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Massive School Budget Cuts Poised to Disproportionately Affect Students of Color, the Disabled, and Low-Income Students
As schools across the United States struggle to reopen, they are facing huge budget shortfalls caused by the coronavirus pandemic. And the impact isn’t going to be felt evenly.
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The COVID Recession Is About to Make Life Much Worse for Women
Fewer than half of women are satisfied with thow they’re treated in the U.S. The outsized impact of COVID-19 on women’s employment is sure to exacerbate that.
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John Kasich, AOC, and Michelle Obama: Here’s Who Is Speaking and When at the DNC
“I will be speaking at the #DNC Convention because I believe that America needs to go in a different direction,” Kasich tweeted on Monday.
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McConnell Keeps Churning Out New Judges. McSally is in Full Support.
GOP lawmakers like McSally and McConnell are rushing create a judiciary slanted against hard-won civil rights protections.
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Minneapolis Police Officer Who Killed George Floyd Charged With 3rd Degree Murder
“That’s less than four days,” Minnesota Public Safety Commissioner John Harrington said, referring to the time between the killing and Chauvin’s arrest.
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Trump Ends National Guard Deployment Day Before Servicemembers Would Be Eligible for Benefits
Retired Brig. Gen. J. Roy Robinson called it “curious” that the extension runs only 24 days and ends in the middle of the week.
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Breonna Taylor: What You Need to Know About the Kentucky EMT Killed by Police While She Was in Bed
On March 13, Breonna Taylor, an EMT working on the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic, was shot and killed in her Kentucky home by police.
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Trump Is Passing the Coronavirus Blame to the World Health Organization
The United States is the largest sponsor of the WHO’s $4.8 billion annual budget, donating $400 million each year, or about 15% of the group’s budget.
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Black Communities Will Be Disproportionately Affected If States Have to Ration Coronavirus Care
The effects of environmental, economic, and political discrimination have left African Americans with higher risks of chronic conditions, moving them further down the list of priority patients.
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Trump’s Son-in-Law Thinks ‘Our Stockpile’ Doesn’t Apply to States
Jared Kushner joined the White House daily coronavirus briefing on Thursday, and immediately garnered criticism.
