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Month: July 2021

Confederate statues in Charlottesville to be removed after yearslong legal battle

Confederate statues in Charlottesville to be removed after yearslong legal battle

Win McNamee/Getty Images (CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.) — Two bronze Confederate statues at the center of yearslong debate in Charlottesville, Virginia, will be removed this weekend, officials announced. The city will remove statues of Confederate Gens. Robert E. Lee and Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson on Saturday. The removal comes more than five […]

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SUU Men’s Basketball To Play Michigan In December

SUU Men’s Basketball To Play Michigan In December

CEDAR CITY, Utah-Friday, Southern Utah University men’s basketball confirmed a game at Michigan December 18 at the Crisler Center of Ann Arbor, Mich. The tipoff time will be announced at a future date. Last season, Michigan posted a record of 23-5 and made the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament […]

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Man who refused to wear mask on flight fined $10,500

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A man who refused to wear a mask on an Allegiant flight departing from Utah has been fined $10,500. The Federal Aviation Administration said Tuesday that the passenger refused to wear a mask over his mouth and nose on the Feb. 27 flight from Provo, […]

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Surfside building collapse latest: Death toll rises to 78 as recovery effort continues

Surfside building collapse latest: Death toll rises to 78 as recovery effort continues

Eva Marie Uzcategui Trinkl/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (SURFSIDE, Fla.) — At least 78 people have been confirmed dead after 14 bodies were recovered overnight from the rubble of a 12-story residential building that partially collapsed in South Florida’s Miami-Dade County last month. As many as 62 people remain missing, […]

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Tropical Storm Elsa hammers East Coast with heavy rain and wind: Latest forecast

Tropical Storm Elsa hammers East Coast with heavy rain and wind: Latest forecast

ABC News (NEW YORK) — More than 50 million Americans remain under a flash flood watch on Friday as Tropical Storm Elsa batters the East Coast, bringing heavy rainfall and gusty winds. After making landfall in Florida and pummeling the southeastern United States, Elsa is heading north with the eye […]

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Allyson Felix and Athleta team up to cover childcare costs for athlete moms

Allyson Felix and Athleta team up to cover childcare costs for athlete moms

Courtesy of Athleta (NEW YORK) — Allyson Felix is the most decorated athlete in the world and she’s on the brink of striking more gold at this year’s Olympics. In addition to being the all-star athlete that she is, she’s also a devoted mom who’s passionate about empowering other fellow […]

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Tropical Storm Elsa moves up East Coast, bringing flash flood threat to millions of Americans

Tropical Storm Elsa moves up East Coast, bringing flash flood threat to millions of Americans

ABC News (NEW YORK) — More than 50 million Americans remain under a flash flood watch on Friday as Tropical Storm Elsa moves up the East Coast, bringing heavy rain and gusty winds. After making landfall in Florida and pummeling the southeastern United States, Elsa is heading north with the […]

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Simone Biles opens up about depression she suffered after being sexually abused

Simone Biles opens up about depression she suffered after being sexually abused

Carmen Mandato/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Simone Biles opened up about the depression she suffered after being sexually abused. In the latest installment of the Facebook Watch docuseries “Simone vs Herself,” Biles said that for a period of time, she struggled to cope. “I was so depressed,” she said. “I […]

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Natural hair swim caps rejection sparks conversation on coded bias, gatekeeping and representation

Natural hair swim caps rejection sparks conversation on coded bias, gatekeeping and representation

efenzi/iStock (NEW YORK) — A rejection to allow swim caps made for natural hair in the Olympics has started a larger conversation on bias, gatekeeping and representation in the sport. Soul Cap, a U.K.-based company that sells swimming caps for “thick, curly and voluminous hair,” had submitted its product to […]

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Houston police investigating murder-suicide at Downtown Aquarium

Houston police investigating murder-suicide at Downtown Aquarium

KTRK-TV (HOUSTON) — The Houston Police Department is investigating an apparent murder-suicide that took place at the Downtown Aquarium Thursday night. In a press conference, police said a man and a woman, who appeared to be a couple, were having dinner at a bar inside a restaurant at the Houston […]

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