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Michelle Obama On Donald Trump’s 2016 Win: ‘It Shook Me Profoundly’

Michelle Obama addressed in a new book the deep hurt and disappointment she felt when Donald Trump won the 2016 presidential election

People With Long Covid Face Barriers To Government Disability Benefits

Some people with long covid have fallen through the cracks of the government’s disability system, which was time-consuming and difficult to navigate even before the pandemic.

Closing Rikers: 18th Jail Death Leads To 18-hour Protest

Protestors in New York laid 18 body bags outside of City Hall with the names of those who died in DOC custody this year.

‘On Fire,’ Bowser Wins Re-election With ‘The Comeback’

Bowser was confident in her watch party speech, proclaiming that “today, we gone make history” – she did just that.

Senate Race Goes Down To The Wire In Georgia

Polls heading into Tuesday’s election have the two candidates in a statistical dead heat, with Walker’s 1 percentage-point advantage falling within the margin of error.

Brittney Griner Begins Transfer To Russian Penal Colony

US women's basketball star Brittney Griner is in the process of being moved to a Russian penal colony where she is due to serve the remainder of a nine-year drug smuggling sentence that was upheld in late October.

A University Of Kentucky Student Was Arrested After Hurling Racial Slurs At Black Student...

A student at the University of Kentucky is facing several assault charges after hurling a racial slur repeatedly at Black students Sunday on campus.

Why High School Students Don’t Need the SAT Anymore

A majority of four-year colleges have adopted test-optional or test-free admissions policies, but the shift makes some teens and their families feel uncertain about their chances of acceptance.

HBCU Student Body Presidents Get Real About the Midterm Elections

The student body presidents at Texas Southern and Dillard University tell how they’re inspiring their peers to make it to the polls.

Sentenced Teen Who Killed Her Rapist Escaped Probation Custody

Piper Lewis was sentenced to probation and ordered to pay restitution her rapists family family. Lewis allegedly Lewis "walked away from the Fresh Start Women's Center" where she was carrying out her sentence.

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There’s A New Excitement Around The WNBA This Season

Ticket sales for the Chicago Sky have jumped. Celebrities are wearing Indiana Fever jerseys. Google searches for the league are higher than ever. Everyone is talking about the WNBA. And the hype is real.