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- Federal Judge Denies R. Kelly’s Request To Get Out Of Jail
Lawyers for the disgraced R&B singer and accused serial sexual abuser tried to argue he was at high risk of contracting COVID-19. ... read more - Samantha Irby Is Saying ‘Wow, No Thank You’ To Your Tired Coronavirus Hot Takes
The hilarious author talks about her new book of essays, surviving the pandemic and how to write about race, gender and bowels at the same time. ... read more - Jussie Smollett Marks ‘Quarantine Day 421’ With Cryptic Instagram Video
The former "Empire" star sang a Stevie Wonder hit while alluding to the date he claimed to have been attacked in a racist and anti-LGBTQ hate crime. ... read more - In Parenting — And Everything Else — Now Is The Time For Grace
The coronavirus pandemic has reminded me of an important life lesson: Self-compassion is crucial. ... read more - 4 Down-Ballot Races To Watch In Illinois And Ohio
At the last minute, Ohio's governor said he wanted to stop voting from going forward because of coronavirus concerns. ... read more - Rosario Dawson Says She Voted For Sanders After Cory Booker Endorsed Biden
The primary choice would have been so easy if her boyfriend Booker had stayed in the Democratic race for president. ... read more - Usain Bolt Crushes Gender Reveal Party For His ‘Golden Child’
The retired Olympic sprint champ and girlfriend Kasi Bennett announced the pregnancy in January. ... read more - Sen. Cory Booker Endorses Joe Biden For 2020 Democratic Presidential Nomination
"He’ll show there’s more that unites us than divides us," the New Jersey Democrat, who quit the presidential race in January, said of Biden. ... read more - Separate But Not Equal: Racial Bias In Salon Culture
Not all stylists are trained to do Black hair, which has created segregation in salons. ... read more - How Pamela Culpepper Is Changing The Narrative Of Women In The Workplace
She's not the first to stand up for gender equality and she certainly won't be the last, but Pamela Culpepper is a stand-out player in the game. ... read more - R. Kelly Pleads Not Guilty To Charges Involving New Accuser
Federal prosecutors say even more charges against the alleged serial sexual abuser and disgraced R&B singer are upcoming. ... read more - Texas Officials Have Already Rigged The 2020 Election. Super Tuesday Is Proof.
Polling place closures in Black and Latino communities led to long lines on primary day and will hurt November's contest. ... read more - Dwyane Wade Is A Doting Dad As He Beams Over Daughter Zaya’s School Concert
The NBA legend said he felt "great pleasure and happiness" at seeing his 12-year-old, who recently came out as transgender, perform with her classmates. ... read more - Serena Williams And Secret Deodorant Launch Campaign To Celebrate Trailblazing Women
The “Not The First” campaign will tackle gender equality and equal representation for women of color. ... read more - Billy Porter’s Fairy Godmother Will Be ‘Genderless’ In New ‘Cinderella’ Movie
"Magic has no gender," the "Pose" actor said of his role in Sony's forthcoming adaptation of the fairy tale, also starring Camila Cabello and Idina Menzel. ... read more
- U.S. designates Russian white supremacist group as terrorist organization
U.S. designates a Russian white supremacist group as a terrorist organization, the first time the label has been applied to such a racially motivated movement. ... read more - Should the census count black and Latino inmates in rural prisons as area residents?
The census counts inmates as residents of the rural areas where they're imprisoned. Critics say that practice siphons power from the urban areas which the mostly nonwhite inmates consider home. ... read more - Singapore says its coronavirus app helps the public. Critics say it’s government surveillance
TraceTogether's app launch comes as concerns over privacy and intrusive surveillance are rising as governments try to curb the pandemic. ... read more - Congress and administration race to make stimulus deal as Trump defends coronavirus response
Administration and congressional leaders raced on Saturday to agree to an economic stimulus plan as Vice President Mike Pence and his wife tested negative for the coronavirus. ... read more - ‘What happens if I end up on a ventilator?’ — Doctors, nurses brace for coronavirus onslaught
Medical workers across specialties are preparing to assist in the emergency and intensive care units as hospitals expect to be overwhelmed with COVID-19 patients struggling to breathe. ... read more - Coronavirus confusion, a shrunken path for Bernie Sanders: Takeaways from the Democratic primary election
In the coronavirus-affected Democratic primary election, Joe Biden boosts his support from Latinos. Bernie Sanders still leads with younger voters but falls behind in delegates. ... read more - Coronavirus surging in Southeast Asia, new cases traced to religious gathering
A weekend of prayer at a mosque complex outside Kuala Lumpur is linked to more than 400 coronavirus infections in six countries. ... read more - Canada bars entry of most foreigners; Americans exempt for now
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced sweeping measures as the U.S.'s northern neighbor braced for the pandemic. ... read more - Bernie Sanders says he won the ideological battle for the Democratic Party. Is he right?
Bernie Sanders is losing the electability argument in the Democratic primary, but he asserts he is winning the battle of ideas. On healthcare, college tuition and championing working-class issues, he has shaped the policy contours of this Democratic race. ... read more - Biden surged without much cash — but now it’s pouring in
The old order of big money in politics is fast reemerging in the Democratic presidential race. It wasn't much of a factor through Super Tuesday. ... read more - Singapore’s original crazy rich bedazzled their tombs with tiles: A race to save them as exhumation looms
Land-scarce Singapore is clearing its cemeteries to build new homes. Artist Jennifer Lim's bid to preserve one of them appeals to the nation's unique cultural heritage. But she must overcome Chinese taboos about disturbing the dead. ... read more - Cast out by Trump, Jeff Sessions struggles in Alabama to win back a Senate seat
Sessions is in a tight race in Tuesday's primary for the Alabama GOP's Senate nomination. He gave up the seat in 2017 for an ill-fated stint as Trump's attorney general. ... read more - Tom Steyer drops out of the 2020 presidential race
California businessman Tom Steyer became the latest Democratic presidential candidate to drop out of the race. ... read more - The 2020 race could become the coronavirus election. Is America ready?
