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WASHINGTON — Joe Biden’s campaign said Monday that the former vice president would commit to participating in three debates, and slammed a push by President Trump’s advisers for additional debates as an “effort to change the subject.” “Our position is straightforward and clear: Joe Biden will accept the Commission’s debates, on the Commission’s dates, under…

The NFL is putting its money where its mouth is.The league announced Thursday that it will commit $250 million over a 10-year period to different programs that combat systematic racism and fight against social inequality.​"The NFL is growing our social justice efforts through a 10-year, total $250 million fund to combat systemic racism and support the battle…

The Biden campaign on Monday affirmed that if he’s elected president, Joe Biden would rescind President Trump’s permit to allow the Keystone XL oil pipeline to cross the U.S. border.The Obama administration had rejected the pipeline twice. But, two months into his presidency, Trump reversed the decision and directed the State Department to approve Keystone XL.In 2017, after…

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez needed 15 signatures to secure a Working Families Party ballot spot, but a court challenge left her short of the mark.Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in the Bronx this month. She fell two signatures short of securing a Working Families Party ballot spot.Credit...Frank Franklin Ii/Associated PressMay 12, 2020Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is one of the…

Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. The head of the emergency department at a Manhattan hospital committed suicide after spending days on the front lines of the coronavirus battle, her family said Monday.“She tried to do her job, and it killed her,’’ Dr. Philip Breen told the New York…