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
6 cool ideas for Family Fun Month
(StatePoint) – August is National Family Fun Month, and what better way to enjoy the end of summer than by making lasting memories with your …
The 1-hour workout that undoes 8 hours of sitting
(Black PR Wire) – A job that requires you to sit all day can be a detriment to your health. If you work in an …
Business
Ohio offers sales tax holiday for back-to-school shopping
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) _ Ohio is offering its first-ever sales tax holiday this weekend to help back-to-school shoppers reduce the cost of clothing and school …
Even with banks open, Greek firms paralyzed by restrictions
By COSTAS KANTOURIS and DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) _ Panagiotis Papadopoulos, the owner of a Greek company that builds and exports glass …
Uber admits mistake in accepting sex assault suspect
DALLAS (AP) _ Uber says an internal investigation found it mistakenly granted driver status to a man now accused of sexually assaulting a female passenger. …
Technology
Facebook blames internal glitch for hourlong global outage
By YOUKYUNG LEE SEOUL, South Korea — Facebook said the outage that made its social media sites inaccessible worldwide for about an hour Tuesday was self-inflicted. …
Cuban youth build secret computer network despite Wi-Fi ban
By MICHAEL WEISSENSTEINHAVANA (AP) — Cut off from the Internet, young Cubans have quietly linked thousands of computers into a hidden network that stretches miles across …
Education
French school’s campus plan in suburban NY is blocked
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) _ A plan by the French-American School of New York to build on the site of a former Westchester County country …
Eastern Illinois U union skips pay raise to save 29 jobs
CHARLESTON, Ill. (AP) _ Eastern Illinois University President David Glassman says the members of a union that represents faculty and others on campus have agreed …
Boy Scouts come to East Lansing for honor society conference
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) _ Michigan State University’s campus is hosting 15,000 Boy Scouts and adult leaders as part of the 100th anniversary conference for …
Sports
LaMarcus Aldridge chooses the San Antonio Spurs
By TIM REYNOLDS and JON KRAWCZYNSKI AP Basketball Writers LaMarcus Aldridge got the answers he needed from the San Antonio Spurs. And the Spurs apparently …
Steelers interested in hosting 2023 Super Bowl
PITTSBURGH (AP) _ The Pittsburgh Steelers are hoping to turn the 2023 Super Bowl into a home game. The franchise submitted an application at the …
Texans release rookie Ivory after burglary charges
HOUSTON (AP) _ The Houston Texans have released defensive lineman Brandon Ivory a day after he was charged in a residential burglary in Tuscaloosa. The …
