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Senate passes COVID-19 hate crimes bill in bipartisan vote, an effort to combat a surge of discrimination against Asian Americans
The COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act cleared the chamber in a 94-1 vote.
“This is a critical first step at converting carbon dioxide to oxygen on Mars,” said NASA's Jim Reuter.
Ben Crump, George Floyd Family Attorney: "There comes a time when one must take a position because your conscious tells you is the right thing to do. It is the right thing to do to stand up for our children."
Rev. Al Sharpton: "In the name of Daunte, we are going to pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act as federal law. We are going to make it against the law all over this country to keep bringing us to funerals."
Rev. Al Sharpton: "Trained people don't confuse guns from tasers... Trained people don't put knees on people's necks for 9 minutes and 29 seconds."
USA TODAY Opinion Editor Kristen Delguzzi talks with Susan Page about becoming an expert on the nation's first woman Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi.
"We the young people are the ones who are going to write about you in history books. We are the ones who will decide how you will be remembered. So my advice for you is to choose wisely," Thunberg said
Scott, the only African American Republican in the Senate, is seen by many as a rising star in Washington after also having a prominent speaking position during the 2020 GOP convention.
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Who won the vice presidential debate? #VPdebate
@BTS_twt spoke to us about their upcoming single, sung fully in English (a first for the K-pop group!), the challenges they faced and what they've got in store for the rest of the year. #BTS_Dynamite
#BREAKING Mattis freezes transgender policy; allows troops to continue serving, pending study
Whether they win at this Sunday's Grammys or not, BTS will make history.
A security expert says intelligence reports indicate most of the hard-core protesters in Minneapolis are far-left or anarchists, and that far-right groups have not yet made a significant appearance.
Editor-in-chief @nicole_carroll on pulling the livestream of President Donald Trump's remarks tonight.
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