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Errin Haines
Errin Haines is our editor-at-large. An award-winning journalist with nearly two decades of experience, Errin was previously national writer on race for the Associated Press. She’s also worked at the Los Angeles Times and the Washington Post.
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Christine Wormuth to be nominated as next secretary of the Army
This would make her the first-ever woman in the role.
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Pamela Turner’s family sues Texas city over fatal police shooting
Turner was killed in Baytown, Texas, by an officer in May 2019. His trial is due to start next month.
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Caregiving advocacy groups launch $20 million campaign on infrastructure bill
The #CareCantWait coalition is pushing for the inclusion of measures on Medicaid services, child care and paid leave in the legislation expected to be laid out by Biden on Wednesday.
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U.S. women’s soccer players join Equal Pay Day conversations at White House
First Lady Jill Biden spoke about learning she was paid less than a man hired at the same time, and the president signed a proclamation.
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‘We need protection’: Georgia official addressed anti-Asian violence two days before shooting
‘People are scared. I wanted people in our legislature to realize this was going on,’ state Sen. Michelle Au told The 19th in the wake of deadly Atlanta area shootings.
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Women voters say U.S. health care and workplaces must change post-pandemic, poll shows
Most women are worried about both racial and economic disparities in vaccine rollout, as well as the toll of the pandemic on low-income workers.
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One year later, Breonna Taylor’s mother is still looking for accountability
‘Breonna gave people a voice who didn’t know they had one, including me,’ Tamika Palmer says, calling for the Justice Department to investigate Taylor’s shooting by police.
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Racial equity in vaccination is ‘mission critical,’ experts say. Mass sites are trying to help.
If the national vaccination campaign does not prioritize racial equity, experts worry, "we will not be able to stop this pandemic."
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Advocates fought for a relief bill that helped women. Here’s what the House voted to approve.
A provision to increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour is in the House bill but is unlikely to make it through the Senate.
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There are no Black women in the Senate. Will Rep. Terri Sewell run for a seat?
With the planned retirement of Republican Sen. Richard Shelby, Sewell says, ‘I’m doing my homework.’