Electrical Repair Issues Are Quietly Capping Black Home Values
Photo courtesy of STOCK By Amy Kang Electrical repair issues are negatively affecting the resale value of Black-owned homes in America. If you have old …
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Miramar honors Barbados Prime Minister with Lifetime Achievement Award
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U.S. Supreme Court ends TPS for Haitians, Syrians
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Commissioner Hardemon Announces Advisory Board Opportunities for District 3 Residents
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Young Black men committing suicide at higher rates in the past decade
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America at 250: Forum confronts Trump Fascism, historical erasure, battle over truth
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Hospitality Trends: The changing expectations of modern travelers
Photo courtesy of STOCK By ALISON GREEN Current hospitality trends are being shaped by travelers who value convenience, personalization, flexibility, and seamless technology alongside traditional …
Health and Wellness
Delaware governors signs marijuana decriminalization bill
By RANDALL CHASE DOVER, Del. (AP) _ Gov. Jack Markell signed legislation Thursday decriminalizing possession of small amounts of marijuana in Delaware. Markell signed the …
Oregon Senate committee clears birth control proposal
SALEM, Ore. (AP) _ A proposal permitting pharmacists to prescribe hormonal birth control is advancing through the Legislature. The bill allows women to skip their …
Business
Utility offers open house at Energy Innovation Center
RUTLAND, Vt. (AP) _ Green Mountain Power customers can learn about energy efficient products and services at an open house at the company’s Energy Innovation …
Bill under debate would limit farm antibiotics in Oregon
By GOSIA WOZNIACKA PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) _ For decades, farmers have routinely fed antibiotics to livestock to fatten up the animals and protect them from …
Starbucks reports register outage in stores in United States, Canada
SEATTLE (AP) _ Starbucks says a sales register computer glitch has disrupted sales at 8,000 company-operated stores in the United States and Canada. Company spokesman …
Education
Superintendent Balow heading to China to talk education
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) _ Wyoming Superintendent of Public Instruction Jillian Balow is among a delegation of eight U.S. state school superintendents traveling to China to …
Middle school students find inspiration at school forest
By PHILLIP BOCK HTR Media TWO RIVERS, Wis. (AP) _ Groups of young writers from area schools returned to the forest last month to find …
8 hospitalized following school bus crash
DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, Fla. (AP) _ Authorities say a school bus crash in the Florida Panhandle sent five students, two adults and a baby to the …
Sports
Obama open to name change for Washington Redskins
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama says he would “think about changing” the Washington Redskins’ name if he owned the football team as he waded …
Champs’ huge parade celebrates latest title
MIAMI – Chris Bosh held the NBA championship trophy, LeBron James stood atop a double-decker bus with a cigar in his mouth and Chris Andersen …
Message from Super Bowl decision: Play ball with NFL
The NFL is free to twist arms, just like anybody else. So maybe it’s just coincidence that all five of the new stadiums that will …