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More than 200 black women urge Biden to pick black woman as running mate

More than 200 black women urge Biden to pick black woman as running mate

  Washington – More than 200 black women on Friday signed an open letter to presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden urging him to pick… Read More ›

Moderna to start final testing stage of coronavirus vaccine in July

Moderna to start final testing stage of coronavirus vaccine in July

Testing the vaccine in older adults with be critical because this group is at higher risk for the most severe effects of the virus, and… Read More ›

GOP Picks Jacksonville, Florida, For Trump Convention Speech

GOP Picks Jacksonville, Florida, For Trump Convention Speech

  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Jacksonville, Florida, has been selected to host the celebration marking President Donald Trump’s acceptance of his party’s nomination for reelection,… Read More ›

Dow plummets 1,862 points, its worst day since March, on cautionary Fed messages and 2nd-wave coronavirus fear

Dow plummets 1,862 points, its worst day since March, on cautionary Fed messages and 2nd-wave coronavirus fear

  US stocks tanked on Thursday as cautious commentary from the Federal Reserve and rising coronavirus infection rates prompted investor concern. All three major indexes… Read More ›

Trump opposes efforts to remove Confederate commanders’ names from military bases

Trump opposes efforts to remove Confederate commanders’ names from military bases

President Donald Trump said Wednesday he opposes any effort by the US military to rename the nearly one dozen major bases and installations that bear… Read More ›

Trump pushes conspiracy theory that wounded elderly protester was antifa agent

Trump pushes conspiracy theory that wounded elderly protester was antifa agent

Democrats and some Republicans condemn president’s tweet about 75-year-old Martin Gugino who was hospitalized after being shoved by Buffalo police and falling   WASHINGTON (AP)… Read More ›

DC Guard Members Test Positive For COVID-19 After Protests

DC Guard Members Test Positive For COVID-19 After Protests

  WASHINGTON (AP) — Members of the D.C. National Guard have tested positive for COVID-19 in the wake of the mass protests across the nation’s… Read More ›

Only 25% of Americans think capitalism is good for society

Only 25% of Americans think capitalism is good for society

  The Harris Poll and Just Capital, an independent research firm founded by the billionaire investor Paul Tudor Jones, surveyed 1,000 people on their thoughts about capitalism… Read More ›

Police officer charged in Floyd’s death held on $1 million bail

Police officer charged in Floyd’s death held on $1 million bail

Derek Chauvin appears before judge for routine hearing following second-degree murder charge; all 4 police involved in killing face maximum sentence of 40 years in… Read More ›

World Leaders Won’t Gather At UN For First Time In 75 Years

World Leaders Won’t Gather At UN For First Time In 75 Years

  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The president of the U.N. General Assembly said Monday that world leaders will not be coming to New York for… Read More ›

Police unions dig in as calls for reform grow

Police unions dig in as calls for reform grow

  Washington – A crowd of police officers in Philadelphia gathered outside their local union headquarters on Monday to show their support for one of… Read More ›

Minneapolis City Council plans to disband police department

Minneapolis City Council plans to disband police department

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey was booed out of a protest rally after expressing his opposition to a total abolition of the police force.   Nine… Read More ›

Thousands March In NYC As Curfew Ends And Peace Prevails

Thousands March In NYC As Curfew Ends And Peace Prevails

  NEW YORK (AP) — Police moved barricades Sunday so protesters could approach the Trump International Hotel and Tower in midtown Manhattan as thousands continued… Read More ›

Many of the coronavirus’ most mysterious and dangerous symptoms have one thing in common: blood clots. This isn’t solely a respiratory infection.

Many of the coronavirus’ most mysterious and dangerous symptoms have one thing in common: blood clots. This isn’t solely a respiratory infection.

  Scientists and doctors are increasingly reporting coronavirus symptoms related to blood clots. Blood-vessel-related complications have manifested in coronavirus patients’ legs, lungs, hearts, brains, and skin. Doctors still aren’t sure… Read More ›

Protesters pour into DC for city’s largest demonstration yet

Protesters pour into DC for city’s largest demonstration yet

Authorities estimate protest will attract up to 200,000 people; other demonstrations over George Floyd’s death taking place across US and in major cities around globe… Read More ›

Trump Takes Jabs At Maine’s Democratic Governor During Visit

Trump Takes Jabs At Maine’s Democratic Governor During Visit

  GUILFORD, Maine (AP) — President Donald Trump used his first visit to Maine as president to lob jabs at the state’s Democratic governor on… Read More ›

Analysis: Is the US still the world’s moral leader? Not after what Trump just did this week

Analysis: Is the US still the world’s moral leader? Not after what Trump just did this week

London – Remnants of the Berlin Wall in Germany still stand as a reminder that freedoms have always been hard won. Today, part of the… Read More ›

Floyd mourned, celebrated at memorial service as death used as call to action

Floyd mourned, celebrated at memorial service as death used as call to action

Family, celebrities, leading politicians eulogize George Floyd at Minneapolis event, call for changes to policing and criminal justice system   MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A mural… Read More ›

Universal Takes First Steps Reviving Orlando Theme Park Biz

Universal Takes First Steps Reviving Orlando Theme Park Biz

  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — With masks on their faces and temperature checks at entrances, Harry Potter fans and roller coaster lovers streamed back into… Read More ›

Protesters say the nation’s capital ‘feels like it’s turning into a military state’ as National Guard and unidentified troops patrol the streets at Trump’s command

Protesters say the nation’s capital ‘feels like it’s turning into a military state’ as National Guard and unidentified troops patrol the streets at Trump’s command

  Washington, DC, appeared to take a breather on Thursday following days of unrest and clashes between protesters and law enforcement officials in demonstrations against… Read More ›