Celebrated poet and author Maya Angelou is among the first group of trailblazing women who will appear in a series of new quarters, the U.S. Mint announced on Oct. 6. From 2022 through 2025, the Mint will issue five quarters each year for the American Women Quarters Program. astronaut Sally …
Read More »Secret Service Says Criminals Stole Nearly $100 Billion in Covid Relief Funds
The Secret Service has investigated many of the fraudulent scams over the last year and found that nearly $100 billion in COVID-19 relief funds were stolen. On Tuesday, it was announced that fraudsters have been diverting pandemic relief funds from the Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program, the Economic Injury …
Read More »Congress to Launch Bipartisan Investigation Into Astroworld Tragedy
Travis Scott performs during the Astroworld Festival at NRG Stadium on November 9, 2019 in Houston, Texas.Photo: SUZANNE CORDEIRO/AFP (Getty Images) The investigations into the Astroworld tragedy that occurred at Houston’s NRG Park on November 5 will now be getting an extra assist from the federal government. Complex reports that …
Read More »Ray J Released From The Hospital
Ray J was hospitalized with pneumonia in Miami last week, but he has now reportedly been released. According to a TMZ source, the 40-year-old was discharged over the weekend. He also stopped using an inhaler and is no longer on oxygen. Originally, it was believed he had COVID-19 but he …
Read More »5 Caribbean destinations for a girlfriend’s getaway
Fact is, there is no place like the Caribbean. The year-round tropical environment, palm trees, coconuts, early sunrises, rose-gold flushed sunsets: it’s simply a top-tier locale where everyone wants to vacation at some point. But where exactly should you choose to go? Aruba (Adobe stock photo) The Caribbean is made …
Read More »President Biden Extends Student Loan Payment Pause Through May 1
For those upset about President Biden not canceling student loan debt, the Biden administration is responding by extending the payment freeze through May 2022. On Wednesday, President Biden announced that pandemic relief will be extended once again until May 1, NPR reports. The new decision will affect about 41 million …
Read More »For the First Time in Bachelor Franchise History, the Happy Couple Is Black
“It is about damn time!” said Michelle Young, better known as the most recent star of ABC’s long-running reality show, The Bachelorette. Time for what? Well, it only took 18 seasons, but as of Tuesday night, Young and her now-fiancé Nayte Olukoya were revealed to be the first Black couple …
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Read More »Michelle Obama Teams Up With Some Of Our Favorite Celeb Moms For Vaccine PSA
They say moms know best. With COVID-19 variant Omicron cases on the rise, it’s pretty comforting to know that the former first lady has united some of her mom friends to encourage the public to get vaccinated in a special public service announcement. It arrives just in time as families …
Read More »Will Smith's 1st Wife Sheree Zampino to Join the Cast of Real Housewives of Beverly Hills
Sheree Zampino attends Zeus’ 1st celebrity brunch celebrating CEO Lemuel Plummer’s birthday on April 10, 2021 in Los Angeles, Calif.Photo: Arnold Turner (Getty Images) The traditionally lily-white hills of Beverly are about to get a little more colorful. Sheree Zampino, ex-wife of Hollywood megastar Will Smith (with whom she shares …
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