On Monday, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam announced that the statue of Robert E. Lee was removed from the US Capitol on Sunday night. The statue, which will be relocated to the Virginia Museum of History & Culture, has been at the Capitol for 111 years. A state commission recommended a statue of civil rights activist Barbara Rose Johns as a replacement.
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced on Sunday that “the four leaders of the Senate and the House finalized an agreement” on a COVID-19 relief package. Congressional leaders reached agreement on a $900 billion stimulus package that would provide direct payments and jobless aid to struggling Americans and funds for small businesses, hospitals, schools and vaccine distribution.
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Vice President Pence announced Friday that uniformed members of the US Space Force (USSF) will be called “Guardians” on the first anniversary of the force’s founding. The force said it was a yearlong process to pick a name for its members that involved hundreds of submissions.
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The DC Universe enters its next phase this March with the release of Infinite Frontier #0, a 64-page one-shot from the most creative and innovative storytellers in comics that sets the table for new tales, talent, and characters for 2021 and beyond.
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The US Food and Drug Administration approved an emergency use authorization for Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine on Friday, clearing the way for the drug to be distributed across the country.
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In a reply to a fan on the social media app Vero early Thursday morning Justice League Director Zack Snyder dropped a potential release date for his highly anticipated cut of the film. In his comment he states that he hopes to wipe Whedon’s infamous version of the film from existence with “what [we] see in March.”
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Roku, Inc. and WarnerMedia today announced an agreement to bring HBO Max to the Roku platform. Starting tomorrow, Dec. 17, Roku users will be able to download HBO Max from the Roku channel store and subscribe directly on their Roku device to access all of HBO Max, which includes 10,000 hours of curated premium storytelling from the iconic brands of HBO, Warner Bros., DC, Adult Swim and much more. For users who have already subscribed to HBO through their Roku devices, the HBO app will automatically update to become the HBO Max app, and they will be able to log in using their
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Recently on an interview with the Entertainment Weekly Director Zack Snyder revealed the his highly anticipated movie The Snyder Cut would be given the R-rating.
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Little Mix’s Jesy Nelson, one of four members of the British pop girl group Little Mix, announced she left the group, after nine years, to focus on her mental health on Instagram Dec. 14. Little Mix’s official Instagram and Twitter accounts announced the news in posts made the same day.
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