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Women Directors Shine at Golden Globes 2021 and Beyond

Analysis by Lisa Respers France, CNN Sisters are doing it for themselves. In the year of our Lord 2021, it feels like female directors are finally getting more opportunities — and more acknowledgment. Take, for example, this past Sunday’s Golden Globe Awards. Three women were nominated in the best director category for the first time.

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Mar 15, 2019; Detroit, MI, USA; Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (23) sits on the bench during the game against the Detroit Pistons at Little Caesars Arena. Mandatory Credit: Tim Fuller-USA TODAY Sports

LeBron James’ More Than A Vote Fights Voter Suppression

By Dan Merica, CNN The political organization founded by NBA superstar LeBron James and a host of other Black athletes and artists will kick off its post-2020 work with a focus on the wave of Republican-backed legislation aimed at restricting voter access in the wake of the latest presidential election. More Than A Vote will

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CDC to Release Guidelines for Fully Vaccinated Americans

By Jen Christensen, CNN As more patients and friends get fully vaccinated, Dr. William Schaffner’s phone has been ringing constantly, his email box flooded. The fully vaccinated — people who are two weeks past their second dose of the Moderna or Pfizer Covid-19 vaccines, or after a single dose of Johnson & Johnson’s — have

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ARLINGTON, VA - FEBRUARY 1: Commuters wear masks as they ride the train at the Rosslyn Metro Station on February 1, 2021, in Arlington, VA. The region's airports and suburban transit agencies are responding to a federal transportation mask order that takes effect Monday night. (Photo by Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

US Jobless Claims Remain High as Recovery Struggles in 2021

By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business The American job market is nowhere near fixed. Nearly one year into the pandemic, the nation is still down nearly 10 million jobs. Another 745,000 Americans filed for first-time unemployment benefits on a seasonally adjusted basis last week, the Labor Department reported Thursday. It was a slightly smaller number of

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WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 30: The last rays of sunlight fall on the dome of the U.S. Capitol January 30, 2018 in Washington, DC. President Donald Trump will deliver his first State of the Union address to a joint meeting of Congress tonight. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Senate Faces Vote-a-Rama on Biden’s $1.9T Relief Bill

By Clare Foran and Ted Barrett, CNN The Senate is bracing for a series of politically tough amendment votes Friday that could stretch late into the night and into the early hours of Saturday, the last major hurdle senators face before voting on President Joe Biden’s sweeping pandemic relief bill. The long series of amendment

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Shalanda Young testifies during a Senate Budget Committee hearing to examine her nomination to be Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 2, 2021. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Shalanda Young Emerges as Top Pick for OMB Director Role

By Alex Rogers, CNN Shalanda Young will testify Thursday morning before the Senate Homeland Security committee, as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other top Democrats publicly pressure the Biden administration to pick her to lead the Office of Management and Budget. White House officials have been quietly working through potential replacement options after Neera Tanden

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Stars Urge Ghana to Support LGBTQ Rights After Center Raid

By Nimi Princewill, CNN Black celebrities are urging Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo to work with LGBTQ community leaders after security forces raided and shut down an LGBTQ center in the West African country’s capital last week. Actors Idris Elba and Michaela Coel, and supermodel Naomi Campbell joined forces with other influential names in fashion, film

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Senate Faces Vote Marathon on Biden’s $1.9T Relief Bill

By Clare Foran and Ted Barrett, CNN The Senate is bracing for a marathon effort and a late night of voting on amendments before lawmakers take a final vote on President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion pandemic relief bill — it’s just not yet clear exactly when that will take place. A procedural move to advance

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WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 09: The U.S. Capitol is shown as members of the U.S. Senate listen to opening arguments from House impeachment managers and attorneys representing former U.S. President Donald Trump February 9, 2021 in Washington, DC. House impeachment managers opened their case against Trump in the trial's first day, culminating with a 56-44 vote on whether or not the trial could proceed on constitutional grounds. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Capitol on Alert Amid March 4 Militia Threats & Extremism

By Geneva Sands and Zachary Cohen, CNN Federal law enforcement is on high alert Thursday in the wake of an intelligence bulletin issued earlier this week about a group of violent militia extremists having discussed plans to take control of the US Capitol and remove Democratic lawmakers on or about March 4 — a date

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AUSTIN, TX - MARCH 03: Covid-19 restriction signs hang outside of Chipotle on March 3, 2021 in Austin, Texas. Gov. Greg Abbott announced today that the state will end its mask mandate and allow businesses to reopen at 100 percent capacity on March 10. (Photo by Montinique Monroe/Getty Images)

Fauci Warns States Against Lifting Covid Restrictions Early

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN While tens of thousands of Americans are infected with the coronavirus each day and more research suggests variants threaten another surge, some state leaders are loosening Covid-19 restrictions against the recommendations of health experts. The decision to rollback measures is “inexplicable,” said Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute

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