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Federal Judge Says South Carolina Can’t Block Schools From Issuing Mask Mandates
The judge said that masks are a reasonable requirement schools can implement to prevent the spread of COVID.
Education Department Investigating Five States With Mask Mandate Bans
The department says that mask mandate bans could be discriminatory toward students who are susceptible to the virus.
Activists Are Working to Ban Anti-LGBTQ “Conversion Therapy”
The practice of “conversion therapy” has been condemned by dozens of medical associations globally.
South Carolina Can Now Execute People on Death Row by Firing Squad
Opponents of the new law decried it, saying the death penalty should be banned outright given its racist history.
South Carolina Poised to Be Fourth State to Allow Death Penalty by Firing Squad
The state has 37 people on death row. Three are out of appeals and in line to be executed.
Senate Race Between Lindsey Graham and Jaime Harrison Shifts to a “Toss-Up”
Cook Political Report analysts call the contest the most “surprising race” of the year.
Bree Newsome Took Down the Confederate Flag 5 Years Ago. She’s Still Organizing.
Bree Newsome discusses her political evolution, the continued road forward for the Black Freedom Struggle and more.
Trump’s Attacks on Obama Signal an Even Dirtier Stretch of Campaigning
Trump's campaign is likely to be especially filthy because if he loses, he may be prosecuted.
Sanders Campaign Raises Record $46 Million in February
The campaign noted that “teacher” was once again the most common occupation of Sanders's donors for that month.
It Took Joe Biden 32 Years and 3 Presidential Campaigns to Win One Primary
Tuesday will be the real test, but South Carolina made Biden relevant again while leaving Sanders mostly undamaged.