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Big news for fans of Waiting to Exhale. While news of a sequel is still speculative, it looks like a television series adaptation of the best-selling novel and subsequent classic film is in the works. Terry McMillan, who authored the 1992 novel, shared the news on Twitter and also revealed …

President-elect Joe Biden has promised to fight the student loan debt crisis plaguing 37 million Americans but many, including progressives, are divided on whether Biden can make good on that promise. Biden’s plan for student loan debt includes a campaign proposal to erase $10,000 in student loan debt and cancelling …

Photo: Alex Brandon, File (AP) Since the election (which is still not technically over, although it’s very much decided), Congressional Democrats have squabbled over what is to blame for their less-than-stellar performance at the ballot box. Among the accusations, launched most vociferously by S.C. Rep. James Clyburn, is that “sloganeering” …

Every weekday evening, our editors guide you through the biggest stories of the day, help you discover new ideas, and surprise you with moments of delight. Subscribe to get this delivered to your inbox. THE ATLANTIC Joe Biden accrued a record-setting number of votes, proving that the Democratic Party’s coalition …

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Dallas rap icon Mo3, whose real name is Melvin Noble, has died after a fatal shooting on a Texas interstate on Wednesday afternoon (November 11). He was 28 years old. According to TMZ, the hip hop artist was gunned down just before noon on highway 1-35 and was taken to …

Former NBA players Al Harrington and Larry Hughes are teaming up again—this time to expand Harrington’s cannabis business. Harrington announced that fellow former NBA player Hughes will expand the Viola brand when he opens two cannabis dispensaries and a cultivation and processing center in St. Louis early next year. The …

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Photo: Shutterstock The Louisville Metro Police Department is accused of concealing at least 738,000 records documenting the sexual abuse of minors who participated in the Explorer Scouts Program—the department’s mentoring program for youth considering professions in law enforcement—by two police officers and then lying to keep the records from coming …

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