A coronavirus outbreak in the U.S. could become the most important issue of the 2020 presidential election, potentially affecting the economy, campaigning and voting. ... read more - Nevada is a land of diversity and reinvention. Will it reshape the presidential race?
In rapidly urbanizing Nevada, the Democratic caucuses will be the first test of a truly diverse electorate in the presidential nominating contests. ... read more
- CNN’s planning a 2020 LGBTQ forum. Here are some issues advocates say the candidates should address.A prominent LGBTQ rights organization, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) announced Thursday that it will host a presidential town hall on LGBTQ issues next month. The event will air on CNN. LGBTQ advocacy groups told ThinkProgress that they know exactly what ideas they want to hear discussed at the town ... read more
- It wasn’t a debate, but CNN’s 7-hour climate forum laid bare key differences between DemocratsCNN’s seven-hour town hall on the climate crisis wasn’t the debate many activists have spent months calling for. But Wednesday night’s marathon event teased out notable differences between Democratic presidential contenders, giving voters a taste of how each candidate might approach climate policy if elected. Two of the main issues ... read more
- GOP candidate fueled by outside money complains he may lose because of opponent’s outside moneyDan Bishop, the Republican nominee in next week’s North Carolina congressional special election, claimed on Thursday that the reason polls show he could lose a district that President Donald Trump won easily is that so much money was coming in from out of district to support his Democratic opponent. But ... read more
- Kristen Stewart’s experience is emblematic of LGBTQ people’s struggles in HollywoodIn an interview with Harper’s Bazaar UK, actor Kristen Stewart, who has been romantically linked to model Stella Maxwell since 2017, said, “I have fully been told, ‘If you just like do yourself a favor, and don’t go out holding your girlfriend’s hand in public, you might get a Marvel movie.’ I don’t ... read more
- Republican leaders silent as Alabama governor insists she won’t resign over blackface scandalGov. Kay Ivey (R-AL) adamantly vowed on Tuesday that she would not resign her office, despite revelations last week that she once appeared in blackface in a college Baptist Student Union skit while she was a student at Auburn University. The national Republican leaders who demanded a Democratic governor resign ... read more
- House Democrats will consider bill to block HUD rule allowing anti-trans shelter discriminationThe U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is set to move forward with a proposed rule change that would essentially allow shelters receiving HUD grants to ignore nondiscrimination protections for unhoused transgender people. Rep. Jennifer Wexton (D-VA), however, has introduced a bill to block that rule that from ... read more
- Mitch McConnell admits Trump may not actually support the gun legislation he said he wantedIn the wake of another series of mass shootings, President Donald Trump has repeatedly waffled and wavered on whether to take any action to stop the epidemic of gun violence in America. NRA-backed Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), who has long opposed any such progress, said Tuesday he will ... read more
- Native votes went missing in North Carolina. Tribal leaders vow that won’t happen again next week.Native American voting groups have made it their mission over the years to get as many of their members to the polls as possible. That effort has even greater urgency, as North Carolina prepares next week to hold one of its most closely watched elections ever. The 40,000 voting-eligible Lumbee ... read more
- How ‘Straight Pride’ parades like the one in Boston today mask a far-right agendaDuring Pride Month, an organization with ties to violent hate groups, Super Happy Fun America, announced it would host a Straight Pride Parade in Boston. The city of Boston approved its application for a public event, and on Saturday the parade will take place at noon, when participants will march ... read more
- Federal charges unveiled against would-be white nationalist terroristThe 20-year-old white nationalist who plotted to attack a local Jewish Community Center in Ohio has been charged with transmitting threatening communications via interstate commerce — with additional charges likely incoming over the next few weeks. James Reardon Jr., a self-described white nationalist who attended the deadly 2017 Unite the ... read more
- The state of labor in 2019: Support for unions is high, but membership is still on the declineA mixed bag of high approval, declining membership, and stubbornly low wages greets a proud but anxious workforce, as Americans prepare to step away from their jobs this Labor Day weekend. According to a Gallup poll released this week ahead of Monday’s federal holiday, 64% of Americans say they approve ... read more
- Support for unions is high in 2019, but membership is still on the declineA mixed bag of high approval, declining membership, and stubbornly low wages greets a proud but anxious workforce, as Americans prepare to step away from their jobs this Labor Day weekend. According to a Gallup poll released this week ahead of Monday’s federal holiday, 64% of Americans say they approve ... read more
- Exposed for 1967 blackface skit, Alabama governor issues written statement rather than face cameras
- Did Gillibrand’s push for Al Franken’s resignation doom her 2020 White House run?Kirsten Gillibrand’s presidential campaign may have been doomed from the start, women’s rights advocates say. Some women’s rights leaders say that the New York senator encountered something of a backlash for being the first Senate Democrat to demand the resignation not quite two years ago of then-Sen. Al Franken (D-MN), who ... read more
- Carli Lloyd is not a stuntThis summer, players on the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team inspired people around the world when they won a second consecutive World Cup championship, fighting for equal pay and speaking out against President Donald Trump’s hateful rhetoric and policies along the way. As a group, they defied expectations and expanded ... read more
