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WASHINGTON – Today, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to serve as key leaders in his administration: Vernelle Trim FitzPatrick, Nominee for Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Gabonese RepublicVernelle Trim FitzPatrick, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Counselor, currently serves as Office Director for the…
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Benedict CollegeColumbia, South Carolina 1:16 P.M. EST THE VICE PRESIDENT:  Good afternoon, everyone.  Good afternoon.  It is so good to be back in South Carolina. Thank you, Dr. Monica Adams, soror, for that introduction and — and for your work.  Your work is just extraordinary.  We have been talking about her vision not only for…
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Over the past two years, President Biden has worked to advance racial equity and ensure the promise of America for Black Americans and all communities across the country. From increasing access to homeownership and rooting our discrimination in the housing market to promoting entrepreneurship, from reducing child poverty to historic lows to expanding access to…
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A local legend of a mysterious bird with big eyes grew into the discovery of the Príncipe scops owl. A biologist on the team tells the story of finding and cataloging this new species.

MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE SUBJECT:      Presidential Waiver of Statutory Requirements              Pursuant to Section 303 of the Defense Production              Act of 1950, as amended, on Department of              Defense Supply Chains Resilience By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including…
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Today, President Biden announced that Stephen Benjamin will serve as Senior Advisor and Director of the Office of Public Engagement. In this role, Benjamin will oversee the White House Office of Public Engagement, which works at the local, state, and national levels to ensure community leaders, diverse perspectives, and new voices have the opportunity to…
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Many genocide classes review the Holocaust or Cambodia’s Killing Fields. A scholar wanted to show that genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing still happen today.

President Joe Biden may be nicer to reporters than his predecessor, but he’s not actually responsive to the press. He has held fewer press conferences than any president in recent memory.

Secularization has fascinated sociologists for 200 years – but that doesn’t mean they always agree on what it is, or how much it’s happening.

Food, shelter and medical supplies are important but not the only things that help people get back on their feet.