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Author: Prof Patty

  • Prof Patty
  • January 25, 2021January 25, 2021

GOP lawmaker says Black people are glad their ancestors were brought to US as slaves

Daniel Villarreal and The New Civil Rights Movement January 17, 2021 Terry Jones, a Republican lawmaker in North Dakota, has submitted a bill that would require state forms to list â

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  • January 25, 2021

Here’s why the NRA is really filing for bankruptcy and moving to Texas

By Erin Douglas, The Texas Tribune Jan. 15, 2021 The National Rifle Association filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy Friday and said it would eventually reincorporate in Texas — a move experts say is

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  • January 11, 2021January 11, 2021

Kelly Loeffler Is Done in the Senate. But What About in the W.N.B.A.?

By Sopan Deb and Kevin Draper Jan. 6, 2021, 6:34 p.m. ET W.N.B.A. Commissioner Cathy Engelbert told CNN over the summer that she would not force Loeffler to sell her stake,

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  • January 11, 2021

â€Grace and humor’: The vice presidents who certified their own election losses

By Gillian Brockell Jan. 2, 2021 at 7:00 a.m. EST  Mahogany boxes containing sealed envelopes with each state’s electoral college vote are marched into a joint session of Congress. The presi

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  • January 11, 2021

MEET THE BLACK WOMAN TAKING THE LEAD TO DEVELOP A VACCINE FOR COVID-19

by Dana Givens Dr. Kizzmekia S. Corbett, a viral immunologist working with the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, is taking the lead to develop a vaccine for the coronaviru

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  • January 11, 2021

Oppression in the kitchen, delight in the dining room: The story of Caesar, an enslaved chef and chocolatier in Colonial Virginia

The holidays are here, and among the many treats of the season are chocolate and hot cocoa. While these traditions provide a hefty dose of sugar, there’s a bittersweet side to chocolate’s histo

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  • January 11, 2021November 5, 2025

When to Toss Food Out

I clean my fridge regularly, because, in my house, I’m the only one who eats leftovers. I also check out all of those half-empty jars of condiments. I find those packets from the

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  • January 6, 2021January 6, 2021

Ways to Warm Up if You’re Always Cold

Toss your clothes into the dryer Eat at least 1 hot meal a day Wear socks to bed (mine are red and green and very fuzzy) Flannel sheets (are so soft and warm) Get some exercise Wear a hat when you

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  • January 6, 2021

13 Signs an Amazon Seller Can’t Be Trusted

Leah Campbell Amazon has been around for more than two decades, and as we all know, it has become the largest online retailer by a mile. But a recent Wall Street Journal investigation of

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  • January 6, 2021January 6, 2021

Daily Skimm: That’s a WAP on 2020

The Daily Skimm, December 31, 2020 Oh, 2020. Not all years are good but you were especially crappy. Our Google searches went from â€best places to travel on a budget’ to â€how many plants is to

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  • January 6, 2021January 6, 2021

â€Calvin and Hobbes’ said goodbye 25 years ago. Here’s why Bill Watterson’s masterwork enchants us still.

By Michael Cavna Dec. 31, 2020 at 6:00 a.m. EST “A new year…a fresh, clean start!” a joyous boy in red mittens said a quarter-century ago this week, shortly before soaring forth on

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  • January 6, 2021January 6, 2021

A Year Filled With Death Changed Lives Forever

By William McDonald Published Dec. 30, 2020 Updated Dec. 31, 2020 Death has rarely so shaped a year as it did in 2020. It swept the world riding the back of the coronavirus. It

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  • January 6, 2021November 5, 2025

Things that Ended in 2020

The last original Peanuts strip was published on January 3, 2000. Charles Schultz, son of a barber and a housewife, just like Charlie Brown himself, passed away just over a month later, a victim of

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  • January 6, 2021January 6, 2021

31 Productive Things to Do in January to Start the New Year Off Right

By Mikey Rox  1 January 2015 Enjoy the Day Off Write Thank-You Notes for Holiday Gifts Edit Your Social Media Profiles Raid Your Pantry for Expired Food Read more HERE.

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  • January 6, 2021

Zinn Education Project

Here is another reason to look forward to 2021 â€” new people’s history books. We highlight below a few upcoming 2021 titles and invite you to events we are hosting for The Rebelli

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NY Times

  • Health Dept. Rescinds Freeze on $10 Billion for 5 Democratic States
  • Tension Emerges Among Democratic Socialists Over 2028 Endorsement
  • Graham’s Death Complicates G.O.P. Agenda in Congress
  • Lorenzo Salgado Araujo Chased the American Dream for 35 Years Before Fatal ICE Shooting
  • Trump Says Fighting With Iran Has Resumed as He Orders Blockade and Tolls
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NPR

  • The White House aims to give political appointees more power over research funding
  • Pythons' extreme biology may hold clues for treating human disease
  • EV battery recycling has a math problem
  • Want to own a real T. rex? It could cost you $30 million
  • Trump administration rolls back a key protection for imperiled wildlife
https://youtu.be/admZWRxqXW8?si=9MdUuoW2FSkxUccy

The Progressive

  • Locals Resist Data Centers; Democrats Are Too Timid
  • Pride Is More Than a Celebration
  • Lebanon: Negotiations in the North, Resistance in the South
  • Nonprofits Must Come Together, Right Now
  • â€The Place I Feel I Belong Isn’t Really There Anymore’
https://youtu.be/qsLQvBzgrLE?si=fBxhosLGTrnodMJv

FactCheck.org

  • Explaining What We Know About the Obama Presidential Center Contractor Disputes
  • FactCheck.org Wins Sigma Delta Chi Award for Fact-Checking
  • Alaska Senate Race Ads Mislead on Peltola’s Votes on Military Pay Raise
  • Democratic Lawmakers Question If Trump Is Mystery Recipient of Drug
  • Democratic Group Makes False Claim in Insider-Trading Ad Attacking Susan Collins
https://youtu.be/l6jNaGJLYI0?si=uEKm7LFDrFqXXrid

Snopes.com

  • Is this Mitch McConnell photo real? There's no evidence of AI, despite claims
  • Lindsey Graham died. Here are 12 claims about the late senator, fact-checked
  • Was Florida woman arrested for posing as Costco employee, handing out tequila samples?
  • Tune out claim Larry the Cable Guy asked Trump supporters to 'unfollow' him
  • Story claims 'K9 Valor' survived suicide bomber, saved 47 soldiers. Don't bite
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Tradeoffs

  • As Drama at Trump's FDA Subsides, Doubts and Damage Linger
  • Making Medical Decisions with Uncertain Science
  • With Millions Expected to Lose Coverage, States Look for New Ways to Prevent Medical Debt
  • Medicaid Overhaul Complicates States’ Plans to Bring Care Into Jails and Prisons
  • Where Did the No Surprises Act Go Wrong? And Can It Be Fixed?
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