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Trump tells agencies to end trainings on ‘white privilege’ and ‘critical race theory’
The director of the Office of Management and Budget told agency heads on Friday that such trainings were "divisive" and "anti-American."
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Voting in person Nov. 3? Expect drive-thrus, sports arenas
States are turning to stadiums, drive-thrus and even movie theaters as safe options for in-person polling places amid the pandemic and fears about mail-in ballot concerns.
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Unions threaten work stoppages amid calls for racial justice
Ahead of Labor Day, unions representing millions across several working-class sectors are threatening work stoppages in support of the Black Lives Matter movement.
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Photos: A summer of social distance
Celebrations, milestones and daily routines happen whether we're ready or not, and Summer 2020 was no different. As Americans sought relief in a pandemic, they got creative.
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Chadwick Boseman honored as hometown hero in native South Carolina
A viewing of “Black Panther” was held at an outdoor amphitheater where people practiced social distancing.
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Slain shooting suspect was a regular at Portland protests
Reinoehl was himself killed Thursday when he pulled a gun as a federal task force attempted to apprehend him near Lacey, Washington, the U.S. Marshals Service said.
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Rochester mayor suspends officers involved in man’s suffocation death
Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren announced the suspensions at a news conference amid criticism that the city kept quiet about Daniel Prude's death for months.
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Trump hones law and order message in Pennsylvania
The rally comes as Trump's campaign is claiming new signs of momentum, including in the longtime Democratic stronghold that Trump won by less than 45,000 votes in 2016.
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US to owe more than the size of its economy for the 1st time in 75 years
Forecasters expect the federal deficit to reach $3.3 trillion during the current fiscal year. By 2023, government debt will reach an all-time high of 107% of GDP.
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Trump’s base is shrinking as whites without a college degree continue to decline
Whites without a college degree have gone from 45% of eligible voters in 2016 to 41%. Meanwhile, whites with a degree and Latinos are on the rise.
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Protests in Rochester, N.Y., after bodycam footage released of Daniel Prude’s suffocation death
Daniel Prude was arrested by Rochester Police in the early hours of March 23, after his brother, concerned for Prude's safety, had called 911.
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House subpoenas embattled Postal Service leader over delays
Democrats are pushing for increased oversight of the Postal Service following DeJoy's operational changes and Trump's claims that mail-in voting will lead to voter fraud.
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CDC tells states: Be ready to distribute vaccines on Nov. 1
The timeline raised concern among public health experts about an “October surprise" — a vaccine approval driven by political considerations ahead of a presidential election.
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Leak reveals warnings inside Census that shortened schedule risks ‘serious errors’
"serious errors discovered in the data may not be fixed — due to lack of time to research and understand the root cause or to re-run and re-review one or multiple state files.
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US won’t join WHO-led coronavirus vaccine effort, White House says
By refusing to take part, the U.S. is effectively cutting itself off from the more than 170 countries in discussions to join the COVID-19 Vaccine Global Access Facility.
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