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Who Set Jay-Z & Beyonce's House On Fire?!
The fire that erupted late Wednesday inside a vacant Garden District mansion owned by pop superstar Beyoncé is being investigated as a possible arson.
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Seven new plays coming to Broadway this fall are by Black writers. Is this a turning point for theater?
Broadway is finally coming back, after going dark last year to prevent the spread of Covid-19.
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Tennessee Deathrow Inmate Pervis Payene is Innocent and Should be Freed, SCLC President Dr. Charles Steele, Jr. Says-sclc1
We Know Beyond a Reasonable Doubt That Mr. Pervis Payne Is Innocent and Should be Exonerated, Says SCLC President and CEO Dr. Charles Steele, Jr.
Dr. Charles Steele, Jr., the president and the CEO of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), the organization co-founded and first led by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., said today that the legendary civil rights organization will launch a global movement for the freedom of Pervis Payne, a Tennessee man with intellectual disabilities who was sentenced to the death penalty for the 1987 murders of a 28-year-old Tennessee mother and her two-year-old daughter. With the announcement, the SCLC joins a growing number of organizations seeking Payne’s freedom. The campaign has led to a massive movement with nearly one million people signing a petition for Payne’s release.
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Surfside mayor says security will be tightened at the condo collapse location, which he says is a 'holy site'
As the death toll in the Surfside condo collapse nears 100, officials said security at the location will be tightened, with only authorized personnel allowed at the site in the near future.
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Death toll in Surfside condo building collapse reaches 94
The death toll has reached 94 as recovery operations at the Surfside condo collapse site continue, Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said during a Monday morning news conference.
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Death toll in Surfside building collapse rises to 60 after search efforts turn from rescue to recovery
The death toll in a condo building collapse in Surfside, Florida, has risen to 60, Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said, after authorities made the decision to shift the search effort from rescue to recovery.
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H-E-B's Charles Butt Named A Top CEO
H-E-B’s Charles Butt was named a top CEO in Glassdoor’s Top CEO list for 2019. The San Antonio-based retailer’s Chairman and CEO ranked second out of 100 chief executives from across the nation.
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A New Series From the Obamas Aims to Teach Civics Through Music
Michelle and Barack Obama announced that they have executive produced and Netflix will stream We the People, a 10-episode television series aimed at educating children on United States civics lessons, starting on July 4 of this year.
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The death toll from the Florida condo collapse reaches 10 as rescuers race to find 151 people still missing
Another victim was found in the rubble of the Florida condo collapse, raising the death toll to 10, Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said Monday.
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Former US Sen. Mike Gravel dies at 91
Former US Sen. Mike Gravel, an Alaska Democrat who garnered national attention by reading the Pentagon Papers into the Congressional Record and waged two unsuccessful bids for president, has died at age 91.
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Former US Sen. Mike Gravel, an Alaska Democrat who garnered national attention by reading the Pentagon Papers into the Congressional Record and waged two unsuccessful …
Published on June 28, 2021
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Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Announces Zack Snyder's Justice League
The age of heroes is upon us when the Warner Bros. Pictures and DC full-length HBO Max Original feature film “Zack Snyder’s Justice League” arrives on 4K, Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD on September 7. The screenplay is by Chris Terrio, story by Chris Terrio & Zack Snyder and Will Beall, based on characters from DC, Superman created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. The film’s producers are Charles Roven, Deborah Snyder, with executive producers Christopher Nolan, Emma Thomas, Wesley Coller, Jim Rowe, Curtis Kanemoto, Chris Terrio and Ben Affleck.
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DOJ releases Capitol riot videos from major conspiracy case involving the Proud Boys
The Justice Department released three videos on Monday used in a federal court case against a Capitol riot defendant accused of leading the Proud Boys in the insurrection on January 6.
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Schumer faces Democratic divisions and skeptical Republicans as Biden agenda hangs in balance
Chuck Schumer is confronting his most daunting series of legislative landmines in his young tenure as Senate majority leader, navigating conflicting demands from his left and his moderates -- all the while facing wary Republicans after years of partisan brawling with the hard-nosed New Yorker.
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Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer is facing a 50-50 Senate, with 60 votes needed to break a filibuster. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images
Published on June 21, 2021
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7 million along US Gulf Coast are under a tropical storm warning, with landfall expected Friday night
A tropical storm is expected to form in the Gulf of Mexico on Friday, putting 7 million Americans under warnings for heavy winds and rain.
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What to expect when Harry heads back to London
Death brings the living together, they say. It was at their grandfather's funeral that we last saw William and Harry together and it will be at the unveiling next month of a memorial to their mother -- Diana, Princess of Wales -- that we see them reunite once more.
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What to do -- and not do -- when you meet the Queen
A version of this story appeared in the June 11 edition of CNN's Royal News, a weekly dispatch bringing you the inside track on the royal family, what they are up to in public and what's happening behind palace walls. Sign up here.
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Prairie View A&M Claims 2020-21 SWAC Commissioner's Cup Award
The Southwestern Athletic Conference has recognized Prairie View A&M University as the winner of the 2020-21 James Frank Commissioner’s Cup Award. The James Frank Commissioner’s Cup and all-sports awards are determined by team finish in respective sports. Each finish is awarded a point value and the schools with the highest point totals at the end of the athletic season are subsequently awarded.
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Gamma Zeta Boulé Foundation's 16th Annual L.A.M.P. Mentor Program Scholarship Celebration "Dream, Believe, Achieve"
The 16th Annual Gamma Zeta Boulé Foundation L.A.M.P. Mentor Program Scholarship Celebration will be held on Saturday, May 29th, 2021 from 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM, in a VIRTUAL environment.
