A meeting with nearly 80 black pastors in Detroit. A speech before a black Democratic organization in Montgomery. A rally at a historically black university. A tour of Martin Luther King Jr.’s church. An early voting kickoff at an African American museum. All in the past two weeks. While Michael Bloomberg’s rivals battled it out […]
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Browns’ Garrett reinstated by NFL from indefinite suspension
Myles Garrett is allowed to play and chase quarterbacks again after the NFL reinstated the Browns’ star defensive end from his indefinite suspension for a vicious attack on Pittsburgh QB Mason Rudolph last season. The league lifted its ban Wednesday on Garrett, who ripped off Rudolph’s helmet and smashed him over the head with it […]
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New Hampshire hopes to clarify unsettled Democratic contest
MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Democrats are hoping that voters in New Hampshire will reset the party’s presidential nomination fight on Tuesday and bring clarity to a young primary season that has been marred by deep dysfunction and doubt. Full Coverage: Election 2020 Since the chaotic Iowa caucuses failed to perform their traditional function of winnowing the race, it […]
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What to watch in New Hampshire’s primary on Tuesday night
The Democratic presidential race is deeply unsettled heading into the New Hampshire primary. It may be up to the state to put some structure around the chaotic contest, with Iowa being unable to declare a clear winner. What to watch Tuesday night as the returns roll in: IS THERE AN ENTHUSIASM GAP? Fewer people voted […]
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Trump campaigns as a 2nd Amendment warrior
President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps) After the Parkland school shooting in Florida two years ago, President Donald Trump chided Republican lawmakers for being too “scared” of the National Rifle Association to tighten gun laws — then backed away from the idea. After back-to-back mass shootings […]
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Congressman Lewis to receive NAACP honor at awards show
The NAACP is honoring John Lewis for his Congressional service and long history as a civil rights activist. The nation’s oldest civil rights organization was set to announce Tuesday that it will bestow the Chairman’s Award on the Georgia Democrat later this month at its annual arts and entertainment awards show. The 79-year-old congressman announced […]
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Black America’s housing crisis: More renters than homeowners
No matter who you are, or where you live, there’s a central concern that links consumers all over the country: the ever-rising cost of living. For many consumers, the combined costs of housing, transportation, food, and utilities leave room for little else from take-home pay. From Boston west to Seattle, and from Chicago to Miami […]
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Judge clears major hurdle in T-Mobile’s $26.5B Sprint bid
A federal judge has removed a major obstacle to T-Mobile’s $26.5 billion takeover of Sprint, as he rejected claims by a group of states that the deal would mean less competition and higher phone bills. After the deal closes, the number of major U.S. wireless companies would shrink from four to three. T-Mobile says the […]
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#Election2020 – Today may mark the end of the Iowa-New Hampshire monopoly
Tuesday’s primary in this Northeastern state may mark the final day of nearly 50 years of unparalleled influence for Iowa and New Hampshire as the one-two kickoff contests in the Democratic presidential nominating process. In this year’s presidential campaign, the distorting effects of providing such power to two virtually all-white states in an increasingly diversifying […]
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Ladysmith Black Mambazo founder Joseph Shabalala dies at 78
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The founder of the South African multi-Grammy-Award-winning music group Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Joseph Shabalala, has died at age 78, the state broadcaster reported Tuesday. Shabalala died at a hospital in the capital, Pretoria, Tuesday morning, his family confirmed to local media. He is world-known for his leadership of the choral group founded […]
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Maryland honors Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman with statues
They fought to end slavery more than 150 years ago. Now, statues of Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass are standing in the room where it was abolished in Maryland. The two life-size bronze statues of the American-American abolitionists were unveiled in the Maryland State House during a Monday night ceremony. They stand in the Old […]
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Brown: Snoop Dogg vs. Gayle King and Ambassador Susan Rice
Last week, just days after the tragic death of basketball superstar and entrepreneur Kobe Bryant, CBS This Morning co-host, and friend of Oprah Winfrey, Gayle King sparked a controversy following her interview with former WNBA star and longtime friend of Bryant, Lisa Leslie. During an interview that covered a wide range of subjects, King was persistent and […]
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#Election2020: New Hampshire hopes to clarify unsettled Democratic contest
Democrats are hoping that voters in New Hampshire will reset the party’s presidential nomination fight on Tuesday and bring clarity to a young primary season that has been marred by deep dysfunction and doubt. Since the chaotic Iowa caucuses failed to perform their traditional function of winnowing the race, it now falls to New Hampshire to begin […]
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4 lawyers quit case after DOJ decision on Stone prison time
Four lawyers who prosecuted Roger Stone quit the case Tuesday after the Justice Department said it would take the extraordinary step of lowering the amount of prison time it would seek for President Donald Trump’s longtime ally and confidant. The decision by the Justice Department came just hours after Trump complained that the recommended sentence […]
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Justice Thomas: Judges must uphold law, even when unpopular
Judges must resist the temptation to bend their rulings to personal racial, religious or partisan preferences and instead uphold the rule of law, even when that leads to unpopular decisions, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas said Tuesday. “Each time a judge sidesteps or manipulates the law to achieve his or her desired outcome, the […]