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O'FALLON, Mo. (AP) — In the national reckoning that followed the police killing of George Floyd three years ago, about 2,000 protesters took to the streets in a St. Louis suburb and urged the mostly white Francis Howell School District to address racial discrimination. The school board responded with a resolution promising to do better. Now the board, led by new conservative board members elected since last year, has revoked that anti-racism resolution and copies of it will be removed from school buildings.

Nine Democrats voted against a resolution to reaffirm U.S.-Israeli ties on the eve of a speech by the country's president.

Nine House Democrats voted against a resolution on Tuesday expressing support for Israel and denouncing antisemitism, a measure that was brought to the floor as a response to comments Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) made over the weekend that were critical of Israel. The chamber voted 412-9-1 to approve the resolution, which asserts that Israel “is not…

The resolution passed ahead of a speech to Congress by Israeli President Isaac Herzog. Some Democratic lawmakers said they will boycott the address.

Republicans put the resolution up for a vote days after Rep. Pramila Japayal called Israel a "racist state" at a progressive event.