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Meet Kayla Robinson, the Teen Who Made Frank Ocean’s Powerful Panorama Tee via Green Box Shop
Since launching Green Box Shop in 2016, social media has played a huge part in how Kayla Robinson, 18, runs Green Box Shop: She heavily relies on Instagram and Twitter to promote her line of T-shirts bearing progressive, all-caps messages, and she’s found inspiration for some designs by connecting with people online and checking her feed, too.
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Historic Piney Woods School to Host Commencement Activities May 27
Perennial Strategy Group CEO will keynote the graduation ceremony on Saturday
The Piney Woods School (PWS), once an abandoned sheep shed turned schoolhouse, and now a sprawling 2,000-acre campus, will host commencement activities on May 27. Festivities will take place in the school's Rock Garden Amphitheater beginning with a baccalaureate service at 8:30 a.m., followed by the commencement ceremony at 10 a.m. Leading public affairs expert and civil rights advocate, Lamell McMorris, will deliver the keynote address.
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Teen Dies From Too Much Caffeine, Coroner Says
Too much caffeine caused the death of a 16-year-old high school student from South Carolina who collapsed during class last month, according to the county coroner.
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Low-Dose Aspirin Linked To Lower Breast Cancer Risk, Study Says
Among women who took a low-dose aspirin regularly, there was a 20% reduction in certain cancer risk
Low-dose aspirin is not recommended for everyone, however
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Fresno Shooting Suspect to Undergo Mental Exam
The man suspected of fatally shooting three people in a racially motivated rampage in Fresno, California, will undergo a mental competency evaluation, according to Steve Wright, assistant district attorney for Fresno County.
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Gun Shop Burglary Suspect Mailed Manifesto to Trump, Police Say
A man suspected of burglary at a Wisconsin gun shop is on the run after allegedly mailing a manifesto to President Donald Trump, detailing his grievances against the government.
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Woman Dies After Drinking Poisonous Herbal Tea
A woman died after consuming poisonous herbal tea purchased in San Francisco's Chinatown, public health officials there announced Monday. They're urging people to throw away tea purchased from Sun Wing Wo Trading Company.
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Uber says it will offer rides only in electric vehicles in US, Europe by 2030
Uber plans to offer rides exclusively in electric vehicles by 2030 in US, Canadian and European cities, and be entirely free of emissions by 2040.
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Aggravated murder charges filed in deaths of Eureka teens
Criminal charges were filed Tuesday against a Eureka man accused of kidnapping a young Eureka couple, murdering them and throwing their bodies down a mineshaft.
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LL Cool J’s Wife, “I Couldn’t Believe This Was Happening to Me”
Rapper and actor LL Cool J has been in the entertainment business since 1984 with a string of hits, awards, movies, TV shows and more under his belt. Many people can recite some of his lyrics and lines, awards and maybe even his favorite workout or foods, but most don’t know much about his, Simone Smith. With the launch of her jewelry line called SIS (Simone I. Smith) Jewelry, this mother of four is an entrepreneur and a survivor.
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5 Ways Cooking Benefits Your Mental State
It’s no secret that cooking healthy food provides benefits to our bodies, but there’s also evidence that the act of preparing meals can benefit our minds as well.
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The Kobe Steel Scandal: What We Know So Far
It's the latest big scandal to rock corporate Japan. Kobe Steel, a century-old industrial giant, has admitted to falsifying data on products sold to top customers like Boeing and Toyota.
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5 Smart Ways To Protect Your Data On Social Media
The Facebook data breach opened a Pandora’s box of concerns for social media consumers. The company estimated that data firm Cambridge Analytica may have had information on about 87 million Facebook users without their knowledge.
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Bevel Enters The Market @ Macy’s at Herald Square
Last month, we launched The Market @ Macy’s – a unique pilot that has brought 35 new, niche brands into 10 Macy’s stores around the country. Among these brands is Walker & Company’s Bevel, the first and only shaving system designed to help reduce razor bumps and skin irritation – specifically addressing the needs of people of color.
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Humming Hemp Goes Nationwide!
Company announces national distribution of protein-rich hemp heart and raw honey hummingbar™ through Kroger stores
Hemp has been ostracized, suppressed, mistaken and wrongly accused for almost a century. Now, thanks to Humming Hemp, a progressive female-founded hemp food company from the Pacific Northwest, it’s breaking through with consumers across the nation as a delicious, versatile, protein-rich sustainable food source.
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Real Food Blends Launches 3rd Annual 12 Days of Holiday Magic
Special giveaways, stories of hope and charitable donations every day.
Real Food Blends, makers of 100% real food meals for people with feeding tubes, and the company that started a real food revolution in the medical community, is excited to announce its 3rd Annual 12 Days of Holiday Magic.
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Lockdown A-list Fitness: Celebs make a fortune on TikTok from their dance and workout videos
While self-isolating it is important to keep our spirits up and our bodies moving. Celebrities know this too and they have found a new way of entertaining their fans – via TikTok, generating the A-listers thousands of views.
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Amy Schumer takes viewers behind the scenes of her difficult pregnancy in 'Expecting Amy'
"I found out two days ago that I'm pregnant," Amy Schumer says tearfully at the start of the "Expecting Amy." "Maybe I'll document it or something." That translates into a three-part docuseries, and a test of one's fandom level toward the comic/actor, offering a very-personal account of her gestation process for two things: The baby she had last year, and a Netflix stand-up special.
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Fisk Jubilee Singers® Announce New Album, Celebrating Fisk! (The 150th Anniversary Album), Releasing on 6/26/20, Including “Glory / Stranger” (feat. Derek Minor & Shannon Sanders), Available Today
The Fisk Jubilee Singers of Fisk University announce their newest album, Celebrating Fisk! (The 150th Anniversary Album), available June 26, 2020, with the pre-order/save and the release of new song, “Glory / Stranger (feat. Derek Minor & Shannon Sanders),” both available today, 6/19/20. Also today, “Glory / Stranger (feat. Derek Minor & Shannon Sanders)” can be found on Spotify’s New Music Friday Playlist. Pre-order/save the album and/or listen to “Glory / Stranger (feat. Derek Minor & Shannon Sanders)” HERE.
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Prenatal supplement may increase blood pressure at high doses
Women who take high-dose folic acid supplements from pre-pregnancy through mid-pregnancy might increase their risk for potentially dangerous high blood pressure, according to new research.
