Saks Global Company winds down majority of off-price operations
NEW YORK – Saks Global Enterprises LLC a leading luxury retail company, today announced strategic actions to wind down the majority of its off-price operations, …
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Governor Candidate James Fishback Vows to Prosecute Jeffrey Epstein’s Co-Conspirators
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Clintons wil testify to avoid House’s threat of contempt in Jeffrey Epstein probe
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Museum of Graffiti Opens Studios in Wynwood
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68th GRAMMY: Kendrick Lamar wins most awards, Bad Bunny wins Album of the Year
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Democrats Should Lead by Example on Gerrymandering
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Marshall L. Davis Sr. African Heritage Cultural Arts Center Hosts Village Talk
MIAMI – On the heels of the Marshall L. Davis Sr. African Heritage Cultural Arts Center’s 50th Anniversary, and during the national observance leading up …
Health and Wellness
FDA reviewing safety of Essure birth control implant
WASHINGTON (AP) _ Federal health regulators are reviewing the safety of an implantable contraception device after receiving reports of unusual side effects from patients, including …
Mississippi cities honored for smoke-free ordinances
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) _ The Mississippi State Department of Health says the Magnolia state leads the nation when it comes to implementing municipal smoke-free air …
Business
With more travelers, Ohio airport might need new terminal
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) _ A study that says the Port Columbus International Airport might not be able to handle the growing number of travelers flying …
SeaWorld cited over safety of trainers who work with orcas
By JULIE WATSON SAN DIEGO (AP) _ SeaWorld _ whose safety practices have been under scrutiny since an animal trainer was killed in 2010 by …
Venezuela raises minimum wage 30 pct amid raging inflation
By JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) _ President Nicolas Maduro raised Venezuela’s minimum wage Friday to help workers being battered by the world’s …
Education
Bill Cosby to advocate for education in rural Alabama
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) _ Bill Cosby will visit Alabama for a two-day event aimed at highlighting schools in one of the poorest areas of the …
Teacher fired over students’ notes to sick prison inmate
ORANGE, N.J. (AP) _ A New Jersey school district has fired a teacher whose third-grade class wrote get-well letters to a sick prison inmate convicted …
University of Vermont trustees considering tuition increase
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) _ The University of Vermont Board of Trustees plans to discuss a proposed 3.4 percent tuition increase for the 2016 academic year …
Sports
Heat lose big in Game 3, trail Spurs 2-1 in Finals
MIAMI (AP) — Maybe in a video game. Possibly in the pregame layup line. But shoot this way in the NBA Finals, against the two-time …
NBA front office diversity pushed
NEW YORK (AP) — The Rev. Al Sharpton and other civil rights leaders pressed for greater diversity in NBA front offices in a meeting with …
Super Bowl to scrap Roman numerals for a year
NEW YORK (AP) — “Super Bowl 50” just looks better than “Super Bowl L.” “X,” “V” and “I” are nicely symmetrical but, with the unbalanced …