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Avis stock more than doubles after strong earnings show no end to rental car boom

Avis Budget investors didn't really need to try harder to make any money from the stock on Tuesday. The rental car company's shares more than doubled after Avis Budget reported strong earnings Monday evening that easily topped Wall Street's forecasts.

Jill Biden surrounded by her family's deep roots in Italy as she returns to the Eternal City

Six months after the death of their son Beau in 2015, Jill Biden and then-Vice President Joe Biden could not bear the thought of going to Nantucket, Massachusetts, for the traditional Biden family Thanksgiving.

This is exactly how dumb our politics have gotten

In the final days of the Virginia governor's race, Republican Glenn Youngkin did everything he could to suggest the contest was a referendum on what is being taught to the commonwealth's schoolchildren.

People buried under collapsed luxury high-rise in Nigeria call for help

It had been advertised as "Luxury in the Sky," a glamorous residential high-rise in an upmarket area of Lagos, where apartments started at $1.2 million a unit.

This is how much racial segregation is costing the US

If communities across America were to become more racially integrated, it would be an "economic game changer," boosting gross domestic product growth by an estimated 0.3 percentage points in the span of a decade, Moody's Analytics has found.

Maersk turns record profit and predicts supply chain chaos will continue

Maersk, the world's largest container shipping company, predicts that global supply chain chaos will continue into next year. That could benefit the company, which just reported its best quarter in 117 years.

Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch calls in sick, tests negative for Covid

A day after blockbuster Supreme Court arguments, Justice Neil Gorsuch called in sick on Tuesday and participated in oral arguments from his home by telephone.

Biden announces new military and veteran suicide prevention strategy

President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced a new military and veteran suicide prevention strategy that includes promoting safe firearms storage and outlining best practices for firearm dealers.

Nation’s Largest College of Education Celebrates American Education Week with Scholarships for Current and Aspiring Teachers

WGU Texas’ Teachers College will mark the National Education Association’s (NEA) 2021 American Education Week Nov. 15-19 by announcing its WGU Loves Teachers and Become a Teacher scholarship programs, together totaling $6 million, for current and future education professionals who …

Multi-Platium Recording Artist Pia Mis Releases Her First Holiday EP

Critically acclaimed multi-platinum recording artist, singer, songwriter, fashionista and actress Pia Mia (@PiaMia – 7.2M Instagram, 1.5M TikTok, and 1.6M YouTube followers) releases her first Holiday EP “CHRISTMAS”, now available across all platforms.

Pramila Jayapal is one of the most powerful leaders on Capitol Hill right now

Democratic Rep. Pramila Jayapal has risen quickly in the ranks of Washington to become a powerful progressive leader on Capitol Hill since first winning her House seat in 2016.

Savoy Magazine Announces The 2021 Most Influential Black Corporate Directors in a Landmark Dual-Edition Fall Issuw

Savoy magazine, the leading African American business, culture and lifestyle publication, announced its list of 2021 Most Influential Black Corporate Directors. Presented in two editions with dual covers, this issue features Kenneth Chenault, former Chairman and CEO of American Express, …

PVAMU professor co-leads groundbreaking research in pulmonary hypertension

Thanks in part to the work of Chief Scientist and Executive Professor Seungchan Kim, Ph.D., Prairie View A&M University is once again on the leading edge of groundbreaking research. This time, it’s about work that is promising to repurpose cancer …

Kyle Rittenhouse's homicide trial for Kenosha shootings opens with jury selection

Kyle Rittenhouse, the armed Illinois teenager who killed two people and wounded another during unrest in Kenosha, Wisconsin, last summer, went on trial Monday on homicide charges in a case that will test the distinction between self-defense and vigilante killings.

Cops: Suspect nabbed for throwing Molotov cocktail at deli

A suspect was arrested after throwing a Molotov cocktail at a deli in Brooklyn and slashing a man on the hand Saturday.