Former Michigan Sen. Carl Levin dead at 87
Posted By: ladydawgfan, 7/30/2021 12:32:24 AM
Former Sen. Carl Levin, Michigan’s longest-serving senator, died Thursday at age 87. Levin’s family and the Levin Center at Wayne State University confirmed his death in an announcement late Thursday. “He had a penchant for seeing the world through the eyes of people who struggled against injustice and was called to hold our democratic institutions accountable to everyone – first as a student activist, then as a young defense attorney, Detroit City Council member, and U.S. Senator,” the statement said. The announcement didn’t include a cause of death, but Levin had been fighting lung cancer, The Detroit Free Press stated.
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National Institutes of Health director Dr. Francis Collins said Tuesday on CNN’s “New Day” that parents should wear masks in their homes to protect children under 12 who can not yet get vaccinated.
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Take A Knee, Then Take A Seat
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It was a weird position in which to find myself – actively rooting against the United States Olympic team. Not the whole team, though I’ve been rather open about my indifference on that subject, but the women’s soccer team. Or should I say, the wymxn’s soccer team? Who knows, and who cares? They lost and it’s glorious.
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Bipartisan ‘Infrastructure’ Bill Doubles Annual
Funding for Commission Run by Manchin’s Wife 14 replies
Funding for Commission Run by Manchin’s Wife 14 replies
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‘I’ll Represent the Oppressed People’: Gwen Berry
Promises to Protest on Medal Stand if She Wins 39 replies
Promises to Protest on Medal Stand if She Wins 39 replies
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Former President Donald Trump will hold his next campaign-style rally in Alabama later this month, his political organization announced Monday.
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Gwen Berry, a U.S. Olympic hammer thrower who turned away from the American flag during the playing of the national anthem, failed to medal during finals on Tuesday.According to the New York Post, Berry finished in eleventh place out of twelve competitors, registering a distance of 71.35 meters.In June, Berry made headlines when she snubbed the American flag during the national anthem after finishing third at the U.S. Olympic track and field trials in Oregon. In addition, she pulled out a back t-shirt that read “Activist Athlete”
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Promises to Protest on Medal Stand if She Wins 39 replies
Promises to Protest on Medal Stand if She Wins 39 replies
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Faces Backlash for Calling to
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Cuomo Sexually Harassed Multiple State Employees
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in Violation of Law, New York AG Report Finds 28 replies
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