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Black Americans, including some in Jacksonville area, receive racist texts about ‘picking cotton’; FBI investigating

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The FBI is investigating racist text messages sent to black people across the country about being “selected to pick cotton.”

WATCH LIVE: Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg highlights possible impact of government shutdown

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Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg will hold a news conference Thursday at 12:15 p.m. to address the impact a Republican shutdown would have on the country.