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Roger Stone clemency latest example of Trump rewarding his friends, scholars say
Trump commuted the sentence of his longtime confidant just days before he was set to report to prison. Scholars say Trump's clemencies have rewarded friends and allies.
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Florida smashes U.S. state record of daily new cases: More than 15,200
Gov. Ron DeSantis has not ordered a statewide mask mandate, even as the coronavirus sets new records in Florida. Some local officials have imposed their own restrictions.
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A powerful chief and unexpected splits: 6 takeaways from the Supreme Court term
From rejecting President Trump's claim that he's categorically immune from state grand jury and congressional subpoenas to upholding DACA for now, SCOTUS had a momentous term.
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Trump wears mask in public for first time during Walter Reed visit
The president had indicated earlier this week that he would likely wear a mask to the medical center to avoid the possibility of infecting soldiers.
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Coronavirus deaths take a long-expected turn for the worse
Experts predicted states that saw increases in cases and hospitalizations would, at some point, see deaths rise too. Now that's happening.
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AP: After lobbying, Catholic Church won $1.4B in virus aid
The U.S. Roman Catholic Church used a special and unprecedented exemption from federal rules to amass at least $1.4 billion in taxpayer-backed coronavirus aid.
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Trump looks for political edge in latest high court rulings
This year and last, even with two justices Trump hand-picked, the court has shown it is no rubber stamp for him or his administration’s policies.
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Keisha Lance Bottoms, a possible Biden VP pick, sees profile rise amid crises
The first-term Atlanta mayor has spoken out against the state of Georgia's Republican-led pandemic response and spoken forcefully to protesters in her city.
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Biden pledges New Deal-like economic agenda to counter Trump
Democratic candidate Joe Biden is proposing using the federal government’s regulatory and spending power to bolster U.S. manufacturing and technology firms.
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Supreme Court rules Manhattan DA can obtain Trump taxes
The Supreme Court has upheld a prosecutor’s demand for President Donald Trump’s tax returns as part of a criminal investigation into hush-money payments.
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Effective anti-racist education requires more diverse teachers, more training
An assistant professor of education at the University of California at Berkeley explains how teacher training and the presence of Black teachers can help reshape education.
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‘Devastated’: As layoffs keep coming, hopes fade that jobs will return quickly
“What we’re seeing now is that lots more people who are unemployed are going to be unemployed for a longer period of time,” economist Nick Bunker says.
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Layoffs stuck at high level as 1.3 million seek jobless aid
Data from Kronos, which produces work-scheduling software for small businesses, reinforces evidence that the recovery of the job market is faltering.
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Transcripts of police body cams show Floyd pleaded 20 times that he couldn’t breathe
The transcripts from cameras worn by ex-officers Thomas Lane and J. Alexander Kueng were filed in Minnesota state court as part of a motion to dismiss charges against Lane.
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Health official: Trump rally ‘likely’ source of virus surge
Although masks were provided to rally goers, there was no requirement that participants wear them, and most didn't.
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