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Singer: It’s time for a ‘reset’ of the ‘divisive’ U.S. flag

This cover image released by Chesky Records shows &quot;Stripped,&quot; the latest release by Macy Gray. (Chesky Records via AP) ** FILE **

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Singer Macy Gray says it’s time for the “dated” American flag to be replaced due to the Jan. 6 riots at the Capitol.

Former vice president Mike Pence speaks during the Road to Majority convention at Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center in Kissimmee, Fla., on Friday, June 18, 2021. (Stephen M. Dowell /Orlando Sentinel via AP)

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President Joe Biden speaks about reaching 300 million COVID-19 vaccination shots, in the State Dining Room of the White House, Friday, June 18, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Biden hails 300 millionth COVID shot in 150 days, says more work needed

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In this image from video, acting Health and Human Services acting inspector general Christi Grimm testifies during a remote hearing of the House Oversight Committee, Tuesday, May 26, 2020. (House Television via AP) **FILE**

Christi Grimm, Trump target, nominated by Biden to be HHS watchdog

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This undated file photo provided by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office shows the StingRay II, a cellular site simulator used for surveillance purposes manufactured by Harris Corporation, of Melbourne, Fla. (U.S. Patent and Trademark Office via AP, File)

Bipartisan bill offered to limit use of ‘stingray’ cell tower simulators by police

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In this Monday, June 4, 2018, file photograph, baker Jack Phillips, owner of Masterpiece Cakeshop, manages his shop in Lakewood, Colo. Baker, who refused to make a wedding cake for a gay couple in 2012 is being sued by a lawyer for declining to make a cake celebrating her gender transition. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 2018 the commission showed anti-religious bias when it sanctioned Phillips. The justices did not rule on the larger issue of whether businesses can invoke religious objections to refuse service to gays or lesbians. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

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This cover image released by Chesky Records shows &quot;Stripped,&quot; the latest release by Macy Gray. (Chesky Records via AP) ** FILE **

Singer: It’s time for a ‘reset’ of the ‘divisive’ U.S. flag

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Buffalo Bills wide receiver Cole Beasley (11) runs in for a touchdown after the catch during the second half of an NFL football game against the Arizona Cardinals, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

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Chris Cuomo attends The Hollywood Reporter's annual Most Powerful People in Media cocktail reception on April 11, 2019, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

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In this Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021 file photo, President-elect Joe Biden and his wife, Jill Biden, attend Mass at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle during Inauguration Day ceremonies in Washington. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops will draft a document setting forth the American church’s position on the Eucharist — possibly including instructions on who should, and should not, receive the sacrament, such as President Biden, a Catholic who has expanded abortion funding during his first months in office. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File) **FILE**

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FILE - In this Monday, June 1, 2020 file photo, Democratic presidential candidate, former Vice President Joe Biden bows his head in prayer as he visits Bethel AME Church in Wilmington, Del. Biden will be just the second Roman Catholic president in U.S. history, after John F. Kennedy. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

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A security officer indicates to the media to step back as U.S. President Joe Biden, second from left, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, Russia's President Vladimir Putin, second from right, and Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, right, meet for the U.S.-Russia summit at Villa La Grange in Geneva, Switzerland, Wednesday, June 16, 2021. (Denis Balibouse/Pool Photo via AP)

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President Joe Biden speaks about reaching 300 million COVID-19 vaccination shots, in the State Dining Room of the White House, Friday, June 18, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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Former vice president Mike Pence speaks during the Road to Majority convention at Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center in Kissimmee, Fla., on Friday, June 18, 2021. (Stephen M. Dowell /Orlando Sentinel via AP)

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Alaska Department of Administration Commissioner Kelly Tshibaka addresses reporters after Gov. Mike Dunleavy announced Thursday, Sept. 26, 2019, in Anchorage, Alaska, that he has signed an administrative order directing state officials to create a program where state employees can opt in or out from having union fees and dues deducted from their checks. The state is implementing the program so it says it can comply with a U.S. Supreme Court ruling while seeking a court order that would sanction the process, and unions have countersued. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)

