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A State-by-State Breakdown of How the U.S. Is Responding to Coronavirus

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Coronavirus cases broken down by U.S. state, plus policies, closures, and more. By Alison Fox Travel has been put on the back burner and in many places small novelties like taking a walk have become […]

Joe Biden Calls For Student Loan Forgiveness, Medicare Changes

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by Derek Major – Democratic presidential presumptive nominee Joe Biden released a new plan Thursday to forgive and eliminate student loan debt for millions of student borrowers. According to Forbes, Biden’s plan would forgive all undergraduate […]

Cannabis and Cannabis-Related Business Experiencing Unprecedented Demand During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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NNPA NEWSWIRE — COVID-19 has not affected all industries and businesses equally, with some experiencing a huge spike in sales during the pandemic. Cannabis is just one of the markets that have seen sales surge […]

Why Are African-Americans Dying Disproportionately to Coronavirus?

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Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. STATEMENT BY REV. JESSE L. JACKSON, SR. After 400 years of slavery, segregation and discrimination why would anybody be shocked that African Americans are dying disproportionately from the coronavirus? The […]

How COVID-19 is Disrupting My Wedding Planning

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NEW TRI-STATE DEFENDER — On March 20, exactly eight months until our destination wedding in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, my fiancé, Lorenzo Herman and I received a notification on our phones that the United States restricted […]

Expressions of Faith: When Things Fall Apart

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By Minister Patti Nicole Wheeler — “Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you,” […]

Ex-NFL Star Chris Johnson Accused of Masterminding Murder-for-Hire Scheme

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By Terry Shropshire, RollingOut.com — Prosecutors relied on testimony from the informant, who alleged that Johnson forked over a handsome stack of bills to have rising gang member Dominic Bolden kill the suspected shooters. The […]

Bucket-list Road Trips for Every Decade of Your Life

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Plan your next great American road trip. By Evie Carrick April 06, 2020 Getty Images There’s nothing quite like being out on the open road. It’s freeing to pack up the car and take on […]

Miami Doctor Tests Homeless for Coronavirus While Volunteers Deliver Food, Clothes

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Dr. Armen Henderson, left, a University of Miami internist, conducts a COVID-19 test on Barry Alston in Miami’s Overtown neighborhood on March 27. Recently, Henderson said he was outside his house when a Miami police […]

America Must Address Major COVID-19 Racial Disparities

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By Rep. Al Lawson The coronavirus pandemic is a challenge unlike anything we have ever faced. I understand how scary this is and how desperate you are for answers. We have seen staggering evidence that […]