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WASHINGTON, May 15 (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a bid by South Carolina officials to revive a Republican-crafted voting map that a lower court said had unconstitutionally “exiled” 30,000 Black voters from a closely contested congressional district. The justices took up an appeal by South Carolina officials of a […]
[1/2] Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump (R) speaks to reporters while touring the construction site of the Trump International Hotel at the Old Post Office Building, following a news… Read more May 15 (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a bid by President Joe Biden’s administration to block a […]
Black voters in a key Democratic primary state of South Carolina are assessing President Joe Biden’s reelection bid and their alternatives for the 2024 presidential race. South Carolina’s Black Democratic voting bloc, who rescued President Joe Biden’s quest to the White House in 2020, now feel indifferent and somewhat anxious as the president preps for […]
A Black-owned private equity firm accused AT&T Inc. of discrimination for rejecting a $4.6 billion bid in 2019 for a majority stake in the Cricket Wireless business. Legacy Equity Advisors — owned by former Aldus Equity LLC partner Marcellus Taylor — claimed in a lawsuit filed Thursday in Dallas that AT&T rejected the Cricket offer […]
Legendary rapper and business mogul Snoop Dogg wants to own the Ottawa Senators to help grow the game of hockey in urban communities and launch a youth hockey league in the U.S., according to an interview that aired on ESPN’s First Take on Tuesday morning. Snoop Dogg announced on Instagram on Monday that he was joining the ownership […]
WASHINGTON – Republican US Senator Tim Scott plans to announce his decision on entering the 2024 presidential on May 22, according to media reports on Sunday, in a potential challenge to former president Donald Trump for the party’s nomination. Mr Scott, the only black Republican in the Senate, has sought to focus on his ability […]
FIFA has received four expressions of interest from prospective host nations for the 2027 Women’s World Cup. Brazil, South Africa, a joint bid from Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany and a joint bid from the United States and Mexico are the four interested parties. The 2027 Women’s World Cup hosts are set to be appointed […]
WASHINGTON, April 20 (Reuters) – A U.S. federal judge in Washington on Thursday denied former Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo’s bid to block his extradition to Peru, where he faces corruption charges. His lawyers had filed for an emergency stay earlier in the day to block his extradition, which was planned for Friday.
USA forward Carli Lloyd, center, is patted on the head as she is swarmed by her team mates after scoring a goal against Jamaica during the first half of their 2021 WNT Summer Series match Sunday, June 13, 2021, in Houston. | Michael Wyke, AP The FIFA World Cup (men’s) is coming to the United […]
Mel King, a Black community activist whose barrier-breaking campaign for mayor of Boston in 1983 helped ease racial tensions there that had been caused in part by court-ordered busing to desegregate public schools, died on March 28 at his home in Boston. He was 94. His wife, Joyce (Kenion) King, confirmed the death. In the […]