A monitor who spent months observing election workers in Georgia's most populous county
says processes were badly managed but he saw no evidence of fraud. His notes, obtained
by AP, challenge allegations of misconduct that have since circulated. (June 16)
The U.S. is devoting $3.2 billion to advance development of
antiviral pills for COVID-19. Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s
top infectious disease expert, announced the investment
as part of a new “antiviral program for pandemics.” (June 17)
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A Pennsylvania museum is dismantling a collection of over 1,300 skulls amassed
and studied in the 1800s which served as a scientific basis for white supremacy.
The Penn Museum plans to rebury the skulls in their Morton Cranial Collection.
(June 18)
A new kind of jackpot is coming to Nevada, the governor said
Thursday, but only for state residents who have gotten at least
one dose of a coronavirus vaccine. (June 18)
Churches, faith-based groups and others are joining together to
encourage vaccinations in the Black community, even holding
clinics in churches. (June 17)
The Juneteenth flag is flying over the Wisconsin Capitol
for the second year in a row. It was raised a day after
President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National
Independence Day Act, making June 19 a federal holiday.
(June 18)
Twenty-eight newly-affirmed U.S. citizens were honored on
Thursday at the East Las Vegas Library in observance of World
Refugee Awareness Month.