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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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
Second Alzheimer’s drug in pipeline can slow the disease by a few months but with brain swelling, bleeding risks
WASHINGTON (AP) – Another experimental Alzheimer’s drug can modestly slow patients’ inevitable worsening by about four to seven months, researchers reported Monday. Eli Lilly and …
Smoke from Canada wildfires increasing health risks in Black and poorer U.S. communities
DETROIT (AP) – Smoky air from Canada’s wildfires shrouded broad swaths of the U. S. from Minnesota to New York and Kentucky on Wednesday, prompting …
Business
Black lawmakers blast plans for monument to Justice Thomas
Atlanta (AP) – Georgia’s Republican-controlled Senate voted Monday to erect a monument to conservative U.S. Supreme Court Justice and Georgia native Clarence Thomas after heated …
No-cost support for small business owners
Broward/Palm Beach, Fla. – The Jim Moran Institute for Global Entrepreneurship in Florida State University’s College of Business is accepting applications for its Fall 2022 …
Oil and natural gas industry creating job opportunities for people of color and women
Washington D.C. – Amanda Eversole spent 13 years at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington, D.C., where she cemented a legacy of leadership and …
Technology
Time will tell if Apple Watch catches on, as Apple fans wait
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) _ For all those who hailed the iPhone as the “Jesus Phone” in 2007, the Apple …
Strong iPhone sales; Apple stock down with few Watch details
By BRANDON BAILEY AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ Apple’s latest financial report shows iPhone sales are still surging, driven partly by growth in …
Education
Teacher ban on ‘Large Afros’ at school concert criticized
CINCINNATI (AP) – A middle-school music teacher has hit a sour note with a letter warning students against having “Mohawks, Large Afros, or any other …
48 arrested at Yale protest over fossil fuel investments
PHOTO COURTESY OF WORLD ATLAS NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) – Yale University police have arrested 48 people who were protesting the Ivy League school’s investments …
17-year-old Bass finishes PBSC honors diploma in high school
PHOTO COURTESY OF PBSC WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Ahria Bass didn’t just get a head start on her college education while in high school, …
Sports
New NFL policy addresses National Anthem protests
PHOTO COURTESY OF RED LETTER CHRISTIANS By PAUL NEWBERRY Associated Press ATLANTA – NFL owners approved a new policy Thursday aimed at addressing the firestorm …
Dillard basketball coach receives prestigious Gatorade honor
WINNING COACH: Marcia Pinder of Dillard High School PHOTO COURTESY OF SCOOPNEST.COM Staff Report FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Local basketball coaching legend Marcia Pinder of …
Tiger Woods on Players rally: This weekend was more like it
REAL PLAYER: Tiger Woods shot a 65 marking his lowest score ever at the Players Championship match. PHOTO COURTESY OF PGA.COM By MARK LONG AP …
