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Alex Murdaugh indicted on 22 federal counts for alleged financial schemes
A federal grand jury has indicted disbarred South Carolina attorney and convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh on 22 charges in connection with schemes aimed at stealing money from his clients, according to the US Attorney’s Office for the District of South Carolina.
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Onyx Collective’s "Searching For Soul Food"
Searching For Soul Food” follows rock star celebrity chef, Alisa Reynolds, as she discovers what soul food looks like around the world.
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Donald Trump criminal trial is set for March 2024; judge informs Trump what he can’t say about hush money case
A New York judge has set a trial date of March 25, 2024, for the criminal case against former President Donald Trump, potentially setting up a media spectacle in the middle of the Republican presidential primary season.
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‘American Idol’ Season 21 winner is…
Season 21 of “American Idol” crowned a winner with an emotional, star-studded finale on Sunday.
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Middle School gym teacher on paid leave as district investigates alleged use of racial slur
A middle school gym teacher at Macdonald Middle School in East Lansing has been placed on paid administrative leave while the district investigates his alleged use of a racial slur.
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A middle school gym teacher at Macdonald Middle School in East Lansing has been placed on paid administrative leave while the district investigates his alleged …
Published on May 23, 2023
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Texas Southern University and Truist Announce Partnership and Gift
Texas Southern University and Truist announced the beginning of a new partnership during a signing ceremony and check presentation. The Truist Charitable Fund approved a gift of $750,000 for the Future Bankers Leadership Program (FBLP).
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Future Bankers at TSU Achieve 100 Percent Pass Rate on Industry Exam for Third Consecutive Semester
Students in Texas Southern University’s Future Bankers Leadership Program (FBLP) achieved an impressive 100 percent pass rate for a key professional certification exam – giving them a distinct advantage as they pursue careers in the finance and banking industry. This marks the third consecutive semester the entire FBLP cohort has passed the exam.
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GOP megadonor Harlan Crow declines to answer Democrats’ questions about financial ties to Clarence Thomas
A lawyer for GOP megadonor Harlan Crow told Senate Judiciary Chairman Dick Durbin that his committee did not have “the authority to investigate Mr. Crow’s personal friendship with Justice Clarence Thomas,” in a letter Monday night obtained by CNN.
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Harlan Crow, here in Dallas in 2015, declined to answer the Democrats' questions about his financial ties with Clarence Thomas. Mandatory Credit: Chris Goodney/Bloomberg/Getty Images
Published on May 23, 2023
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NJ elementary school students become published authors for 2nd time
What was your greatest accomplishment in first grade? For one group of students in Runnemede, it's becoming a published author, twice.
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Texas sends ban on gender-affirming care for minors to governor’s desk
The Texas legislature Wednesday night voted to ban gender-affirming care for most minors, sending a bill to the governor’s desk that, if enacted, would put critical health care out of reach for transgender youth in America’s second-most-populous state.
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Wisconsin students find $5,000 of cash during roadside pickup, return it to rightful owner
A Waterford small business owner was reunited with his work portfolio and $5,000 in cash all thanks to a group of high school students who were in the exact right place at the right time.
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‘Bama Rush’ takes us into the world of Southern sorority fashion and hierarchies
That’s Outfits of the Day, for the uninitiated. Every day of sorority recruitment at the University of Alabama in 2021, collegiate women showed off their Golden Goose sneakers, fluttery shorts from the Pants Store and Kendra Scott pendants. There were chunky wedges and flouncy dresses and Lululemon shorts to “run home” in; there were the funny mishaps and heartbreaking rejections. And we the audience were there for all of it, until the Southern sorority hopefuls became sisters (though some never made it to Bid Day).
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Potential new sorority members participate in recruitment at the University of Alabama in 2012, a full decade before "Bama Rush" was filmed./Michelle Lepianka Carter/The Tuscaloosa …
Published on May 23, 2023
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Potential new sorority members participate in recruitment at the University of Alabama in 2012, a full decade before "Bama Rush" was filmed. Mandatory Credit: Michelle …
Published on May 23, 2023
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Carmelo Anthony has announced his retirement from basketball after 19 seasons in the NBA. Mandatory Credit: Alex Goodlett/Getty Images
Published on May 23, 2023
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Emma Heming Willis shares update on Bruce Willis’ health
Emma Heming Willis is sharing a family update. The actor, who was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia earlier this year, has support from his family, which includes his 9-year-old daughter, Evelyn.
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U.S. Representative Cori Bush Introduces New Bill to Congress Calling for Reparations for Black Americans
According to npr.org, U.S. Rep. Cori Bush (D, Missouri) has introduced new legislation calling for $14 trillion in reparations for Black Americans, in an effort to see the federal government atone and attempt to compensate for the practice of chattel slavery for over 250 years and the generations of racist policies that have followed.
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IRS Free Tax Filing Service Could Further Harm Black, Low-Income Taxpayers
The IRS is exploring a direct e-file system for tax returns. However, some believe the system would bring undue harm to historically marginalized communities – including Black and low-income taxpayers - based on recent reports concerning IRS enforcement actions.
