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MIAMI (AP) — Pedro Naranjo idolized his father growing up and followed him into the Venezuelan air force to fly helicopters. So deep was their bond that when the older Naranjo feared being jailed for plotting against Nicolás Maduro’s socialist government, father and son fled to the United States together. Now the two have been […]
Pulmonologists have an important message for Black people: get screened for lung cancer. The Emmy award-winning actor Andre Braugher died last week at age 61 from lung cancer, just months after being diagnosed, his representative said. Braugher . . .
Financial Stability Oversight Council says emerging technology poses ‘safety-and-soundness risks’ as well as benefits. Financial regulators in the United States have named artificial intelligence (AI) as a risk to the financial system for the first time. In its latest annual report, the Financial Stability Oversight Council said the growing use of AI in financial services […]
The smallest field yet of GOP candidates faced off Wednesday in the fourth Republican presidential debate of 2023 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, with the first salvos of the night aimed at former Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley, while former President Donald Trump, who holds a wide lead in polling, held a closed campaign fundraiser in […]
By Julia Dumbrell Marie just can’t let go of her past, and it is holding her back from moving forward. This is the basis for the masterfully-made thriller-mystery Our Father, the Devil, which opens the Vancouver International Black Film Festival (VIBFF) tonight at 7pm. Resonantly directed by Ellie Foumbi and featuring an inedible performance by star […]
Tyler Merren and the Men’s Goalball Team Finish Fourth in Tokyo | Goalball | Tokyo 2020Jun 9, 2023 | 1:30min Source link
Juba, South Sudan, November 9, 2023 — International Rescue Committee (IRC) Ambassador and actress Ebony Obsidian recently concluded a visit to South Sudan where she witnessed the country’s mounting humanitarian needs and the impacts of the climate crisis. Her desire to visit South Sudan was driven by urgent issues affecting the country, efforts made by […]
When the Whitaker St. Louis International Film Festival returns to Cinema St Louis on Thursday, festivalgoers will get to see how filmmakers from around the world approach their art. Festival organizers will play almost 280 films, documentaries and shorts at the festival, which runs through Nov. 19 at the Alamo Drafthouse, Webster University, Washington University, […]
FILE PHOTO: A sign sits in the north entrance plaza at United Nations headquarters during the 75th annual U.N. General Assembly high-level debate in New York, U.S., Sept. 21, 2020. Mike Segar/Reuters UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. body formed to promote respect for and protect people of African descent around the world says in […]
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. body formed to promote respect for and protect people of African descent around the world says in its first report that they continue “to be victims of systemic racial discrimination and racialized attacks” and calls for reparations. The report, which was delivered to the U.N. General Assembly on Monday, […]