(CNN)The children of three late civil rights movement leaders released a joint letter late Monday night to corporate leaders and lawmakers in response to the new voting law in Georgia. Bernice A. King, the daughter of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.; Al Vivian, the son of the Rev. Cordy Tindell “C.T.” Vivian; and John-Miles…
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(CNN)NATO scrambled fighter jets 10 times Monday to track and intercept an unusually “rare peak” of Russian bombers and fighters flying over the North Sea, Black Sea and Baltic Sea, according to a NATO official. “NATO aircraft intercepted six different groups of Russian military aircraft near alliance airspace in less than six hours,” the organization…
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(CNN)President Joe Biden is not scheduled to toss out the Opening Day first pitch on Thursday for the Washington Nationals, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said on Tuesday. But she added that baseball fans will be hearing from him in the next few days. “I know the President’s eager to get out to Nationals’…
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The comments from Democratic Rep. Pramila Jayapal of Washington put House progressives on a collision course with moderates in the Senate as Congress is expected to begin work on Biden’s next legislative priority.”We are going to have to take on Senate procedure in order to really get these things through,” she said.Jayapal’s comments come as…
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KCPD says he was a person of interest in a shots-fired, hit-and-run case in Independence. KMBC police lights SOURCE: KMBC TRACKING THE COVID-19 VACCINE Sign up for daily emails with local updates and other important news. Privacy Notice KCPD: Man in critical condition after jumping from parking garage to escape arrest KCPD says he was…
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MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) – Assistance is available for Spire Alabama customers who need help paying their outstanding rent and utility bills because of the coronavirus pandemic.Through the federal Emergency Rental Assistance Program, renters and landlords can receive assistance with past due, current and up to three months of expected rent, utility and home energy expenses.…
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LAREDO, Texas — A Texas 16-year-old paralyzed in a car crash during February’s winter storm is amazing doctors with his recovery, thanks to technology.Ernie Martinez, a star high school athlete, injured his spine after the car he was in hit a block of ice on Feb. 14 in Laredo, where he’s from.”We kind of shifted…
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CINCINNATI — The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden announced the death of its polar bear named Little One Saturday morning. Little One was born at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo on Dec. 13, 1989.The bear was 31 years old—the second oldest male polar bear in the country, according to Cincinnati Zoo. Cincinnati Zoo received Little One…
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Higgins told CNN in a recent interview that he’s been friends with Harrison for years and found himself in a tough spot following Harrison’s controversial comments regarding race during an interview on Extra with former “Bachelorette” star Rachel Lindsay. “Chris is a friend of mine. He has been a friend of mine for six years…
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(CNN)Almost 60 years after they rumbled in a pretty awful 1962 movie — featuring guys in monster suits destroying tiny models — “Godzilla vs. Kong” reunite with all the wonders that modern special effects can offer and still don’t much improve the results. After a lengthy buildup, this “thrilla” in the “MonsterVerse” — for anyone…
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