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White Clergy for BLM raise $50,000 for monument removal
White Clergy for Black Lives Matter raised $50,000 to help Birmingham defray costs of taking down the Confederate Soldiers and Sailors monument.
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Campbell Robertson
@daveweigel online fundraiser has drawn in over twice the amount of the fine
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‘Wow, Everything’s Gone’: The Covid Class of 2020
Born in the wake of 9/11, they entered adulthood in the middle of a global pandemic. Meet a generation bookended by tragedy.
Sprawling Protest Movement Treads Line Between Justice Agenda and Chaos
The protesters come from all racial backgrounds. Some are led by national or local activist organizations. Many others reflect spontaneous anger.
Lockdown Delays Cost at Least 36,000 Lives, Data Show
Even small differences in timing would have prevented the worst exponential growth, which by April had subsumed New York City, New Orleans and other major cities, researchers found.
In 3 Key States That Elected Trump, Bitter Divisions on Reopening
With Democratic governors and Republican legislatures, ending stay-at-home orders mixes health guidance and partisan politics.
In a First, Renewable Energy Is Poised to Eclipse Coal in U.S.
The coronavirus has pushed the coal industry to once-unthinkable lows, and the consequences for climate change are big.
G.O.P. Revolt in Ohio: Governor Faces Attacks From Within Over Shutdowns
The intraparty warfare in Ohio is part of a growing rebellion by Republicans who say closures are smothering the economy and violating rights.
How Las Vegas Became Ground Zero for the American Jobs Crisis
As the U.S. economy shut down, few places in America were hit harder and faster than Las Vegas.
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Campbell Robertson
People are really really hurting. And the economic fallout is just getting started. @stavernise on Las Vegas.
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How Millions of Women Became the Most Essential Workers in America
One in three jobs held by women has been designated as essential.
New Orleans Restaurants, Used to Disasters, Reckon With Something Worse
The dining and bar scene, so central to the city’s identity, emerged strong from Hurricane Katrina. But the coronavirus crisis is different.
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Campbell Robertson
“I can’t get any wipes, so I’ve got a bottle of 90 percent alcohol in the car, to wipe things down and to take a little swig every once in a while.”
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‘We Have Lost It All’: The Shock Felt by Millions of Unemployed Americans
One day there was a job. The next day it was gone.
A Different Kind of Storm: New Orleans Facing Deadly Virus Outbreak
Louisiana may be experiencing the world’s fastest growth in new cases. Medical experts said Mardi Gras might have accelerated the crisis.
Alabama Department of Corrections employee tests positive for coronavirus
ADOC said they would not identify the name of the individual or the facility at which they work, though they called the employee's job "administrative."
Coronavirus and 2020 Elections: What Happens to Voting in an Outbreak
Washington State, a center of the virus outbreak, holds its primary on Tuesday. Officials — and the presidential candidates — know there could be much bigger challenges to come.
How Coronavirus Is Already Being Viewed Through a Partisan Lens
Public health officials say that injecting politics into the growing outbreak could make it harder to fight.
How Coronavirus Is Already Being Viewed Through a Partisan Lens
Public health officials say that injecting politics into the growing outbreak could make it harder to fight.
Thousands of Miles From Wuhan, a U.S. City Is Shaken by Coronavirus
People from Wuhan, China, who now live in Pittsburgh, its “sister city,” are sending aid to relatives and friends trapped in the center of a deadly outbreak.
In Trump Country, the Resistance Meets the Steel Curtain
Anti-Trump forces are still hard at work in deeply conservative areas, but the heady expectations of changing minds are getting harder to sustain.
Tighter Food Stamp Rules Crowded Soup Kitchens, Not Job Rosters
In West Virginia, tougher work requirements for receiving food stamps complicated life for poor people but did not result in increased employment.
United Methodists Announce Plan to Split Over Same-Sex Marriage
Under an agreement to be voted on in May, a new “traditionalist Methodist” denomination would continue to ban same-sex marriage and gay and lesbian clergy.