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SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — The cruise industry has jettisoned hopes of restarting operations this year. Days after both Carnival and Norwegian extended a halt on cruises through the end of the year, the group that represents cruise lines with 95% of global ocean-going capacity said Tuesday that its members …

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After a day of nationwide celebration, in which people took to the streets of America’s cities in unbridled joy over the election of a new Commander-in-Chief, President-elect Joe Biden spoke for the first time since the election was called in his favor Saturday morning (Nov. 7). “Folks, the people of …

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. consumers increased their borrowing in September, helped by the first gain in the category that covers credit cards in seven months. The Federal Reserve reported that total borrowing rose by $16.2 billion in September, rebounding after a drop of $6.9 billion in August. The increase included …

President Donald Trump has been urging the remaining states to stop the count, alleging that the ballots currently being counted are “fraudulent.” Now, groups of people in various states have begun to protest for their state and local governments to stop processing votes for the presidential race. Since Wednesday, a …

Photo: Julio Cortez (AP) The delayed but ultimately decisive win in the 2020 election secured by President-elect Joe Biden and his running mate, Senator Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), has ushered in a series of firsts for the United States: a Black person, a woman, a Black woman, will hold the title …

Mobilizing the MAGA forces may not be as easy when he’s out of power. His Twitter feed is a less essential read now that he can’t use it to threaten nuclear war. Once Trump leaves office, social-media networks may be less tolerant of his messages that promote conspiracy theories, peddle …

Written by Deborah D. Douglas Saying “Vice President Kamala Harris” has a nice ring to it. But would “President Harris” sound even better? Given her trajectory, one day we could be potentially looking at the first woman president. And she is Black. America struck a blow blatant racism, xenophobia, nationalism, and …

The Chief of the New York City Police Department’s (NYPD) Workplace Discrimination Office has been relieved of his duties and placed on modified duty after a City Council investigation discovered hundreds of racist, anti-semitic, homophobic comments on a police message board. The investigators believe that between July 2019 and September …

Photo: Kevin Winter (Getty Images), Angela Weiss (Getty Images) After announcing in January that Whitney Houston and the Notorious B.I.G. are among the 2020 Inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the Foundation behind the exhibit soon had to swerve from its planned live induction ceremony this May …