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Val Demings Clashes With Jim Jordan Over Police Debate

By Paul LeBlanc Democratic Rep. Val Demings and Republican Rep. Jim Jordan had a heated exchange Tuesday during a House Judiciary hearing after Jordan tried to cut Demings short as she spoke about law enforcement. Tensions escalated during debate over the Covid-19 Hate Crimes Act, which would address the surge of hate crimes against Asian

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An ER technician tests patients for Covid-19 outside of the emergency entrance of Beaumont Hospital in Grosse Pointe, Thursday, April 15, 2021.

US Covid-19 Vaccines Expand as Cases Rise, J&J Under Review

By Christina Maxouris Experts say Covid-19 vaccinations in the US are continuing at an impressive pace, and now all Americans 16 and up can get a shot. But a leading health official said that the country remains in a “complicated stage” of the pandemic. “More people in the United States are being vaccinated every single

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LOUISVILLE, KY - MARCH 11: Tamika Palmer listens during a press conference held in front of Commonwealth Attorney Tom Wine's office on March 11, 2021 in Louisville, Kentucky. Members of the civil rights group "Until Freedom" and family members of Breonna Taylor spoke about the upcoming one year anniversary of Taylor's death during a no-knock raid executed by police on March 13, 2020. (Photo by Jon Cherry/Getty Images)

Families Respond After Derek Chauvin Guilty Verdict

By Christina Maxouris In the hours after Derek Chauvin was found guilty of murder, George Floyd’s family said they could breathe once again. “Just listening to those words, guilty and guilty and guilty on all counts, that was a moment that I will … always have it inside of me,” Floyd’s brother, Philonise Floyd, told

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Philonise Floyd (3-L), Attorney Ben Crump (C) and Reverend Al Sharpton (R) react following the verdict in the trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin in Minneapolis, Minnesota on April 20, 2021. - Sacked police officer Derek Chauvin was convicted of murder and manslaughter on april 20 in the death of African-American George Floyd in a case that roiled the United States for almost a year, laying bare deep racial divisions. (Photo by Kerem Yucel / AFP) (Photo by KEREM YUCEL/AFP via Getty Images)

George Floyd’s Family Reacts to Derek Chauvin Guilty Verdict

By Nicole Chavez George Floyd’s brothers shared their pain and grief with the world for nearly a year. On Tuesday, they finally felt some relief. “Today, we are able to breathe again,” Philonise Floyd told reporters. Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis Police officer who kneeled on Floyd’s neck for over 9 minutes last year, was

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Derek Chauvin Found Guilty in George Floyd Murder Trial

By Eric Levenson and Aaron Cooper Former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin was convicted Tuesday on charges of murder and manslaughter in the death of George Floyd. The jury of five men and seven women deliberated for four hours Monday afternoon and resumed deliberating Tuesday morning, according to the court. They were sequestered from the

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US Faces Gun Violence, Police Reform Amid Chauvin Trial

Analysis by Stephen Collinson America is being forced to confront a basic failure to keep its own citizens safe with a murderous daily churn of mass shootings and the nation on edge for the end of the trial into George Floyd‘s murder. That core duty of any political system is being undermined by polarized cultural

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Ayesha McGowan: First Black American Woman in Pro Cycling

By Sana Noor Haq A bike can take you a long way quickly. As well taking you to new places and spaces. It’s a journey cyclist Ayesha McGowan is experiencing both professionally — and emotionally. When McGowan chats to CNN Sport she’s on a high from finishing the first leg of an intense training season

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Vice President Kamala Harris looks on before speaking about the American Recovery Plan at the White House in Washington, DC, on April 15, 2021. (Photo by JIM WATSON / AFP) (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)
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Harris Presses Guatemala on Corruption, Migration Reforms

By Priscilla Alvarez The Biden administration is considering pressing Guatemala to address governance issues in the country, ranging from investment to corruption, according to a source familiar with the deliberations at the White House, highlighting just one of the delicate negotiations Vice President Kamala Harris is expected to lead. The State Department, in coordination with

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President Joe Biden walks to a motorcade vehicle after golfing at Wilmington Country Club, Saturday, April 17, 2021, in Wilmington, Del. Biden is spending the weekend at his home in Delaware. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

White House Clarifies Biden’s ‘Crisis’ Remark on Border

By Betsy Klein The White House on Monday backtracked after President Joe Biden over the weekend described the influx of migrant children on the country’s southern border as a “crisis,” in what appeared to be a notable shift in language. The President’s use of the “crisis” label doesn’t represent the administration’s official position, the White

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COOPERSTOWN, NY - JULY 26: Hank Aaron attends the Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at National Baseball Hall of Fame on July 26, 2015 in Cooperstown, New York. Craig Biggio,Pedro Martinez,Randy Johnson and John Smoltz were inducted in this year's class. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
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Atlanta School Renamed After Braves Legend Hank Aaron

By Rachel Trent An Atlanta school that had been named after a Confederate general will soon be renamed after Braves legend and Hall of Famer Henry Louis “Hank” Aaron. The Atlanta Board of Education unanimously voted last week to approve the renaming of Forrest Hill Academy to Hank Aaron New Beginnings Academy. The change will

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