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TSU student awarded BeyGOOD Homecoming scholarship
Jordan Davis, a senior Healthcare Administration major at Texas Southern University is one of eight recipients of the 2018-2019 BeyGOOD Homecoming Scholars Award. He will receive a scholarship totaling $25,000. Davis participates in Habitat for Humanity and is a member of TSU Honors College Enrichment, Urban Gardening, Intervarsity Christian Fellowship, and is a Young Life Christian Fellowship counselor. He plans to start a home health-care business after graduation.
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Hiking South Africa's Wild Coast through the spectacular Mkambati Nature Reserve
Some beaches are best enjoyed with umbrellas, lounge chairs and cocktails. But to experience beaches such as Mkambati, hiking shoes and canoes work better.
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Global Champions: Show jumping heads to Canada in 2019
Show jumping's Longines Global Champions Tour and Global Champions League will head to Montreal, Canada, for the first time in September 2019.
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Delta, United and American face showdown with China over Taiwan
Big US airlines could soon hit political turbulence in China. Major carriers including United, American and Delta are among those that were given a Wednesday deadline by Beijing to change how their global websites refer to Taiwan.
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Dozens dead as wildfires near Athens force people to flee into the sea
At least 50 people have died in the worst wildfires to hit Greece in more than a decade, with some residents forced to flee into the sea to escape the advancing flames.
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That's not snow! Colorado residents shovel hail after thunderstorm
Folks in Southern Colorado could be seen shoveling, yes shoveling, hail off their property Monday. The region was slammed with hail, heavy rain and flooding over the weekend and into Monday, according to the National Weather Service.
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To crack Trump's voter base, Democrats must focus on opportunity, not outrage
The first polling reactions to last week's summit between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki, Finland, should extinguish the last doubts, if any remained, that outrage over Trump's behavior is likely to ever dislodge a meaningful portion of his core supporters.
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An iceberg as tall as Big Ben is threatening a village in Greenland
The people of Innaarsuit know how to handle themselves around ice. Their small island off western Greenland is surrounded by it through every long, dark winter. They take dogsleds out on Baffin Bay's frozen surface to hunt seals and polar bears. They cut out holes and catch fish through it. Most importantly they know when to avoid it.
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Evacuations ordered in Sweden as fires rage as far north as Arctic Circle
Nearly 100 people were forced to leave their homes overnight in Sweden, emergency officials said Thursday, as dozens of forest fires rage across the country as far north as the Arctic Circle.
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5 things for July 24: Trump, North Korea, Greece fires, 'stand your ground,' climate
How long will the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii keep spewing out lava? Geologists say this eruption could last for years. Here's what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door.
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This is what Shonda Rhimes has been working on for Netflix
Shonda Rhimes's first batch of shows for Netflix will primarily be female-powered stories, several of which will be spearheaded by female creatives.
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New York Daily News to slash 50% of its newsroom
The New York Daily News is shedding about half of its editorial team, marking a grim development for the venerable but beleaguered tabloid.
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What's next for Fiat Chrysler?
The new CEO of Fiat Chrysler has been handed a road map by industry legend Sergio Marchionne. But can he navigate the route?
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Houston Activating Heat Emergency Plan
The City of Houston is activating its Public Health Heat Emergency Plan, providing resources for those who need assistance escaping the heat.
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Black Workers Need "Real" Not "Fake" Paid Family Leave
When Dorcas, a home health aide living in New York, learned of her mother's illness, she used most of her vacation time to fly home and care for her. After a few weeks her leave was exhausted and tragically she could no longer afford to be with her mother in the final days of her illness. In the end, Dorcas was forced to take unpaid leave, and return to Florida, arriving just hours before her mother passed away.
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What Does It Mean To Thrive?
During my short journey in life thus far I have been fascinated with the process to become successful. Constantly reading stories and watching documentaries of successful people from musicians, entrepreneurs, athletes, to famous authors and actors. I even took the obsession farther by watching animal planet every night to see the process of a successful hunt for animals. Every day in high school when the day was over I had to rush to the bus stop to catch the city bus home and I always saw this particular father pick up his son in the most expensive looking car I’ve ever seen. One day I missed the bus purposely just to ask him how he got that vehicle. What did he do? He simply said: “thrive for greatness and never look back”. That perplexed me for a long time because I never could grasp the meaning on how to thrive.
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Black Leaders Urge "Minority Impact Assessments" for All New Federal Regulations to Prevent Disparate Impact Washington, DC - Excessive regulation stifles economic growth and has a disproportionat
Excessive regulation stifles economic growth and has a disproportionate negative impact on small businesses, say members of the Project 21 black leadership network. To prevent any new and unnecessary hardship due to overregulation, Project 21's "Blueprint for a Better Deal for Black America" recommends reining in agenda-driven government agencies by requiring "Minority Impact Assessments" that preemptively determine and remedy how new federal regulations might harm minority communities.
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Suspect identified in fatal deputy involved shooting near Casino Del Sol
Pima County Sheriff deputies were involved in a vehicle pursuit that went into the parking lot of the Casino Del Sol on West Valencia Road just after 10 p.m. Saturday night.
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Madonna in Malawi to Advocate for Youth Education and Healthcare
Celebrates Serving 10,000 Students and Commemorates One-Year Anniversary of Paediatric Hospital
Madonna is currently visiting Malawi, where she has worked since 2006 with her charitable organization, Raising Malawi. The musician and philanthropist is marking the first anniversary of the Mercy James Centre for Paediatric Surgery and Intensive Care, an ambitious project undertaken by Raising Malawi to improve specialized paediatric healthcare in Malawi. Located on the campus of Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital (QECH) - the largest referral hospital in the country - the Mercy James Centre includes Malawi's first paediatric intensive care unit, three operating theatres dedicated to surgery in children, a day clinic, and 50-bed ward.
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VOTE! Lucy McBath, Mother of Slain Teen Jordan Davis, in Runoff for GA Congressional Seat
Lucy McBath is set for a runoff election this coming Tuesday against Atlanta tech businessman Kevin Abel for the Democratic nomination in Georgia’s 6th Congressional District. McBath is a gun control activist and the mother of 17-year-old Jordan Davis, who was murdered in Jacksonville, Florida in 2012 when he was shot by Michael Dunn, a white man angered that he and his friends would not turn their music down.
