By Kelly Mena, North Carolina’s GOP-controlled state legislature on Thursday approved the state’s new congressional maps, which have boundaries likely to give Republicans an advantage there for the next decade. The state gained a 14th congressional seat after the 2020 census. Ten of the 14 seats will lean Republican, according to the non-partisan Princeton Gerrymandering Project. Republicans
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Courtesy of Fisk University, Fisk University and Galen College of Nursing have announced an articulation agreement to create a new pathway in nursing for Fisk students. Filling an unmet need for students enrolled in science programs who wish to explore nursing, the agreement allows for Fisk degree coursework credits to transfer to Galen College of
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By Dakin Andone, Christina Maxouris and Devon M. Sayers, Prosecutors in the trial of three White men charged with the killing of Black jogger Ahmaud Arbery called their first witness on Friday, a police officer, after opening statements by the state and defense attorneys. Glynn County Police Officer William Duggan testified he responded to the scene after finishing an
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By Jasmine Wright White House chief of staff Ron Klain said he was confident the courts will uphold the validity of the Biden administration’s new vaccine rules that apply to private businesses with 100 or more employees, certain health care workers and federal contractors, after a federal appeals court temporarily blocked the requirements on Saturday. “I’m quite confident that
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By Annie Grayer, Manu Raju and Clare Foran, Congress has passed a $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill, delivering on a major pillar of President Joe Biden’s domestic agenda after months of internal deliberations and painstaking divisions among Democrats. The final vote was 228-206. Thirteen Republicans voted with the majority of Democrats in support of the bill, though six
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By Anneken Tappe America’s jobs recovery gathered some steam last month as US employers added 531,000 positions in October. The unemployment rate fell to 4.6%, the lowest level since the economic recovery started in May 2020. The number of jobs added in October easily outpaced economists’ prediction of 450,000 jobs. It marked the first month since
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Courtesy of Grambling University, The National Science Foundation has awarded a $499,500 grant to Grambling State University. The Department of Computer Science and Digital Technologies will use the funding for a project titled “iMed-Sec: Exploring Hardware-Assisted Solutions for Energy-Efficient Low-Overhead Security and Privacy for the Internet-of-Medical-Things”. The project will address the security concerns of physical devices that are
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By Florida A&M University Newsroom, The Will Packer Performing Arts Amphitheater will be part of the newly named Knight Foundation Plaza on FAMU’s Tallahassee campus. Knight’s latest FAMU investment continues its ongoing support of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and equitable public spaces. Florida A&M University (FAMU) announced during its Homecoming celebration today that
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By Bishop State Community College, Manufacture Alabama is excited to announce the launch of Girls Learning About Manufacturing (GLAM), a program designed to create interest in manufacturing careers amongst the next generation of women in the workforce. In conjunction with the Alabama Community College System, WiM Alabama, and member companies throughout the state, Manufacture Alabama
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By Kristin Fisher, Six months after being tapped to lead the White House’s National Space Council, Vice President Kamala Harris will announce the council’s first meeting of the Biden administration during a visit Friday to NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland. The meeting will be held on December 1, according to a White House official,
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