Seven ways Crohn’s Disease affects Black women differently
Photo courtesy of STOCK By BlackPressUSA Newswire A chronic inflammatory bowel disease, Crohn’s disease impacts millions of Black women worldwide. While symptoms usually present as …
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NFL ends Pro Bowl game due to declining interest and participation
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Democrats unite to support U.S. Senate candidate Nixon to defeat Moody in November
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Target Costume Controversy: Where humor ends and harm begins
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Supreme Court sides with Trump administration on mail voting restrictions ahead of midterms
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Congo’s Ebola outbreak records one of its highest weekly death tolls yet
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Patients benefit when medicines keep improving: Patents make that progress possible
Photo courtesy of STOCK By PATRICK KILBRIDE There’s never a good time to be diagnosed with cancer. But for the millions of Americans who’ll receive …
Health and Wellness
Woman sues Fred Meyer pharmacy after receiving wrong drugs
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) _ A woman who says she had to be taken to the emergency room after a Fred Meyer pharmacy employee gave her …
Beverage group sues city over soda warnings, advertising ban
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ The American Beverage Association has sued the city of San Francisco, claiming new legislation requiring health warning labels on sugary beverages …
Business
Tracy Morgan settles suit with Wal-Mart over fatal crash
By DAVID PORTER NEWARK, N.J. (AP) _ Actor-comedian Tracy Morgan has settled his lawsuit against Wal-Mart over a highway crash that killed one man and …
Lawsuit: Justice companies never paid $2M due in coal deal
BECKLEY, W.Va. (AP) _ A lawsuit says two of billionaire Jim Justice’s affiliated companies owe $2 million from a 2013 coal deal. In a complaint …
Lemonade Day is opportunity for kids to learn about business
By NICK HEDRICK Tribune-Star TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) _ Lemonade Day is still more than a month away, but Khloe Barnhill already knows how her …
Education
Omaha district considering giving free meals to all students
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) _ Officials in the Omaha School district are considering providing free meals to all students, regardless of the children’s ability to pay. …
NYC installing 21,000 audible door alarms at schools
NEW YORK (AP) _ Officials are installing 21,000 audible door alarms at New York City schools in order to prevent another tragedy like the 2013 …
Policies on transgender admissions at women’s colleges
NEW YORK (AP) _ Barnard College issued a new policy Thursday saying it will now admit transgender women. The decision at the Manhattan campus follows …
Sports
Basketball diplomacy: NBA greats teach Cubans basketball
HAVANA (AP) _ Former NBA greats Steve Nash and Dikembe Mutombo have opened their training camp for Cuban basketball players, hoping to boost the game’s …
Smyly to rejoin Rays rotation Friday
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) _ Tampa Bay Rays left-hander Drew Smyly is set to rejoin the rotation. Smyly, who hasn’t pitched this season after being …
Clegg: Human rights issues not overshadowing European Games
By STEPHEN WILSON AP Sports Writer LONDON (AP) _ With 50 days left until the opening ceremony, the head of the inaugural European Games in …
