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Cream Of Wheat, Mrs. Butterworth To Review And Evaluate Brands

Colgate, Cream of Wheat and Mrs. Butterworth are the latest brands to say they will review their logos… Continue Reading

Facebook Takes Down Trump Ads ‘For Violating Our Policy Against Organized Hate’

Facebook on Thursday said it had take action against ads run by President Trump’s re-election campaign for breaching its policies on hate… Continue Reading

Atlanta Police Call Out In Protest; Force Says It’s Managing

Atlanta’s police department reassured residents Thursday that it can still protect the city even though officers are calling out to protest a member of the force being charged with murder… Continue Reading

Denying Marriage Claim, Justices OK James Brown’s Dying Wish

The state’s justices wrote that Tomi Rae Hynie, a former partner of Brown’s who claimed to be his wife, failed to annul a previous marriage, and therefore did not have a right to his estate… Continue Reading

Pelosi Orders Removal Of Confederate Portraits From Capitol

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday she is ordering the removal from the Capitol of portraits honoring four previous House speakers who served in the Confederacy… Continue Reading

1.5 Million More Laid-Off Workers Seek Unemployment Benefits

About 1.5 million laid-off workers applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week, a historically high number… Continue Reading

Injunction extended against removing Lee statue in Virginia

The 12-ton 21-foot-tall statue has stood in a prominent spot along Monument Avenue since 1890. … Continue Reading

Jean Kennedy Smith Dies At 92; Was Last Surviving Sibling Of JFK

Jean Kennedy Smith, who was the last surviving sibling of President John F. Kennedy and who as a U.S. ambassador played a key role in the peace process in Northern Ireland, has died, relatives said Thursday… Continue Reading