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Month: February 2021

Explosives are missing from the nation’s largest Marine Corps base and an investigation is underway

Explosives are missing from the nation’s largest US Marine Corps base, according to military officials who said Tuesday an investigation is underway. Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms in San Bernardino County, California, notified the Morongo Basin Station of the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department last week, but a department spokesperson told CNN

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Aunt Jemima finally has a new name

Quaker Oats is releasing a new name and logo for its “Aunt Jemima” products, finally retiring the racist stereotype that has adorned its pancake mixes and syrups for decades. The name “Aunt Jemima,” long criticized as a racist caricature of a Black woman stemming from slavery, will be replaced with the Pearl Milling Company name and

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Winter storm watch starts Thursday

Clouds will thicken a bit tonight, but we will stay dry. Overnight lows will be in the low to mid 20’s. What little breeze we’ve had will calm this evening and remain calm overnight. Wednesday promises to be equally fair, maybe a couple degrees warmer, but a winter storm will press in quickly, with snowfall

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National Freedom Day observed virtually and tackles theme ‘From Captivity to Captivated’

Click here for updates on this story     National Freedom Day observed virtually and tackles theme ‘From Captivity to Captivated’ The Wright Choice Initiative hosted National Freedom Day observances on Monday, Feb. 1. Events included an on-campus fwreath-laying ceremony, as well as, a virtual live stream presentation in partnership with the National Freedom Day Association of

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Kansas City Chiefs place assistant coach Britt Reid on administrative leave after car crash hospitalized two children

The Kansas City Chiefs placed outside linebackers coach Britt Reid on administrative leave Tuesday after he was involved in a multi-vehicle crash that hospitalized two children, leaving one with a brain injury. The team said in a statement that they “remain in the process of gathering information on the incident, and we will continue to

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Bill Cassidy joins five other Republican senators who broke ranks to vote that Trump’s impeachment trial is constitutional

Six Republicans joined all of their Democratic colleagues on Tuesday to vote that the impeachment trial against former President Donald Trump is constitutional, with Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy emerging as the sole Republican to switch his vote after an initial vote on constitutionality last month. The 56-44 final vote marked the closing chapter of Tuesday’s

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Merrick Garland, Biden’s pick for attorney general, has confirmation hearing set for February 22

President Joe Biden’s nominee for attorney general, Judge Merrick Garland, is scheduled to appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee on February 22 and 23 for his confirmation hearing. The dates were announced by Senate Judiciary Chairman Dick Durbin and Ranking Member Chuck Grassley, who said in a joint news release that the committee will vote

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