As numerous states continue to count the remaining ballots for the presidential race in this historic election, others have made news with state legalization that was on the ballot and has been approved, including cannabis legalization. This week, five more states approved the recreational use and commercial sale for marijuana, …
Read More »ESPN announces 300 layoffs, citing ‘disruption’ amid virus
ESPN announced Thursday it is laying off about 300 employees and cutting about 500 jobs from its global workforce. The cuts amount to about 10% of the employees at the sports network and are due largely to the impact of the pandemic on its business and the “tremendous disruption in …
Read More »Black Lives Matter DC Says DC Police ‘Emboldened White Supremacists’ by Accusing Them of Stabbing Proud Boys
Photo: Maranie R. Staab (Getty Images) In the late hours of election night, three people suffered non-life-threatening injuries in Washington, D.C., after being stabbed by three assailants who haven’t been identified, are still at large and are Black, according to police. D.C.’s Metropolitan Police Department initially responded to the attack …
Read More »751,000 seek US jobless benefits as virus hobbles economy
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell slightly last week to 751,000, a still-historically high level that shows that many employers keep cutting jobs in the face of the accelerating pandemic. A surge in viral cases and Congress’ failure so far to provide more aid for …
Read More »<em>The Atlantic Daily</em>: 3 Things the Election Revealed
Arizona: Expect two batches of results: one around 9 p.m. ET tonight and another just after midnight. Biden currently leads by about 90,000 votes, but networks are torn on whether to call the state, given uncertainty about the partisan lean of the outstanding ballots. Georgia: We could get a complete …
Read More »Baltimore Becomes A Shining Example Of Black Voter Turnout
Written by Donna M. Owens Shortly after the polls opened on Election Day in Baltimore, Maryland, the music began: as people stood in line to vote, jams by Frankie Beverly and Maze, classics from Motown and hits by Michael Jackson wafted through the chilly morning air. Indeed, the atmosphere was festive. …
Read More »Mississippi Votes To Replace Confederate-Themed State Flag With Magnolia Design
Voters in Mississippi have chosen the state’s new flag after becoming the last state to get rid of the Confederate battle flag. The new flag includes a blooming magnolia surrounded by 21 stars on a red and blue background with gold vertical piping. The designs were picked by a state …
Read More »Mississippi Finally Votes for a Less Racist State Flag
Photo: Rory Doyle (Getty Images) Mississippi had long been one of the few remaining states to have Confederate iconography as part of its state flag, but that will finally change after voters selected a new design during Tuesday’s election. According to NBC News, the new flag, dubbed “The New Magnolia,” …
Read More »Erica Mena Shares First Photos Of Baby Girl
The reality star welcomed the child in February. Source link
Read More »A Dreadful New Peak for the American Pandemic
By early September, the pandemic faded to its lowest level since June, with the country reporting only about 34,000 cases a day. Experts warned that the winter months could prove catastrophic, but President Trump took a victory lap. The country was “rounding the final turn” on the pandemic, he announced …
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