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This November, Unite to Defend The Black Vote
Right before our last national elections in 2020, thousands of Black voters in Detroit got a call from someone posing as a woman named “Tamika Taylor.” She warned them that if they voted, the government would collect their personal information and come after them for credit card debt, outstanding warrants, even forced vaccinations. The calls were a voter suppression scam, and the two white guys behind it were prosecuted. But we’ll never know how many people were nervous enough to avoid voting that year.
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Nearly six million ballots have been cast in pre-election voting
More than 5.8 million ballots have been cast across 39 states in the 2022 midterm elections, according to data from election officials, Edison Research and Catalist.
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First Saturday Arts Market Welcomes New & Returning Artists
Houston’s original monthly outdoor art market returns for holiday shopping November 5, 2022 on the parking lot at 540 W. 19th St. The November edition features over 40 artists from the greater Houston area and Austin.
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Man who assaulted Pelosi's husband with hammer was looking for House speaker, source says
Paul Pelosi, the husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, was attacked with a hammer at the couple's home in San Francisco by a male assailant early Friday morning, law enforcement sources tell CNN.
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Top lawmakers renew call for DHS IG to step aside from investigation into missing texts, citing CNN reporting
Key House Democrats have issued a new call for the Department of Homeland Security's inspector general to recuse himself from a probe of missing Secret Service text messages after a CNN exclusive report showed investigators knew for more than a year texts had been erased.
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The Bank of England just made its biggest rate hike in 27 years
Central bankers in the United Kingdom have announced the biggest increase in interest rates in 27 years, as spiraling inflation continues to cripple millions of households' finances.
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Autopsy commissioned by family of Brianna Grier says her cause of death is consistent with severe blunt force trauma
Weeks after a Georgia woman fell from a police car while in police custody and later died, an autopsy commissioned by her family says her cause of death is consistent with severe blunt force trauma.
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Jacquees Returns with One of the Year's Most Anticipated R&B Albums, Sincerely for You
Includes “Tell Me It’s Over” featuring Summer Walker & 6lack and “When You Bad Like That” featuring Future.
Today, R&B superstar and multi-platinum singer Jacquees proudly presents his anxiously awaited third full-length studio project and one of the most-anticipated R&B albums of the year, Sincerely For You. Get it HERE.
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Fox has quietly implemented its own version of a vaccine passport while its top personalities attack them
Tucker Carlson has called the idea of vaccine passports the medical equivalent of "Jim Crow" laws. And other Fox News personalities have spent months both trafficking in anti-vaccine rhetoric and assailing the concept of showing proof of vaccination status.
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GM, Honda are teaming up to build a $30,000 electric car
Building a cheap car that is also profitable for the manufacturer is shockingly difficult. Because of the high cost of battery components, it becomes even more difficult if that car is electric. But Honda and General Motors, two of the biggest car companies in the world, believe they can crack the code to producing a low-cost EV. And they want to do it together.
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Texans Select Derek Stingley Jr. Third Overall In 2022 NFL Draft
"I would say there was definitely a consensus," said Nick Caserio about selecting Stingley with the third overall pick. "I would say organizationally, coaching staff, scouting staff, we put as much time and effort into Derek probably as any player."
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Carnival Cruises relaxing mask mandates March 1
Carnival Cruises will be relaxing its mask rules. A release from the company indicated masks will be recommended but not required on board from sailings departing on and after March 1.
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Local center looks to start domestic violence conversation with new billboards, lethality campaign
More than 90 billboards can now be seen across the Milwaukee metro area, all reading: "99.9386 percent."
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Merrick Garland says threats against Supreme Court justices are taken 'extraordinarily seriously'
Attorney General Merrick Garland said Wednesday that the Justice Department takes threats against Supreme Court justices "extraordinarily seriously" as he voiced support for a bill that extends security protections to justices' immediate family members.
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Biden says it's 'not likely' he will visit Ukraine on Europe trip
President Joe Biden said Monday he is "not likely" to visit Ukraine when he travels to Europe for the Group of Seven summit and a meeting of NATO leaders later on this week. The President told reporters a stop in Ukraine is "not l
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Study raises questions about risks of using medical marijuana for mood and anxiety disorders
Some people with pain, anxiety or depression who obtain medical marijuana cards may overuse marijuana within a short time frame, leading to cannabis use disorder while failing to improve their symptoms, a new study found.
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New double crater seen on the moon after mystery rocket impact
The moon has a new double crater after a rocket body collided with its surface on March 4. New images shared by NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, which has been circling the moon since 2009, have revealed the location of the unusual crater.
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Supreme Court allows Louisiana to use congressional map that lower court said likely violates Voting Rights Act
The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed a congressional map in Louisiana to remain in place for the next election, freezing a lower court ruling that said the map likely violates the Voting Rights Act by diluting the power of Black voters.
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Singapore executes two drug traffickers despite pleas for clemency
Singapore on Thursday executed two men for drug trafficking, ignoring pleas for mercy from human rights campaigners who fear "a new wave" of hangings in the Asian city state notorious for its strict drugs laws.
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Why Mitch McConnell's comment about the January 6 committee matters
Mitch McConnell is the master of the "no comment." Ask the Senate minority leader about something that he doesn't want to talk about, and he will give you a "haven't seen that" or "don't have anything to say about that" as easy as Steph Curry shooting a three.
