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Issues in the News moderator Dan Raviv, Columnist for Newsday with panelists Josh Glancy, Washington Bureau Chief for the Sunday Times and Ashraf Khalil, Washington, Metro Reporter for the Associated Press deliberate the latest top stories of the week including a mob of supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol as members of Congress were in the process of certifying President-elect Joe Biden s victory. Share on Facebook
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U.S. President-elect Joe Biden introduced Connecticut education commissioner Miguel Cardona as his education secretary nominee on Wednesday, touting him as a strong advocate of public schools who can lead the agency through struggles to educate students safely during the ongoing coronavirus crisis.
“We can do it if we give school districts, communities and states the clear guidance and resources that aren t already in their tight budgets, Biden said Wednesday in Wilmington, Delaware.
Biden said educating students safely “requires someone who understands the need to prevent the pandemic from further exacerbating the inequities in our education system.”
In return Spotify is paying a charity the couple support, though the exact amount has not been made public.
In May the audio media giant signed a £75m ($100m) deal with Joe Rogan, host of ‘The Joe Rogan Experience podcast.
However, the reaction to the news on social media was mixed, with some users taking aim at the couple for their ‘woke’ politics or and noting the move is unlikely to give them a more private life.
On Twitter American writer Max burns wrote: “Prince Harry and Meghan Markle left the Royal Family because they sought the same kind of normal, private life regular people enjoy.