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British and Irish Lions Tour 2017: All you need to know
Four nations, one rugby team. One goal -- to win a Test series against the mighty All Blacks of New Zealand.
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Pioneering Astronaut Mae Jemison Offers Insight and Forward Thinking to New National Geographic Channel Series “One Strange Rock”
Recently, Good Black News was invited to cover the launch of “One Strange Rock,” a ten-part space/science series on the National Geographic Channel that premieres Monday, 3/26, and is hosted and narrated by Will Smith. It is director Darren Aronofsky‘s (“Black Swan,” “mother!,” “Requiem For a Dream”) first foray into television, and is a cinematic look at Earth from a variety of perspectives – from space, from the sea, from the desert – and across all continents.
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The Very Real Health Dangers of Virtual Reality
Is the magical world of virtual reality arriving in your home this holiday season? You're not alone. Statistics show that more than a million VR headsets were shipped during the third quarter of 2017. That number is expected to rise rapidly in 2018 as more manufacturers enter the market.
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Linda lost her son in Parkland. Kelsey lost her favorite teacher. But he still brought them together
When a gunman opened fire in her Parkland, Florida, high school in February, Kelsey Friend huddled in a classroom while her favorite teacher was shot feet away. Scott Beigel saved her life, she said -- he unlocked the door of the room to let her hide inside. He didn't make it in himself.
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To prepare for possible monkeypox spread, colleges focus on educating students
With nearly 9,000 confirmed monkeypox cases nationwide, there is growing concern that US college and university campuses could become monkeypox "hotspots" this fall.
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High speed trains are racing across the world. But not in America
High speed trains have proved their worth across the world over the past 50 years.
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What's in the Manchin-Schumer deal on climate, health care and taxes
The Democrats' budget reconciliation package has gained more heft after West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin agreed to add back several climate and tax provisions.
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Travel is back. And so are the influencers
Love them or loathe them, as the travel world re-opens, influencers are back on the move.
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What we know -- and still don't know -- about what led to Tyre Nichols' death
It's been almost three weeks since a traffic stop in Memphis led to a violent arrest and, three days later, the death of the 29-year-old Black driver.
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First-Gen Forward: Dina Tekle is closing gaps in medical research, women in STEM
“Prairie View Produces Productive People” is how the adage goes. Dina Tekle, a senior biology student at Prairie View A&M set to graduate this spring, is redefining it: being a woman in medical research and working to close gaps in knowledge in the understanding of diseases and illness. She is hoping to play a part in eliminating diseases such as metastatic breast cancer, a field she previously focused on in her research. She is now working in biochemistry research.
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Louis Gossett Jr., Oscar-winning star of ‘An Officer and a Gentleman,’ dead at 87
Louis Gossett Jr., who won an Academy Award for his performance in “An Officer and a Gentleman” and an Emmy for the groundbreaking miniseries “Roots,” has died at age 87, according to a statement from his family.
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Buncombe County, NC: West Buncombe community rallies; local home goes up in flames on holiday weekend
A home in West Buncombe County went up in flames over the weekend.
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Not just clouds but new weather threat for eclipse viewers to worry about
The highly anticipated total solar eclipse is fast-approaching, but a new wrinkle has appeared in the forecast for Monday’s event.
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Colorado funeral home owners accused of mishandling 190 bodies charged with Covid-19 relief loan fraud, officials say
The owners of a Colorado funeral home accused of mishandling nearly 200 sets of human remains are now facing charges for allegedly fraudulently obtaining more than $880,000 in Covid-19 relief funds and using it for personal expenses like trips and jewelry, federal prosecutors said.
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The 10 Senate Seats Most Likely to Switch Parties in 2018
The GOP's Senate recruiting challenges -- failing to land candidates in some states, attracting too many candidates in others, while two vulnerable incumbents are also targeted from within -- mean the party faces a long list of internal battles. Only after those are settled can the GOP fully turn its attention to unseating Senate Democrats in the 2018 midterm elections.
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Trump's 100-day Score Card
Donald Trump, in the final stretch of last year's campaign, spelled out what he hoped to accomplish in his first 100 days in office.
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Scott Gottlieb: Conflicts Surround Trump's FDA Pick
President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Food and Drug Administration, Scott Gottlieb, is a physician, a cancer survivor, a venture capitalist and a government insider who has long said he wants to tear down the wall of FDA regulations he believes is holding back innovation.
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North Carolina is the center of the political universe as the state's demographics shift dramatically
Donald Trump has a math problem in North Carolina.
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle royal wedding: 9 ways to celebrate in style
If you haven't received an invitation by now, the chances are there won't be a seat for you at St. George's Chapel at Britain's Windsor Castle on May 19.
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15 biggest cruise ships in the world
When Symphony of the Seas, an 18-deck cruise ship measuring longer than a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, sailed out of port for the very first time this April, it smashed yet another size record in the cruise industry.

