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Roger Goodell eyes moving Super Bowl to a holiday weekend
KVUE-TV Austin· 5 hours agoFans who support the push to have the day after the Super Bowl be an official holiday, you may have...
Maximize your time off work this summer: Turn holidays into long weekends
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 13 hours agoPresident Joe Biden made the day, which commemorates the end of slavery, a federal holiday in 2021 and granted federal workers the day off. It is a recognized ...
Trial to Begin for Military Families Suing over Hawaii Water Contamination
Military.com via Yahoo News· 5 hours agoThe trial, which will include 17 of the more than 7,500 plaintiffs across three lawsuits, will...
'Elevating Earth Day into a national holiday is not radical — it's practical'
The Week· 4 days ago'Earth Day should be a federal holiday. Earth Day should be a national holiday, says Ariella...
Juneteenth or Jefferson Davis? Ala. state workers may have to choose.
Washington Post· 4 days agoAlabama state Rep. Juandalynn Givan and other Black lawmakers have lobbied for years to have the...
Opal Lee, ‘Grandmother of Juneteenth,’ to receive eighth honorary doctorate for unwavering...
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 2 days agoIn 2016, Lee — then 89 — traveled 1,400 miles in a symbolic walk from Fort Worth to Washington,...
Going to a national park in Texas this summer? Here’s when families get in for free
Fort Worth Star-Telegram via Yahoo News· 3 days agoFort Worth’s Opal Lee, 97, is the “grandmother of Juneteenth” and has been instrumental in having...
97-Year-Old 'Grandmother of Juneteenth' Opal Lee to Receive 8th Honorary Doctorate
People via Yahoo News· 2 days agoFive years later, on June 17, 2021, President Joe Biden formally signed it into law. "I have to say...
New Jersey man charged with federal hate crime in Rutgers Islamic center vandalism
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 4 days agoCAIR tracked 8,061 complaints in 2023, shattering the previous high of just over 6,700 in 2021. Complaints include immigration and asylum cases, employment discrimination, ...
Gov. Tony Evers increases Wisconsin's commitment to plant 100 million trees by 2030
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo News· 4 days agoWAUNAKEE — On the shore of Lake Mendota at the state park named for the holiday's founder, Gov. Tony...