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WASHINGTON AP 鈥?Black service members in the Air Force are far more likely to be investigated, arrested, face disciplinary actions and be discharged for misconduct, according to a new report that looked at racial disparities across the service.The report by the Air Force inspector general, released Monday, said
stanley cup Black members of the Air Force and Space Force are less likely to be promoted to higher enlisted and officer ranks, and one-third of them believe they don ;t get the same opportunities as their white peers. And it concluded that racial disparity exists for Black service members, but that the data did not explain why it happens.READ MORE: Military sexual assault reports rise, in Air Force above allThe report comes as the Pentagon struggles with a broader effort to expand diversity within the ranks. The Defense Department las
stanley cup t week endorsed a new slate of initiatives to more aggressively recruit, retain and promote a more racially and ethnically diverse force. And it called for a plan to crack down on participation in hate groups by service members and draft proposed changes to the Uniform Code of Military Justice. The Air Force IG report outlined data for racial inequities that have long been suspected. It said that a large number of Black service members reported experiences with bias and racism. And while those reports were difficult to valida
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ATLANTA AP 鈥?Voters headed to the polls across the U.S. on Tuesday in the first wave of elections testing new Republican restrictions on access to ballots.For election off
yeezy icials, its a chance to counter a years worth of misinformation about voting security and restore faith in democracy for those who still have doubts about last years presidential election. It is a great dress rehearsal
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af1 ta Secretary of State Steve Simon.Much of the attention will be on Virginia and New Jersey, where voters are casting ballots for governor and other statewide races. In the rest of the country, voters were making selections on a variety of local races, ranging from mayor and city council to school board and bond measures. Voters in Maine, New York, Texas and a few other few states were considering ballot initiatives on a wide array of topics.READ MORE: California to mail every voter a ballot in future electionsFor some, the voting experience will be different from last year, when officials implemented pandemic-related changes to make it easier for voters to avoid crowded polling places. Some states have made those changes permanent, while others have rolled some of them back.In Virginia, lawmakers last year expanded absentee voting permanently by no longer requiring an excuse. But a requirement for a witness signature on absentee ballots that was waived last year is back, and officials have been working to contact voters who have been turning in ballots without them. Th
