Articles by Jessica Chasmar
A South Carolina school district blamed "space limitations" after an elementary school student with apparent COVID-19 symptoms was held in a storage closet.
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February 26, 2021
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A Montgomery County Public Schools staff member who reportedly masturbated during a Zoom call with eighth-graders said he was placed on administrative leave.
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February 26, 2021
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The vice president of the La Mesa-Spring Valley Board of Education in California is facing calls to resign after she accused fellow board members of invoking "White supremacist ideology" by demanding officials set a date for reopening classrooms.
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February 26, 2021
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The State Department said Thursday that U.S. diplomats in China were given anal COVID-19 tests "in error."
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February 25, 2021
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Staffers at the Qatar-funded media conglomerate Al Jazeera are speaking out against the company's launching of a new conservative-leaning news channel, calling it a "betrayal" to their journalistic mission.
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February 25, 2021
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Former President Barack Obama said slavery reparations for Black Americans are "justified" but that the "politics of White resistance" during his presidency made the effort "unattainable."
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February 25, 2021
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NBC is pulling the season finale of its medical drama "Nurses" after receiving a wave of backlash from the Jewish community over allegations it used "Jew-face" and perpetuated anti-Semitic stereotypes.
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February 25, 2021
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"The Simpsons" creator Matt Groening weighed in Wednesday on the show recasting White actors who voice non-White characters, saying he "didn't have a problem" with the way it was before.
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February 25, 2021
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CNN sports anchor Andy Scholes apologized on social media Tuesday for comments he made about golf legend Tiger Woods that many deemed insensitive.
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February 24, 2021
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A former staffer for New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo penned a blog Wednesday alleging that sexual harassment and bullying is so pervasive in his administration that it's "not only condoned but expected."
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February 24, 2021
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Democratic Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ilhan Omar on Tuesday slammed President Biden for reopening a Texas facility to hold migrant teens.
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February 24, 2021
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Dr. Anthony Fauci declared Monday that people who are vaccinated against COVID-19 still shouldn't dine indoors at restaurants or go to movie theaters "because of the safety of society," even as the number of positive cases in the country continues to decline.
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February 23, 2021
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State Department spokesman Ned Price on Monday bristled at a question by Associated Press reporter Matt Lee who asked whether the Biden administration was "taking credit" for former President Trump's accomplishments.
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February 23, 2021
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An Illinois state lawmaker has filed legislation banning violent video games such as "Grand Theft Auto" as Chicago experiences an uptick in carjackings following nearly a year of coronavirus-related restrictions.
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February 23, 2021
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American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten said Sunday that New York City should serve as a model for school districts across the country to successfully reopen during the coronavirus pandemic.
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February 22, 2021
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Former President Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen launched a podcast on Spotify Monday, less than two weeks after the legendary rockstar made headlines for a DWI arrest.
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February 22, 2021
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President Biden said he was arrested at the U.S. Capitol during a 2007 "Late Show" appearance that resurfaced on social media over the weekend.
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February 22, 2021
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Top organizers of the Conservative Political Action Conference said they think it's a "mistake" that former Vice President Mike Pence has declined to speak at this year's event, while former President Trump accepted his invitation.
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February 22, 2021
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New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Friday joined Republican and Democratic state lawmakers calling for a "full investigation" into Gov. Andrew Cuomo's treatment of COVID-19-positive nursing home patients and the underreporting of related deaths.
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February 19, 2021
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New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said it's "nothing new" that Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo is using "bullying" tactics against state lawmakers and journalists as his administration faces a federal investigation into how it handled data about COVID-19 nursing home deaths in the state.
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February 19, 2021
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