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Digital Healthcare Platform HUED Lands $1.6M in Funding from Serena Williams and Others
The digital health start-up HUED, founded in 2018 by Kimberly Wilson with the aim of connecting patients with Black and Latinx healthcare providers, recently raised $1.6 million in seed funding led by women venture capitalists.
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REVIEW: “Respect” Offers Moving Insight and Homage to Aretha Franklin’s Faith, Artistry and Legacy
Well, Aretha stans, the movie moment we’ve long been waiting for is finally –FINALLY– here. Today, just three days shy of the third anniversary of her passing, the MGM feature film about the one and only Queen of Soul, Respect, hits theaters nationwide.
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Right-wing media pushed a deworming drug to treat Covid-19 that the FDA says is unsafe for humans
Public health officials are aggressively dispelling claims by right-wing media personalities who have been promoting an anti-parasitic drug used for livestock as a potential Covid-19 treatment.
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Biden encourages Americans who have been waiting for full FDA approval to get their Covid vaccination: 'Get it today'
President Joe Biden on Monday encouraged Americans who have been waiting for full approval from the US Food and Drug Administration to go get vaccinated against Covid-19 after the FDA approved Pfizer-BioNTech's vaccine.
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Kate’s Real Food Introduces Best Flavor Yet - the Classic and Craveable Dark Chocolate Mint
Kate’s Real Food, named the “Best Little Energy Bar in America'' by Forbes, and included in the Forbes 2020 holiday gift guide must-have list, is thrilled to announce the newest addition to the Kate’s lineup: the Dark Chocolate Mint Bar. Get ready to fuel your every adventure with this organic twist on your favorite classic flavor.
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NYC announces Covid-19 vaccine mandate for all public school employees, with no testing opt out
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Monday that all Department of Education staff for public schools across the city must be vaccinated against Covid-19, without a testing alternative.
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'Tidal wave' of floodwaters overtook Tennesseans in minutes and killed 21, including 7-month-old twins
Casey Hipshire knew flooding was possible, she said, but she thought the rainwater that filled the yard of her home in Middle Tennessee would recede. It didn't.
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The big bet Joe Biden is making on Afghanistan
Joe Biden believes that you don't care about Afghanistan. Or, maybe more accurately, that you won't care about it by the time the 2022 (and 2024) elections rolls around.
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Crews work to restore power for tens of thousands as Henri drenches the Northeast
Utility crews are working to restore power to more than 65,000 customers throughout the Northeast and New England on Monday after Tropical Storm Henri churned through the region, knocking out electricity to more than 100,000 customers at its peak.
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School District responds to racial controversy at Salinas High
Salinas Union High School District is responding to a racial controversy that took place at Salinas High School. The district became aware of disturbing images and videos circulating on social media of a Black doll.
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Nicole Ari Parker appears to have replaced Kim Cattrall on 'Sex and The City' reboot
Bye, Samantha Jones. Hello, Lisa Todd Wexley. Sarah Jessica Parker has posted a photo on her official Instagram account that is leading many to believe that Kim Cattrall has been replaced in the "Sex and the City" foursome by Nicole Ari Parker in the new reboot.
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FDA grants full approval to Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine, opening door to more vaccine mandates
The US Food and Drug Administration on Monday granted full approval to the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for people age 16 and older. This is the first coronavirus vaccine approved by the FDA, and is expected to open the door to more vaccine mandates.
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Conservative radio host's Covid death should prompt others to end vaccine lies
Nationally syndicated and Nashville-based conservative radio talk show host Phil Valentine had for months repeatedly shared posts on social media platforms telling his fans that if they weren't at particular risk for Covid-19, they shouldn't get the vaccine. His message changed on July 23, when he was hospitalized for getting the virus in serious condition. On Saturday, Valentine died.
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‘We need help’: Haiti earthquake survivors lack food, shelter
Heavy rain from Tropical Storm Grace is forcing Haiti’s government to temporarily pause rescue efforts in the aftermath of a deadly weekend earthquake, which has left thousands of people homeless and in need of assistance across the country’s hard-hit southwest.
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Lizzo tearfully calls out 'fatphobic' and 'racist' hate following 'Rumors' release
Lizzo cried over a wave of hateful comments following the release of her latest single, admitting to fans on Instagram Live "it's hurtful."
Lizzo broke down in tears over racist and fat-phobic comments she received after dropping her new song “Rumors,” featuring Cardi B. “Sometimes I feel like the world just don’t love me back. It’s like, it doesn’t matter how much positive energy you put into the world. You’re still going to have people who have something mean to say about you,” Lizzo, 33, sobbed during an Instagram Live on Sunday. She continued, “I just feel like I’m seeing negativity directed towards me in the most weirdest way, like, people saying s–t about me that just doesn’t even make sense. It’s fat-phobic and it’s racist and it’s hurtful.”
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Human Rights Campaign Announces Launch of First Ever National In-Home HIV Testing Kit Program
Today, The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation, the educational arm of the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) civil rights organization, in partnership with Us Helping Us, launched the United States’ first national in-home HIV testing program centered around reaching communities disproportionately impacted by HIV—Black and Latinx gay, bisexual men and transgender women of color. Also, for the first time in its history, HRC will be providing a direct-to-door service to the LGBTQ+ community by pledging to administer a minimum of 5,000 free in-home testing kits for HIV over one year.
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Human Rights Campaign Announces Launch of First Ever National In-Home HIV Testing Kit Program
Today, The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation, the educational arm of the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) civil rights organization, in partnership with Us Helping Us, launched the United States’ first national in-home HIV testing program centered around reaching communities disproportionately impacted by HIV—Black and Latinx gay, bisexual men and transgender women of color. Also, for the first time in its history, HRC will be providing a direct-to-door service to the LGBTQ+ community by pledging to administer a minimum of 5,000 free in-home testing kits for HIV over one year.
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Infant Formula Linked to Dangerous Condition Affecting Premature Babies
Did your baby have NEC after drinking Similac or Enfamil baby formula?
You may be entitled to significant compensation for your pain & suffering. Infant formula significantly increases a premature baby's risk for developing Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC). Which causes inflammation leading to intestinal tissue damage and tissue death. If the intestinal infection causes bowel perforation, the bacteria can pass into the baby’s bloodstream leading to even more severe complications. Claims are already being filed nationwide on behalf of families affected by NEC. Find out if you qualify!
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The buck stops with Biden -- but Trump's role in Afghanistan debacle is a doozy
The collapse of the Afghan government and the blindingly fast recapture of the country by the Taliban is a calamity for the Afghan people. This is what needs to remain at the forefront, above any other consideration of what is occurring.
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FBI joins investigation into QAnon-affiliated leak of voting machine logins in Colorado
The FBI Denver field office has joined a Colorado district attorney's investigation into the County Clerk's office and how voting machine logins from the county wound up in a QAnon-affiliated video, an FBI spokeswoman told CNN.
