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- Kamala Harris and Joe Biden Make First Appearance as Running Mates
- U.S. Records Highest Coronavirus Death Toll of Summer
- NJ Schools Allowed to Reopen as NY Educators Call for Delay to Start of School Year
- Florida Sheriff Bans Deputies from Wearing Masks as Coronavirus Cases Spike
- New WH Coronavirus Task Force Chief Is Radiologist Who Favors Herd Immunity
- New Zealand Imposes New Lockdown as Coronavirus Spreads for First Time in Months
- Argentine Doctor Warns of Spike in COVID-19 Deaths as Hospitals Hit Capacity
- India Records Record Coronavirus Deaths as Ex-President with COVID-19 Placed on Ventilator
- House Speaker Pelosi Says Lawmakers “Miles Apart” on New Stimulus Bill
- Iowa Postal Union President Says Mail Sorting Machines Were Removed Amid Dramatic Cuts at USPS
- U.N. Sounds Alarm as Belarus Police Open Fire on Anti-Government Protesters
- Turkish Police Arrest 25 Women Demanding Turkey Remain in Women’s Rights Treaty
- State Department IG, Third of the Year, Clears Secretary Pompeo over Saudi Arms Deal
- Tucker Carlson Blasts Guest Who Corrected Mispronunciation of Kamala Harris’s Name
- Trump Nominates Florida Lawyer Who Graduated College in 2009 to Lifetime Judicial Appointment
- Joe Biden Taps Kamala Harris as Vice-Presidential Running Mate
- Florida, Georgia Record Record Coronavirus Deaths as U.S. Colleges Delay Fall Sports Season
- Bodies of COVID-19 Victims Lie Unclaimed Outside Chapel in La Paz, Bolivia
- QAnon Conspiracy Theorist Wins Georgia 14th Congressional District GOP Primary
- Rep. Ilhan Omar Fends Off Primary Challenger Who Dramatically Outraised Her
- Clintons, Obamas Among Top Speakers at Democratic National Convention
- Beirut Vigil Marks One Week Since Catastrophic Port Explosion
- Thousands of Protesters in Mali Demand President’s Ouster
- Chicago Man Accused of Firing at Police Held on $1 Million Bond
- Family of Elijah McClain Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Aurora, CO
- L.A. Sheriff’s Deputies Detain Alleged Assault Victims at Gunpoint
- Michigan Teen Jailed for Failing to Complete Online School Work Removed from Probation
- California Orders Uber, Lyft to Reclassify Drivers as Employees
- Lebanese Gov’t Steps Down in Wake of Catastrophic Beirut Explosion and Mounting Protests
- Trump Mulls Barring Americans from Reentry into U.S.; Coronavirus Cases Rise in Kids
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ColumnAug 13, 2020Kamala Harris Stands on the Shoulders of Great Women
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Senator Kamala Harris’s selection as Joe Biden’s running mate, is a consequence, however late, of early, intersectional struggles for freedom and equality.
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Health Secretary Alex Azar met with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen Monday in the highest-level U.S. visit to Taiwan in decades. In April Democracy Now! looked at how Taiwan contained COVID-19 with early action and millions of face masks.
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