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Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee to honor civil rights icons

By Kat Stafford, Associated Press

Sunday marks the 56th anniversary of those marches and “Bloody Sunday,” when more than 500 demonstrators gathered on March 7, 1965, to demand the right to vote and cross Selma’s Edmund Pettus Bridge.

WATCH: Senate discusses $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill

By Associated Press

President Joe Biden and Democrats agreed to tighten eligibility limits for stimulus checks Wednesday, bowing to party moderates as leaders prepared to move their $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill through the Senate.

Solid start to enrollment for Biden's new 'Obamacare' coverage offer

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press

More than 200,000 people signed up for coverage in the first two weeks after President Joe Biden re-opened HealthCare.gov as part of his coronavirus response, the government said Wednesday.

Dolly Parton receives COVID-19 vaccine, rewrites 'Jolene' to fit the occasion

By Kristin M. Hall, Associated Press

Dolly Parton rewrote the lyrics to "Jolene" as "Vaccine, vaccine," as she got her COVID-19 shot. The Grammy-winning singer, actor and humanitarian posted a video on Tuesday of her singing just before getting her vaccine.

Texas becomes biggest U.S. state to lift COVID-19 mask mandate

By Paul J. Weber, Associated Press

The decision comes as governors across the U.S. have eased coronavirus restrictions, despite warnings from health experts that the outbreak is far from over.

6 COVID-19 treatments helping patients survive

By William G. Bain, Georgios D. Kitsios, Tomeka L. Suber, The Conversation

A year after it became clear that COVID-19 was becoming a pandemic, there is still no cure, but doctors have several innovative treatments. Some are keeping patients out of the hospital entirely.

U.S. will be able to vaccinate all adults by end of May, Biden says

By Zeke Miller, Linda A. Johnson, Associated Press

Drugmaker Merck & Co. will help produce rival Johnson & Johnson's newly approved coronavirus vaccine in an effort to expand supply more quickly.

Victim advocates say U.S. military gets an 'F' on sexual assault prevention

By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn

For a decade, advocates have argued commanders should be removed from deciding the fate of those accused of sexual assault in the U.S. military. But military victim advocates now say they too should be removed from the chain of command.

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Can teaching civics in schools help break down barriers in American society?

Fierce divisions seem to drive a wedge in much of American life at this moment and how we view government. Now, a prominent team of educators has released a new plan that calls for revamping history and civics classes in…

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