By Julie Carey, NBC Washington For the first time, Black veterans laid to rest at the Rose Hill Cemetery in Manassas, Virginia, are receiving special recognition this Veterans Day. The local Veterans of Foreign Wars and American Legion Post recently learned about the African American cemetery and the fact it had been overlooked in traditional ceremonies.
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By Sabrina Franza, Darius Johnson, CBS Chicago A federal judge has ordered that hundreds of people detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement be released from federal facilities in the next week because their arrests by ICE were possibly unlawful and in violation of a federal court order.Attorneys with the National Immigrant Justice Center and ACLU of Illinois
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By Diana Novak Jones A jury in federal court in Chicago ordered Boeing (BA.N), opens new tab on Wednesday to pay more than $28 million to the family of a United Nations environmental worker who was killed in the 2019 crash of a 737 MAX jet in Ethiopia. The verdict awarded to the family of Shikha Garg is
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Cam Newton had a lot to say about the brawl between Bethune-Cookman and Grambling in their Saturday matchup that resulted in 27 players being suspended. He took to his 4th & 1 podcast to air his issues with what occurred, expressing that he believed the incident “set us back”. “You should look at this and say to yourself this set us back,”
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Reinvestment Fund, a national Community Development Financial Institution, announced Wednesday that Paine College and 10 other Historically Black Colleges and Universities are among the first to benefit from a new grant program. According to Reinvestment Fund, it’s newly created HBCU Brilliance Initiative program will supply $40,000 in grants and up to $1 million in financing
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Military service personnel have been seeking outside legal advice about some of the missions the Trump administration has assigned them. The strikes against alleged drug traffickers and deployments to U.S. cities have sparked a debate over their legality. Amna Nawaz discussed more with Frank Rosenblatt, president of the National Institute of Military Justice, which runs
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Written by Lexx Thornton Target is making a significant move to boost consumer spending this holiday season by announcing price reductions on 3,000 essential items across its stores. This action comes as U.S. grocery prices remain elevated and many low-income families face uncertainty regarding federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. Effective immediately, the retailer
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Written By Lexx Thornton In recognition of her exceptional contributions to technology, innovation, and education, as well as her unwavering support of the College of Engineering at her alma mater, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University has named its new state-of-the-art cyber defense and artificial intelligence lab for Board of Trustees Chair Gina L.
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Written By Lexx Thornton In a significant procedural move that bypasses traditional leadership control, a discharge petition aimed at forcing a vote on the release of records related to Jeffrey Epstein has secured the necessary 218 signatures in the U.S. House of Representatives. The successful petition is a rare demonstration of bipartisan muscle, utilizing a
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On Wednesday, Winston-Salem State University announced it had received a historic $50 million gift from Scott, whose current net worth is roughly $36 billion. Scott acquired much of her wealth from her 2019 divorce from Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, and she has pledged to give away most of her wealth. So far, she’s donated well over $19 billion. “This gift is truly
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