By Clare Foran and Ted Barrett, CNN The Senate is slated to vote on Monday to confirm Deb Haaland as President Joe Biden’s Interior secretary, a historic move that will make her the first Native American Cabinet secretary. She is expected to be confirmed despite the fact that some Republicans have expressed concern over her
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By Brad Parks, Carma Hassan and Deanna Hackney, CNN The city of Minneapolis will pay the estate of George Floyd $27 million after the city council on Friday unanimously voted to settle a lawsuit with his family. George Floyd’s brother, Philonise Floyd, said that he would return the settlement millions if it meant he could
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By Shirin Ali, CNN The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) announced a $1 million partnership with Black Girls Code (BGC) to help educate and support girls interested in technology. ESA, a trade association for the video game industry, announced it is working through its philanthropic arm, The ESA Foundation, to spend $1 million over the next
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN All hail Queen Bey! Beyoncé went into the Grammys Sunday with nine nominations, the most of any artist for the night. And oh what a night it was for her. By the time it ended, she had broken the record for the most Grammys won by a woman and any
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Opinion by Marianne Schnall On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared Covid-19 a pandemic. One year later, the world is still struggling with the myriad ways it has impacted our lives and created hardship for so many — especially women and girls, Black, indigenous and people of color and other marginalized communities. In
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By Christina Maxouris, CNN There’s good reason to be optimistic about where the US could be by summer as Covid-19 vaccinations accelerate. But right now, there are several threats looming. And the country is at a crossroads. “On the one hand we are getting vaccines out at a record pace, but on the other hand
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