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Biden to establish national monument honoring Emmett Till next week

President Joe Biden plans to name a new national monument next week after Emmett Till, a White House official told CNN, honoring the Black teenager whose murder in 1955 helped galvanize the civil rights movement.

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Aurora man turns farm into eclipse watch party location amid filling hotels/rentals

The total solar eclipse is just under two months away. With hotels and short-term rentals filling up, Wilson Curry in the Town of Aurora has created his own total solar eclipse watch party location at his house for 100-200 people.

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NFL, American Heart Association and Discovery Education Host Virtual Field Trip Live From Super Bowl LI

Free Virtual Class to be Live-Streamed in Classrooms Nationwide

The NFL and American Heart Association, together with Discovery Education, will host the first-ever AHA-NFL PLAY 60 Challenge Virtual Field Trip (VFT) live from Houston on Tuesday, Jan. 31 at 12 PM CT during the NFL Experience Driven by Genesis. The free virtual class will be live-streamed in classrooms across the country, reaching thousands of students. Houston Texans players WHITNEY MERCILUS and CHRISTIAN COVINGTON and the American Heart Association’s MERCEDES CARNETHON, Ph.D. will teach students the science behind cardio and strength exercises that NFL players use to stay fit and active.

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Facebook's Global Fight Against Fake News

Within minutes of Emmanuel Macron's victory in the French election, a top European official singled out the key loser: fake news.

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Comerica Bank: Raising Expectations in the Community

Comerica Bank And The Comerica Foundation Have Invested $8 million In COVID-19 Relief Efforts To Support Strategic Underserved Programs

As a relationship bank, helping our customers and the community navigate through difficult times is why Comerica Bank is here. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to be extraordinary and far-reaching.

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African Immigrants More Educated Than Most, Including Native-Born U.S. Citizens

Lots of the news from sub-Saharan Africa is about war, famine, poverty or political upheaval. So it’s understandable if many Americans think most Africans who immigrate to the United States are poorly educated and desperate. That’s the impression that President Trump left with his comments to members of Congress opposing admission of immigrants from “s*hole countries” in Africa and elsewhere.

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EPA announces new definition of waters protected under Clean Water Act

The EPA announced plans to change the definition of which waters in the United States are protected under the Clean Water Act on Tuesday -- a change President Donald Trump has been working toward since the beginning of his administration.

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Help Fight Inflammation with Food

On top of being tasty, certain foods contain specific nutrients and natural compounds that may help fight inflammation, a condition linked to arthritis and gout. With that in mind, try heading to the fridge or pantry the next time you feel joint pain, swelling or stiff knees.

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5 Tips to Meal Prep Like a Pro

Dinner can be a daunting task for any family with multiple mouths to feed. Factor in complex schedules and individual tastes, and a family meal can become a stressful thought for home cooks.

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Le Pavillon Hotel: “The Belle of New Orleans”

Not many hotels will offer you a peanut butter and jelly sandwich late at night as a treat; Le Pavillon is not like most hotels. Nicknamed the “Belle of New Orleans,” Le Pavillon is located just minutes away from the French Quarter in the Central District of New Orleans, LA. With 226 guestrooms and seven themed suites, the hotel is luxury on a very grand scale. Growing up in Southern Louisiana and spending a lot of time in New Orleans, I would drive down Poydras Street and always stare at the façade of Le Pavillon with its over the top luxury and French/European inspired design. Once I received word that I was going to experience this one of kind icon, I knew I would be in for a real treat. Come along on as I dive into the history of this luxurious property.

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Watch out, Tinder, Facebook is getting into online dating

Facebook wants to help people find love on its platform. At its annual developers conference, F8, on Tuesday, the company announced a new dating feature.

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Checking the Narrative on Black Women's Leadership It's Not Only Time to Court Black Women's Votes, But Also Support Them As Candidates

In a recently published Rolling Stone article, recording artist Janelle Monae exposes a disconcerting, yet largely universal awareness shared by Black women seeking to exercise power: when we reveal ourselves to be human and inevitably imperfect, we are too often labeled unworthy and incapable of leading. It's why, Monáe says, she spent the better part of a decade masking herself behind the persona of an android named Cindi Mayweather.

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Misery in Puerto Rico: No Power, No Job, 'enormous' Lines

Leslie Cofresi started to cry when he saw his staff the day after Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico.

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Donald Trump is not sorry. Ever.

People seem surprised, for some reason, that the White House has not issued a public apology to Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain. But they shouldn't be. If there's an implied mantra of President Donald Trump's political life, it is this: Don't apologize. For anything. Ever.

Wine & Spirits Magazine Hosts Inaugural Top 100 Symposium in New York

The Top 100 Wineries of 2019 come to New York in a benefit for NY/NJ Baykeeper.

After 16 years hosting the Top 100 Tasting in San Francisco, Wine & Spirits Magazine now brings the best of the best to New York City. On January 14th, 2020, the Top 100 Symposium invites the New York wine community to meet the winemakers and to taste the top-scoring wines from the Top 100 Wineries of 2019.

How debate rules are shaping 2020 candidate spending

Eight of the major Democratic presidential contenders spent more than half of their Facebook advertising dollars over a two-month period on ads that mentioned either "debate" or "stage" -- a stark sign of how much new donor requirements to join nationally televised debates are driving campaign spending.

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Kemp's office launches probe of Georgia Democratic Party days before historic election

Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp's office said Sunday that it is investigating the Georgia Democratic Party over what it described as an attempted hack of the state's voter registration system on Saturday evening.

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Black Leaders Need to Stand Up for the Black Community

I am fond of saying, “weak people take strong positions on weak issues.” There is no better example of this than the embarrassing behavior of the weak Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), and the National Urban League (NUL).

Biden's stimulus will keep America's economy humming for years, Goldman Sachs predicts

President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion economic rescue is so massive that economists are marking up their growth forecasts for not just this year, but next as well.

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Who is Kenya's new President-elect William Ruto?

William Ruto has emerged the winner of a tense and fiercely fought contest for Kenya's presidency, but who is the man who will lead east Africa's largest economy?