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Consumers still don't feel great about the economy, despite lower gas prices
Consumer sentiment in August continued to rebound from its June trough, but Americans' feelings about the economy remain profoundly depressed from a year earlier, weighed down by uncertainty about inflation and the job market.
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Environmental Justice Concerns Loom Over Rail Merger
A few months back, I wrote a column focused on my misgivings about the proposed merger of two huge railroads – Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern. As I wrote at the time, I feared that the merger would add to the environmental and health burdens already facing Black communities and other communities of color by introducing more rail traffic and more carbon emissions while also negatively impacting things like emergency response and commute times.
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Federal judge blocks HHS guidance that emergency medical care must include abortion services
A federal judge in Texas has blocked Department of Health and Human Services guidance that medical providers who are required to provide emergency care to pregnant patients regardless of their ability to pay for it under a 1986 law must also provide abortion services in life-threatening or health-saving situations and will be protected if those actions violate state law.
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Fed chair Jerome Powell warns fight against inflation will bring 'some pain'
Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell warned that the central bank's mission to tame inflation will result in "some pain" for US households.
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James Earl Jones Theatre Dedication Ceremony Honors the Legendary Actor of Stage & Screen
VIP Attendees included NYC Mayor Eric Adams, Samuel L. Jackson, LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Courtney B. Vance, Debbie Allen, Lee Daniels, Phylicia Rashad, Kenny Leon, The Shubert Organization President Robert Wankel, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Norm Lewis, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Tamara Tunie, Woodie King Jr. and more.
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The Woman King Crowns the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival
The mighty women of the Agojie were warriors. From the 1600s to1800s in the West African Kingdom of Dahomey this all-female military regiment gallantly fought their empire’s enemies.
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A Star is Born: Urban Star Reopens on Sept. 19 at Hyatt Regency Houston/Galleria
Modern, locally-sourced restaurant in uptown Houston luxury hotel completes renovations
Hyatt Regency Houston/Galleria, located in the heart of uptown Houston, announces its restaurant, Urban Star, has completed a full renovation and will reopen on September 19, 2022.
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Till Debuts at 2022 New York Film Festival
“Hardly a moment goes by when I don’t think about Emmett and the lessons a son can teach a mother.” Quoted from Mamie Till-Mobley.
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3 Reasons Why Black Women Are Living Longer
For years, the public has bought into the notion that the Black community is at risk of several health fatalities. Science even argues that we are disproportionately at a disadvantage health-wise. Black women have especially been the focal point of interest when it comes to discussing health issues. For instance, statistics show that Black women suffer from several socioeconomic factors including obesity, being overworked, underpaid and overlooked. With stressors such as those, anyone’s mental health would be at risk.
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Bill Russell was a champion and a hero
When Bill Russell passed away this weekend at the age of 88, America lost not only a champion but a hero, a star who lit the way for others to follow.
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Bullet Train Review
“Fate will do what it wills,” says The Elder. But what happens when fate turns out to be a series of unpredictable and ultra-violent events aboard the world’s fastest train?
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Student suspect in custody after 3 football players shot dead and 2 people wounded at the University of Virginia, police say
Police have in custody a University of Virginia student suspected of fatally shooting three football players and wounding two other people late Sunday at the school's main campus in Charlottesville as a bus returned from a class field trip, school officials said.
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Democrat Karen Bass makes history as first female mayor of Los Angeles, CNN projects
Rep. Karen Bass has made history as Los Angeles' first female mayor, CNN projects, overcoming more than $104 million in spending by her rival Rick Caruso to win the race.
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The Ceremonia Holiday Edit Is Here!
Don Victor Mooney of Queens, the first African American to row across the Atlantic Ocean recognizes Qatar’s Hamad Medical Corporation and Ministry of Public Health for World AIDS Day for their commitment to fight against HIV/AIDS and unprecedented global partnerships that has catapulted the tiny country as a center in the Middle East for medical research, care and culture.
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Planning a Balanced, Plant-Based Diet for Kids
Caregivers who follow a vegetarian, vegan or other plant-based diet may wonder whether it’s wise for their children to follow the same eating plan.
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Border chief disputes DHS has 'operational control' of the entire US southern border
US Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz on Wednesday said the US does not have "operational control" of the southern border, contradicting a stance previously taken by Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.
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28-year-old woman kills 3 students and 3 adults at private Christian school in Nashville, police say
A 28-year-old woman fatally shot three students and three adults at a private Christian school in Nashville before she was shot and killed by police, authorities said.
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Nearly 70 million Americans have criminal records. We must give them a second chance
An enduring belief in the American dream has powered decades of innovation, inspired generations of entrepreneurs and driven the economic growth of our nation.
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Review of The Takedown
Biracial buddy cop movies (e.g., Beverly Hills Cop, Lethal Weapon) aren’t a new phenomenon and could use a refresh. The genre gets a needed update with this French ebony/ivory crime story that’s novel due its unusual antagonists. Right-wing, antiimmigrant zealots.
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Fashion icon André Leon Talley is dead at age 73
André Leon Talley, the former longtime creative director for Vogue and a fashion icon in his own right, has died at age 73, according to a statement on his official Instagram account.
