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6th officer fired after beating death of Tyre Nichols

6th officer fired after beating death of Tyre Nichols

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A sixth Memphis officer was fired Friday after an internal...

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Democrats decry hypocrisy after Republicans oust Ilhan Omar from House committee

Democrats decry hypocrisy after Republicans oust Ilhan...

Democrats are decrying “hypocrisy” after House Republicans voted on Thursday to...

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Eddy Kenzo, Uganda’s first Grammy nominee, says his journey encourages those who struggle

Eddy Kenzo, Uganda’s first Grammy nominee, says his journey...

Eddy Kenzo is the first Ugandan artist to be nominated for a Grammy award. He is...

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Advocates: Black cops not exempt from anti-Black policing

Advocates: Black cops not exempt from anti-Black policing

NEW YORK (AP) — That the death of Tyre Nichols — young, Black, just trying to get...

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Licenses suspended for 2 fired EMTs in Tyre Nichols death

Licenses suspended for 2 fired EMTs in Tyre Nichols death

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee board on Friday suspended the emergency medical...

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Why is R&B music more explicit than ever? It’s complicated.

Why is R&B music more explicit than ever? It’s complicated.

NEW YORK (AP) — Tank was nervous after sending his manager a preview of “When We”...

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Why are people protesting Atlanta’s ‘Cop City’?

Why are people protesting Atlanta’s ‘Cop City’?

OPINION: Environmentalists and social justice activists have joined together in...

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NFL will offer free CPR training during Super Bowl week

NFL will offer free CPR training during Super Bowl week

Inspired by the lifesaving medical attention Damar Hamlin received on the field...

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Street honoring KKK leader renamed after student-led effort

Street honoring KKK leader renamed after student-led effort

MALVERNE, N.Y. (AP) — A street that honored a leader of the Ku Klux Klan in New...

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Lizzo wins trademark for ‘100% That B**ch’ lyric

Lizzo wins trademark for ‘100% That B**ch’ lyric

Lizzo just scored a major win! The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)...

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What to expect at the 2003 Grammys

What to expect at the 2003 Grammys

The tagline for the “65th Grammy Awards” is “the biggest night in music.” Indeed,...

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New rules would limit sugar in school meals for first time

New rules would limit sugar in school meals for first time

U.S. agriculture officials on Friday proposed new nutrition standards for school...

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A white supremacist homeschooling group distributes Nazi resources, and the state can’t do anything about it

A white supremacist homeschooling group distributes Nazi...

A white supremacist online homeschooling organization is distributing Nazi resources,...

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New York City paid $121M last year to settle police misconduct cases

New York City paid $121M last year to settle police misconduct...

New York City paid $121 million to settle police misconduct cases in 2022, a significant...

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Family of Amir Locke, who was killed during no-knock raid, sues city

Family of Amir Locke, who was killed during no-knock raid,...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The parents of Amir Locke, who was shot to death by a Minneapolis...

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Irene Cara died of something more than half of Black American adults suffer from

Irene Cara died of something more than half of Black American...

The late singer and actress Irene Cara, who died at her home in Largo, Florida,...