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What A Day4 Aug 2020

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The school year is officially beginning in some states and there have already been disruptions due to students and staff testing positive for Covid-19. A huge number of students will learn remotely for now, with only 6 of the nation’s 25 largest school districts saying they will do in-person teaching.

Arizona, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, and Washington all have primaries today. We highlight some noteworthy races and ballot initiatives to watch out for.

And in headlines: several parts of the world face extreme weather, thousands of Germans protest Covid-19 restrictions, and some thought-provoking updates from the first cruises to set sail since the pandemic began.

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'The Squad' Wins Some, Loses Others

'The Squad' Wins Some, Loses Others

Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar easily won her primary race on Tuesday in a rematch against an opponent she beat by just a few thousand votes two years ago. While she and other members of The Squad easily h...

15 Aug 202417min

West Coast Cities Grapple With SCOTUS Grants Pass Decision

West Coast Cities Grapple With SCOTUS Grants Pass Decision

Across the West Coast, cities and counties are still figuring out their approach to homelessness roughly a month after the Supreme Court gave them the OK to ban people from camping and sleeping on the...

14 Aug 202418min

Iran Has (Allegedly) Entered The Chat

Iran Has (Allegedly) Entered The Chat

On Monday, The FBI confirmed it's investigating claims that Iran hacked the Trump campaign. The agency did not publicly release additional information. However, according to The Washington Post, the a...

13 Aug 202417min

How Black Voters Matter Is Organizing For Harris

How Black Voters Matter Is Organizing For Harris

Vice President Kamala Harris is well on her way to shoring up the kind of historic support from Black voters that was starting to slip away from President Biden before he dropped out of the presidenti...

12 Aug 202420min

Tim Walz's Progressive Realism, Explained

Tim Walz's Progressive Realism, Explained

In front of a crowd of thousands at a rally in Philadelphia this week, Vice President Kamala Harris made her first appearance with her newly-minted running mate: Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz. Aside from po...

10 Aug 202428min

Trump Is Getting Nervous

Trump Is Getting Nervous

Today marks one decade since 18-year-old Michael Brown Jr. was killed in Ferguson, Missouri. Brown's death at the hands of a white law enforcement officer ignited social unrest worldwide and led count...

9 Aug 202416min

Harris-Walz Centers Reproductive Choice

Harris-Walz Centers Reproductive Choice

Reproductive choice is on the ballot in 2024, and Vice President Kamala Harris is making it a central issue in her presidential campaign. Harris has been on the front lines of this fight, and since th...

8 Aug 202416min

Governor Walz Comes Out Swinging

Governor Walz Comes Out Swinging

After much deliberation, Vice President Kamala Harris announced Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate on Tuesday. The two debuted together later that evening at a joint rally in Pennsylvania. Wa...

7 Aug 202417min

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