MarketsFeaturedFear & Greed IndexLatestByLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Facebook continues to operate with glaring blind spots for hateful content and misinformation on the site and has made a number of decisions in the last year that “represent significant setbacks for civil rights,” according to a highly anticipated audit of the company’s practices.The report, which was commissioned by Facebook and put together by a team of civil rights attorneys over a two-year period, raised concerns about “vexing and heartbreaking decisions” made by the social network, including its decision...…MarketsFeaturedFear & Greed IndexLatestByLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Facebook continues to operate with glaring blind spots for hateful content and misinformation on the site and has made a number of decisions in the last year that “represent significant setbacks for civil rights,” according to a highly anticipated audit of the company’s practices.The report, which was commissioned by Facebook and put together by a team of civil rights attorneys over a two-year period, raised concerns about “vexing and heartbreaking decisions” made by the social network, including its decision...WW…

Tulsa, Oklahoma (CNN)The beating heart of Tulsa, Oklahoma's Greenwood District is Vernon A.M.E. Church.Vernon sits atop the only structure still standing after the left the once-prosperous black district burned to the ground and hundreds if not thousands of its residents homeless or dead.The weight of that legacy weighs heavily on Vernon A.M.E. always -- but especially in recent weeks, as the city marked 99 years since the massacre, an anniversary that came at a time of protests and upheaval nationwide over the killing of George Floyd in police custody. As the city prepared to mark the...…Tulsa, Oklahoma (CNN)The beating heart of Tulsa, Oklahoma's Greenwood District is Vernon A.M.E. Church.Vernon sits atop the only structure still standing after the left the once-prosperous black district burned to the ground and hundreds if not thousands of its residents homeless or dead.The weight of that legacy weighs heavily on Vernon A.M.E. always -- but especially in recent weeks, as the city marked 99 years since the massacre, an anniversary that came at a time of protests and upheaval nationwide over the killing of George Floyd in police custody. As the city prepared to mark the...WW…

By , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — A perfect storm of problems made parts of the new poster child for the perils states face as they adapt American voting procedures to meet the needs of voters during a .In many ways, Georgia’s chaotic experience – which was concentrated in densely populated Fulton and DeKalb counties – was predictable. A high volume of in-person voters and absentee ballots combined with fewer available poll workers and polling locations due to virus fears were all widely anticipated problems that states like , Ohio, and Pennsylvania had experienced in their...…By , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — A perfect storm of problems made parts of the new poster child for the perils states face as they adapt American voting procedures to meet the needs of voters during a .In many ways, Georgia’s chaotic experience – which was concentrated in densely populated Fulton and DeKalb counties – was predictable. A high volume of in-person voters and absentee ballots combined with fewer available poll workers and polling locations due to virus fears were all widely anticipated problems that states like , Ohio, and Pennsylvania had experienced in their...WW…

By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Former first lady Michelle Obama and the non-partisan organization she co-chairs on Monday threw its support behind legislation seeking to expand access to in the US.“Americans should never have to choose between making their voices heard and keeping themselves and their families safe,” Obama said in a statement. “Expanding access to vote-by-mail, online voter registration and early voting are critical steps for this moment – and they’re long overdue.”The effort backed by the former first lady comes as for states to expand mail-in and early...…By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Former first lady Michelle Obama and the non-partisan organization she co-chairs on Monday threw its support behind legislation seeking to expand access to in the US.“Americans should never have to choose between making their voices heard and keeping themselves and their families safe,” Obama said in a statement. “Expanding access to vote-by-mail, online voter registration and early voting are critical steps for this moment – and they’re long overdue.”The effort backed by the former first lady comes as for states to expand mail-in and early...WW…

By , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — has been increasingly engaged in the legal battles unfolding across the country over the issue of , urging his political advisers to take an aggressive posture to counter .Trump met with his political aides on Thursday at the White House about the legal efforts, a source familiar with the meeting said. The meeting came as the Republican National Committee has upped their initial spending of $10 million to $20 million to fight lawsuits brought by Democrats across the country over voting procedures.The source said Trump has been particularly...…By , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — has been increasingly engaged in the legal battles unfolding across the country over the issue of , urging his political advisers to take an aggressive posture to counter .Trump met with his political aides on Thursday at the White House about the legal efforts, a source familiar with the meeting said. The meeting came as the Republican National Committee has upped their initial spending of $10 million to $20 million to fight lawsuits brought by Democrats across the country over voting procedures.The source said Trump has been particularly...WW…

(CNN)As President held forth in the Cabinet Room on Wednesday railing against voting by mail, the Republican candidate in a hotly contested was being declared the winner after voting was conducted almost entirely by mail."So the problem with the mail-in ballots: It's subject to tremendous corruption. Tremendous corruption, cheating," Trump told reporters. "And so I'm against it. "We're not going to lose elections because of that." Republican businessman Mike Garcia's victory over Democratic State Assemblywoman Christy Smith in California's 25th Congressional District race is not only a...…(CNN)As President held forth in the Cabinet Room on Wednesday railing against voting by mail, the Republican candidate in a hotly contested was being declared the winner after voting was conducted almost entirely by mail."So the problem with the mail-in ballots: It's subject to tremendous corruption. Tremendous corruption, cheating," Trump told reporters. "And so I'm against it. "We're not going to lose elections because of that." Republican businessman Mike Garcia's victory over Democratic State Assemblywoman Christy Smith in California's 25th Congressional District race is not only a...WW…