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Biden honors Emmett Till and his mother with new national monument

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President Joe Biden honors Emmett Till and his mother Mamie Till-Mobley in a new national monument that spans several locations in Mississippi and Illinois. President Joe Biden signed a proclamation Tuesday to establish the Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument. Till, the Black 14-year-old who was lynched in 1955 after he was accused of whistling at a white woman in Mississippi, became a symbol of the Civil Rights Movement. His murder highlighted the racism and brutality faced by Black people throughout the U.S. "It's hard to believe I was 12 years old and I just, you know, I know no matter how much time has passed, how many birthdays, how many events, how many anniversaries -- It's hard to relive this," Biden said. "Today on what would've been Emmett's 82nd birthday, we add another chapter in the story of remembrance and healing," Biden added. President Joe Biden hugs Rev. Wheeler Parker, Jr., as Vice President Kamala Harris applaud...

Alabama mother denied abortion despite fetus' 'negligible' chance of survival

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Kelly Shannon, an Alabama mother, said she was denied an abortion by a medical committee, despite her fetus having a "negligible" change of survival. Kelly Shannon was excited when she found out she was pregnant. With a daughter under the age of 2, Shannon and her husband had been actively trying for a second child. The Alabama couple's happiness quickly turned to heartbreak when testing revealed just three days before Christmas there was an 87% chance the baby had Down syndrome. Shannon had asked for genetic testing because the couple wanted to tell family the baby's gender at Christmas. She was pregnant with a girl. "I spent the next few weeks trying not to get too attached, but it's hard not to love a baby you have prayed for," Shannon told ABC News. At an appointment with a maternal fetal medicine specialist in January, Shannon was counseled on resources available for parents of children with the disorder. However, more scans and test results show...