Obama health plan hit by double-digit premium hikes
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) – Premiums will go up sharply next year under President Barack Obama’s health care law, and many consumers …
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3 Simple Ways to Save Time and Money During the Holidays
StatePoint The holiday season is hectic. Between shopping for gifts, preparing for guests and decorating the home, it can sometimes feel as if there aren’t …
Remote Area Medical sends relief to hurricane-hit Haiti
By KRISTI L. NELSON Knoxville News Sentinel KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Remote Area Medical founder Stan Brock has been coming to Haiti since the 1970s. …
AT&T’s $85.4 billion deal for Time Warner: A new bet on synergy
By TALI ARBEL and BERNARD CONDON AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) – AT&T’s $85.4 billion purchase of Time Warner represents a new bet on …
Google’s Pixel phone: Not much new, but still a standout
By ANICK JESDANUN AP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) Google’s ambitious new smartphone, the Pixel, doesn’t offer a lot that’s new. Yet it’s still one …
Black churches being pushed out of Washington, D.C.
By COURTNEY DAVIS Howard University News Service WASHINGTON — Long-standing African- American churches are disappearing from the nation’s capital one at a time, like victims …
FBI moves to dismiss lawsuit over Charleston church shooting
By MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. – The FBI wants a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit accusing the agency of negligence in last …
Police apology: Blacks denied basic citizenship rights
BY ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press SAN DIEGO – For some the apology went too far. For others, it didn’t go far enough. For many, it …
Black farmers shut out of $10 Billion medical marijuana business in Florida and US
By CAROLYN M. BROWN The Pensacola Voice National support for legalizing marijuana has been growing rapidly. Now legalized in 23 states and the District of …
Clinton prioritizes HBCUs
By MICHELLE HOLLINGER Special to South Florida Times MIAMI – During her visit to the Overtown Youth Center on Oct. 11, Democratic presidential nominee Hillary …