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A view of the Supreme Court in Washington, Monday, Nov. 11, 2019. On Wednesday, the Supreme Court will be presented with details of a civil rights case that has the potential to completely dismantle vital protections in the law that will have lasting repercussions for Black business owners and contractors. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Supreme Court strikes down Louisiana abortion clinic law

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The state flag of Mississippi flies at the Governor's Mansion in Jackson, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

Mississippi lawmakers vote to remove Confederate emblem from flag

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Vice President Mike Pence (Photo by Joshua Roberts/Getty Images)

Mike Pence believes Black Lives Matter has a ‘radical-left agenda’

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Finished masks produced by the Tieks by Gavrieli shoe company, which will be donated to hospitals amid the coronavirus pandemic. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Coronavirus cases officially hit 10 million worldwide

Worldwide confirmed coronavirus infections hit the 10 million mark Sunday as voters in Poland and France went to the polls…
/ June 28, 2020
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President Donald Trump arrives at a campaign rally at the BOK Center, June 20, 2020 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.(Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Trump campaign removed social distancing signs prior to Tulsa rally, footage shows

Trump campaign staffers can be seen on video removing thousands of stickers instructing supporters to keep a safe distance at…
/ June 28, 2020
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Trump approvingly tweets video showing ‘white power’ chant

Trump on Sunday tweeted approvingly of a video showing one of his supporters chanting “white power,” a racist slogan associated…
/ June 28, 2020
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NYPD sees record number of police retirements in the wake of George Floyd killing

The New York Police Department has seen the number of cops calling it quits nearly double in the aftermath of…
/ June 27, 2020
U.S. President Donald Trump signs an executive order related to reforming the hiring process for federal jobs in a meeting of the American Workforce Policy Advisory Board in the East Room of the White House on June 26, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Trump executive order relaxes hiring standards for federal jobs

President Donald Trump signed an executive order intended to make federal jobs more attainable by for individuals without college degrees.
/ June 27, 2020

Federal judge orders Trump to release migrant children due to COVID-19

A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to release migrant children held in government family detention centers due to…
/ June 27, 2020
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Symone Sanders on how Black voters can combat voter suppression

Symone Sanders partnered with My Black Is Beautiful to spread awareness about voter suppression as the country heads into the…
/ June 26, 2020