--Report typos and corrections to: .On Monday, WSB-TV that a high school principal in Forsyth County just north of Atlanta was caught on video saying the N-word during a discussion with a student about race."The student recorded the conversation with East Forsyth High School Principal Jeff Cheney on Sept. 9. The video does not show Cheney, but the school acknowledged that the recording does feature Cheney’s voice," said the report. "In the video, Cheney appears to be trying to explain racially offensive words to the student.""In a statement released to Channel 2 Action News, officials said...…--Report typos and corrections to: .On Monday, WSB-TV that a high school principal in Forsyth County just north of Atlanta was caught on video saying the N-word during a discussion with a student about race."The student recorded the conversation with East Forsyth High School Principal Jeff Cheney on Sept. 9. The video does not show Cheney, but the school acknowledged that the recording does feature Cheney’s voice," said the report. "In the video, Cheney appears to be trying to explain racially offensive words to the student.""In a statement released to Channel 2 Action News, officials said...WW…

RED BARBLUE BARThe Democratic National Convention is taking place this week — but not exactly in Milwaukee, as originally scheduled. For the first time ever, both of this year’s major-party conventions will be almost entirely “virtual,” held online because of the pandemic.With this event, the 2020 presidential race is now entering its final stretch, with less than three months to go until Election Day. Joe Biden will now be formalized as the 2020 Democratic nominee, with , and the third woman to be a vice-presidential nominee for a major party.ADVERTISEMENTOpinion polls show...…RED BARBLUE BARThe Democratic National Convention is taking place this week — but not exactly in Milwaukee, as originally scheduled. For the first time ever, both of this year’s major-party conventions will be almost entirely “virtual,” held online because of the pandemic.With this event, the 2020 presidential race is now entering its final stretch, with less than three months to go until Election Day. Joe Biden will now be formalized as the 2020 Democratic nominee, with , and the third woman to be a vice-presidential nominee for a major party.ADVERTISEMENTOpinion polls show...WW…

--Report typos and corrections to: .Facing mounting opposition from environmentalists, frontline communities, and fellow Democratic lawmakers, Sen. Joe Manchin is reportedly asking oil and gas executives to help him build Republican support for permitting legislation that aims to weaken bedrock environmental laws and ease the review process for dirty energy projects.Bloomberg Monday that Manchin's outreach "has included companies in the mining, utilities, and oil and gas industry," all of which stand to benefit from a federal permitting overhaul—and all of which to the West Virginia...…--Report typos and corrections to: .Facing mounting opposition from environmentalists, frontline communities, and fellow Democratic lawmakers, Sen. Joe Manchin is reportedly asking oil and gas executives to help him build Republican support for permitting legislation that aims to weaken bedrock environmental laws and ease the review process for dirty energy projects.Bloomberg Monday that Manchin's outreach "has included companies in the mining, utilities, and oil and gas industry," all of which stand to benefit from a federal permitting overhaul—and all of which to the West Virginia...WW…

--in Donald Trump's America. Minutes feel like hours, hours feel like days. Weeks are months, and months are years. And there is an overwhelming sense of time warped by dread as  — whatever the outcome.Disorientation is a feature of life in where fascism is ascendant.In a widely read conversation here at Salon during the first few weeks of the national pandemic lockdown and , journalist and bestselling author  that, compared to what may lie ahead, "these were the good times."This was before the coronavirus pandemic continued its deadly march where today more than...…--in Donald Trump's America. Minutes feel like hours, hours feel like days. Weeks are months, and months are years. And there is an overwhelming sense of time warped by dread as  — whatever the outcome.Disorientation is a feature of life in where fascism is ascendant.In a widely read conversation here at Salon during the first few weeks of the national pandemic lockdown and , journalist and bestselling author  that, compared to what may lie ahead, "these were the good times."This was before the coronavirus pandemic continued its deadly march where today more than...WW…

--Report typos and corrections to: .Christian Glass, 22, called Colorado police back in June after he crashed his car and got it stuck in a bush, but the ordeal ended with police shooting and killing him, reported. Deputies and officers from several agencies tried to persuade Glass, who was apparently having a mental episode, to exit his vehicle, but he wouldn't, saying he was terrified.In body cam video of the incident, responders said they were concerned about two knives, a hammer, a rubber mallet and rocks he had in the car. During the incident, a Clear Creek County deputy held Glass at...…--Report typos and corrections to: .Christian Glass, 22, called Colorado police back in June after he crashed his car and got it stuck in a bush, but the ordeal ended with police shooting and killing him, reported. Deputies and officers from several agencies tried to persuade Glass, who was apparently having a mental episode, to exit his vehicle, but he wouldn't, saying he was terrified.In body cam video of the incident, responders said they were concerned about two knives, a hammer, a rubber mallet and rocks he had in the car. During the incident, a Clear Creek County deputy held Glass at...WW…

--Report typos and corrections to: .A federal magistrate judge Tuesday afternoon further unsealed the affidavit used to obtain the search warrant executed at Mar-a-Lago on August 8.Former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance, on MSNBC, says the additional information appears to confirm that Donald Trump likely played a role in instructing his attorney, who ultimately certified there were no classified documents remaining at Mar-a-Lago, before federal agents entered the Trump resort and retrieved more than 100 classified and top secret documents.“This does in large part make the information that’s been...…--Report typos and corrections to: .A federal magistrate judge Tuesday afternoon further unsealed the affidavit used to obtain the search warrant executed at Mar-a-Lago on August 8.Former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance, on MSNBC, says the additional information appears to confirm that Donald Trump likely played a role in instructing his attorney, who ultimately certified there were no classified documents remaining at Mar-a-Lago, before federal agents entered the Trump resort and retrieved more than 100 classified and top secret documents.“This does in large part make the information that’s been...WW…