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Democratic leaders tout 'framework' to pay for Biden plan, but lack of details makes clear more work is needed
House and Senate Democratic leaders say they've reached a deal with the Biden administration on options for paying for the Democrats' massive plan to expand the social safety net. But it quickly became clear that the deal lacked many specifics, needed to be sold to Congress and required ample negotiating to get broad consensus within their party.
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These families of missing Black people are frustrated with the lack of response to their cases
David Robinson has been in Arizona for the last three months searching for his 24-year-old son, Daniel Robinson, who went missing after leaving a work site in the desert in his Jeep Renegade on June 23.
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TMCF President & CEO Dr. Harry L. Williams on the current HBCU Infrastructure Proposal in the Reconciliation Bill
Thurgood Marshall College Fund President & CEO Dr. Harry L. Williams has issued the following statement on the current HBCU infrastructure proposal in the reconciliation bill.
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'Hotlanta' is even more sweltering in these neighborhoods due to a racist 20th-century policy
On a warm September afternoon, Mona Scott sat on the front porch while her home baked like an oven. As she ran a frozen water bottle across her forehead and arms, Scott told CNN her air conditioning broke 10 days earlier and had not yet been fixed.
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Drag racing gathering turns violent
A drag racing gathering on Temple University’s campus in North Philadelphia turned violent overnight. Cell phone video shows a large crowd at the intersection of North Broad and West Oxford Streets, early Sunday morning.
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Two-for-one vaccine clinics fight flu and Covid, too
hey're a fall staple in most communities across the United States: flu shot clinics. But this year many will offer something extra -- Covid-19 shots. As the Delta variant spreads and uncertainty...
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Vaccinate all health care workers now
Covid-19 has killed over 600,000 Americans and sickened many more. It's hard for me to understand why people would refuse a vaccine that could save their lives and those of their family. But as a nurse, what I find even harder to understand is why some health care workers choose not to get vaccinated and put patients at risk as a result.
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DHS chief 'horrified' by images of US Border Patrol confronting migrants
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Tuesday said he was "horrified" by images that appear to show US Border Patrol agents on horseback confronting Haitian refugees at the US border.
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Why 'all eyes' will be on the Virginia suburbs this fall
Reassured by the results of California's gubernatorial recall election last week, Democrats now face tougher electoral tests this fall that will measure whether they can defend their most important political advance of the Donald Trump era.
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White House says it's seeking more information on 'horrific' footage of Border Patrol agents confronting Haitian immigrants
White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Monday that the White House is seeking more information on the "horrific" viral videos that appear to show US Border Patrol agents on horseback confronting Haitian refugees at the US border.
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US to ease travel restrictions on fully vaccinated foreign visitors
The United States plans to ease travel restrictions on all fully vaccinated foreign visitors starting in November, the White House said Monday, relaxing a patchwork of bans that had begun to cause fury in Europe and replacing them with more uniform requirements for inbound international air passengers.
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43rd Annual Bric Celebrate Brooklyn Festival Closes Out the 2021 Season with Performances By Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue, Lady Blackbird and Michelle
Last night, the 43rd annual BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival closed out it’s 2021 season with electrifying performances by New York indie-pop collective MICHELLE, Jazz vocalist Lady Blackbird and NOLA-native Jazz musician Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue, at the Lena Horne Bandshell in Prospect Park.
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Ribociclib added to endocrine therapy extends survival in postmenopausal patients with metastatic breast cancer
A study led by researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center showed a significant overall survival benefit with ribociclib plus endocrine therapy for postmenopausal patients with hormone receptor-positive (HR+) human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-negative (HER2-) metastatic breast cancer. This is the first demonstration of a survival advantage with a front-line CDK4/6 inhibitor in postmenopausal patients with HR+/HER 2- advanced breast cancer.
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Elon Musk takes shots at Joe Biden after SpaceX sends civilians to space
Elon Musk mocked President Joe Biden over the weekend after Saturday's successful splashdown of SpaceX's Inspiration4 flight carried four tourists on a three-day orbital mission.
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Flower shortage hits the 'wedding capital of the world'
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Chef Beverley Kellman Is Serving Up Food Good to the PVAMU Students' Soul
Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) students may not know how lucky they are to eat dishes prepared by the award-winning Chef Beverley Kellman. The 2017 Brazos County Chef of the Year and 2019 American Culinary Federation Texas Chef Association Pastry Chef of the Year is highly respected in the culinary field with a resume that reads like a seasoned chef, even though her years are far more youthful. The former Food Network "Cutthroat Kitchen" contestant has cooked everywhere from the greatest place on earth, the Disneyland Hotel at Disneyland, California, to now serving it up on the hill as Sodexo Executive Chef at Prairie View A&M Dining Services.
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Master P On Rap Feuds, Conscious Parenting, Black Superheroes
Sitting among carved mahogany wood paneled accents and with displayed awards gathered from an unrivaled multi-hyphenate career, Master P began our conversation by allowing me to take the floor. Not surprisingly, he is a master delegator with a brilliant sense of when to shoot the ball and when to pass it. One of the greatest minds to emerge from the 1990s hip hop pantheon, Percy “Master P” Miller transcended a childhood of poverty in New Orleans’ Calliope Projects, to become a beacon of generational wealth, divested business interests, and ownership in an industry once notorious for exploiting its artists. From music, movies and real estate, to the food and automotive industries, his portfolio continues to grow.
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The Peril of Trump Keeps Growing Nearly 8 Months After He Left the White House
Add another evidence dump to the growing case that a second Donald Trump presidency would be more extreme and dangerous than the first.
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Woman Jailed at 14 for Allegedly Shoving White Teacher’s Aide Releases Memoir Detailing Life in the Aftermath
ShaQuanda Cotton, who in 2006 was sentenced to up to 7 years confinement at a Texas juvenile detention facility as a black teen following accusations that she pushed a white teacher’s aide, announces
On September 30, 2005, 14-year-old ShaQuanda Cotton attempted to enter a school building to take a prescribed medication before classes began. An encounter with a teacher’s aide on her way to the nurse’s office that morning led to her arrest, and months later the teen was adjudicated delinquent by a Lamar County court for assault on a public servant. What began as an ordinary day at school resulted in her being removed from the care of her mother and sentenced to an indeterminate term of up to seven years in a Texas juvenile detention facility. Cotton, now 30, recently published a personal account of the ordeal after years of being subjected to rumors and vitriol in the small town of Paris, Texas.
