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The Mexican peso continues to break records, appreciating its strongest level against the dollar in almost nine years at 16.44. “The U.S. currency has lost value against all other currencies because there’s a lot of dollars in circulation,” Jorge Fonseca, an economist in Tijuana, told NBC 7’s sister station Telemundo 20. However, these fluctuations generated […]
It is easy to lose sight of how unusual the 2024 presidential election is shaping up to be. It is unusual, most obviously, in that it features the same two major-party candidates who were on the ballot four years ago. It is unusual in that both candidates are broadly unpopular, something that seems standard in […]
Asher Greene/Sipa USA via AP Jaedyn Shaw has scored seven international goals. CNN — When Jaedyn Shaw played youth soccer at FC Dallas, she would put her hair into a high ponytail, straightened, with a black prewrap. “A Mal Pugh ponytail,” Shaw called it, in honor of
The US economy added more jobs than expected in March while the unemployment rate ticked lower, underscoring signs the labor market remains on stronger footing than many economists had predicted. Data from
The billions add up: $3.7 billion for an expansion of the I-15 highway in Utah; up to $4 billion for the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway; and $16 billion for the New Jersey Turnpike and Garden State Parkway. The U.S. continues to fund and expand highways, even as some parts of the world invest in greener infrastructure over […]
By Nolan Helmstetter During Black History Month, a former death row inmate reminded us all that we can still strive for justice, love and forgiveness even amid societal injustice. On Feb. 18, 2024, the Boulder County Branch of the NAACP held a Freedom Fund Celebration for the community at CU’s Macky Auditorium. On that winter […]
“They have unfortunately and tragically killed innocent civilians.” March 6, 2024, 5:44 PM ET • 4 min read Iran-backed Houthi militants in Yemen killed three civilians aboard a Barbadian and Liberian cargo carrier on Wednesday, marking the group’s first fatal strike on a commercial vessel since it began a string of attacks on key shipping […]
Eric Dominijanni only wanted to blend his own scotch, but he ended up founding the only U.S. … [+] veteran and Black-owned scotch brand in the world. Nick Garcia Retired Marine Major Eric Dominijanni only wanted to blend his own scotch, but he ended up founding the only U.S. veteran and Black-owned scotch brand in […]
By Karen Aho and Quinn Bankson Black immigrants not only contribute to America’s rich political and cultural history—think rapper Wyclef Jean, U.S. Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, or basketball’s Hakeem “The Dream” Olajuwon, to name but a very few—they also play an important and growing role in our economy, making outsize contributions in industries facing critical worker […]
Rep. Burgess Owens (R-UT) claimed the NFL is “trying to divide us” by continuing to play the “black national anthem” at the Super Bowl. Owens appeared on