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Democrats Consider Remote Participation In The Democratic National Convention

A Democratic Party panel on Tuesday has voted on a resolution to allow for remote participation in the Democratic National Convention this summer.

A person sprays disinfectant at a high school amid the coronavirus outbreak on Monday, in Seoul, South Korea.

South Korea Delays Reopening Schools As Coronavirus Cases Resurge

The country had prepared to welcome students back to classrooms on Wednesday, but dozens of new virus cases linked to nightclubs in Seoul have emerged.

This photo from the 1880s shows boats on the Columbus Feeder Canal right before its terminus at the Scioto River near West Main Street, formerly Friend Street.

Curious Cbus: When Canal Boats Floated Through Ohio

Before highways or even railroads were the preferred means of transportation in Ohio, canals were considered the cutting edge of travel technology.

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio backs a decision to remove the statue of Theodore Roosevelt in front of the American Museum of Natural History in New York. Visitors look at a statue which includes a man in a Native American headdress.

Theodore Roosevelt Statue To Be Removed From New York Museum Entrance

"It is time to move the Statue and move forward," the 26th U.S. president's great-grandson says. It depicts Roosevelt on horseback with a Native American man and a man of African descent on foot.

U.S. flags will fly at half-staff on federal and military posts through Sunday as President Trump orders a remembrance of the nearly 100,000 people who have died from COVID-19 in the U.S. Earlier this month, flags in the hard-hit state of New York flew at half their normal height to honor those lost to the pandemic.

President Trump Orders Flags To Fly At Half-Staff As U.S. Mourns Nearly 100,000 Dead

Flags will be lowered from Friday through Sunday's sunset in a show of national mourning and remembrance.

A report the deadly coronavirus outbreak at a state-run nursing home for veterans in Western Massachusetts was released this week. It found that the home's leadership team made "substantial errors" that "likely contributed to the death toll.

Report On Deadly COVID-19 Outbreak At Holyoke Soldiers' Home: 'Gut-Wrenching'

Since mid-March, at least 76 veterans in the 247-bed home have died from coronavirus. It is one of the deadliest examples of how the pandemic has devastated long-term care facilities.

The Mississippi state flag flies in front of the capitol dome in 2019. Lawmakers have voted to remove and replace the flag.

Mississippi Lawmakers Vote To Remove Confederate Emblem From State Flag

Mississippi state lawmakers voted to remove and redesign the 126-year-old state flag, which includes the Confederate battle emblem. The governor said he will sign the measure.

The FBI team investigating the incident concluded the "noose" found in Bubba Wallace's garage was actually a pull rope that had been in the stall long before the driver was assigned.

NASCAR's Bubba Wallace Was Not The Target Of A Hate Crime, FBI Says

"After a thorough review of the facts and evidence surrounding this event, we have concluded that no federal crime was committed," FBI officials said in a statement, Tuesday.

President Trump speaks at a Jan. 28 campaign rally in Wildwood, N.J., as Rep. Jeff Van Drew, R-N.J., listens. Trump backed Van Drew after he switched parties.

Matchup Set For New Jersey Rep. Van Drew, Who Switched Parties To GOP

Congressman Jeff Van Drew switched parties in opposition to the impeachment inquiry of President Trump. He now faces a challenge from Amy Kennedy, the AP's projected winner of the Democratic primary.

An image of the clay sculpture of Ezzard Charles created by artist John Hebenstreit.

West End's Ezzard Charles Statue Fighting Pandemic-Related Delays

Work continues on creating an 8-foot tall bronze statue honoring the "Cincinnati Cobra," Ezzard Charles. Like everything else this year, it seems,...

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