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Vinson 'Sheku' Irby Masters the Art of Portraying Black Feminine Power

This summer, mixed-media artist Vinson “Skeku” Irby unveils a captivating art exhibition centered around the beauty and power of the black feminine identity. The exhibition titled Turning Inward: The Art of Vinson ‘Sheku’ Irby features 15 works of art and will take place on August 4, 2022, from 6pm-9pm at You’re Cordially Invited [1877 Springfield Ave, Maplewood NJ, 07040.]

'The Voice' crowns Season 21 winners

The Voice" doesn't have just one new champ; it has three. Sibling trio Girl Named Tom, of Team Kelly Clarkson, won NBC's "The Voice" on Tuesday night, besting steep competition and becoming the first group to win on the show.

Will Smith reveals he 'fell in love with' Stockard Channing during his first marriage

Will Smith reveals in his upcoming memoir that he fell in love with his "Six Degrees of Separation" co-star Stockard Channing.

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Upstart digital news outlet "The Messenger" shuts down less than a year after launch

"The Messenger," the upstart digital publication that hired hundreds of journalists and vowed to upend the news industry as a centrist outlet, will shut down less than a year after its high-profile launch, a person familiar with the matter said.

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After Week of California Fires, Progress Made in Fighting Flames

A week after several wildfires ignited in Northern California, firefighters are making progress toward containing the massive blazes that have killed at least 40 people and burned about 5,700 structures.

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‘I can’t breathe - The murder of George Floyd was a lynching in broad daylight.’

The signs say Black Lives Matter. Yet the very people who are supposed to protect us too often, in too many places, don’t seem to agree.

Three police officers stood and watched as a fourth, Derek Chauvin, knelt on Floyd’s neck. They watched for 8 minutes and 46 seconds, with Floyd unresponsive for 2 minutes and 53 seconds of that, according to the criminal complaint against Chauvin.

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Giuliani's attorneys argue recent search warrants are 'fruit of this poisoned tree' after 'illegal' iCloud search review in 2019

Attorneys for Rudy Giuliani argued in a letter to the court unsealed Monday that federal authorities' review of material seized from a covert search of his iCloud account in 2019 was illegal and suggested the search warrants executed late last month on his Manhattan home and office were the "fruit of this poisoned tree."

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Europe rolled out 5G without hurting aviation. Here's how

Major international airlines are canceling flights to the United States over aviation industry fears that 5G technology could interfere with crucial onboard instruments.

Congress wants to kill the 'backdoor Roth IRA.' Here's what it means for you

Tax-free savings in retirement are great to have at your disposal. But provisions in the Build Back Better bill would limit some of the ways to accrue them in the future -- at least for high-income savers. The provisions are included in the version of the bill that recently passed the House, and is set to go to the Senate for consideration in December.

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How to Keep Your New Year's Fitness Resolution From Failing

If you're like most Americans, you've made getting more fit and losing weight your New Year's resolution to kick off 2017. Unfortunately, your resolution will most likely fail.

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New Gene Changes Linked to Greater Risk of Brain and Ovarian Cancer

Genetic changes and variants linked to the development of brain and ovarian cancers have been discovered in two new studies. This significant development offers researchers the chance to understand more about how these cancers develop and how they may one day be treated, or even prevented.

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CNN team was tracked by Russian operatives in Central African Republic, Bellingcat investigation shows

A new investigation has found evidence that CNN journalists in the Central African Republic (CAR) last year were subject to constant surveillance by a team of Russian operatives.

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At least 8 million IVF babies born in 40 years since historic first

The world's first in-vitro fertilization baby was born in 1978 in the UK. Since then, 8 million babies have been born worldwide as a result of IVF and other advanced fertility treatments, an international committee estimates.

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There were at least 9 mass shootings across the US this weekend

A gunman opened fire at a family birthday party in Colorado Springs on Sunday, leaving six people dead and a community in mourning.

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Unvaccinated Americans are at risk of an aggressive and more dangerous Covid-19 variant. These are the most vulnerable states

Some states are making great strides in vaccinating their residents against Covid-19, but the ones that are not may soon be contending with a more transmissible variant, experts say.

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Being Black Can Cost An Arm and a Leg

COVID-19 is not the only epidemic plaguing America’s Black community today.

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Dear Gen Z: Here's how to survive your first bear market

The pandemic brought a wave of new investors into the stock market. And now those newbies are facing their first major market downturn.

Think you're OK because you only drink on weekends? Think again, study says

You consider yourself a light-to-moderate drinker, having the occasional cocktail or glass of wine with dinner and only tossing back a few extra glasses of liquid refreshment at social gatherings on weekends. By most standards, you'd be right -- because drinking is typically tracked as an average over the week.

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Ex-officer Kim Potter found guilty of two counts of manslaughter for fatally shooting Daunte Wright

Former Minnesota police officer Kim Potter was found guilty of first-degree and second-degree manslaughter Thursday for fatally shooting Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man, when she mistook her service weapon for a Taser in April.

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Fishermen spotted something shiny near a creek. It was the first step toward a ‘miracle’

The two men had gone out the day after Christmas, scouting for fishing holes at a creek in northwest Indiana, when something shiny in the distance caught their attention.