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  2020-06-06

  Top Banner leader discusses Banner Health COVID-19 data during press conference

  A press release from Banner Health recapping Dr. Marjorie Bessel's press conference on June 6, 2020.
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  2021-01-25

  An American Sign Language interpreter will now appear at all White House press briefings

  The Biden administration will have an American Sign Language interpreter at every White House briefing, press secretary Jen Psaki said Monday. "As a part of this administration's accessibility and inclusion efforts, starting today we will have an ASL, an American Sign Language interpreter for our daily press briefings," Psaki said at Monday's briefing. "The President is committed to building an America that is more inclusive, more just and more accessible for every American, including Americans with disabilities and their families." The first interpreter was identified only as Heather and appeared virtually at the bottom of the screen while Psaki gave her remarks. The administration was praised for having the Pledge of Allegiance signed simultaneously with its recitation at the inauguration last Wednesday. The move set a different tone from the previous administration, which was sued in August by the National Association of the Deaf and five deaf Americans for not providing ASL interpreters at Covid-19 briefings. A federal judge ordered the Trump administration in September to provide ASL interpreters at the briefings beginning October 1, whether in person or via video.
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  2020-04-19

  Meme of Scotland’s First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon.

  In Scotland we have loads of wonderfully funny women, none more so than comedienne and broadcaster, Janey Godley. She often posts videos of politicians where she adds her own voiceover to the footage. She is a huge supporter of our wonderful First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon and recently posted a video of Ms Sturgeon giving a coronavirus briefing on TV. Her voiceover had her saying that if we didn’t all stay indoors she’d ‘put her toe up the crack of our arse’. This is the origin of the meme.