President Joe Biden announced Thursday the U.S. will swiftly donate a first tranche of 25 million doses of surplus vaccine overseas through the U.N.-backed COVAX program, promising infusions for South and Central America, Asia, Africa and others at a time of glaring shortages abroad and more than ample supplies at home. The doses mark a […]
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Georgia school officials condemn some teaching about Critical Race Theory
Georgia’s education board on Thursday approved a resolution that says the U.S. and Georgia are not racist and students should not be taught that racism or slavery are anything but deviations from the country’s “authentic founding principles.” The measure — approved by an 11-2 vote — was introduced amid a national reckoning with race that […]
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AMC’s stock is up more than 2,000% this year. But the theater chain’s problems aren’t solved
AMC’s comeback, and then some — its stock price surged to a record high on Wednesday — has been fueled by Reddit’s army of retail investors as well as some legitimate good news about customers returning to movie theaters. But that doesn’t mean that AMC and the rest of the industry’s inherent problems are solved. […]
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Dr. Fauci: cautiously optimistic US will be able to vaccinate children under 12 by Thanksgiving
Dr. Anthony Fauci is “cautiously optimistic” that children younger than 12 will be eligible to get a Covid-19 vaccine by Thanksgiving, he said on CNN’s “New Day” on Thursday. “We are now doing studies that are ongoing as we’re speaking, studies that are looking at what we call age de-escalation, children from 12 to 9 […]
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Senate Democrats face tough test of unity with voting rights bill
Senate Democrats will have to decide in upcoming weeks whether or not they will make changes to the For the People Act, a sweeping voting, ethics and campaign finance bill, in order to garner support when it comes to the floor later this month. The internal caucus discussions are just getting underway and no final […]
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Atlanta Hawks and State Farm Partner to Launch Snack Pack Summer Series
Friday, the Atlanta Hawks and State Farm are expanding the Snack Pack program to now include a series of pop-up events throughout the month of June to help address food insecurity for youth. This initiative is in partnership with Goodr, an Atlanta-based social impact startup leveraging technology to reduce food waste and end hunger. The Snack Pack Summer Series will include stops at […]
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Walmart, AT&T join forces to provide internet access through Emergency Broadband Benefit Program
Walmart and AT&T are working together to offer eligible customers who have been adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic select home internet and wireless plans via AT&T PREPAID and Cricket Wireless for little or even no cost. These offers are available through the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program (EBB), and customers can find eligible plans on Walmart.com and in more than 2,300 […]
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Biden prioritizes US voting rights law as restrictions mount
President Joe Biden used the 100th anniversary of Tulsa’s race massacre to make a plea for sweeping legislation in Congress to protect the right to vote as Republican-led governments in Texas and other states pass new restrictions making it tougher to cast ballots. Biden, marking the centennial in Oklahoma on Tuesday, called out lawmakers in […]
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Officials say ballots safe after alarm at Fulton County elections facility
An alarm linked to a motion sensor inside a warehouse in Atlanta where ballots from last year’s election are stored went off over the weekend but the ballots remained secure, officials said Tuesday. The alarm at the Fulton County elections warehouse went off Saturday, and county Sheriff Patrick Labat said his office is investigating what […]
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Review: ‘The Other Black Girl’ a bold, poignant debut novel
“The Other Black Girl,” by Zakiya Dalila Harris (Atria) Congratulations are in order for debut novelist Zakiya Dalila Harris. Her first book “The Other Black Girl,” is one of the most highly-anticipated novels of the summer, if not the year, and it lives up to the hype. An intriguing mash-up of mystery, thriller, sci-fi and […]
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Atlanta’s Trae Young shines in first trip to NBA playoffs
When the Atlanta Hawks were excluded from the bubble last summer, Trae Young stewed at home. He watched games on television, enviously tweeted about what he was missing, and longingly visualized what it would be like to play a starring role when it really matters in the NBA. Now, he’s got his chance. Talk about […]
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Supreme Court ruling in Arizona case will be another front in the voting rights wars
The battle lines have been drawn in the voting rights wars as several Republican-led states consider ever restrictive laws and Democrats fight a frantic battle in courts to combat what President Joe Biden has called an “assault on democracy.” Now, within the next few weeks, the Supreme Court will enter the melee and weigh in […]
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Trump shuts down his blog after less than a month
The blog page that former President Donald Trump launched less than one month ago, after his team suggested he’d be launching a major new social platform, has been permanently shuttered. Jason Miller, a senior aide to Trump, told CNBC that the page “will not be returning.” Miller confirmed to CNN that the page had been […]
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Ally Bank eliminates overdraft fees
Ally Bank announced Wednesday that it is eliminating overdraft fees — a key source of revenue for banks but a burdensome charge for customers. “Overdraft fees are a pain point for many consumers but are particularly onerous for some,” Ally Financial CEO Jeffrey Brown said in a press release. “It is time to end them,” […]
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Biden-Harris administration steps up efforts to narrow racial wealth gap
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris are stepping up their efforts to narrow the racial wealth gap. Following the President’s visit to Oklahoma, where he observed the centennial of the Tulsa Race Massacre, the Administration announced it would reinvest in communities that failed policies have left behind. Specifically, the Administration is expanding access to […]