July 20, 2021

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - MAY 14: Forward Nneka Ogwumike #30 of the Los Angeles Sparks warms up before the game against the Dallas Wings at Los Angeles Convention Center on May 14, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Meg Oliphant/Getty Images)

CAS Blocks Ogwumike, Williams from Nigeria Olympic Team

By Jill Martin Nneka Ogwumike of the Los Angeles Sparks and Elizabeth Williams of the Atlanta Dream won’t be able to play for Nigeria in the Tokyo Olympics after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) denied their appeal. FIBA, the world governing body for basketball, had ruled that the two WNBA players could not

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A high school student works on an assignment on a laptop computer at home during a remote learning day in Tiskilwa, Illinois, U.S., on Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020. Illinois reported 1,337 new coronavirus cases Wednesday as the state's positivity rate dropped below 4% for the first time in weeks. Photographer: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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Canvas, Schoology Race to Stay Relevant Post-Pandemic

By Katie Lobosco If parents weren’t familiar with Canvas or Schoology before the pandemic, they likely are now. The two biggest remote learning providers — or, more officially, “learning management systems” — became household names as schools scrambled to help students learn online at home, but they’re now fighting to keep their foothold as most

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WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 19: The U.S. Capitol is shown as a looming government shutdown threatens federal government services January 19, 2018 in Washington, DC. Congress continues to wrestle with passage of a continuing resolution to fund the federal government past midnight this evening. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Six Texas Democrats in DC Test Positive for Covid-19

By Paul LeBlanc, Rachel Janfaza and Dianne Gallagher Another Texas state House Democrat who traveled to Washington, DC, last week has tested positive for Covid-19, an official with the group told CNN on Monday evening, bringing the number of infected legislators to six. The lawmakers are part of the group that left Texas, flying from

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Covid-19 Cases Impact Olympics and Global Sports Events

By Steve Almasy The sports world, just days ahead of one of its premier global events, has been dealing with a significant and concerning number of Covid-19 cases. There have been calls by some Japanese residents to cancel the Olympics, which are starting this week a year late due to the coronavirus pandemic. Sports teams

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Vice President Kamala Harris meets with Democrats from the Texas state legislature at the American Federation of Teachers, Tuesday, July 13, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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Harris Tests Negative After Meeting Texas Democrats with Covid

By Jasmine Wright Vice President Kamala Harris tested negative for Covid-19 following a meeting with Texas state House Democrats, several of whom later tested positive, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Monday. An official in the vice president’s office said that Harris’ testing occurred before her “routine doctor’s appointment” at Walter Reed Hospital, not

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Los Angeles, CA - July 16: Mothers In Action hosts a mobile COVID-19 vaccine clinic, in collaboration L.A. County Department of Public Health at Mothers in Action on Friday, July 16, 2021 in Los Angeles, CA. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

Delta Variant Surge Threatens Biden’s Covid-19 Progress

 by Stephen Collinson It’s not over. Nowhere near it. If Joe Biden’s July Fourth fireworks marked a moment to declare the darkest days of the pandemic over, Monday was the day when reality dawned that the nation’s fight against Covid-19 is quickly sliding back in the wrong direction. A hybrid version of American life that

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