September 04, 2025 - Page 2

UBS Report: U.S. Leads World With 23.8 Million Millionaires

Written By Lexx Thornton The United States is home to the most millionaires of any country, with a tally of 23.8 million in 2024, according to a new report by UBS. The Swiss bank estimated the U.S. minted some 379,000 new millionaires last year, or more than a thousand each day, for an increase of

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N.C. A&T, Guilford Schools Launch BHLI Healthcare Program

Written By Lexx Thornton North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University and Guilford County Schools are hosting a special event with Bluford Healthcare Leadership Institute (BHLI) to launch a course designed to introduce high school students to careers in healthcare and healthcare management.  The event will take place on Thursday, Sept. 4, from 9:30 a.m.

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Florida Surgeon General Moves to End Vaccine Mandates

Written By Lexx Thornton Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo said Wednesday that the state will work to eliminate all vaccine mandates, a move that drew condemnation from public health experts.  “All of them. All of them,” Ladapo said during a news conference as the crowd stood and erupted in applause. “Every last one of them

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Southern University, QEM Open New Research Office

Written By Lexx Thornton The Quality Education for Minorities (QEM) Network, in partnership with Southern University and A&M College in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, has announced the opening of its Southern Regional Office. QEM Network, a national leader in advancing equity in research and development, and Southern University, a leader in conducting research to address scientific,

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Howard Honors Chadwick Boseman’s Legacy with Celebration

By Danny Flannery Howard students and alumni celebrated the life and work of the late Chadwick A. Boseman, the celebrated actor, writer, and director and namesake of the Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts (CABCoFA). Over two days, they honored his lasting impact on Howard and the art world through a panel discussion featuring

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RFK Jr. Faces Senate Scrutiny After CDC Shake-Up

By Berkeley Lovelace Jr., Ben Kamisar, Sahil Kapur and Frank Thorp V Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. heads to Capitol Hill for testimony Thursday, a week after Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Susan Monarez was fired and a series of vaccine-related decisions drew criticism from lawmakers, including Senate health committee chair, Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La. Monarez’s firing led

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Durbin Urges Hearing on Trump’s Military Threats to Cities

By Zoë Richards and Frank Thorp V The top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee is calling on the panel’s Republican chairman to hold a hearing on President Donald Trump’s threats to deploy military forces to Chicago and other cities. “Domestic deployment of the military into American communities raises serious issues within the jurisdiction of the Judiciary Committee that warrant

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Judge Blocks Trump’s Military Use in California Cities

By Dietrich Knauth and Tom Hals A federal judge on Tuesday blocked U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration from using the military to fight crime in California, as the Republican president threatened to send troops to more U.S. cities including Chicago. San Francisco-based U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer found that the Trump administration willfully violated a law known as

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