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A Washington federal judge Friday tossed out Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos' policy that would have funneled millions in coronavirus relief to private schools in a ruling that has nationwide impact.U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich, a President Trump appointee, vacated the plan DeVos unveiled this summer to divert more of the $16 billion Congress passed in emergency K-12 education funding away from public…

Horse Racing|Authentic Wins the Kentucky Derby, Run Without FansThe race in Louisville ran with a smaller field than usual, no spectators and despite protests nearby over the police killing of Breonna Taylor in the city earlier this year.Authentic left, won the Kentucky Derby, upsetting the favorite, Tiz the Law.Credit...Christian Hansen for The New York TimesSept.…

Authentic won the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky.,  Saturday evening.The victorious horse gave trainer hall of famer Bob Baffert his sixth career Derby victory.Tiz the Law was the favorite to win the 146th running of the Derby, but came in a close second. He drew the No. 17 post and was looking to become the first…

Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris, said she would not trust President Trump’s word on the effectiveness of a coronavirus vaccine, in an interview expected to air Sunday.Harris voiced concerns that medical professionals would not be the ones to validate a vaccine, if it was pushed out prior to the Nov. 3 election.“[T]hey’ll be muzzled, they’ll…

The U.N. warns of looming famines connected to the pandemic. Over 100 cases are connected to an indoor wedding in Maine, including three non-participants who later died.Right NowOfficials in West Virginia announced more than 250 new daily cases, raising the state’s seven-day total to its highest level ever.ImageNortheastern University said that all students in a…