Michael Steele, the former chairman of the Republican National Committee, sharply criticized President Donald Trump’s supporters on Wednesday night for their continued loyalty even as the US death toll from coronavirus nears 200,000. “I’m exhausted, I’m exasperated … The fact that we have to literally beg people to wear a mask to save their own…… MORE
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CNN to host first drive-in town hall due to coronavirus pandemic
CNN will host the first political drive-in town hall of the 2020 presidential election Thursday night — the latest adaptation to campaigning during the coronavirus pandemic. Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden will face questions from Pennsylvania voters in an unconventional setup in the parking lot of PNC Field in Moosic. The town hall will take…… MORE
After football comparisons, University of Georgia will allow on-campus voting
After an onslaught of criticism from student groups and local politicians for canceling in-person voting but allowing football this fall, the University of Georgia changed direction Thursday, announcing it would offer election officials the use of their basketball arena for students to vote. Initially, the university was unable to find a suitable location to host…… MORE
Neymar handed two-match ban for red card as investigation is launched after his racism allegation
Paris Saint-Germain forward Neymar has been handed a two-game ban for the red card he received in his side’s defeat by Marseille, French football’s governing body announced on Wednesday. The 28-year-old was sent off at the end of Le Classique for striking Marseille’s Álvaro González as a full-scale brawl broke out in injury time that…… MORE
The surviving ‘fifth girl’ of the 1963 Birmingham church bombing asks Alabama’s governor for restitution
Sarah Collins Rudolph lost an eye and her sister was killed when Ku Klux Klan members bombed 16th Street Baptist Church in 1963. Since that day, she’s felt forgotten by officials who never offered her payment or support, let alone their condolences. Collins Rudolph’s lawyers are now pressing Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey to offer her…… MORE
New York City mayor delays in-person learning for most students
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on Thursday delayed in-person public school openings for most students for over a week amid ongoing concerns over safety and staffing related to the Covid-19 pandemic. Rather than begin in-person classes for all students on Monday, as planned, de Blasio said in-person learning at K-5 and K-8 schools…… MORE
Hurricane Sally batters the Gulf Coast. Here’s how you can help
Hurricane Sally made landfall Wednesday morning, exactly 16 years to the day Hurricane Ivan made landfall in 2004, and on the same point on Alabama’s Gulf Coast. High winds and torrential rain poured on Alabama’s Gulf Coast and the Florida panhandle. Despite the category 2 hurricane having been downgraded to a tropical depression at landfall,…… MORE
Utah officer charged after allegedly ordering K9 to attack Black man who was surrendering
A Salt Lake City police officer was charged Wednesday in connection with allegedly ordering a police dog to attack a Black man who was surrendering to police, on his knees with his hands in the air. Nickolas Pearce has been placed on administrative leave since video of the incident became public last month. He is…… MORE
A Dallas school assignment asked students to write about a modern-day hero. The Kenosha shooter was among the choices
A class assignment at a Dallas high school asking students to potentially defend the suspected Kenosha, Wisconsin, shooter as a hero is drawing complaints from students and parents. The two-part assignment was given to seniors in an English class at W.T. White High School, the Dallas Independent School District (ISD) confirmed to CNN. The first…… MORE
Brad Paisley and his wife donate 1 million meals to combat hunger nationwide
Brad Paisley and his wife, actress Kimberly Williams-Paisley, are building on their efforts to fight hunger in America. September is Hunger Action Month and the couple announced that they are donating 1 million meals to help families struggling with hunger and food insecurity. Dubbed the “Million Meal Donation Tour,” the initiative is a partnership between…… MORE
