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By Tamara Shiloh Robert A. Pelham Jr. was a prominent African American figure with a diverse career. Born in 1859 in Virginia, his family moved to Detroit, Michigan, where he excelled in public education and began working for the Daily Post newspaper. In the 1880s, he co-founded and edited The Detroit Plaindealer, a newspaper that […]
The move comes after a slew of close calls involving commercial flights. November 30, 2023, 2:48 PM ET • 3 min read The U.S. will move to require new planes to be equipped with cockpit voice recorders, or CVRs, to capture 25 hours of information. The move will help prevent critical data from be over […]
11:19 a.m. ET, December 8, 2023 The return of workers who were on strike helped boost numbers Striking United Auto Workers (UAW) march in front of the Stellantis Mopar facility on September 26, in Ontario, California. Gina Ferazzi/Los Angeles Times/Getty Images The US economy notched another solid month of job growth, with an added lift […]
Government surveys collect a wide range of information about the population of the United States that contain useful insights about Americans’ economic status. Three annual surveys conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau include data on household income and wealth. The American Community Survey (ACS) provides income data at the state and local levels; the Current […]
Amazon associates work to ship out orders during Cyber Monday at the Same-Day Delivery Facility Fulfillment Center on November 27, in Tampa, Florida. Octavio Jones/Getty Images A a time when multiple forces and crises — wars, geopolitical tensions, the pandemic’s lingering aftershocks, high inflation and steep borrowing costs — weigh on global growth, there have […]
US stocks were higher on Thursday as investors looked again to labor market data for signposts to the path of interest rates. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) lagged the other major averages, rising about 0.2%. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 (
US stock futures were mixed on Thursday, with the Dow looking set for another start in the red as investors looked again to labor market data for signposts to the path of interest rates. Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) futures fell almost 0.2%, while S&P 500 (
(CNN) Enough. That’s the message from many of the protesters who have filled American cities for nearly two weeks, demanding justice for the death of George Floyd and seeking to end a litany of police killings of black Americans. The protests have rippled across the United States and throughout the . . .
Dec. 1, 2023 Release Number 20231201-01 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TAMPA, Fla. – In November, U.S. Central Command hired data and technology leader Dr. Michael Foster to serve as the organization’s Chief Data Officer, a position from which he will lead data efforts across the organization’s headquarters, components, and subordinate units. In his previous roles as […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s Black and Latino students are at a disadvantage in nearly every measure of educational opportunity, with less access to advanced classes, counselors, and even certified teachers, according to data released by the U.S. Education Department on November 15, 2023. The findings reflect inequities that have lasting implications for students’ ability to […]