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Vice President Kamala Harris stands with Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., as she speaks at a COVID-19 vaccine pop-up center at Ebenezer Baptist Church, Friday, June 18, 2021, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Raphael Warnock says he ‘never opposed’ voter ID laws but once called them ‘discriminatory’

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A Waymo minivan moves along a city street as an empty driver's seat and a moving steering wheel drive passengers during an autonomous vehicle ride, Wednesday, April 7, 2021, in Chandler, Ariz. Waymo, a unit of Google parent Alphabet Inc., is one of several companies testing driverless vehicles in the U.S. But it's the first offering lifts to the public with no humans at the wheel who can take over in sticky situations. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

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A vendor near the Alamo opens a umbrella to provide protection from the sun, Monday, July 11, 2011, in San Antonio, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

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Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a news conference after his meeting with U.S President Joe Biden at the "Villa la Grange" in Geneva, Switzerland in Geneva, Switzerland, Wednesday, June 16, 2021. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, Pool)

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In this undated file photo released by the Taiwan Ministry of Defense, a Chinese PLA J-16 fighter jet flies in an undisclosed location. China sent a record 28 fighter jets, 14 of them J-16s, towards the self-ruled island of Taiwan on Tuesday, June 15, 2021, the island's defense ministry said, the largest such display of force since China started flying planes towards the island last year. (Taiwan Ministry of Defense via AP)

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People are handcuffed together in pairs and loaded into vans as police investigate a possible human smuggling operation, Thursday night, Dec. 4, 2020, in Houston. About 30 people were taken to the gymnasium of a nearby elementary school and were eventually transported away. Investigators say the victims came from Mexico, Honduras, El Salvador and Cuba. (Mark Mulligan/Houston Chronicle via AP) ** FILE **

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In this file photo, Nassau Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder, foreground right, speaks to the media on Saturday, May 25, 2019 in Massapequa, N.Y. Commissioner Ryder is under fire for recent comments he made blaming the lack of diversity in his police department on Black and Hispanic “broken homes.” (Howard Schnapp/Newsday via AP) **FILE**

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In this Sept. 5, 2020, photo, police use chemical irritants and crowd control munitions to disperse protesters during a demonstration in Portland, Ore. City officials insist Portland is resilient as they launch a revitalization plan — in the form of citywide cleanups of protest damage, aggressive encampment removals, increased homeless services and police reform — to repair its reputation. (AP Photo/Noah Berger) **FILE**

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In this June 3, 2021 file photo, California Gov. Gavin Newsom listens to questions during a news conference outside a restaurant in San Francisco While governors across the country are ending all or most of their coronavirus restrictions, many of them are keeping their pandemic emergency orders in place. Those orders allow them to restrict public gatherings and businesses, mandate masks, sidestep normal purchasing rules, tap into federal money and deploy National Guard troops to administer vaccines. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)

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In this Monday, Dec. 14, 2020, file photo, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger speaks during a news conference in Atlanta. President Donald Trump's conversation on Saturday, Jan. 2, 2021, with Raffensperger, a fellow Republican, was an unprecedented effort by a sitting president to pressure a state official to reverse the outcome of an election. Trump pressed Raffensberger to “find” enough votes for him to win. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)

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Washington Nationals' Erick Fedde delivers a pitch during the first inning of the team's baseball game against the New York Mets, Friday, June 18, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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Maryland players gather at a No. 79 painted on the field in remembrance of offensive lineman Jordan McNair, who died after collapsing on a practice field during a spring practice, before an NCAA college football game against Illinois, Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018, in College Park, Md. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

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North Korea's KO Koyng Hui, right, fights for the ball against Japan's Saori Takarada during the FIFA U-17 women's World Cup final match in Amman Friday, Oct. 21, 2016. North Korea defeated Japan 5:4 in a penalty shootout and became champion. (AP Photo/Raad Adayleh) **FILE**

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