the only present he wanted.

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Biden administration launching operation to help relocate Afghans who helped United States

The Biden administration is launching "Operation Allies Refuge," an effort to relocate thousands of Afghan interpreters and translators who worked for the United States throughout its nearly two-decade military campaign in Afghanistan and now fear for their safety.

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Young children will pay the price if enough US adults don't get vaccinated against Covid-19, expert says

Children will likely pay the price for adults in the US not getting vaccinated at high enough rates to slow or stop the spread of Covid-19, which has been surging in most states, a vaccine expert said.

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It's time to make these expanded tax credits permanent

If you have kids, check your bank account on Thursday. There's a pretty good chance you'll see $250 or $300 in your account with the letters "CTC" in the line item.

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Pop star Olivia Rodrigo visits White House to urge young people to get vaccinated against Covid-19

Pop sensation Olivia Rodrigo visited the White House on Wednesday to meet with President Joe Biden and his chief Covid-19 medical adviser, Dr. Anthony Fauci, to record videos to encourage young people to get vaccinated against the novel coronavirus.

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Comcast Corporation Names Broderick D. Johnson Executive Vice President, Public Policy and Executive Vice President, Digital Equity

Comcast Corporation announced today that Broderick D. Johnson will join the company as Executive Vice President, Public Policy and Executive Vice President, Digital Equity. Mr. Johnson will oversee the company’s Public Policy team in Washington, DC, and will take overall responsibility for Comcast’s leading role in the digital equity space. He will report to Tom Reid, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary. Mr. Johnson will succeed Rebecca Arbogast leading the Public Policy team and will work in concert with Mitch Rose, Executive Vice President, Federal Government Affairs who oversees the company’s legislative and regulatory teams.

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Flint community frustrated as water main break issues continue

A local community is frustrated after residents said two water mains broke and more than a dozen in the area over the past year.

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The city that keeps changing America

Atlanta is a city that has been forged on the anvil of strife, that's risen from the embers of the Civil War.

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Cornel West resigns from Harvard after tenure dispute and accuses university of 'spiritual rot'

Cornel West, the eccentric professor, public intellectual and progressive activist, resigned from Harvard after a tenure dispute and accused the university of "spiritual rot" in a letter posted to his Twitter on Monday.

Why Texas Democrats are doomed to fail

The visuals were powerful. Two chartered planes taking off from Texas -- and landing in the nation's capital -- filled with Democratic legislators fleeing a Republican attempt to pass one of the nation's most stringent voting bills.

Some states move to block Covid-19 vaccine requirements in public schools

As the return to school approaches, some states are prohibiting public schools from requiring Covid-19 vaccinations or proof of vaccination for students ranging from pre-K to university.

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Emmy nominations 2021: See what shows made the cut

Nominations for the 73rd annual Primetime Emmy Awards Emmy Awards will be announced on Tuesday.

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Biden's review of Trump's restrictive Cuba policies still underway

President Joe Biden's review of former President Donald Trump's restrictive Cuba policy is still underway, a senior administration official tells CNN.

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Greece and France join Italy in making Covid-19 shots mandatory for health workers, telling the unvaccinated they won't get paid

As Europe struggles with a rising number of coronavirus cases caused by the Delta variant, several countries are making vaccinations compulsory for health care workers, and some leaders are even considering making shots mandatory for all.