March 29, 2021 - Page 2

Dwayne Johnson’s ‘Black Adam’ Set for July 2022 Release

By Toyin Owoseje There have been some roadblocks along the way — but Dwayne Johnson is one step closer to living his dream of being a superhero. The Hollywood actor and former wrestler has announced that his DC Comics movie “Black Adam” will now debut in July 2022. Johnson, who plays the powerful villain attempting

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Warnock Urges Voting Rights, Biden Focuses on Infrastructure

By Devan Cole President Joe Biden and other Democrats could tackle both voting rights and infrastructure legislation at the same time, Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock insisted Sunday, while White House shifts its focus to the country’s infrastructure as his home state of Georgia has enacted a strict new voting law. “We can walk and chew

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US President Joe Biden speaks, flanked by US Vice President Kamala Harris, during a listening session with Georgia Asian American and Pacific Islander community leaders at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia on March 19, 2021. (Photo by Eric BARADAT / AFP) (Photo by ERIC BARADAT/AFP via Getty Images)

Biden’s Infrastructure, Georgia Law, Border & Covid Updates

Analysis by Paul LeBlanc With some wind in his sails from the massively popular Covid relief package, President Joe Biden’s next big legislative push — a sweeping infrastructure plan — is set to bring a far more challenging bipartisan test in the coming weeks. The “Build Back Better” infrastructure proposal that White House aides are

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Derek Chauvin Trial Begins: George Floyd Case Coverage

By Eric Levenson Opening statements are set to begin Monday in former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin’s trial, 10 months after George Floyd’s death under his knee launched a summer of protest and unrest. In a first for Minnesota, the trial will be broadcast live in its entirety, giving the public a rare peek into

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A sign requiring face masks and Covid-19 protocols at a restaurant in Plymouth, Michigan, U.S., on Sunday, March 21, 2021. After seeing declines in Covid-19 case numbers and hospitalizations in January and February, Michigan's coronavirus curve is rocketing skyward yet again as restrictions have relaxed, the Detroit Free Press reports. Photographer: Emily Elconin/Bloomberg via Getty Images

US Covid-19 Cases Rise Again Amid New Variant Surge

By Christina Maxouris For weeks, health experts have warned of another possible Covid-19 surge if Americans get lax with safety measureswhile the country races to vaccinate more people. Now infections are on the rise again and some state leaders are sounding the alarm over their latest trends. After weeks of declines and then a plateau,

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