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Jun
19
2021
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By Troy Warren
Atlanta backs out of hosting Nobel Peace summit

Atlanta backs out of hosting Nobel Peace summit

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By Ernie Suggs, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Warren for CNT   COVID, racial and political tensions cited as reasons Dreams of Atlanta hosting the World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates in 2023 have been deferred. Citing financial pressures brought on by the pandemic, the national racial and political unrest that made its way down to Atlanta and the withdrawal of major backers, including Rotary International, organizers of the event have backed out of the summit that could have brought in scores of Nobel Prize winners and about 40,000 people. The event’s organizer, Bob Hope, chief executive of Atlanta Peace Inc., said…
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Jun
18
2021
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Pacific Theatres Files For Chapter 7 Bankruptcy

Pacific Theatres Files For Chapter 7 Bankruptcy

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BY ETAN VLESSING | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT The exhibitor, which includes Arclight Cinemas, will liquidate assets to repay creditors. The impact of the pandemic has Pacific Theatres Exhibition Corporation not opening the doors on its ArcLight Cinemas and Pacific Theatres locations. The embattled exhibitor, with in all 16 locations, has instead filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy to liquidate its remaining assets for its creditors, the company said on Friday. “We are deeply grateful to our employees, our guests, and the film community for coming together over the past decades to create so many wonderful moviegoing experiences,” Pacific Theatres Exhibition…
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Jun
18
2021
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Israel to send 1M coronavirus vaccine doses to Palestinians

Israel to send 1M coronavirus vaccine doses to Palestinians

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By The Associated Press Troy Warren for CNT JERUSALEM — Israel said Friday it will transfer around 1 million doses of soon-to-expire coronavirus vaccines to the Palestinian Authority in exchange for a similar number of doses the Palestinians expect to receive later this year. Israel, which has fully reopened after vaccinating some 85% of its adult population, has faced criticism for not sharing its vaccines with the 4.5 million Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and Gaza. The disparity played out across the globe as the bulk of vaccines went to wealthy countries. As those countries have made progress containing their…
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Jun
18
2021
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By Troy Warren
62 years later: Emory apologizes to medical school applicant rejected because he was Black

62 years later: Emory apologizes to medical school applicant rejected because he was Black

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By Ernie Suggs, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Warren for CNT “I am sorry I must write you that we are not authorized to consider for admission a member of the Negro race. I regret that we cannot help you.” That was nearly the whole response that a young Marion Hood got from Emory University on August 5, 1959, a week after applying to its medical school. The last of the four sentences was a postscript from admission director L.L. Clegg: “I am returning herewith your $5.00 application fee.” More than six decades later, on Wednesday, as part of its Juneteenth programming,…
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Jun
18
2021
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By Troy Warren
Pogba blows off Heineken 1 day after Ronaldo disses Coke

Pogba blows off Heineken 1 day after Ronaldo disses Coke

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By Tim Darnell, Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Warren for CNT Some of the most intriguing news coming out of Euro 2020 isn’t from the field of play, but from the even more intense, cutthroat world of news conference beverage advertisements. On Tuesday night, France playmaker Paul Pogba moved a bottle of Heineken beer away from sight ahead of a news conference. Pogba, who was named man of the match in France’s 1-0 victory over Germany, is a devout Muslim. Pogba’s move was reminiscent of Cristiano Ronaldo’s actions just a day earlier, when he removed Atlanta-based Coca-Cola’s bottles that were in front of…
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Jun
17
2021
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Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott donates $2.7 billion to 286 organizations

Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott donates $2.7 billion to 286 organizations

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By The Associated Press Troy Warren for CNT MacKenzie Scott, the billionaire philanthropist known for her impromptu multibillion-dollar donations to charities and racial equity causes, announced Tuesday that she has given $2.7 billion to 286 organizations. It is the third round of major philanthropic gifts Scott has made, which together rival the charitable contributions made by the largest foundations. Scott, the ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, wrote in a Medium post that she and her husband, Dan Jewett, made the donations to enable the recipients to continue their work and as a "signal of trust and encouragement" to them and others. At…
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Jun
17
2021
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Maya Angelou, Sally Ride among women to appear on U.S. quarters

Maya Angelou, Sally Ride among women to appear on U.S. quarters

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By The Associated Press Troy Warren for CNT   U.S. Mint will issue up to 5 new designs each year from 2022 to 2025 Poet and author Maya Angelou, America’s first woman in space and a revered Cherokee Nation leader are among several female trailblazers whose likenesses will appear on the U.S. quarter in the coming years. The new four-year American Women Quarters Program celebrates women’s accomplishments and contributions to the United States’ development and history, according to the U.S. Mint. Under the program, the mint will issue up to five new designs each year from 2022 to 2025. Honorees will be…
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Jun
17
2021
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What is open and closed on Juneteenth?

What is open and closed on Juneteenth?

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By Avery Newmark, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Warren for CNT On Thursday, President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act, making Juneteenth a federal holiday 156 years after the last slaves learned of their freedom. Juneteenth is now the 12th federal holiday and the first new federal holiday since 1983, when President Ronald Reagan signed Martin Luther King Jr. Day into law. The June 19 holiday, which falls on Saturday this year, commemorates the day in 1865 when former American slaves in Galveston, Texas, were finally informed of President Abraham Lincoln’s Jan. 1, 1863, Emancipation Proclamation and the end…
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Jun
17
2021
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BREAKING: U.S. Supreme Court upholds Obamacare in latest challenge

BREAKING: U.S. Supreme Court upholds Obamacare in latest challenge

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By Tim Darnell, Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Warren for CNT The U.S. Supreme Court upheld the Affordable Care Act in the latest attempt to strike down the law, popularly known as Obamacare. By a vote of 7-2, the court on Thursday ruled against Texas and other states seeking to strike down Obamacare as unconstitutional. In California v. Texas, the court voted to reverse an appeals court ruling that had found a provision of the law to be constitutional. Texas and 17 other states brought this lawsuit, along with two private plaintiffs, who argued Obamacare’s minimum essential coverage requirement is unconstitutional. Justice Stephen Breyer,…
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Jun
17
2021
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Lumber prices see biggest drop in history after historic highs

Lumber prices see biggest drop in history after historic highs

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By Avery Newmark, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Warren for CNT   Lumber prices are down more than 40% since record high in May After a year that saw record-high lumber prices and shortages nationwide, the price for lumber finally began to drop last week. Lumber futures posted their biggest drop Tuesday at $1,009.90 per thousand board feet, down 41% from the record of $1,711.20 in May, The Wall Street Journal reported. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, it traded in the range of $300 to $500 per thousand board feet. The price of lumber was pushed to an “unsustainable price point, and now…
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