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Black Chef Turned Entrepreneur Launches Line of Soul Food Starter Kits in 1,000+ Grocery Stores Nationwide 918 3
Meet culinary expert and business leader Claude Booker, the CEO and founder of Booker’s Soul Food Starters which are now available in over 1,000 grocery stores across the country. His business providing Southern side dishes for buffets was decimated as a direct result of the pandemic, and most buffets remain closed.
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Woodlands Crumbl Cookies Opens on November 18
The Woodlands is about to get a whole lot sweeter on Friday, November 18, when locally owned and operated Woodlands Crumbl Cookies, located at 9595 Six Pines Dr, Suite 1075, The Woodlands, TX 77380, opens its doors.
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Houston Black-Owned Beverage Company Exotic Pop to Launch Signature Créme Soda Line in US and Canada September 1
Houston’s Exotic Pop, a Black-owned beverage company known globally for its rare sodas, snacks and beverage collaborations with hip-hop artists, will debut a six-flavor line of exclusive Créme Sodas across the United States and in select cities in Canada on September 1, 2022!
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Walmart's online mattress brand has a new retail strategy: Tiny homes
Walmart will start putting Allswell, its online mattress and bedding brand, in mini stores.
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Putin ready to use nuclear weapons if Russian state at stake; 'never been such a need’
Moscow is ready to use nuclear weapons if there is a threat to the existence of the Russian state but “there has never been such a need,” President Vladimir Putin said in an interview with state media published Wednesday.
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Grant Program for the Research and Preservation of Latin Music Launches 2019 Application Season
The Latin GRAMMY Cultural Foundation® Accepting Grant Applications. Deadline to apply is November 20, 2018, 11:59 p.m. ET.Miami, FL (September 17, 2018)—The Latin GRAMMY Cultural Foundation® announc
The Latin GRAMMY Cultural Foundation® announced today that applications are officially open for its 2019 Research and Preservation Grant Program. This program provides grants to music institutions, musicologists, researchers, nonprofit organizations, and individuals around the world who are enhancing and preserving Latin music heritage.
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Black Wealth Coach Shares 31 Days of Money, Wealth and Abundance Affirmations in Her New Book “Attracting the Best”
“Attracting the Best” by Dr. Cozette M. White gives readers positive affirmations for reprogramming the mind.
Dr. Cozette M. White, announced today that she is holding a Virtual Book Launch for her new book, Attracting The Best. The event will be held on Facebook, Wednesday, March 15, 2017, from 7pm to 9pm EST.
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Wireless Spending on a Recession Budget
The COVID-19 pandemic has shaken the worldwide economy. People have lost or been furloughed from their jobs, and U.S. unemployment continue to rise. As personal and business budgets tighten across the country, many Americans are evaluating what they're paying for each month and where they might be able to save a few extra dollars.
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JPMorgan Chase buys robo-adviser Nutmeg ahead of UK banking launch
The biggest US bank is ramping up its plans to expand in the United Kingdom. JPMorgan Chase announced Thursday that it's buying Nutmeg, the UK digital wealth manager, for an undisclosed amount. It said the new acquisition will "complement" the digital bank that it's planning to launch in the country later this year under the Chase brand.
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Cricket Wireless Launches Cricket Cares
New Corporate Social Responsibility Platform Aligns All Cricket Community Initiatives Under One Umbrella
Cricket Wireless announced today the launch of Cricket Cares to boost its commitment to bettering communities where you live, work and play.
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49 people have been killed at Dollar General stores since 2014. Workers are protesting for safer conditions
Dollar General is the fastest-growing retailer in America, opening about 1,000 stores a year. But following repeated violent incidents and federal workplace safety violations at stores, some Dollar General workers and labor advocates are calling for stronger safety and health protections.
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Fact-checking Trump's State of the Union address
In his second State of the Union address, President Donald Trump sought to strike a bipartisan tone of unity and progress, just weeks after the longest shutdown in US history — and with less than two weeks to go before the next funding lapse.
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Is your pharmacist under a 'gag rule' about drug prices?
Independent pharmacist Ira Katz has been serving the eclectic community of Little Five Points in Atlanta for 37 years. But it wasn't until Georgia passed a law last year banning "gag rules" that Katz could legally tell his patients they might save big bucks on their prescriptions if they paid cash or used a lower-priced generic.
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Kyiv denies involvement in alleged Kremlin drone attack
Russia claimed Ukraine launched an attempt to kill Russian President Vladimir Putin with a drone strike on the Kremlin overnight on Wednesday, an extraordinary allegation that was met with forceful denials in Kyiv.
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New Bill Could Allow SNAP Benefits to Be Used for Fast Food
There is a new bill working its way through the Statehouse to allow people to use food stamps to buy fast food. Right now, you can only use that money to buy groceries at a store or farmer’s market but if this bill is signed into law, you could order a burger at the nearest fast food joint.
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Patients should fear partnership between the FDA and anti-research "watchdog"
FDA regulators have approved over 600 new medicines since the turn of the century. And more treatments are on the way. Scientists are currently developing over 7,000 experimental drugs.
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Gas prices are rising, so it's a good thing some vehicles are secretly hybrids
With gas prices gas prices passing $5 a gallon in many places, drivers may wish they had a hybrid vehicle. In fact, many owners of newer vehicle could already be driving hybrids and not even know it. Hybrid technology is finding its way into all sorts of vehicles that aren't advertised as hybrids.
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More Than 5,000 Wells Fargo ATMs Launch NFC-Enabled Mobile Wallet Capability
Wells Fargo debit card customers can now use “tap and pay” functionality to access more than 40% of Wells Fargo ATMs
Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC) announced today that debit card customers have another way to use the company’s ATMs without their card -- “tap and pay” near-field communication (NFC) functionality that is launching at more than 5,000 ATMs across the country.
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SpaceX delays launch of mysterious X-37B space plane for US military
SpaceX delays launch of mysterious X-37B space plane for US military
