As the nation attempts to reckon with systemic racism, lawmakers in Virginia are moving to speed up the process of taking down Confederate monuments. Cat Modlin-Jackson has the story.
Bill Allowing Localities to Immediately Remove War Memorials Moves to State Senate
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From NPR News- Coast Guard says a ship's anchor dragged California oil pipeline that later leaked October 17, 2021Investigators believe a 1,200-foot cargo ship dragging anchor in rough seas caught an underwater oil pipeline and pulled it across the seafloor, months before a leak from the line.
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- The political fight over vaccine mandates deepens despite their effectiveness October 17, 2021Republicans in Texas and Florida are combatting COVID-19 mandates as a matter of personal liberty, even as the data show just how crucial vaccination — and mandates — are to beating the virus.
- Coast Guard says a ship's anchor dragged California oil pipeline that later leaked October 17, 2021
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- Sir David Amess death: Show kindness and love, say MP's family October 17, 2021
