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Why Johnson & Johnson and others are investing in this burgeoning Black-owned haircare company

Infinite Looks, Inc., founder Keenan Beasley wants to help Black women who love working out hit the gym without worrying about "sweating out their edges."

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Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou arrested in Canada, faces extradition to United States

The chief financial officer of Chinese tech giant Huawei has been arrested in Canada. She faces extradition to the United States.

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Amazon announces $15 minimum wage for all US employees

Amazon is raising its minimum wage to $15 an hour for all US employees.

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Senate Lawmakers Seek to Gut Fair Housing Civil Rights Guarantees Proposed to Be Weakened

In just a few weeks, civil rights and housing advocates will commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Fair Housing Act. Just four days following the assassination of Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., Congress passed the law on April 10, 1968.

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Myanmar Rejects Rohingya Offer of Temporary Ceasefire

Myanmar's government has rejected a proposed ceasefire by militants in the country's embattled Rakhine state, saying they don't "negotiate with terrorists."

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Racial Divides Found in Student Loan Defaults

With 44 million consumers owing student debt that now reaches $1.5 trillion and still climbing, a lot of people want to better understand how and why this unsustainable debt trajectory can be better managed. For Black consumers who typically have less family wealth than other races and ethnicities, borrowing is more frequent, and as a result, often leads to five figure debts for undergraduate programs and well beyond $100,000 for graduate or professional degrees.

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School security is a rapidly growing business

Schools across the country are reassessing security measures in response to a wave of school shootings. They're investing in video surveillance, entry control systems, lockdown training and armed police on site. And some are considering newer gadgets that claim to fill security gaps, including door barricades and bulletproof backpacks.

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Time to wake America up from its student debt nightmare

Higher education has always offered opportunities to learn and earn a better quality of life. But in the 21st Century, higher education has also become synonymous with ever deepening debt. More than 44 million consumers of varying ages and occupations struggle with $1.5 trillion in student debt.

North Koreans 'heartbroken' by Kim's purported weight loss, Pyongyang resident tells state media

North Korean state television aired an unusual interview Friday in which a Pyongyang resident said he and others living in the capital were "heartbroken" to see how much weight the country's leader Kim Jong Un had lost.

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Blue Origin successfully completes first test flight with no passengers after Jeff Bezos trip

The rocket that flew Jeff Bezos to space last month just took another brief, suborbital jaunt to the upper reaches of the atmosphere, this time without people on board, as the company continues to test the vehicle and prepare to offer rides to other ultra-wealthy thrill seekers.

As water runs short in California, commission will vote on whether to allow another costly desalinization plant

As California battles a historic drought and a water crisis looms, the state's coastline protection agency is poised to vote Thursday on whether it will allow a $1.4 billion desalinization plant in Huntington Beach that would convert ocean water into municipal water for Orange County residents.

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White House hopes slower August job growth is a sign the economy is cooling at a manageable rate

President Joe Biden on Friday touted an August jobs report that slightly exceeded analyst forecasts and marked another month of slowing job gains -- something White House officials have been hoping for in recent months.

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Sierra Leone native selected as most promising Engineer in Government by Black Engineer of the Year Awards

Lt. Timothy Horton, Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Washington assistant public works officer at the Washington Navy Yard, was selected as the 2023 Most Promising Engineer in Government by the Black Engineer of the Year Awards (BEYA) in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM).

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FHA makes housing more affordable for 850,000 borrowers Savings tied to median market home prices

Beginning March 20, a recent move by the Biden Administration will make owning a home more affordable for current and prospective homebuyers. Arriving just in time for the spring buying season, 850,000 mortgage borrowers who used FHA-financing for their homes as well as families choosing this popular mortgage program will benefit from lowered mortgage insurance premiums.

Nearly 70 million Americans have criminal records. We must give them a second chance

An enduring belief in the American dream has powered decades of innovation, inspired generations of entrepreneurs and driven the economic growth of our nation.

NAREB Launches Campaign to Change Policies and Regulations Limiting Gains in Black Homeownership

Oldest Minority Real Estate Trade Association Urges Policymakers to Address Down Payment Assistance, Loan Level Price Adjustments, Student Loan Debt and Appraisal Bias

With the gap in homeownership between Black and White families wider today than when housing discrimination was rampant decades ago, the National Association of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB) is launching a “Revive the American Dream of Homeownership” campaign to change public policies that limit the ability of minority and low-to-moderate income families to purchase homes.

Canada outperformed most G10 countries during first two years of pandemic response: study

Canada handled key aspects of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic better in the first two years of the health emergency than most G10 countries, according to a new study.

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Prices rose at a slower pace last month, the Fed's favored inflation gauge shows

The Federal Reserve's preferred inflation gauge showed prices rose at a slower pace last month, indicating further progress in the central bank's battle with higher prices.

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Navalny’s mother told to agree to secret funeral or have her son buried at penal colony, spokesperson says

Russian authorities told the mother of late opposition figure Alexey Navalny he would be buried at the Arctic penal colony where he died unless she agreed within three hours to a secret funeral without a public farewell, his spokeswoman said Friday.

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Cash-strapped Britain cuts taxes for workers; election looms

UK finance minister Jeremy Hunt announced a tax cut for workers Wednesday as he unveiled what is likely to be the government’s last budget before a general election later this year.