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
RI House agrees to let terminally ill use experimental drugs
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) _ The Rhode Island House has passed a bill to let terminally ill patients obtain experimental drugs that haven’t been federally approved. …
California on cusp of offering young immigrants health care
By AMY TAXIN and JUDY LIN SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) _ In a move that adds momentum to efforts to integrate immigrants, California is on …
Business
Google lavishes chairman with $109 million pay package
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ Google paid its billionaire Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt nearly $109 million last year while the company’s stock slumped. Most of the …
Starbucks extracts more money with pricier drinks, food
By CANDICE CHOI AP Food Industry Writer NEW YORK (AP) _ Starbucks is extracting more money from customers with offerings like a “Flat White” espresso …
Full Document View Amazon’s Web Services boosts 1Q revenue
By MAE ANDERSON AP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) _ Amazon’s profitable cloud-computing services business is growing by leaps and bounds. That growth helped the …
Education
New standardized tests bring technical challenges, concern
By KIMBERLY HEFLING AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) _ Call this the year of the test. Or, at least the year of standardized test mania. …
Grant to help WSSU students prepare for medical degrees
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) _ The National Institutes of Health has awarded Winston-Salem State University a five-year grant totaling $2.3 million to help undergraduate students compete …
Education Management to close 15 Art Institute campuses
PITTSBURGH (AP) _ A Pittsburgh-based for-profit college company has announced plans to close 15 of its Art Institute campuses nationwide, one quarter of the total, …
Sports
UM fires back as NCAA sets out charge
CORAL GABLES — After two years of digging, the NCAA hit Miami with the four words that no school wants to hear: “Lack of institutional …
Word spreading as No. 3 ranked Canes soar in spectacular season
CORAL GABLES — North Carolina’s Marcus Paige had Shane Larkin well covered when the Miami Hurricanes’ point guard launched a shot from the top of …
Source: Dolphins OK referendum on stadium
MIAMI (AP) _ The Miami Dolphins have agreed to a local referendum on their plan seeking tax money for an upgrade of their stadium, a …