Wisconsin Republicans take no action on policing bills

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The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Legislature took no action in a special session called by the state’s Democratic governor to pass a package of bills on policing policiesBy SCOTT BAUER Associated PressAugust 31, 2020, 6:01 PM• 4 min readMADISON, Wis. — The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Legislature took no action in a special session Monday called by the state’s…

CBS Sports examines racism with ‘Portraits in Black’

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CBS Sports will devote five hours of programming Sunday to examining racism in sportsBy JOE REEDY AP Sports WriterAugust 31, 2020, 5:54 PM• 2 min readCBS Sports will devote five hours of programming Sunday to examining racism in sports.The block of programming titled “Portraits in Black” will examine seminal events from the past as well…

Pandemic’s effect on remittances to Latin America varied

As the COVID-19 pandemic froze the United States economy, not all Latin American immigrants living there were affected equally, as indicated by the money they sent back to their birthplacesBy CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN Associated PressAugust 31, 2020, 5:37 PM• 3 min readMEXICO CITY — As the COVID-19 pandemic froze the United States economy, not all Latin…

El Al flight LY971 to Abu Dhabi was no typical air journey

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From the Israeli captain’s emotional greeting in Arabic upon takeoff in Tel Aviv, to the warm Emirati reception on the ground in scorching Abu Dhabi, it was obvious this was no typical flightBy ARON HELLER Associated PressAugust 31, 2020, 4:28 PM• 5 min readABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — From the Israeli captain’s emotional greeting…