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Voting bill showdown looms as GOP rejects Manchin plan

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Voting bill showdown looms as GOP rejects Manchin plan Admin123 Thu, 06/17/2021 - 05:25 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate is set for a key vote Tuesday on a sweeping rewrite of voting and election law, setting up a dramatic test of Democratic unity on a top priority that Republicans are vowing to block.

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Black Americans laud Juneteenth holiday, say more work ahead

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Black Americans laud Juneteenth holiday, say more work ahead Admin123 Thu, 06/17/2021 - 05:15 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — Black Americans rejoiced Thursday after President Joe Biden made Juneteenth a federal holiday, but some said that, while they appreciated the recognition at a time of racial reckoning in America, more is needed to change policies that disadvantage too many of their brethren.

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Math, time and prices

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Math, time and prices wanda Thu, 06/17/2021 - 10:04 AM

Why would math be the beginning of any discussion of prices? Because prices are ratios with a currency usually being the numerator while a product or service is the denominator. For example, I recently bought some meat for $1.99/pound. For one pound of meat, I paid $1.99. And this occurred multiple times as I made my way through the grocery

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Herd immunity in Mississippi?

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Herd immunity in Mississippi? wanda Thu, 06/17/2021 - 09:57 AM

It’s great news that Mississippi has been able to avoid a resurgence in COVID-19 despite having the lowest-in-the-nation rate of vaccination against the virus.

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Are the COVID vaccines safe?

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Are the COVID vaccines safe? Image wanda Thu, 06/17/2021 - 09:53 AM

Over 157 million adults have taken one of the four major forms of the COVID-19 vaccine. I find this shocking that almost half our population did not hesitate to take a vaccine that is not approved and is classified as an “experimental vaccine”. These vaccines have never been used before and there are no long-term studies on these vaccines.

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AP PHOTOS: Hong Kong pro-democracy newspaper under pressure

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AP PHOTOS: Hong Kong pro-democracy newspaper under pressure Admin123 Thu, 06/17/2021 - 08:31 AM

HONG KONG (AP) — A year ago, the pro-democracy Apple Daily newspaper published a front-page headline saying Hong Kong's governing principle of “one country, two systems is dead."

On Thursday, the newspaper was facing its greatest peril.

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'Fire and Fury' author writes new Trump book 'Landslide'

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'Fire and Fury' author writes new Trump book 'Landslide' Admin123 Thu, 06/17/2021 - 08:31 AM

NEW YORK (AP) — The author of “Fire and Fury,” the million-seller from 2018 that helped launched the wave of inside accounts of the Trump White House, will have a last take coming out next month.

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Tropical system shaping up to be super soaker for Gulf Coast

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Tropical system shaping up to be super soaker for Gulf Coast Admin123 Thu, 06/17/2021 - 08:30 AM

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Heavy rains could soon be in store of parts of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama as a tropical system off the coast of Mexico begins moving north ahead of the weekend.

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US jobless claims tick up to 412,000 from a pandemic low

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US jobless claims tick up to 412,000 from a pandemic low Admin123 Thu, 06/17/2021 - 07:40 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose last week for the first time since April despite widespread evidence that the economy and the job market are rebounding steadily from the pandemic recession.

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Internet outages briefly disrupt access to websites, apps

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Internet outages briefly disrupt access to websites, apps Admin123 Thu, 06/17/2021 - 04:05 AM

A wave of brief internet outages hit the websites and apps of dozens of financial institutions, airlines and other companies across the globe Thursday.

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Heat wave grips US West amid fear of a new, hotter normal

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Heat wave grips US West amid fear of a new, hotter normal Admin123 Wed, 06/16/2021 - 07:45 PM

PHOENIX (AP) — An unusually early and long-lasting heat wave brought more triple-digit temperatures Wednesday to a large swath of the U.S. West, raising concerns that such extreme weather could become the new normal amid a decadeslong drought.

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5 Apple Daily execs arrested under Hong Kong security law

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5 Apple Daily execs arrested under Hong Kong security law Admin123 Wed, 06/16/2021 - 07:40 PM

HONG KONG (AP) —

Hong Kong police on Thursday morning arrested the chief editor and four other senior executives of the pro-democracy Apple Daily newspaper under the national security law and were searching its offices, media reported.

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Congress approves bill to make Juneteenth a federal holiday

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Congress approves bill to make Juneteenth a federal holiday Admin123 Wed, 06/16/2021 - 06:35 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States will soon have a new federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the nation.

The House voted 415-14 Wednesday to make Juneteenth, or June 19th, the 12th federal holiday. The bill now goes to President Joe Biden’s desk, and he is expected to sign it into law.

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Rift on Communion policy as US Catholic bishops open meeting

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Rift on Communion policy as US Catholic bishops open meeting Admin123 Wed, 06/16/2021 - 06:15 PM

Divisions flared quickly on Wednesday as U.S. Catholic bishops opened a national meeting highlighted by a sensitive agenda item — whether to take initial steps toward a possible rebuke of politicians, including President Joe Biden, who receive Communion while supporting abortion rights.

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No apology: Tavis Smiley makes comeback bid after PBS firing

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No apology: Tavis Smiley makes comeback bid after PBS firing Admin123 Wed, 06/16/2021 - 05:47 PM

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Three years after workplace misconduct allegations cost veteran TV and radio talk-show host Tavis Smiley his job and a national forum, he’s ending his silence.

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British lawyer Karim Khan sworn in as ICC's chief prosecutor

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British lawyer Karim Khan sworn in as ICC's chief prosecutor Admin123 Wed, 06/16/2021 - 05:15 AM

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — British lawyer Karim Khan was sworn in Wednesday as the new chief prosecutor for the International Criminal Court, pledging to reach out to nations that are not members of the court in his quest to end impunity for atrocities and to try to hold trials in countries where crimes are committed.

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White House: Markets showing little worry about inflation

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White House: Markets showing little worry about inflation Admin123 Wed, 06/16/2021 - 05:07 AM

The White House believes it has an ally in the bond markets to make the case that inflation isn't an economic threat.

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Loan relief granted to defrauded for-profit college students

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Loan relief granted to defrauded for-profit college students Admin123 Wed, 06/16/2021 - 05:05 AM

The U.S. Education Department said Wednesday it's erasing student debt for thousands of borrowers who attended a for-profit college chain that made exaggerated claims about its graduates’ success in finding jobs.