Natalia Molina was shocked when she heard a whistleblower’s allegations about hysterectomies in ICE custody. But also, she wasn’t. Molina has written about the history of forced sterilization. The professor of American Studies and Ethnicity at the University of Southern California knows there’s a shameful legacy of US officials ordering operations on people without their […]
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City of Louisville to pay millions to Breonna Taylor’s mom, reform police
The city of Louisville will pay several million dollars to the mother of Breonna Taylor and install police reforms as part of a settlement of a lawsuit from Taylor’s family, The Associated Press has learned. The settlement would be the largest sum paid by the city for a police misconduct case, according to a person […]
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‘Dancing With the Stars’ returns to a changed ballroom
The crowd roared and groaned — even though there wasn’t one — as “Dancing With the Stars” kicked off its season in rather stumbling fashion, with a new host and a number of changes as the ABC show sought to fit coronavirus protocols into its routine. Tyra Banks took over as host, after the producers […]
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Whistleblower alleges high rate of hysterectomies and medical neglect at ICE facility
A whistleblower who previously worked at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Georgia detailed a high rate of hysterectomies and alleged medical neglect in a complaint filed to the Department of Homeland Security inspector general Monday. Dawn Wooten, a licensed practical nurse employed by the center who’s represented by the Government Accountability Project and […]
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Hurricane Sally slows, gathering a deluge for the Gulf Coast
Hurricane Sally, a plodding storm with winds of 85 mph (137 kph), crept toward the northern Gulf Coast early Tuesday as forecasters warned of potentially deadly storm surges and flash floods with up to 2 feet (.61 meters) of rain and the possibility of tornadoes. Forecasters stressed “significant” uncertainty as to where the storm’s eye […]
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Covid-19 travel restrictions state by state
Editor’s note: This story was current at the time of last publication of September 14 and will be updated periodically. However, you should still check with the official state websites before you commit to travel plans. (CNN) — With the Covid-19 pandemic in near constant fluctuation in the United States, the 50 states are having […]
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#Election2020: Joe Biden’s Latinx voter problem is real
President Donald Trump is making his case for Hispanic votes in Arizona and Nevada this week. Meanwhile, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is making his first general election appearance in Florida on Tuesday, with an event to commemorate Hispanic Heritage Month. The moves by both campaigns are an acknowledgment of the importance of the Hispanic […]
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Mayor announces City’s return to Phase II of COVID reopening plan
Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced last Friday that the City of Atlanta will transition to Phase II of the city’s Five-Phase Reopening Plan. The transition to Phase II became effective immediately. The Mayor’s reopening plan was drawn from the recommendations of the Mayor’s Advisory Council for Reopening Atlanta and public health experts. The reopening phases […]
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Historic Ebenezer Baptist Church to offer free COVID-19, asthma & COPD testing Saturday
Historic Ebenezer Baptist Church will offer free COVID-19 testing, as well as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) screenings, this Saturday, Sept. 19, from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Free flu vaccinations, face masks, school supplies for children and food vouchers will also be available. Ebenezer is partnering with Allergy & Asthma Network, the leading nonprofit patient […]
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Caldwell: ‘Trump administration’s agenda: to lie, cheat or steal 2020 election’
You may have decided not to look at the recent Republican National Convention on television, and many Americans think President Trump broke the law by abusing the Hatch Act. But our president is smiling because he got away with it. The president needed a convention bounce and, according to polls, White voters have increased […]
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Apple debuts discount watch, but no new iPhones … yet
Apple introduced a cheaper version of its smartwatch, its latest attempt to broaden the appeal of its trend-setting products while many consumers are forced to scrimp during the coronavirus pandemic. The scaled-down Apple Watch follows on the heels of a budget iPhone the company released five months ago as the economy cratered and unemployment rates […]
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Study hints Covid-19 may have been in the US as early as December
Researchers believe they have found evidence that the novel coronavirus may have been circulating in the US as early as late December, about a month before the current timeline from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows. This study, published last Thursday in the Journal of Medical Internet Research, found a statistically significant […]
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New season of WABE’s ‘Buried Truths’ podcast investigates, explores Ahmaud Arbery case
In the third season of the Peabody Award-winning podcast, Buried Truths presented by WABE, host Hank Klibanoff investigates exactly what happened when Ahmaud Arbery took his final jog along the residential streets of Brunswick, Georgia; when neighbors decided to trap him; when a prosecutor declared that no arrest should be made; and when community members […]
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Scientific American magazine issues first presidential endorsement in 175-year history by backing Biden
The magazine Scientific American announced Tuesday that it was endorsing former vice president and Democratic candidate Joe Biden– the publication’s first endorsement in its 175-year history — over President Donald Trump, who it criticized for dismissing science. “The evidence and the science show that Donald Trump has badly damaged the U.S. and its people — […]
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How Donald Trump’s indoor campaign rally reveals how little he understands about being president
President Donald Trump’s most basic calculation — in, well, everything he does — boils down to this: How does this affect me? So when his campaign made the decision to hold a campaign rally indoors in Nevada on Sunday night, Trump was, first and foremost, looking out for No. 1. “I’m on a stage and […]