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He was one of the controversial church’s best-known members and eventually settled near its headquarters in Clearwater, Fla.
CHICK COREA, VERSATILE PIANIST WHO MADE JAZZ ECLECTIC AND ELECTRIC, DIES AT 79MATT SCHUDELFEBRUARY 11, 2021WASHINGTON POSTNew York Times Executive Editor Dean Baquet on Thursday rolled back a controversial standard regarding the use of racial epithets at the newspaper.
NEW YORK TIMES BAILS ON INTENT-NEUTRAL STANDARD WHEN DISCUSSING EPITHETSERIK WEMPLEFEBRUARY 11, 2021WASHINGTON POSTIf you like your athletes docile, this is a controversial shift in temperament.
THE NFL’S TOP QBS ARE WAKING UP TO THEIR POWER, FOLLOWING TOM BRADY AND LEBRON JAMESJERRY BREWERFEBRUARY 11, 2021WASHINGTON POSTAccording to one adviser, he has pushed his team to produce its own videos to counter those of their opponents — including shots of Democratic lawmakers making controversial statements over the years.
HOUSE IMPEACHMENT MANAGERS EMPHASIZE THE DANGER TO PENCE AND OTHER TOP OFFICIALS IN HARROWING RETELLING OF JAN. 6 ATTACKAMY GARDNER, KAROUN DEMIRJIAN, FELICIA SONMEZ, PAUL KANEFEBRUARY 11, 2021WASHINGTON POSTPart of what made Trek’s 48-times claim so controversial was that it was—and still is—almost unheard of for helmet brands to make such specific claims about protection.
THE TREK WAVECEL HELMET LAWSUIT, EXPLAINEDJOE LINDSEYFEBRUARY 10, 2021OUTSIDE ONLINEMaria Haberfeld, an expert on police training and discipline at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York, said officers’ bills of rights are controversial but may be necessary.
THE FIRST STATE TO PASS A LAW PROTECTING POLICE ACCUSED OF MISCONDUCT MAY ALSO BE THE FIRST TO REPEAL IT.OVETTA WIGGINSFEBRUARY 9, 2021WASHINGTON POSTBoth pieces – the funding, and the other mechanisms to blunt the pandemic’s impact on learning – are controversial.
SACRAMENTO REPORT: AT A LOSS ON LEARNING LOSSSARA LIBBYFEBRUARY 5, 2021VOICE OF SAN DIEGOIn Reed’s case, after a controversial decision to pick up his ball before his lie was inspected by a tournament official, he was awarded a free drop at the 10th hole during Saturday’s third round at Torrey Pines in San Diego.
RORY MCILROY, PATRICK REED SITUATIONS NOW APPEAR VERY DIFFERENT WITH NEW INFORMATION FROM PGA TOURDES BIELERFEBRUARY 4, 2021WASHINGTON POSTThe only reason it’s not happening is that Democrats would rather hold them hostage, packaging them with less-urgent and more-controversial policy initiatives unlikely to pass on their own.
BATTLE OVER $1.9 TRILLION COVID RELIEF PACKAGE IS AS MUCH ABOUT POLITICAL OPTICS AS ECONOMIC NECESSITYSTEVEN PEARLSTEINFEBRUARY 3, 2021WASHINGTON POSTUnion groups rejected a government proposal to suspend controversial agriculture laws for 18 months.
INDIA EXPORTS JAB, CHINA’S NEGATIVE PR CAMPAIGN, PREHISTORIC VEGETARIANSJORDAN LEBEAUJANUARY 21, 2021QUARTZWORDS RELATED TO CONTROVERSIAL
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