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The CDC released suggestions for safely reopening schools in the fall, aiming to protect students, teachers, administrators, and staff while continuing to slow the spread of COVID-19 PHOTO CREDITS: NEWS AND RECORD The CDC released guidelines for the reopening of schools in May, but now that the start of school[Read More…]

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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo mentioned Monday that the US may consider banning TikTok IMAGE CREDITS: ALEX CASTRO/THE VERGE United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo mentioned Monday that the United States is considering banning Chinese social media applications due to concerns over national security (Fox News). Special attention has[Read More…]

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The Florida Department of Health reported a case of a brain-eating amoeba called Naegleria fowleri in Hillsborough County, Florida late last week PHOTO CREDITS: KATERYNAKON/DREAMSTIME  According to the Florida Department of Health as of late last week, there has been a reported case of a brain-eating amoeba called Naegleria fowleri[Read More…]

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Mississippi lawmakers voted to remove the Confederate battle emblem from the state flag Sunday, officially stripping the flag of its status upon the signing of the bill by Governor Tate Reeves Tuesday PHOTO CREDITS: WASHINGTON POST On Sunday, June 28th, Mississippi lawmakers voted to remove the Confederate battle emblem from[Read More…]

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NASCAR announced that the “noose” found in the garage of driver Wallace Sunday was not a hate crime PHOTO CREDITS: ASSOCIATED PRESS NASCAR released the first official image Tuesday of the garage door pull-rope fashioned into a noose-like knot that was found in the garage of Bubba Wallace at the[Read More…]

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Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan announced Monday that CHOP will come to an end PHOTO CREDITS: LOS ANGELES TIMES The highly controversial area in one of Seattle’s most notable neighborhoods known as the Capitol Hill Organized Protest (CHOP), which was formerly known as the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone (CHAZ), will be[Read More…]