Two days from the inauguration, President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris pitched in on Martin Luther King Jr. Day service projects as a militarized and jittery Washington prepared for a swearing-in that will play out under extraordinary security. Biden and his wife, Jill, joined an assembly line in the parking lot of Philabundance, […]
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Records: Trump allies behind rally that ignited Capitol riot
Veterans of President Donald Trump’s failed reelection campaign had key roles in orchestrating the Washington rally that spawned a deadly assault on the U.S. Capitol, according to an Associated Press review of records, undercutting the grassroots image pushed by groups involved in the event. A pro-Trump nonprofit organization called Women for America First hosted the […]
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Here are the Martin Luther King Jr. words that inspire today’s social justice leaders
More than a half a century has passed since Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. stood on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial calling for freedom and equality — and the fight for social justice appears to be far from over. CNN asked activists and athletes fighting for equality in the Black, Latino, Asian American, Native […]
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College Football Coda: Discipline key to Bama’s success
MIAMI GARDENS, FLA. — Heading into the season, everybody was unsure if there would be a season! The coronavirus would cause games to be postponed, teams to reshuffle schedules, schools to realign budgets, and conferences were forced to debate on how to move forward with the new reality. The Pac-12 Conference and the Big Ten […]
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#AboutThatCar: Top of the line 2021 Ford F150 PowerBoost a perfect buy for just under $80K
We went out to the Ford Proving Ground about 50 miles north of here to get a look at and drive new the F150. All-new is a term often misused but in this case, it is accurate. Almost all the truck, 97 percent, is new. The new Ford F150 PowerBoost was recently named North American Truck […]
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Key arrests so far from the Capitol Insurrection
Authorities are investigating hundreds of people in connection with the deadly pro-Trump riot at the US Capitol. Some of the defendants are accused of bringing weapons to Capitol Hill. Others were photographed ransacking the building. Many are charged with unlawful entry or violent entry. Here’s what we know about some of those who have been […]
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Harris to be sworn in as vice president by Justice Sonia Sotomayor
Kamala Harris will be sworn in Wednesday as the next vice president of the United States by Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, according to a Harris aide. Harris will make history as the first female, first Black and first South Asian vice president, and she will be sworn in by the first Hispanic and third […]
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States look for more Covid-19 vaccine doses as the nation’s death toll nears 400,000
States are racing to get Covid-19 vaccine supplies and distribution in order as the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned Friday of more contagious variants of coronavirus potentially exacerbating the spread. CDC officials implored Americans to continue with preventative measures against the coronavirus, while highlighting the variant first identified in Britain known as […]
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Hot Pockets recalled over potential glass and plastic contamination
Those Hot Pockets in your freezer could contain something more dangerous than piping hot cheese. Nestlé Prepared Foods is recalling certain pepperoni Hot Pockets over concerns they may be contaminated with pieces of glass and hard plastic, the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced Friday. The Class I recall applies to […]
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Some in the GOP parrot far-right talk of a coming civil war
War-like imagery has begun spreading in Republican circles after the attack on the U.S. Capitol by a mob of President Donald Trump’s supporters, with some elected officials and party leaders rejecting pleas to tone down rhetoric calling for a second civil war. In northwestern Wisconsin, the chairman of the St. Croix County Republican Party was […]
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Kemp proposes $900M borrowing plan as part of Georgia budget
Gov. Brian Kemp is proposing that Georgia borrow $883 million for construction projects and equipment next year, an amount likely to rise before lawmakers complete the state budget. Lawmakers authorized borrowing of more than $1.1 billion for the current budget year. The agency that forecasts Georgia’s borrowing said the state could authorize up to $1 […]
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Betty White marks 99th birthday Sunday; up late as she wants
True to form, Betty White has something impish to say about her birthday Sunday. “Since I am turning 99, I can stay up as late as I want without asking permission!” she told The Associated Press in an email. White’s low-key plans include feeding a pair of ducks that regularly visit her Los Angeles-area home. […]
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Dr. Dre back home after reported brain aneurysm treatment
Dr. Dre was back at home Saturday after being treated at a Los Angeles hospital for a reported brain aneurysm. Peter Paterno, an attorney for the music mogul, said Dre was home but offered no other details in an email exchange Saturday. The rapper and producer reportedly was released Friday from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. In […]
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Biden unveils $1.9T plan to stem COVID-19 and steady economy
President-elect Joe Biden has unveiled a $1.9 trillion coronavirus plan to end “a crisis of deep human suffering” by speeding up vaccines and pumping out financial help to those struggling with the pandemic’s prolonged economic fallout. Called the “American Rescue Plan,” the legislative proposal would meet Biden’s goal of administering 100 million vaccines by the […]
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Amid Georgia’s slow vaccine rollout, persistence pays off
Editor’s Note: This report originally appeared on Georgia Public Broadcasting. Monday morning, Larry Dillard came to the Bleckley County Health Department in Cochran with high hopes. “Well, I was hoping to get a shot this morning, but seems to be some confusion as to whether or not there’s a vaccine here or are they going to […]