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Cancer death rates have dropped dramatically in the past 35 years, falling by 35%, but the progress has not been seen equally across the U.S. https://t.co/JaFi7SnMFl

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Tucked in a casket with a stuffed animal, Kohen Wiley was remembered as a joy to his family’s world. https://t.co/1zEzDGuJw3

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Cancer death rates have dropped dramatically in the past 35 years, falling by 35%, but the progress has not been seen equally across the U.S. https://t.co/ysvHFIxj8V

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Idris Elba dismisses the speculation around him playing James Bond, saying certain audiences would never accept a Black man in the iconic role of the British super spy. https://t.co/9Q6yZHiqGL

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In an interview with British GQ, Elba also warned against trying to make the iconic character “woke.” https://t.co/yZCg8215ZM

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Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz faces significant pushback from Black Democrats after she decided to run in a newly redrawn district in South Florida that has a plurality of Black voters and a crowded primary field. https://t.co/jGv9FYeu6E

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Black Democrats running in the South Florida district are considering coalescing to force a one-one-one matchup against the well-funded congresswoman. https://t.co/w6zPFgpuDP

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A lower court had ruled the map intentionally discriminated against Black voters. https://t.co/PuvXSn0FJu

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Clarence B. Jones, one of the organizers of the 1963 March on Washington where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered an epic speech, has died. https://t.co/Uff0TXkbMK

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The Supreme Court turned away a bid by the NFL to move a Black coach’s racial discrimination claims out of federal court and into arbitration proceedings controlled by the league. https://t.co/K2TaIRhwrn

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“I’m not spending my time thinking of a defense,” the Oscar winner told Elle magazine. “The criticism will exist whether I engage with it or not.” https://t.co/jRsm9kW3DF

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The NAACP launches a campaign calling on Black student-athletes to boycott Southern colleges in the wake of a Supreme Court decision that weakened the Voting Rights Act. https://t.co/3kC8peTl7B

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The civil rights organization is urging Black athletic recruits to withhold their college commitments in states where new congressional maps could be drawn. https://t.co/lE2gvHLq38

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Bodycam video shows officers driving to the scene when a man, identified by police as Isaiah Kirby, comes running toward them while appearing to hold a knife. https://t.co/ac3pVSldoy

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Members of the Congressional Black Caucus spoke in dire terms about the Supreme Court’s latest redistricting ruling but have vowed to fight back. https://t.co/BhaUZBsdFJ

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The decision sends litigation back to a lower court as the state races to adopt a map that would more heavily favor Republicans and eliminate a majority-Black district. https://t.co/rccLB0hMof

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The new map, which comes in response to last week’s U.S. Supreme’s redistricting ruling, puts Republicans in position to pick up a House seat in the midterm elections. https://t.co/j1mNHMDKes

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The decision led liberal Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson to harshly criticize the court's conservative majority as Louisiana rushes to draw a new map for this year's election. https://t.co/NdNwjziIj6

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The court agreed with Republicans that the congressional map Louisiana drew is a racial gerrymander, making it harder for civil rights plaintiffs to challenge future maps. https://t.co/0c0m8lcXCW

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President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he was nominating Dr. Erica Schwartz to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://t.co/g6vHBuCvwm