John Lewis
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‘It was a gut blow’: Chadwick Boseman’s death adds to grief, anguish of 2020"For him to pass at this time when we are disproportionately affected by COVID and have all of these attacks by law enforcement, and him being the symbol bringing us to Wakanda, it's just a blow,'' Al Sharpton said.EntertainmentAug 30, 2020
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Obama calls for U.S. Congress to expand voting rights at John Lewis funeralObama called on Congress to renew the Voting Rights Act, which Trump and Republican congressional leaders have left unchanged since the Supreme Court diminished the landmark law in 2012.WorldJul 31, 2020
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John Lewis funeral: 3 former presidents eulogize civil rights iconLewis was “a man of pure joy and unbreakable perseverance,” Obama said.WorldJul 30, 2020
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Body of John Lewis brought to Atlanta ahead of private burial serviceWednesday's service is part of a series of public remembrances for the late Democratic congressman that began over the weekend.WorldJul 29, 2020
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‘Conscience of Congress’: U.S. lawmakers remember civil rights icon John LewisHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi called Lewis the “conscience of the Congress” who was “revered and beloved on both sides of the aisle, on both sides of the Capitol.”WorldJul 27, 2020
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John Lewis: Body of civil rights icon brought across bridge in Selma, AlabamaLewis, 80, died July 17 several months after he was diagnosed with advanced pancreatic cancer.WorldJul 26, 2020
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Civil rights icon John Lewis mourned in hometown of Troy, AlabamaLewis, who became a civil rights icon and a longtime Georgia congressman, died July 17 at the age of 80.WorldJul 25, 2020
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Barack Obama pays tribute to John Lewis: ‘I stood on his shoulders’The former U.S. president joined dozens of politicians, activists and celebrities in paying tribute to the civil rights icon and long-serving U.S. congressman.WorldJul 18, 2020
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John Lewis, U.S. congressman and civil rights leader, dies at 80Lewis announced in December that he had been diagnosed with Stage IV pancreatic cancerWorldJul 18, 2020
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Alberta COVID-19 vaccine advancing to human testingA COVID-19 vaccine developed in Edmonton is moving forward to human trials this summer.HealthJun 25, 2020
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