President Donald Trump on Tuesday launched an all-out effort to reopen schools this fall, arguing that some are keeping schools closed not because of the coronavirus pandemic, but for political reasons against the will of families. “We want to reopen the schools. Everybody wants it. The moms want it, the dads want it, the kids […]
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Brazil’s President Bolsonaro tests positive for COVID-19
Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro said Tuesday he has tested positive for the coronavirus after months of downplaying its severity while deaths mounted rapidly inside the country. The 65-year-old right-wing populist who has been known to mingle in crowds without covering his face confirmed the results while wearing a mask and speaking to reporters huddled close […]
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Mary Trump’s book offers scathing portrayal of president
President Donald Trump’s niece offers a scathing portrayal of her uncle in a new book, blaming a toxic family for raising a narcissistic, damaged man who poses an immediate danger to the public, according to a copy obtained Tuesday by The Associated Press. Mary L. Trump, a psychologist, writes that Trump’s reelection would be catastrophic […]
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Mayor Bottoms extends moratorium on residential evictions, filings due to COVID-19
Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms reissued an executive order calling on the Atlanta Housing Authority, Atlanta Beltline Inc., Fulton County / City of Atlanta Land Bank Authority, Invest Atlanta, Partners for Home and the City of Atlanta’s Department of Grants and Community Development to institute a temporary moratorium on residential evictions and filings to extend through […]
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Atlanta City Council approves public safety reform legislation, including use-of-force tactics
The Atlanta City Council approved several items aimed at reforming public safety during Monday’s remote council meeting that continued into Tuesday. The Council approved legislation to adopt the nationally reviewed “8 Can’t Wait” principles and amend the Atlanta Police Department’s standard operating procedures to incorporate use-of-force alternatives. The “8 Can’t Wait” platform is part of […]
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Mayor joins partner cities to announce Mayors for a Guaranteed Income
Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms joined 10 other mayors from across the country to announce Mayors for a Guaranteed Income, a coalition of mayors that will explore cash payment programs in their cities for guaranteed income programs. “I am honored to join this powerful coalition of mayors as a founding member in this privately funded pilot […]
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Mayor Bottoms says ‘enough is enough’ after eight-year-old fatally shot
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms is calling for change to fight “the enemy within” saying that enough is enough after an 8-year-old girl was fatally shot Saturday near the Wendy’s where Rayshard Brooks was killed. Later Sunday night the Atlanta Police Department said another man was killed and two other victims were injured during an […]
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Kanye West says he’s running for president. But he hasn’t actually taken any steps
Getting on the ballot won’t be Yeezy. Kanye West said Saturday he is running for president in the 2020 US election, an apparent challenge to go head-to-head with President Donald Trump. “We must now realize the promise of America by trusting God, unifying our vision and building our future,” West tweeted. “I am running for […]
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Coronavirus: 32 states struggle with higher rates of infection
While new Covid-19 infections keep soaring in most states, some hospitals are close to running out of beds. But by the looks of packed holiday crowds this weekend, many Americans don’t care — threatening to infect others and set the economy back even further. “We are in free fall,” said Dr. Rochelle Walensky, chief of […]
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Spain’s coronavirus antibodies study adds evidence against herd immunity
Spain’s large-scale study on the coronavirus indicates just 5% of its population has developed antibodies, strengthening evidence that a so-called herd immunity to Covid-19 is “unachievable,” the medical journal the Lancet reported on Monday. The findings show that 95% of Spain’s population remains susceptible to the virus. Herd immunity is achieved when enough of a […]
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Supreme Court says states can punish Electoral College voters
The Supreme Court said Monday that states can punish members of the Electoral College who break a pledge to vote for a state’s popular vote winner in presidential elections. The case comes as the election season is heating up, putting the Electoral College will once again be front and center in an increasingly polarized and […]
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Colin Kaepernick signs production deal with Disney
Following the huge success of “The Last Dance” and renewed discussions about systemic racism in America, Disney is partnering with one of the most notable voices in the country: Colin Kaepernick. The company announced a production deal with the NFL quarterback turned activist on Monday. The first project between the two will be a docuseries […]
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Trump tweet bemoans NASCAR’s removal of Confederate flag
President Donald Trump on Monday bemoaned NASCAR’s recent decision to ban the Confederate flag from all races and events. “Has @BubbaWallace apologized to all of those great NASCAR drivers & officials who came to his aid, stood by his side, & were willing to sacrifice everything for him, only to find out that the whole […]
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Miami shuts down restaurants again as Florida’s Covid-19 hospitalizations surge
As Florida sets the most dubious of records amid the coronavirus pandemic, Miami-Dade County has decided it’s done playing by the state’s rules. As of Wednesday, restaurants in the county, the state’s most populous, will be shut down — again — except for takeout and delivery, county Mayor Carlos Gimenez announced in a news release. […]
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Love: ‘The American economic system works just fine—for white people’
For the past four hundred years, and most recently after the brutal killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Rayshard Brooks, and other Black citizens by police forces in America, Black people and progressive Whites in America have protested that “the system” is racist, broken, and needs to be fixed. By the system, I mean the […]