NEW YORK (AP) — For many students, the excitement of being accepted into their first-choice college is being tempered this year by a troublesome uncertainty over whether they’ll get the financial aid they need to attend. The financial aid decisions that usually go out with acceptance letters are being delayed …
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by Rafael Pena March 22, 2024 Wicliff Wves Fleurizard, 26, faces a charge of stowing away on a vessel or aircraft following the incident in Salt Lake City on March 17. Daily Mail reported that Wicliff Wves Fleurizard, 26, faces a charge of stowing away on a vessel or aircraft …
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Download the mental health chatbot Earkick and you’re greeted by a bandana-wearing panda who could easily fit into a kids’ cartoon. Start talking or typing about anxiety and the app generates the kind of comforting, sympathetic statements therapists are trained to deliver. The panda might then suggest …
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Photo: Georgia DMV/Indiana State Police (AP) A woman suspected of murdering her son was captured after being on the run for nearly a year and a half. Dejaune Anderson was arrested in Arcadia, Calif. March 14 after an Indiana State Police detective received information about her whereabouts from a concerned …
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by Daniel Johnson March 4, 2024 The problem that conservatives have is not with pronouns, it is with the idea that they have to respect and include people who may be different from them. On the Feb. 26 episode of the popular TV game show Jeopardy, part of the program’s …
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As my airplane flew low over the flatlands of western Michigan on a dreary December afternoon, sunbursts splintered the soot-toned clouds and made mirrors out of the flooded fields below. There was plenty of rain in this part of the Rust Belt—sometimes too much. Past the endless acres, I could …
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Single Black women are outpacing Black men in terms of home ownership, but there are three main obstacles standing in their way. According to CNBC, the percentage of Black women who purchased homes increased at an average yearly rate of 7.3% from October 2018 to January 2020. During the same …
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by Jeroslyn JoVonn March 22, 2024 Just because GloRilla was hanging out with the President and Vice President recently doesn’t mean she’s ready to talk politics. Just because GloRilla was hanging out with the President and Vice President recently doesn’t mean she’s ready to talk politics. The Memphis rapper appeared …
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Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. You know, there are few things I’ve experienced in life more enjoyable and simultaneously befuddling than witnessing the disparately different personalities of my four children. How can four children …
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by Rafael Pena March 22, 2024 The latest FBI statistics reveal a notable decrease in overall violent crime across the United States in 2023, signaling a continued downward trajectory following a surge during the pandemic. PBS reports that the latest FBI statistics reveal a notable decrease in overall violent crime …
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