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Vice President Kamala Harris, congressional leaders pay tribute to Alcee Hastings at US Capitol ceremony

  • Anthony Man South Florida Sun-Sentinel (TNS)
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With laughter and tears, dozens of the late Congressman Alcee Hastings’ colleagues celebrated his life at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, remembering an outspoken and passionate advocate and lawmaker.

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LA Unified School District Superintendent Austin Beutner to step down when contract ends June 30

  • Howard Blume Los Angeles Times (TNS)
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LOS ANGELES — L.A. Unified School District Superintendent Austin Beutner, who has guided the nation’s second-largest school district through a tumultuous year of coronavirus-forced school closures, will step down as leader of the school system when his contract expires in June, the Los Angel…

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Cuomo impeachment probe hotline receives more than 200 tips about governor

  • Denis Slattery New York Daily News (TNS)
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ALBANY, N.Y. — More than 200 tips have flooded a hotline set up by the Assembly and attorneys overseeing an impeachment inquiry into Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s conduct and sexual harassment allegations.

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Activists hope Chauvin convictions are start to real change
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Activists hope Chauvin convictions are start to real change

  • By AMY FORLITI, STEVE KARNOWSKI and MOHAMED IBRAHIM Associated Press
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — “One down, three to go!” went the chant just minutes after Derek Chauvin was convicted in George Floyd’s death — a reference to three more fired officers who are awaiting trial.

After Floyd, Congress ready to plunge into policing laws
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After Floyd, Congress ready to plunge into policing laws

  • By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Bolstered with new momentum, Congress is ready to try again to change the nation’s policing laws, heeding President Joe Biden’s admonition that the guilty verdict in George Floyd’s death is “not enough” for a nation confronting a legacy of police violence.

New data reassuring for COVID-19 vaccination in pregnancy
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New data reassuring for COVID-19 vaccination in pregnancy

  • By LINDSEY TANNER AP Medical Writer
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One of the largest reports on COVID-19 vaccination in pregnancy bolsters evidence that it is safe although the authors say more comprehensive research is needed.

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Sheriff: Deputy fatally shot Black man while serving warrant
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Sheriff: Deputy fatally shot Black man while serving warrant

  • By GARY D. ROBERTSON and DENISE LAVOIE Associated Press
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ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina deputy shot and killed a Black man while executing a search warrant Wednesday, authorities said, spurring an outcry from a crowd of dozens that immediately gathered at the scene and demanded law enforcement accountability.

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Biden gets Vanita Gupta confirmed for DOJ as post-Chauvin tempers flare

  • Chris Strohm Bloomberg News (TNS)
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WASHINGTON — The Senate voted narrowly to confirm Vanita Gupta, President Joe Biden’s nominee for the No. 3 position at the Justice Department, in a near party-line vote after a debate that invoked the national dialogue over police reform and civil rights in the aftermath of George Floyd’s killing.

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'Let them go with it': Teachers lead talks on Floyd case

  • By CAROLYN THOMPSON and SOPHIA TULP Associated Press
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As she watched a broadcast of the verdict in the murder trial of the police officer charged with killing George Floyd with her last-period class, middle school teacher Diana Garcia-Allen did her best to stifle her own emotions and keep from crying. She sensed a sadness mirrored in her students.

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George Floyd and Emmett Till families see parallels in loss
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George Floyd and Emmett Till families see parallels in loss

  • By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press
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CHICAGO (AP) — A Black Chicago teen’s lynching in 1955 galvanized the civil rights movement. A Black Minneapolis man’s killing by police last year propelled a worldwide call for racial justice and ending police brutality.

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Columbus police ID cop who fatally shot Ma’khia Bryant, release 911 calls as officials urge public not to ‘rush to judgment’

  • Nelson Oliveira New York Daily News (TNS)
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Authorities in Ohio have identified the Columbus police officer who fatally shot Black teenager Ma’khia Bryant on Tuesday — with a city official calling the incident a “horrendous tragedy” but urging the public to be patient as the investigation continues.

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'She was a child': White House comments on Ma'Khia Bryant shooting

  • Michael Collins The Columbus Dispatch (TNS)
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The White House commented on the Ma'Khia Bryant shooting in Columbus, calling it “tragic.”

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California’s coronavirus case rate now the lowest in the continental US

  • Luke Money Los Angeles Times (TNS)
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LOS ANGELES — California’s coronavirus case rate is now the lowest in the continental U.S., an achievement that reflects months of hard-won progress against the pandemic in the aftermath of the state’s devastating fall-and-winter surge.

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Burning Man mulling mandatory COVD-19 vaccines for August
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Burning Man mulling mandatory COVD-19 vaccines for August

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RENO, Nev. (AP) — Burning Man festival organizers have said that they are considering requiring attendees to prove they have been vaccinated for COVID-19 if the organizers move forward with plans to hold this year’s counter-culture festival in the Nevada desert.

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Poll shows deep divisions over Georgia voting law

  • Mark Niesse The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (TNS)
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ATLANTA — Georgia voters are split along party lines over the state’s new election law, with a divided majority supporting drop box limits, absentee ballot ID requirements and shorter deadlines to request absentee ballots, according to a University of Georgia poll released Wednesday.

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NASA's Mars helicopter takes flight, 1st for another planet
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NASA's Mars helicopter takes flight, 1st for another planet

  • By MARCIA DUNN of The Associated Press
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA’s experimental Mars helicopter rose from the dusty red surface into the planet’s thin air on Monday, achieving the first powered flight on another planet.

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Firing squad still on table as South Carolina House panel advances execution bill

  • Maayan Schechter The State (TNS)
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COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina is poised to make significant changes this year to the way it executes death row inmates, giving the state an avenue to use electrocution and adding firing squads as an option.

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