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By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland has announced a multifaceted strategy to bolster law enforcement and community-based initiatives to combat violent crime in America. Speaking at a conference for federal grantees in Chicago, Garland highlighted the need to double down on recent progress and stem the tide […]
This image provided by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission shows BLACK+DECKER Model HGS011 Easy Garment Steamers. About two million Black & Decker-branded clothing steamers are now under recall, Thursday, April 4, 2024, after consumers reported dozens of burn injuries that resulted from hot water spewing out of the products. According to the Consumer Product […]
By Scott Murdoch and Julie Zhu SYDNEY (Reuters) – Zeekr, the premium electric vehicle (EV) brand of Chinese automaker Geely , has restarted stalled plans to raise up to $500 million in a New York initial public offering (IPO), according to two sources with direct knowledge of the matter. The company in November put listing […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. job openings barely changed in February, staying at historically high levels in a sign that the… WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. job openings barely changed in February, staying at historically high levels in a sign that the American job market remains strong. The Labor Department reported Tuesday that employers posted 8.76 million […]
At least 7.6 million existing AT&T account holders and 65.4 million former users hit by the breach, the company says. Personal information belonging to millions of past and present AT&T customers has been leaked online, including Social Security numbers (SSNs), passcodes and contact details, the multinational company says. In a statement on Saturday, the telecommunication […]
Terri Sewell holding Black Voters Matter sign on Election Day 2020 // NNPA Website By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent An eye-opening report titled “Surfacing Missing Voters: Addressing Data Systems, Tools, and Engagement Models that Invisibilize Black and Brown Communities,” authored by Miriam McKinney Gray for the Democracy & Power Innovation Fund (DPI), has […]
An eye-opening report titled “Surfacing Missing Voters: Addressing Data Systems, Tools, and Engagement Models that Invisibilize Black and Brown Communities,” authored by Miriam McKinney Gray for the Democracy & Power Innovation Fund (DPI), has unveiled a concerning reality: Nearly 25 million Black and Latino eligible voters are effectively absent from voter databases, making them virtually unreachable by […]
The revelation is crucial as America heads toward the all-important November general election between Democratic incumbent Joe Biden and the twice-impeached and four-times indicted former president Donald Trump. By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent An eye-opening report titled “Surfacing Missing Voters: Addressing Data Systems, Tools, and Engagement Models that Invisibilize Black and Brown […]
For the 19th consecutive year, a penny cost more to produce than it’s worth. There have been other times pennies have cost more than 1¢, but this is its longest losing streak. They now cost 3¢, while nickels cost 11.5¢. Producing these two coins last year cost the U.S. Mint $179 million. Meanwhile, $100 bills […]
On Sept. 3, 2020, the staff of a $90 million yacht placed an order with a U.S. company for a set of luxury bathrobes that came to $2,624.35. For roughly two years before that, according to federal prosecutors, the yacht’s management had been falsely claiming it was working for . . .