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No region stands out in severity the way the Northeast did in the spring. As Whet Moser explained in his latest: From the beginning of November through yesterday, there were more than 100 COVID-19 deaths per 1 million people in the Northeast, the South, and the Midwest (which, at …

Vanessa Bryant celebrated the life of daughter Bianka, who turned 4 on Saturday (Dec. 5). The mother-of-four shared a heartfelt tribute on behalf of the entire Bryant family, including her late husband Kobe Byant and daughter Gianna, both of whom were killed along with seven others in January in a …

A white Oklahoma man was arrested last week for the murder of a 27-year-old Black woman. According to KIRO7, 30-year-old Shane Dale Perosi of Enid, Oklahoma, has been arrested and charged with the murder after he confessed to the crime and stated that he did it “to teach her a …

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Photo: Al Drago (Getty Images) As we get closer to the rollout of a number of vaccines developed to protect against COVID-19, the next political and cultural battle around how to best respond to the disease is also shaping up. Republicans have invited a doctor who is a vaccine skeptic …

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Entrepreneur and reality show star Sierra Gates announced on Instagram that she’s engaged to BK Brasco. According to Madamenoire, Brasco proposed to Gates with a magnificent diamond engagement ring. Gates showed it off in a video, with a huge smile to match the size of the diamond. The couple are …

One South African accomplished a milestone that made him go down in his history. Motheo Koitsiwe became the first African man to receive a Ph.D. in African indigenous astronomy from North-West University (NWU). He also holds a B.A. in social sciences, and master’s in indigenous knowledge systems. Koitsiwe says he …

A Magic Chef Air Fryer and a Buy 2 Get 1 Free next-gen games sale lead Monday’s best deals. If you’re still working from home and need an all-inclusive hub for all of your computer attachments, checkout Vava’s 8-in-1 USB-C hub. It’s only $29 with promo code KJF9AH26 and a …

Read: What Joe Biden can’t bring himself to say This election was supposed to be a new start. “The donors are making their preference known,” Larry Rasky, a longtime Biden ally and fundraiser, told CNBC on the night of the Super Tuesday triumph that positioned Biden as the inevitable nominee. …