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32 Million Americans Fully Vaccinated, CDC Urges Caution

By Christina Maxouris, CNN Nearly one in 10 Americans — more than 32 million people — are now fully vaccinated against Covid-19, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The progress offers hope that the brutal battle against the virus is slowly nearing its end. But we’re not there just yet.

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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - DECEMBER 19: Former first lady Michelle Obama discusses her book "Becoming" at Barclays Center on December 19, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images)

Michelle Obama to Join National Women’s Hall of Fame 2021

By Shirin Ali, CNN Former first lady Michelle Obama will be inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame this year. The organization announced its nine-member Class of 2021 on Monday. Along with Obama, it includes soccer icon Mia Hamm, NASA’s first African American female engineer Katherine Johnson and PepsiCo’s first female CEO, Indra Nooyi.

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Rep. Bert Reeves (R-Marietta), left, hugs Rep. Calvin Smyre (D-Columbus) after the passage of HB 479, which would reform citizen arrest laws, Monday evening, March 8, 2021. (Ben Gray/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

Georgia Moves to Repeal Citizen’s Arrest Law After Arbery

By Morgan Rimmer, CNN Georgia’s House of Representatives has unanimously passed a bill that would roll back citizen’s arrest law in the state. Monday’s passage of the bill came just over a year after Ahmaud Arbery was shot and killed in Brunswick, Georgia, while jogging. If HB 479 makes it through the state Senate and

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Biden’s $1.9T Relief Bill Signals Bold Economic Shift

Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN President Joe Biden plans to use the $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief bill expected to pass Congress on Wednesday as a platform for a generational transformation of the economy to benefit the least well-off Americans and alleviate poverty. The passage of a bill of this scale and ambition two months into

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TAMPA, FLORIDA - FEBRUARY 07: The Weeknd performs during the Pepsi Super Bowl LV Halftime Show at Raymond James Stadium on February 07, 2021 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)

Study Reveals Grammy Bias Against Black Artists in Big Wins

By Chauncey Alcorn, CNN Business “Blinding Lights” singer The Weeknd may be the latest chart-topping Black performer to be snubbed by the Grammys, but he’s far from alone. A new study unveiled Tuesday underscores just how rare it has been for the music industry’s most prestigious awards ceremony to bestow its highest honors to Black

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Poll reveals racial divide over George Floyd’s death, race relations

By Nicole Chavez, CNN White and Black Americans’ perceptions of race relations and the circumstances around George Floyd’s death remain split, a new poll has found. Ahead of the trial of Derek Chauvin, a former Minneapolis Police officer charged with the murder of George Floyd, a USA Today/Ipsos poll explored America’s views on race, policing

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Meghan Markle interview exposes racism, trauma and identity

By Jeremiah Rodriguez, CTVNews.ca Writer TORONTO, Ontario For many Black and racialized viewers, Oprah Winfrey’s interview with Prince Harry and Meghan was a high-profile example of how systemic racism plays out in the workplace and how it can lead to feelings of isolation. That issue was top of mind for viewers throughout the interview, which

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Lawmakers push COVID-19 mental health research funding

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN US lawmakers are calling for research into the coronavirus pandemic’s impact on mental health. Democratic senators Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota and Tim Kaine of Virginia exclusively told CNN that they plan to introduce the Covid-19 Mental Health Research Act on Tuesday afternoon. The legislation would direct $100 million annually for five

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THORNTON, CO - MARCH 06: Ken Haley receives a dose of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, the newest vaccine approved by the U.S. FDA for emergency use, at an event put on by the Thornton Fire Department on March 6, 2021 in Thornton, Colorado. Colorado entered COVID-19 vaccination Phase 1B.3 on Friday, allowing essential grocery and agriculture workers, people over the age of 60 and people with two or more high-risk conditions to receive a vaccine. (Photo by Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images)

CDC issues new guidelines for fully vaccinated Americans

Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN At last, there’s some good news. Exactly one horrific, demoralizing and family-splitting year since darkness descended on America, top public health officials arrived at a (virtual) White House coronavirus strategy briefing on Monday armed with tangible hope. In announcing new US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines on how

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