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DeSantis Really Doesn’t Want Ex-Felons to Vote. It’s Not Because So Many Are Black, Is It? – Free Press of Jacksonville
At the same time, he’s denying the resolute will of Florida voters who, in 2018, approved Amendment 4, which automatically restores ex-felons’ voting
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Black-owned, Georgia laboratory uses artificial intelligence-based drugs to develop COVID-19 treatment | The Atlanta Voice
The development of ENU200, as a therapeutic, is targeted to treat up to 80 percent of asymptomatic, mild to moderate cases of COVID-19 viral
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People on six continents already are getting jabs in the arm as the race for a COVID-19 vaccine enters a defining summer, with even bigger studies poised to prove if any shot really works — and maybe offer a reality
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Top Health Officials Are Monitoring Nationwide Protests In Fear Of Coronavirus Spread
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Judge clears the way for Florida’s former felons to vote –
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The U.S. is “going in the wrong direction” with the coronavirus surging badly enough that Dr. Anthony Fauci told senators Tuesday some regions are putting the entire country at risk — just as schools and colleges are wrestling with how to safely
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Kentucky And New York Hold Primaries Amid Concerns About Polling Site Closures
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AP FACT CHECK: Faulty Trump claims on virus drug, vote fraud | The Atlanta Voice
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AmEx Is Lauching a $200 million commitment To Help Small Businesses
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Capitol Hill grappling with Confederate statues and tributes to racists
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