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WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 23: (L-R) U.S. President Joe Biden accepts a jersey from Jewell Lloyd and Breanna Stewart during an event with the 2020 WNBA champions Seattle Storm in the East Room of the White House on August 23, 2021 in Washington, DC. The Storm defeated the Last Vegas Aces in the 2020 WNBA Finals to win their 4th title as a franchise. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Biden Honors Seattle Storm for WNBA Title, Social Justice

By Jason Hoffman President Joe Biden honored the WNBA champion Seattle Storm at the White House Monday, praising the team for its actions both on and off the court — especially work the team has done on social justice issues. “What makes this team remarkable is they don’t just win games, they change lives. Encouraging people to get vaccinated so

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U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris attends a joint news conference with Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in Singapore Monday, Aug. 23, 2021. (Evelyn Hockstein/Pool Photo via AP)

Harris Balances Afghanistan Crisis and Asia Trip in Singapore

By Jasmine Wright Vice President Kamala Harris, undertaking a suddenly high-stakes visit to Southeast Asia this week amid the first major foreign policy crisis of the Biden administration, was on the receiving end of questions Monday about the US’ withdrawal from Afghanistan for the first time since the chaotic fall of Kabul. Harris’ stops in Singapore and Vietnam have

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Lt. Governor Kathy Hochul speaks at a press conference at the New York State Capital in Albany New York, NY on August 11, 2021. Lt. Governor Kathy Hochul will become the first female Governor of New York State when she takes over for Governor Andrew Cuomo, who announced his resignation after a report by New York State Attorney General Letitia James claims the Governor had sexually harassed 11 women. (Anthony Behar/Sipa USA)(Sipa via AP Images)

Kathy Hochul Becomes New York’s First Female Governor

By Gregory Krieg Kathy Hochul was sworn in as New York’s first female governor shortly after the stroke of midnight on Tuesday, replacing her disgraced predecessor, Andrew Cuomo, who resigned amid multiple scandals, including a report from the state attorney general that found he sexually harassed 11 women. A Buffalo native, Hochul served as Cuomo’s lieutenant governor

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FILE - In this file photo dated March 6, 1961, singer Josephine Baker poses in her dressing room at the Strand Theater in New York City, USA. The remains of American-born singer and dancer Josephine Baker will be reinterred at the Pantheon monument in Paris, Le Parisien newspaper reported Sunday Aug. 22, 2021, that French President Emmanuel Macron has decided to bestow the honor. Josephine Baker is a World War II hero in France and will be the first Black woman to get the country’s highest honor. (AP Photo)

Josephine Baker to Be Honored in Paris’ Panthéon

By Leah Asmelash Legendary Black entertainer Josephine Baker is set to become the first Black woman to have her remains buried in the Panthéon monument in Paris — one of the highest honors in France. French president Emmanuel Macron made the announcement on Monday, writing that Baker “held high the motto of the French Republic.” In

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ORLANDO, FLORIDA - FEBRUARY 27: Enrique Tarrio, leader of the Proud Boys, stands outside of the Hyatt Regency where the Conservative Political Action Conference is being held on February 27, 2021 in Orlando, Florida. Begun in 1974, CPAC brings together conservative organizations, activists, and world leaders to discuss issues important to them. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

DOJ Seeks Jail for Proud Boys Leader Enrique Tarrio

By Marshall Cohen The Justice Department told a judge on Friday that Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio should get three months in jail for burning a Black Lives Matter flag in December and bringing high-capacity rifle magazines to Washington, DC, days before the US Capitol riot. Prosecutors also said they want the judge to order Tarrio to

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TOPSHOT - Police hold back supporters of US President Donald Trump as they gather outside the US Capitol's Rotunda on January 6, 2021, in Washington, DC. - Demonstrators breeched security and entered the Capitol as Congress debated the a 2020 presidential election Electoral Vote Certification. (Photo by Olivier DOULIERY / AFP) (Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images)

Jan. 6 Panel to Seek Phone Records in Capitol Riot Probe

By Zachary Cohen, Ryan Nobles, Annie Grayer and Whitney Wild The House Select Committee investigating the January 6 Capitol riot is poised to send notices to various telecommunications companies requesting that they preserve the phone records of several people, including members of Congress, multiple sources tell CNN. Preserving communications records is the first step in an investigatory

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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 09: Vials containing doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine are viewed at a clinic targeting minority community members at St. Patrick's Catholic Church on April 9, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. St. John's Well Child and Family Center is administering COVID-19 vaccines 
in churches across South L.A. in a broad effort to bring vaccines to minority
 communities. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

FDA Grants Full Approval to Pfizer Covid-19 Vaccine

By Jacqueline Howard The US Food and Drug Administration on Monday granted full approval to the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for people age 16 and older. This is the first coronavirus vaccine approved by the FDA, and is expected to open the door to more vaccine mandates. The vaccine will be marketed as Comirnaty, the FDA said

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EUGENE, OREGON - AUGUST 21: Elaine Thompson-Herah of Jamaica celebrates winning the 100m race during the Wanda Diamond League Prefontaine Classic at Hayward Field on August 21, 2021 in Eugene, Oregon. (Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images)

Elaine Thompson-Herah Runs 2nd Fastest Women’s 100m Ever

By Ben Church Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah posted the second-fastest women’s 100-meter time in history at the Eugene Diamond League competition Saturday. The Jamaican, who defended her 100-meter and 200-meter Olympic titles at Tokyo 2020, ran a world lead time of 10.54 seconds as she continued to flirt with breaking Florence Griffith-Joyner’s world record of 10.49 seconds,

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Ex-Workers Sue Kraft Heinz for $30M Over Racist Harassment

By Chauncey Alcorn A trio of Black former Kraft Heinz factory workers are suing the company for $30 million over what they claim was routine racist harassment from former co-workers and supervisors. The plaintiffs claim their former coworkers left notes in their lockers calling them the N-word and once threatened to kill them if they didn’t quit

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THE CHAIR (L to R) SANDRA OH as JI-YOON in episode 106 of THE CHAIR Cr. ELIZA MORSE/NETFLIX © 2021

Netflix’s The Chair Review: Sandra Oh in Academic Comedy

Review by Brian Lowry “The Chair” lays out an interesting exercise by examining generational divides through the prism of a college English department and the first woman of color leading it, played by Sandra Oh. Yet an exceptional cast mostly outshines the material, leaving what amounts to a mildly diverting binge with one inordinately amusing

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