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De Blasio endorses former 2020 rival Sanders for president

By JONATHAN LEMIRE | February 14, 2020

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is endorsing Bernie Sanders for president, a move that puts de Blasio in a position to become a leading voice in opposition to Sanders' newest rival, Mike Bloomberg, his predecessor in leading the nation's...

House acts to remove deadline for Equal Rights Amendment

By MATTHEW DALY | February 13, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a bid to revive the Equal Rights Amendment, the House on Thursday approved a measure removing a 1982 deadline for state ratification and reopening the process to amend the Constitution to prohibit discrimination based on sex."There...