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Month: December 2020

One of the Midwest’s most influential newspapers apologizes for decades of racist coverage

The Kansas City Star has apologized for what it’s calling decades of “robb(ing) an entire community of opportunity, dignity, justice and recognition.” The Star, one of the most influential news sources in the region, says it has “disenfranchised, ignored and scorned generations of Black Kansas Citians” for the last 140 years. “It reinforced Jim Crow

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US Navy sails nuclear submarine through Strait of Hormuz

The US Navy nuclear-powered guided-missile submarine USS Georgia transited the Strait of Hormuz Monday accompanied by two additional American warships, the Navy said Monday in a rare public announcement of a nuclear submarine’s movements. “The nuclear-power Ohio-class guided-missile submarine USS Georgia (SSGN 729), along with the guided-missile cruisers USS Port Royal (CG 73) and USS

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Tesla stock slides on first day in S&P 500

So much for Tesla getting a bump on its first official day in the S&P 500. Shares of Tesla fell more than 6% Monday, dipping along with the broader market because of concerns about a new variant of Covid-19 and some disappointment over the relatively small stimulus deal reached in Washington. The Tesla sell-off accelerated

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