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Month: June 2024

Rep. Byron Donalds pushes back on Democratic criticism after saying ‘the Black family was together’ during Jim Crow

By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Florida Rep. Byron Donalds, a Republican who is seen as a potential running mate for Donald Trump, is defending himself amid Democratic criticism of comments he’d made Tuesday suggesting that Black families were “together” during the Jim Crow era of racial segregation. Donalds’ comments, which come as Trump’s campaign seeks to

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Lax oversight by California agency put LA freeway at risk before 2023 blaze, audit finds

By JAIMIE DING Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A state audit has found lax oversight by California’s transportation agency contributed to a destructive blaze that consumed a vital section of a Los Angeles freeway used by hundreds of thousands of commuters. The report released last Thursday says Caltrans conducted its required annual inspections of

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School district releases photos, details of Mtn. View HS vandalism; 17 seniors face criminal charges, school punishments

Officials released details and photos Friday of the vandalism and theft at Mountain View High School during a ‘senior prank’ gone awry that led to cancellation of two traditional end-of-school year activities. They also detailed punishments handed out to those involved, including community service, a “sincere” letter to future seniors – and some not allowed to take part in Saturday’s graduation.

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OPINIÓN | Por qué tenemos menos sexo

Alexandra Ferguson Nota del editor: Jill Filipovic es periodista con sede en Nueva York y autora del libro “OK Boomer, Let’s Talk: How My Generation Got Left Behind”. Síguela en Twitter. Las opiniones presentadas en esta nota le pertenecen exclusivamente a su autora. (CNN) — Los estadounidenses son un grupo sorprendentemente solitario. Nuestro declive en

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North Carolina Republicans seek fall referendum on citizen-only voting in constitution

By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Republican legislators have advanced a proposed constitutional amendment to make it clear that only U.S. citizens can vote in the state. It would retool language on the books that already limits balloting to U.S.-born and naturalized citizens 18 and older. A House election-law

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Baseball legend Willie Mays says it’s ‘amazing’ he has 10 more hits after MLB integrated Negro League statistics

By Kaila Nichols, CNN (CNN) — Baseball legend Willie Mays never expected to get 10 more career hits five decades after his last game. But that’s exactly what happened last week when Major League Baseball integrated Negro League statistics into its record books. “So that’s a very good thing,” Mays told CNN in a statement Wednesday. “It must be

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