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Florida’s new standards on Black history curriculum are creating outrage

Middle school students in Mayade Ersoff’s Miami-Dade social studies class learn about the history of slavery in America through art.

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Little Rock schools will allow African American class to count for graduation, in break from Arkansas state officials

In a sharp break from Arkansas education officials, the Little Rock School District said in a news release it will offer AP African American Studies for credit.

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US Ambassador Kathleen FitzGibbon arrives in Niger

US Ambassador Kathleen FitzGibbon arrived in Niger on Saturday, the State Department announced, taking up her post as the United States and partners continue to grapple with the military takeover in that country.

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3 sets of twins and 2 brothers make history for the University at Buffalo’s medical school

Imagine your acceptance into medical school came with an automatic study partner you’ve known since birth, who lives with you – and who looks a lot like you. That’s reality for this group of future doctors.

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Prosecutor asks judge to dismiss a felony charge against an unarmed Black man who was bitten by police dog in Ohio

A prosecutor is asking a judge to dismiss the felony charge against an unarmed Black semi-truck driver who was attacked by a police dog after a chase in Ohio on July 4.

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Lana Del Rey is going on a limited tour

Lana Del Rey is hitting the road. Live Nation announced on Monday that the singer is heading out on a limited tour this fall.

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Trump and several co-defendants expected to negotiate bond terms with Fulton County DA’s office Monday

Former President Donald Trump and several co-defendants in the sweeping Georgia racketeering case are expected to work out the terms of their bond Monday with the Fulton County district attorney’s office, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter.

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Biden to visit fire-ravaged Maui on Monday as search efforts continue, with more than 800 people still missing

President Joe Biden will journey Monday to fire-ravaged Maui to witness up close the devastation left by an inferno more than a week ago and assess for himself a government response that some residents initially found lacking.

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Hilary moves through Southwest with historic amount of rainfall

Hilary has weakened to a post-tropical cyclone that is still threatening deadly flooding and powerful gusts across parts of the West as it has turned streets into raging rivers, forced some residents to flee and left others in need of rescue.

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Medical debt hits the middle class hardest

Medical debt is a big burden for the middle class. Almost a quarter of middle-class Americans, or 17 million people, had unpaid health care bills in 2020, a larger share than those higher and lower on the income scale, according to a new report from Third Way, a center-left think tank.

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Veganism: Plant-Based Meat Alternatives Are Good for Business

Most consumers of meat alternatives are people who are simply intrigued by the idea of plant-based meat that tastes the same. In fact, vegans and vegetarians only make up 4% and 6% of global consumer

In the last 10 years, the plant-based meat industry has skyrocketed, and vegan restaurants have been popping up in mass numbers across the globe. Most people have heard of Slutty Vegan, the Black-owned vegan restaurant that aimed to bring vegan options and food awareness initially to Atlanta’s West End and now brings it to other cities. Black-owned vegan restaurant culture is a staple in cities like Baltimore, MD, Atlanta, Los Angeles, Washington, DC, and Oakland, CA, but the plant-based meat industry and markets are global. What many people don’t know is South Africa has been an early pioneer of the meat alternative industry beginning in the 1990s.

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The Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs Awards $62,500 to Projects Amplifying Artistic Creativity and Innovation

The City of Houston Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs (MOCA) is awarding $62,500 in grants to 25 individuals and nonprofit organizations for specific programs that amplify artistic creativity and innovation taking place in the City of Houston.

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Some January 6 rioters’ sentences may be invalidated after appeals court ruling

A federal appeals court in Washington issued a ruling Friday that jeopardizes the sentences of some January 6 rioters who were convicted of misdemeanors for trespassing at the Capitol and were sentenced to both jail time and probation.

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How surrenders work at the troubled Fulton County jail – and why Trump’s will be different

If former President Donald Trump were facing the booking process that newly charged criminal defendants in Fulton County typically experience, he might find himself lingering for hours at the Rice Street jail waiting for his fingerprints and mug shot to be taken.

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Kenneth Chesebro, alleged architect of fake electors’ plot, followed Alex Jones around Capitol grounds on January 6th

When conspiracy theorist Alex Jones marched his way to the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, riling up his legion of supporters, an unassuming middle-aged man in a red “Trump 2020” hat conspicuously tagged along.

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House GOP subpoenas Citibank over alleged Jan. 6 ‘back-channel’ cooperation with the FBI

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan has issued a subpoena to Citibank as part of a hunt for information on whether banks shared private customer data with the FBI after the January 6 insurrection.

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Lamborghini hops on the EV trend, revealing its new all-electric Italian bull

The Lamborghini Lanzador is only a concept car for now, but the Italian supercar maker says it offers a preview of the brand’s very first fully electric model which will go into production in 2028.

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New Chick-fil-A creation may spark another sandwich war

Chick-fil-A’s first foray into the chicken sandwich wars was so successful that it’s launching a second entry, marking the first time the chain has altered its well-known fried chicken sandwich.

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Lyft and Uber say they could leave Minneapolis if the mayor signs a minimum wage bill for drivers

Lyft and Uber threatened to stop doing business in Minneapolis after the city council adopted a new rule Thursday that would set a minimum wage for rideshare drivers.

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Two research teams detail advancements in transplanting pig kidneys to humans, marking key steps on path to clinical trials

New advancements in transplanting pig kidneys to humans, detailed by two separate research teams on Wednesday, mark key steps forward in the evolving field of xenotransplantation, the use of non-human tissues or organs to treat medical conditions in humans.