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“As we celebrate the life and legacy of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., we must remember it’s on all of us to continue to build on the progress that we’ve made so far. Together, we can work toward a more just and prosperous future for all North Carolinians. — N.C. Gov. Roy Cooper, Jan. 18, 2022 “Today on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we remember MLK’s life and his work to protect our f...

BOSTON — Newly minted U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts Rachael S. Rollins stressed a focus on violent crime and increasing community collaboration during a roundtable with reporters Thursday in Boston. “I am very clear that, when it comes to violence and serious crimes, that is where I want to be focusing my attention,” Rollins said from her new offices on the ninth floor of the John Joseph M...

“Prove it.” One of this column’s readers challenged me to back up my recent assertion that characteristics of some Americans could be explained by our connections to certain regions of the British Isles. I was focusing on those who are hardnosed, sometimes rebellious, resistant to direction, suspicious of people in charge, unwilling to give up individual choice to some kind of group direction...

This week’s TV: ‘Ozark’ is back, ‘How I Met Your Father’ arrives, and who should host the Oscars?

The Winter Olympics start this week. Maybe it's just me, but I feel like anticipation for the games is almost nonexistent? Maybe it's because it feels like the Olympics just happened, or maybe it's because the political weirdness around the Olympics happening in China this year is overshadowing the games themselves, but there seems to be a lot less hype for the 2022 Winter Games than any Olym...

Summary Activists push voting rights on this Martin Luther King Jr. Day. How high up the chain is the FBI looking into the January 6 insurrection? The Democratic outlook for the midterms elections is examined. Do Democrats need to play more political hardball? A Texas synagogue hostage situation ends in a dramatic escape. Transcript NICOLLE WALLACE, MSNBC HOST: THE BEAT WITH ARI MELBER starts...

Thanks to a faithful reader for contrasting recent news with past Arkansas commentary: Stewart Rhodes — founder and leader of the extremist group Oath Keepers — was arrested Thursday on a charge of seditious conspiracy, accused of guiding a months-long effort to unleash politically motivated violence to prevent the swearing-in of President Biden that culminated in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S...

STRASBOURG, France: A World Health Organization official warned last week of a “closing window of opportunity” for European countries to prevent their health care systems from being overwhelmed as the omicron variant produces near-vertical growth in coronavirus infections. In France, Britain and Spain, nations with comparatively strong national health programs, that window may already be close...

Contributing columnist A lot of folks do not know this and some multiple of that number do not care, but despite my well-earned reputation that was decades in the making for having an insatiable appetite for the game of golf, my best guess is that from 2010 to 2020 I did not play more than 50 rounds. 2020, when I traded a full-time job for a part-time gig at a golf course, got me back into th...

Summary January 6th committee seeks information from House GOP Leader McCarthy; January 6th committee scrutinizing forged slates of electors; McCarthy threatens to punish Democrats if GOP retakes house Transcript ARI MELBER, MSNBC HOST: What`s your favorite hobby about them, film or role because, boy, do we have a big list here around THE BEAT offices. Now, THE REIDOUT with Joy Reid is up n...